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Teresa Bird - Group Publisher

Teresa Bird
My journey in the newspaper industry on Vancouver Island spans over 40 years.

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Rachel Theus - Publisher

Rachel Theus
I have been in the media advertising business for nearly 20 years, more than half with the Alberni Valley News.

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Susan Quinn - Editor

Susie Quinn
A journalist since 1987, I have been the Alberni Valley News editor since August 2006.

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Elena Rardon - Multimedia Journalist

Elena Rardon
I have worked with the Alberni Valley News since 2016.

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Wolf Depner - Legislative Multimedia Journalist

Wolf Depner
I joined the national team with Black Press Media in 2023 from the Peninsula News Review, where I had reported on Vancouver Island's Saanich Peninsula since 2019.

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John McKinley - Vancouver Island Digital Content Editor

John McKinley
I have been a Black Press Media journalist for more than 30 years and today coordinate digital news content across our network.

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Lauren Collins - Provincial Multimedia Journalist

Lauren Collins
I'm a provincial reporter for Black Press Media's provincial team, after my journalism career took me around B.C. since I was 19 years old.

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