The V.I. Raiders are excited to announce that Jeremy Conn has been named the fourth Head Coach in franchise history.

Conn joins the Raiders after eight seasons as the Head Coach of the Ballenas Whalers High School football program. Conn has been a football coach for 20 years, starting with Football Nanaimo and the Barsby Bulldogs on the island, before coaching on the mainland with Simon Fraser University and the CJFL's Valley Huskers and Tri-City Bulldogs. Prior to joining Ballenas, Coach Conn was the Head Coach of the West Vancouver Highlanders. Conn is a level 3 certified coach.

Coach Conn lives in Nanaimo with his wife, Tamara, and their two daughters, Gabriela and Celeste.

The Raiders open their 11th season in July 2015.