POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of John Hancock
Variable Series Trust I does hereby constitute and appoint Michele G. Van Leer,
Kathleen F. Driscoll, Ronald J. Bocage, Karen Q. Visconti and Arnold R. Bergman,
and each of them, with full power of substitution, her true and lawful attorneys
and agents to execute, in the name of, and on behalf of, the undersigned as a
member of said Board of Trustees, the Registration Statements under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and each
amendment to the Registration Statements, to be filed for John Hancock Variable
Series Trust I with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to take any and
all action and to execute in the name of, and on behalf of, the undersigned as a
member of said Board of Trustees or otherwise any and all other instruments,
including applications for exemptions from such Acts, which said attorneys and
agents deem necessary or advisable to enable John Hancock Variable Series Trust
I to comply with the Securities Acts of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations and requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms as her own act and deed all that each of said
attorneys and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each of said
attorneys and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby
conferred.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand on the
date shown.
June 13, 2001 /s/ Michele G. Van Leer
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Date Michele G. Van Leer
Chairman and Trustee
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of John Hancock
Variable Series Trust I does hereby constitute and appoint Michele G. Van Leer,
Kathleen F. Driscoll, Ronald J. Bocage, Karen Q. Visconti and Arnold R. Bergman,
and each of them, with full power of substitution, his true and lawful attorneys
and agents to execute, in the name of, and on behalf of, the undersigned as a
member of said Board of Trustees, the Registration Statements under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and each
amendment to the Registration Statements, to be filed for John Hancock Variable
Series Trust I with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to take any and
all action and to execute in the name of, and on behalf of, the undersigned as a
member of said Board of Trustees or otherwise any and all other instruments,
including applications for exemptions from such Acts, which said attorneys and
agents deem necessary or advisable to enable John Hancock Variable Series Trust
I to comply with the Securities Acts of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations and requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms as his own act and deed all that each of said
attorneys and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each of said
attorneys and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby
conferred.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the
date shown.
June 13, 2001 /s/ Hassell H. McClellan
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Date Hassell H. McClellan
Trustee
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of John Hancock
Variable Series Trust I does hereby constitute and appoint Michele G. Van Leer,
Kathleen F. Driscoll, Ronald J. Bocage, Karen Q. Visconti and Arnold R. Bergman,
and each of them, with full power of substitution, her true and lawful attorneys
and agents to execute, in the name of, and on behalf of, the undersigned as a
member of said Board of Trustees, the Registration Statements under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and each
amendment to the Registration Statements, to be filed for John Hancock Variable
Series Trust I with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to take any and
all action and to execute in the name of, and on behalf of, the undersigned as a
member of said Board of Trustees or otherwise any and all other instruments,
including applications for exemptions from such Acts, which said attorneys and
agents deem necessary or advisable to enable John Hancock Variable Series Trust
I to comply with the Securities Acts of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations and requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms as her own act and deed all that each of said
attorneys and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each of said
attorneys and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby
conferred.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand on the
date shown.
June 13, 2001 /s/ Diane C. Kessler
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Date Diane C. Kessler
Trustee
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of John Hancock
Variable Series Trust I does hereby constitute and appoint Michele G. Van Leer,
Kathleen F. Driscoll, Ronald J. Bocage, Karen Q. Visconti and Arnold R. Bergman,
and each of them, with full power of substitution, her true and lawful attorneys
and agents to execute, in the name of, and on behalf of, the undersigned as a
member of said Board of Trustees, the Registration Statements under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and each
amendment to the Registration Statements, to be filed for John Hancock Variable
Series Trust I with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to take any and
all action and to execute in the name of, and on behalf of, the undersigned as a
member of said Board of Trustees or otherwise any and all other instruments,
including applications for exemptions from such Acts, which said attorneys and
agents deem necessary or advisable to enable John Hancock Variable Series Trust
I to comply with the Securities Acts of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations and requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms as her own act and deed all that each of said
attorneys and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each of said
attorneys and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby
conferred.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand on the
date shown.
June 13, 2001 /s/ Elizabeth G. Cook
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Date Elizabeth G. Cook
Trustee
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of John Hancock
Variable Series Trust I does hereby constitute and appoint Michele G. Van Leer,
Kathleen F. Driscoll, Ronald J. Bocage, Karen Q. Visconti and Arnold R. Bergman,
and each of them, with full power of substitution, his true and lawful attorneys
and agents to execute, in the name of, and on behalf of, the undersigned as a
member of said Board of Trustees, the Registration Statements under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and each
amendment to the Registration Statements, to be filed for John Hancock Variable
Series Trust I with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to take any and
all action and to execute in the name of, and on behalf of, the undersigned as a
member of said Board of Trustees or otherwise any and all other instruments,
including applications for exemptions from such Acts, which said attorneys and
agents deem necessary or advisable to enable John Hancock Variable Series Trust
I to comply with the Securities Acts of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations and requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms as his own act and deed all that each of said
attorneys and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each of said
attorneys and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby
conferred.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the
date shown.
June 13, 2001 /s/ Robert F. Verdonck
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Date Robert F. Verdonck
Trustee