Steering Committee
Vancouver Island
Cathy Walker
Learning Services Support Teacher, SD No. 64 (Gulf Islands)
School districts: 61, 62, 63, 64, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 79, 84, 85
Vancouver Coastal
Braunwyn Thompson
District Administrator, Central Registration & Welcome Centre, SD No. 38 (Richmond)
School districts: 37, 38, 39, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49
Fraser
Michelle Gehring
District Principal, Learning Support Services, SD 34 (Abbotsford)
School Districts: 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 75, 78
Ministry of Education
Veronica Horgan
Education Officer, Inclusive Education Branch, Learning Division
Northern (West)
Christine Franes
Vice Principal, SD No. 52 (Prince Rupert)
School Districts: 50, 52, 54, 82, 92
Northern (East)
Lee Karpenko
Assistant Superintendent, SD No. 57 (Prince George)
School Districts: 28, 57, 91, CISPG
Northern (North)
Keith MacGillivray
District Principal of Student Support, SD No. 60 (Peace River North)
School Districts: 59, 60, 81, 87, 93, 109, 117, 118, FNESC, SCSBC, CISND
External Community Advocate
Kee Warner
Executive Director Whitecrow Village
Interior (West)
Cori Christensen
District Coordinator, Student Support Services, SD No. 23 (Central Okanagan)
School Districts: 19, 22, 23, 27, 53, 58, 67, 73, 74, 83
Interior (East)
Heather English
Vice Principal, SD No. 6 (Rocky Mountain)
School Districts: 5, 6, 8, 10, 20, 51
Ministry of Education
Jennifer Halbert
Director, Inclusive Education Branch, Learning Division
District Partners
District Partners allow us to communicate through one key individual from each district regarding in-service and support need.
Note: A District Partner does this job along with their regular job assignment, thus the role of each District Partner varies according to the need of the district and the time available.
POPFASD District Partner role expectations
List of District Partners
| SD No. | District Name | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Southeast Kootenay | Julie Russchen | julie.russchen@sd5.bc.ca | 250-417-0112 |
| 5 | Southeast Kootenay | Kim McKeown | kim.mckeown@sd5.bc.ca | 604-880-8235 |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain | Cheryl Ross | Cheryl.ross@sd6.bc.ca | 250-344-6317 (4636) |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain | Heather English | heather.english@sd6.bc.ca | 250-342-9213 |
| 8 | Kootenay Lake-Nelson | Ailis Lawrence | alawrence@sd8.bc.ca | 250-354-3468 |
| 10 | Arrow Lake | Peter Dubinsky | peter.dubinsky@sd10.bc.ca | 250-265-3638 (3320) |
| 19 | Revelstoke | Pam Mair | pmair@sd19.bc.ca | 250-837-3085 |
| 20 | Kootenay-Columbia Castlegar | Tammy Wilde | twilde@sd20.bc.ca | 250-368-6434 |
| 22 | Vernon | Vicki Pederson | vpederson@sd22.bc.ca | 250-549-9240 |
| 23 | Central Okanagan | Cori Christensen | cori.christensen@sd23.bc.ca | 250-870-5148 (6848) |
| 27 | Cariboo-Chilcoltin | Joy Gammie | joy.gammie@sd27.bc.ca | 250-706-3578 Cell |
| 28 | Quesnel | Heidi Light | HeidiLight@sd28.bc.ca | 250-992-0411 |
| 33 | Chilliwack | Jan McAlpine | jan_mcalpine@sd33.bc.ca | 604-997-8976 |
| 33 | Chilliwack | Jessica Adams-Loupret | jessica_adams-loupret@sd33.bc.ca | 604-795-0207 |
| 34 | Abbotsford | Wendy Costello | wendy.costello@abbyschools.ca | 604-504-4610 (1809) |
| 35 | Langley | Kathy Keyworth | kkeyworth@sd35.bc.ca | 778-726-4613 |
| 35 | Langley | Tracy Musil | tmusil@sd35.bc.ca | |
| 36 | Surrey | Eckhard Perk | perk_e@surreyschools.ca | 778-772-5209 |
| 36 | Surrey | Kelly Zalkowsky | Zalkowsky_k@surreyschools.ca | 778-772-3236 |
| 37 | Delta | Lynsey Scales | lscales@deltaschools.ca | 604-952-2882 |
| 38 | Richmond | Bob Kohut | bkohut@sd38.bc.ca | 604-668-6167 (6151) |
| 39 | Vancouver | Sheryl Morris | smorris@vsb.bc.ca | 604-713-5589 |
| 39 | Vancouver | Lael Sleep | lsleep@vsb.bc.ca | 604-910-9709 |
| 40 | New Westminster | Bruce Cunnings | bcunnings@sd40.bc.ca | 604-517-6369 |
| 41 | Burnaby | Tanya Grant | Tanya.Grant@burnabyschools.ca | 604-296-9009 |
| 41 | Burnaby | Kaori Ohashi | Kaori.Ohashi@burnabyschools.ca | 604-790-1587 |
| 42 | Maple Ridge | Julie Ashley | Julie_Ashley@sd42.ca | 604-467-1101 (51364) |
| 42 | Maple Ridge | Kristie Colpitts | Kristie_Colpitts@sd42.ca | 604-467-1101 |
| 42 | Maple Ridge | Paula Howarth | Paula_Howarth@sd42.ca | 604-466-6265 |
| 43 | Coquitlam | Anna Lemmo | alemmo@sd43.bc.ca | 604-937-6386 |
| 43 | Coquitlam | Tara Marinkovic | tmarinkovic@sd43.bc.ca | 604-760-5894 |
| 44 | North Vancouver | Meagan Stoker | mstoker@sd44.ca | 604-721-8710 |
| 45 | West Vancouver | Carol Langley | clangley@wvschools.ca | 604-981-1095 |
| 46 | Sunshine Coast | Dave Heskin | dheskin@sd46.bc.ca | 604-885-0127 |
| 47 | Powell River | Tawnie Gaudreau | tawnie.gaudreau@sd47.bc.ca | 604-485-6164 |
| 48 | Sea to Sky | |||
| 49 | Central Coast | Lorna Dishkin | ldishkin@sd49.ca | 250-982-2691 |
| 50 | Haida Gwaii | Leighann Rodger | lrodger@sd50.bc.ca | 250-559-8889 |
| 50 | Haida Gwaii | Tiffany Lavoie | tlavoie@sd50.bc.ca | 250-559-8471 |
| 51 | Boundry | Dawna Small | dawna.small@sd51.bc.ca | 250-442-8285 |
| 52 | Prince Rupert | Jolene Laychuk | jolene.laychuk@sd52.bc.ca | 250-624-6757 (2259) |
| 53 | Okanagan Similkameen | Tina Lovett | tlovett@sd53.bc.ca | 250-498-3481 |
| 54 | Bulkley Valley | Cindy Miller | cindy.miller@sd54.bc.ca | 250-847-5517 |
| 57 | Prince George | Jodee Sayle | jsayle@sd57.bc.ca | 250-561-9235 (2205) |
| 57 | Prince George | Alaina Parker | aparker@sd57.bc.ca | 250-561-9235 (2214) |
| 58 | Nicola Similkameen | Jane Kempston | jkempston@365.sd58.bc.ca | 250-315-1140 |
| 59 | Peace River South | Donna Hodgins | donna_hodgins@sd59.bc.ca | 250-784-6350 |
| 60 | Peace River North | Chantelle Fowler | cfowler@prn.bc.ca | 250-785-3704 |
| 61 | Greater Victoria | Mary Chiappetta | mchiappetta@sd61.bc.ca | 250-475-4249 |
| 62 | Sooke | David Gage | dwgage@sd62.bc.ca | 253-230-4488 (cell) |
| 63 | Saanich | Monica Braniff | mbraniff@sd63.bc.ca | 250-658-5412 |
| 63 | Saanich | Sean Kenny | skenny@sd63.bc.ca | 250-658-5412 |
| 64 | Gulf Islands | Cathy Walker | cwalker@sd64.org | 250-537-7781 |
| 64 | Gulf Islands | Marine McDonnell | mmcdonnell@sd64.org | 250-537-6145 |
| 64 | Gulf Islands | Megan Cameron | mcameron@sd64.org | 250-539-2371 |
| 67 | Okanagan Skaha | Emily Spencer | espencer@summer.com | 250-770-7686 |
| 68 | Nanaimo-Ladysmith | Quincy Kelly | Quincy.Kelly@sd68.bc.ca | 250-247-9342 |
| 69 | Qualicum | Tarri Morrison | tmorrison@sd69.bc.ca | 250-248-2038 |
| 70 | Pacific Rim | Bonnie Kemble | bkemble@sd70.bc.ca | 250-720-2750 |
| 71 | Comox Valley | Tracy Pederson | tracy.pederson@sd71.bc.ca | 250-334-4495 |
| 71 | Comox Valley | Catherine Leppanen | Catherine.Leppanen@sd71.bc.ca | 250-339-0922 |
| 72 | Campbell River | Patty Dyer | Patty.Dyer@sd72.bc.ca | 250-286-4400 (2282) |
| 73 | Kamloops/Thompson | Gregory Pearce | gpearce@sd73.bc.ca | 250-376-2266 |
| 73 | Kamloops/Thompson | Deanna Brady | dbrady@sd73.bc.ca | 250-376-6224 |
| 74 | Gold Trail | Nicole Minnabarriet | nminnabarriet@sd74.bc.ca | 250-453-9151 (215) |
| 75 | Mission | Lisa Stevens | lisa.stevens@mpsd.ca | 604-820-3333 (4120) |
| 75 | Mission | Sandra Norum | sandra.norum@mpsd.ca | 604-826-6286 (3332) |
| 78 | Fraser-Cascade | Glenda Gaudette | glenda.gaudette@sd78.bc.ca | |
| 79 | Cowichan | Rhonda Geres-Smith | Rgeres-Smith@sd79.bc.ca | 250-748-4511(287) |
| 79 | Cowichan | Kelly McManus | kmcmanus@sd79.bc.ca | 250-748-0321 (289) |
| 81 | Fort Nelson | Lynne MacNeil | lmacneil@sd81.bc.ca | 250-774-2591 |
| 82 | Coast Mountain | Julia Nieckarz | julia.nieckarz@cmsd.bc.ca | 250-638-4415 |
| 83 | North Okanagan/Shuswap | Karmen Krahn | kkrahn@sd83.bc.ca | 250-517-0506 |
| 83 | North Okanagan/Shuswap | Kelly Gontar | kgontar@sd83.bc.ca | 250-546-8723 |
| 84 | Vancouver Island West | Steve Larre | slarre@viw.sd84.bc.ca | 250-283-2241 |
| 85 | Vancouver Island North | Kelly Amodeo | kamodeo@sd85.bc.ca | 250-949-6618 (2229) |
| 87 | Stikine | Mike Gordon | mgordon@sd87.bc.ca | 250-771-4440 |
| 91 | Nechako Lakes | Barb Zang | bzang@sd91.bc.ca | 250-699-6233 |
| 92 | Nisga'a | Jill Jensen | jjensen@nisgaa.bc.ca | 250-633-2038 |
| 93 | French Education Authority | Chantale Desmarais | chantale_desmarais@csf.bc.ca | 250-317-8702 (cell) |
| 93 | French Education Authority | Monica Monus | monica_monus@csf.bc.ca | 604-214-2600 |
| 117 | Catholic Ind. Schools Vancouver Diocese | Nicole Regush | nregush@cisva.bc.ca | 604-683-9331 |
| 118 | Catholic Ind. Schools Victoria Diocese | Lana Durand | ldurand@cisdv.bc.ca | 250-746-5919 |
| First Nations Education St Ct (FNESC) | Jacquie Ledoux | jacquiel@fnesc.ca | 250-377-5644 | |
| Society of Christian Schools BC | Jenny Williams | jenny.williams@scsbc.ca | 604-888-6366 | |
| Catholic Ind. Schools Nelson Dioces | Kat Grootjes | ololprincipal@cisnd.ca | 250-768-9008 | |
| Catholic Ind. Schools Prince George Diocese | Oriana Viveiros | oviveiros@cispg.ca | 250-632-6313 | |
| West Coast Adventist School (SDABC) | Cathy Domke | cdomke@bcadventist.ca | 604-853-5451 (504) |