Who is my LS Consultant?

This page provides names and geographical locations for the various Learning Service Consultants here at HCOS.

Interior & North:

LS Regional Administrator (RA): Michelle Nimchuk

• Located in Hedley
• Calendar link (to book meeting times): Michelle's LS Calendar

Supports students who are in the Interior who are:

• Grade 10-12 LS
• Designated K-R, K-9 
• High Needs LS (those going through assessment/designation process)

Works with Interior Team:

Philippa Moir (SE) Carol Wicks (SE) Amber Haas (K-9) Anthony Kuchma(GA)

And the Northern Team:

Celeste Van Breda (SE) Nancy Gullason (K-9)  Diana Mohninger (GA)

LS Consultant: Elaine Rodwell

• Located in Kelowna
• Calendar link (to book meeting times): Elaine's LS Calendar
• (K-9 RA) for this region

Supports the following teachers and their students:

Name	Location		Name	Location		Name	Location
Aneta Coulter	Kamloops		Kathy Kanda	Merritt		Sylvia Gibbs	Kelowna
Carrie Despres	Kelowna		Leanna Kohnke	Kelowna		Veronica Kayban	Kelowna
Deanne Allen	Kelowna		Lesley Schrottner	Kelowna
			Lisa Dietrich	Kelowna
Geneva Kirk	Kelowna		Lori Taetz	Kelowna
Jasmin Friesen	Kelowna		Lydia McAndrew	Kamloops
Jeff Laird	Kamloops		Miranda Akurienne	Kelowna
Julianne McLaren	Kelowna		Roberta MacDonald	Kelowna
Karmen Wale	Kamloops		Sarah Laurie	Edmonton
Kathryn Schultz	Kamloops		Shelley Chupik	Kamloops

LS Consultant: Destiny Ward

• Located in Ft. St. John
• Calendar link (to book meeting times): Destiny's LS Calendar
• Amber Haas (K-9 RA) for this region

Supports the following Interior teachers and their students:

Name	Location		Name	Location
Aimee Imbeau	Vernon		Rebecca Cameron	Lake Country
Amber Haas	Lake Country		Robyn Friberg	Vernon
Brenda Gaynor	Salmon Arm		Sarah Zuidhof	Sorrento
Charlotte Stace	Coldstream		Shannon Beglaw	Kelowna
Christine Moline	Oliver		Wendell Dalke	Cranbrook
Colleen Erzinger	Peachland
Cyndie Hunter	Salmon Arm
John Hengen	Creston
Laura Klassen	Vernon
Laura Merz	Kelowna

And the following Northern teachers and their students:

Name	Location		Name	Location
Clarice Lomavatu	Williams Lake		Sabrina Lukkarinen	Kelowna
Colin Wellum	Ft. St. John		Tracy Krauss	Tumbler Ridge
Destiny Ward	Ft. St. John
Erica McNaughton	Ft. St. John
Janine Hanson	Prince George
Jill Janzen	Ft. St. John
Lisa Franco	Prince George
Nancy Gullason	Ft. St.John
Niki Hildebrandt	Kelowna
Rob Wahl	Terrace

Lower Mainland:

LS Regional Administrator (RA): Denise McLaughlin

• Located in Surrey
• Calendar link (to book meeting times): Denise's LS Calendar 

Supports students who are in the Lower Mainland who are:

• Grade 10 - 12 LS
• Designated K-R
• High Needs LS (those going through assessment process) 

Works with Regional Admin Team:

Name	Role		Name	Role
Heidi Geisbrecht	SE RA		Sharon Gibbs	SE RA Assistant
Jinhee Choe	K-9 RA West		Eric Vanee	GA - East
Steve Codling	K-9 RA East		Tara Klukas	GA - West

LS Consultant: Working with LM East - Marcia Mishchenko 

• Located in Surrey
• Calendar link (to book meeting times): Marcia's LS Calendar
• Steve Codling is the Regional Admin for this Region
• Supports the following teachers and their students:

Name	Location		Name	Location		Name	Location
Allana Lemke	Abbotsford		Laura Lemon	Chilliwack		Sara Kraushar	Aldergrove
Amy Chan Kin	Langley		Linda Klassen	Chilliwack		Steve Codling	Mission
Anna-May Taekema	Abbotsford		Lisa Hackett	Abbotsford
Beril Taylor	Langley		Lore Wolf	Langley
Brittanie Thiessen	Chilliwack		Lorena Von Riesen	Mission
Chelsea Daigneault	Langley		Maggie Berard	Langley
Darlene Unger	Abbotsford		Melanie Derksen	Chilliwack
Janna Olydam	Chilliwack		Melanie Visscher	Abbotsford
Jennifer Barkman	Chilliwack		Michelle Worobetz	Chilliwack
Kevin Krikke	Chilliwack		Sara-Lee Hamre	Langley

LS Consultant: Working with LM West - Marcia Mishchenko

• Jinhee Choe is the K-9 RA for this Region
• Supports the following teachers and their students:

Name	Location		Name	Location
Alexandra LeFleur	Surrey		Karen Roeck	Langley
Andria Lengkeek	Surrey		Laura Hawkins	Surrey
Breanne Rosenau	Squamish		Mark Daley	Surrey
Chelsey Kasper	Langley		Pat Mackesy	Delta
Cindy Keung	Vancouver		Paul Munnalall	Langley
Elly Schoepp	Sechelt		Pippa Davies	Surrey
Eric Vanee	Burnaby		Stephanie Pasiuk	Whistler
Helen Lee	Surrey		Steve Frisen	Surrey
Jinhee Choe	Surrey
Johnson Chiang	Coquitlam

Vancouver Island:

LS Regional Administrator (RA): Alison Ellis 

• Located in Victoria
• Calendar link (to book meeting times): Alison's LS Calendar

Supports students who are on Vancouver Island and who are:

• Grade 10 -12 LS
• Designated K-R
• High Needs LS (those going through assessment process 

Works with Regional Admin Team:

Jenn McDonald (SE) Nicole Terpstra (K-9) Ryan Titley (GA)

LS Consultant: Nola Morgan 

• Located in Powell River
• Calendar link (to book meeting times): Nola's LS Calendar

Supports the following teachers and their students:

Name	Location		Name	Location
Beverly Scholman	Nanaimo		Marie Boetgger	Powell River
Brad Gibson	Campbell River		Marika Neal	Errington
Cheryl Hillman	Port Alberni		Mark Lamden	Powell River
Chris Robinson	Campbell River		Mitra Evans	Nanaimo
Claire Pollok	Victoria		Monique Robertson	Campbell River
Danielle Rodda	Victoria		Rachael Rennie	Parksville
Deidre Lay	Victoria		Trish VanDop	Nanaimo
Heather Brown	Victoria		Trish Ensing	Victoria
Ingrid de Villiers	Powell River
Lenna Heffernan	Comox