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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

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:

NameLocation  NameLocation NameLocation
Aneta CoulterKamloops Kathy KandaMerritt Sylvia GibbsKelowna
Carrie DespresKelowna Leanna KohnkeKelowna Veronica KaybanKelowna
Deanne AllenKelowna Lesley SchrottnerKelowna   
   Lisa Dietrich Kelowna   
Geneva KirkKelowna Lori TaetzKelowna   
Jasmin FriesenKelowna Lydia McAndrewKamloops   
Jeff LairdKamloops Miranda AkurienneKelowna   
Julianne McLarenKelowna Roberta MacDonaldKelowna   
Karmen WaleKamloops Sarah LaurieEdmonton   
Kathryn SchultzKamloops Shelley ChupikKamloops   
LS Consultant: Destiny Ward

Supports the following Interior teachers and their students:

NameLocation NameLocation
Aimee ImbeauVernon Rebecca CameronLake Country
Amber HaasLake Country Robyn Friberg Vernon
Brenda GaynorSalmon Arm Sarah ZuidhofSorrento
Charlotte StaceColdstream Shannon BeglawKelowna
Christine MolineOliver Wendell DalkeCranbrook
Colleen ErzingerPeachland   
Cyndie HunterSalmon Arm   
John HengenCreston   
Laura KlassenVernon   
Laura MerzKelowna   

And the following Northern teachers and their students:

Name

Location NameLocation 
Clarice LomavatuWilliams Lake Sabrina LukkarinenKelowna
Colin WellumFt. St. John Tracy KraussTumbler Ridge
Destiny WardFt. St. John   
Erica McNaughtonFt. St. John   
Janine HansonPrince George   
Jill JanzenFt. St. John   
Lisa FrancoPrince George   
Nancy GullasonFt. St.John   
Niki HildebrandtKelowna   
Rob Wahl Terrace   

Lower Mainland:

LS Regional Administrator (RA): Denise McLaughlin

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:

NameRole NameRole 
Heidi GeisbrechtSE RA  Sharon Gibbs  SE RA Assistant
Jinhee ChoeK-9 RA West  Eric Vanee GA - East
Steve CodlingK-9 RA East Tara KlukasGA - 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:
NameLocation NameLocation  Name Location
Allana LemkeAbbotsford Laura LemonChilliwack Sara Kraushar Aldergrove
Amy Chan KinLangley Linda KlassenChilliwack Steve Codling Mission
Anna-May TaekemaAbbotsford Lisa HackettAbbotsford   
Beril TaylorLangley  Lore WolfLangley   
Brittanie ThiessenChilliwack Lorena Von RiesenMission   
Chelsea DaigneaultLangley Maggie BerardLangley   
Darlene UngerAbbotsford Melanie DerksenChilliwack   
Janna OlydamChilliwack Melanie VisscherAbbotsford   
Jennifer BarkmanChilliwack Michelle WorobetzChilliwack   
Kevin KrikkeChilliwack Sara-Lee HamreLangley   
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:
NameLocation NameLocation 
Alexandra LeFleurSurrey Karen RoeckLangley
Andria LengkeekSurrey Laura HawkinsSurrey 
Breanne RosenauSquamish Mark DaleySurrey
Chelsey KasperLangley Pat MackesyDelta
Cindy KeungVancouver Paul MunnalallLangley
Elly SchoeppSechelt Pippa DaviesSurrey
Eric VaneeBurnaby Stephanie PasiukWhistler
Helen Lee Surrey  Steve FrisenSurrey
Jinhee ChoeSurrey   
Johnson ChiangCoquitlam   

Vancouver Island:

LS Regional Administrator (RA): Alison Ellis 

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 

Supports the following teachers and their students:

NameLocation NameLocation 
Beverly ScholmanNanaimo Marie BoetggerPowell River
Brad GibsonCampbell River Marika NealErrington
Cheryl HillmanPort Alberni Mark LamdenPowell River
Chris RobinsonCampbell River Mitra EvansNanaimo
Claire PollokVictoria Monique RobertsonCampbell River
Danielle RoddaVictoria  Rachael RennieParksville
Deidre LayVictoria Trish VanDopNanaimo
Heather BrownVictoria Trish EnsingVictoria
Ingrid de VilliersPowell River   
Lenna HeffernanComox