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
- Amber Haas is 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 | SET Teachers | |||||
| Geneva Kirk | Kelowna | Lori Taetz | Kelowna | Miranda Akurienne | |||
| Jasmin Friesen | Kelowna | Lydia McAndrew | Kamloops | Krista Barney | |||
| Jeff Laird | Kamloops | Miranda Akurienne | Kelowna | Rachel Bylenga | |||
| Julianne McLaren | Kelowna | Roberta MacDonald | Kelowna | Sarah Campbell | |||
| Karmen Wale | Kamloops | Sarah Laurie | Edmonton | Jasmine De Smet | |||
| Kathryn Schultz | Kamloops | Shelley Chupik | Kamloops | Cyndie Hunter | |||
| Magdalena Steele |
LS Consultant: Destiny Ward
- Located in Ft. St. John
- Calendar link (to book meeting times): Destiny's LS Calendar
- Amber Haas is the 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 | |
| SE Teachers | ||||
| Colleen Erzinger | Peachland | Shari Bootsma | ||
| Cyndie Hunter | Salmon Arm | Cyndie Hunter | ||
| John Hengen | Creston | Leanne Kemila | ||
| Laura Klassen | Vernon | Tricia Ross | ||
| Laura Merz | Kelowna | Philippa Moir (SE RA) |
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 | SE Teachers | ||
| Jill Janzen | Ft. St. John | Celeste Van Breda (SE RA) | Ft. St. John | |
| Lisa Franco | Prince George |
Johann Van Breda |
Ft. St. John | |
| 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: Marcia Mishchenko
- Located in Surrey
- Calendar link (to book meeting times): Marcia's LS Calendar
- Steve Codling is the Regional Admin for the Lower Mainland East 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 |
- Jinhee Choe is the K-9 RA for the Lower Mainland West Region
- Supports the following teachers and their students: (K-9)
| 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 |
SE Teachers (East and West): Heidi Geisbrecht is the SE RA.
| Name | Location | Name | Location | |
| Denise McLaughin | Julia Byl | |||
| Evelyn Runge | Breanne Rosenau | |||
| Heather Sims | Patricia Herrera | |||
| Helen Lee | Jennifer Barkman | |||
| Jana Barrett | ||||
| Nate Farr | ||||
| Sharon Gibbs | ||||
| Bill Marsh | ||||
| Jacqueline Dewar | ||||
| Elaine Reitsma |
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: K-9
| 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 |
SE Teachers: Jenn McDonald is RA
| Name | Location | Name | Location | |
| Alison Barber | Julia Dawson | |||
| Alison Ellis | Victoria | Kim McCay | ||
| Allison Miles | Comox | Steve Bastian | Crofton | |
| April McLoad | Duncan | Wendy Preston | ||
|
Carmen Timmermans |
Chemainus | |||
| Catherine Lisimaque | ||||
| Elliot Russell | ||||
| Erika Rauguth-Treleaven | Port Alberni | |||
| James Nelson | Maple Bay | |||
| Jenn McDonald | Nanaimo |