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 Calendly 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 Calendly LS
Calendar-CalendarTBA - Amber Haas is K-9 RA for this region
Supports the following teachers and their students:
Name | Location | Name | Location | Name | Location | ||
Kathy Kanda | Merritt | Sylvia Gibbs | Kelowna | ||||
Carrie Despres | Kelowna | Leanna Kohnke | Kelowna | Veronica Kayban | Kelowna | ||
Deanne Allen | Kelowna | Lesley Schrottner | Kelowna | Amaris Leitch | West Kelowna | ||
Paige Nichol | 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 Calendly LS Calendar- TBA
- 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 | ||||
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 Calendly LS Calendar - TBA
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 Giesbrecht | 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 Calendly LS Calendar- TBA
- 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 Giesbrecht is the SE RA.
Name | Location | Name | Location | |
Denise McLaughlin | 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 Calendly 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 Calendly LS Calendar- TBA
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 | |
Mitra Evans | Nanaimo | |||
Claire Pollok | Victoria | Monique Robertson | Campbell River | |
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 |