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School District

Kootenay Lake (8)

The following is the most up to date contact information available for District Leadership, Board leaders, and the relevant Members of the Legislative Assembly for each School District.



Key contacts

Position Name Phone Mobile Email
Chairperson Dawn Lang 250-352-6681 dawn.lang@sd8.bc.ca
Continuing Custody Order Contact Deanna Holitzki 250-505-7053 deanna.holitzki@sd8.bc.ca
Early Learning Contact Naomi Ross 250-505-7008 naomi.ross@sd8.bc.ca
Executive/Administrative Assistant Chandra Moon 250-505-7064 chandra.moon@sd8.bc.ca
Executive/Administrative Assistant Holly Kerr 250-352-6681 superintendentoffice@sd8.bc.ca
Executive/Administrative Assistant Simon Bruskowski 250-352-6681 secretary-treasurer'office@sd8.bc.ca
Facilities Contact Chris Kerr 250-354-4871 chris.kerr@sd8.bc.ca
Financial Contact Andrea Cooper 250-352-6681 andrea.cooper@sd8.bc.ca
French Contact Ben Eaton 250-505-7053 ben.eaton@sd8.bc.ca
Inclusive Education Contact Deanna Holitzki 250-505-7012 dholitzki@sd8.bc.ca
Indigenous Contact Gail Higginbottom 250-352-6681 gail.higginbottom@sd8.bc.ca
International Education Contact Kent Tamblyn 250-505-7033 kent.tamblyn@sd8.bc.ca
Literacy Contact Naomi Ross 250-352-6681 naomi.ross@sd8.bc.ca
MyED BC Contact Ken Wiens 250-505-7011 kenneth.wiens@sd8.bc.ca
Online Learning Contact Ken Wiens 250-505-7011 kenneth.wiens@sd8.bc.ca
Secretary-Treasurer Cathy Macarthur 250-352-6681 cathy.macarthur@sd8.bc.ca
Superintendent Trish Smillie 250-352-6681 trish.smillie@sd8.bc.ca
Transportation Contact Lisa Phillips 250-428-5329 lisa.phillips@sd8.bc.ca
Trustee Allan Gribbin
Trustee Dawn Lang
Trustee Julie Bremner
Trustee Kathy Etheridge
Trustee Lenora Trenaman
Trustee Mary Jayne Blackmore
Trustee Murray Shunter
Trustee Sharon Nazaroff
Trustee Susan Chew
MLA Brittny Anderson (Nelson-Creston)
MLA Hon. Katrine Conroy (Kootenay West) Minister of Finance