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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
Assistant Superintendent Deanna Holitzki 250-352-6681 deanna.holitzki@sd8.bc.ca
Assistant Superintendent Deanna Holitzki 250-505-7012 deanna.holitzki@sd8.bc.ca
Board Chair Dawn Lang 250-352-6681 dawn.lang@sd8.bc.ca
Director Of Operations Chris Kerr 250-354-4871 chris.kerr@sd8.bc.ca
Director of Indigenous Education and Learning Services Laury Carriere 250-551-1485 Laury.Carriere@sd8.bc.ca
Director of Instruction - Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Ben Eaton 250-352-6681 ben.eaton@sd8.bc.ca
District Principal Ken Wiens 250-505-7011 kenneth.wiens@sd8.bc.ca
District Principal - Innovative Education Tamara Malloff 250-352-6681 tamara.malloff@sd8.bc.ca
District Principal International Ken Wiens 250-505-7011 kenneth.wiens@sd8.bc.ca
District Principal International Education Kent Tamblyn 250-505-7033 kent.tamblyn@sd8.bc.ca
EA To Director Of Human Resource Services Chandra Moon 250-505-7064 ea.hr@sd8.bc.ca
Executive Assistant To The Secretary Treasurer Simon Bruskowski 250-352-6681 SToffice@sd8.bc.ca
Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Palma Wedman 250-352-6681 ea.superintendent@sd8.bc.ca
Interim District Principal - Inclusive Education Emily Mather 250-352-6681 emily.mather@sd8.bc.ca
Manager Of Finance Andrea Cooper 250-352-6681 andrea.cooper@sd8.bc.ca
Manager Of Operations Lisa Phillips 250-428-5329 lisa.phillips@sd8.bc.ca
Secretary Treasurer Cathy Macarthur 250-352-6681 cathy.macarthur@sd8.bc.ca
Superintendent Of Schools Trish Smillie 250-352-6681 trish.smillie@sd8.bc.ca
MLA Brittny Anderson (Nelson-Creston)
MLA Hon. Katrine Conroy (Kootenay West) Minister of Finance