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School District

Okanagan Similkameen (53)

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 Rob Zandee 250-498-1333 rzandee@sd53.bc.ca
Continuing Custody Order Contact Heather Rose 250-498-3481 hrose@sd53.bc.ca
Early Learning Contact Beverly Young 250-498-3481 byoung@sd53.bc.ca
Early Learning Contact Melia Dirk 250-809-9420 mdirk@sd53.bc.ca
Executive/Administrative Assistant Cindy Gilbert 250-498-3481 cgilbert@sd53.bc.ca
Executive/Administrative Assistant Jody Cvitko 250-498-3481 jcvitko@sd53.bc.ca
Facilities Contact Debby Sansome 250-498-9090 dsansome@sd53.bc.ca
Financial Contact Subra Paliappa 250-498-3481 spaliapp@sd53.bc.ca
Inclusive Education Contact Heather Rose 250-498-3481 hrose@sd53.bc.ca
Indigenous Contact Naryn Searcy 250-498-3481 nseary@sd53.bc.ca
International Education Contact Naryn Searcy 250-498-3481 nseary@sd53.bc.ca
Literacy Contact Beverly Young 250-498-3481 byoung@sd53.bc.ca
MyED BC Contact Jason Mcallister 250-498-3468 jmcallis@sd53.bc.ca
Online Learning Contact Will Eaton 250-408-8374 weaton@sd53.bc.ca
Secretary-Treasurer Subra Paliappa 250-498-3481 spaliapp@sd53.bc.ca
Superintendent Marcus Toneatto 250-498-3481 mtoneatt@sd53.bc.ca
Transportation Contact Debby Sansome 250-498-3481 dsansome@sd53.bc.ca
Trustee Brenda Dorosz
Trustee Casey Brouwer
Trustee Christine Watson
Trustee Debbie Marten
Trustee Karen Clayton
Trustee Rob Zandee
Trustee Sholeh Pickell
MLA Roly Russell (Boundary-Similkameen)