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School District

Nanaimo Ladysmith (68)

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 - Secondary Don Balcombe 250-741-5266 asstsupsecondary@sd68.bc.ca
Assistant Superintendent-Elementary Jacquie Poulin 250-741-5266 asstsupelementary@sd68.bc.ca
Associate Secretary-Treasurer Taunia Sutton 250-741-5221 FI-AssociateSecretaryTreasurer@sd68.bc.ca
Board Chair Greg Keller 250-741-5231 trusteesboardchair@sd68.bc.ca
Buyer Karen Dendes 250-741-5226 purchasing@sd68.bc.ca
Director Of Facilities, Facilities Pete Sabo 250-741-5244 fa-facilitiesplanningsupervisor@sd68.bc.ca
Director Of Information Technology Zeyad Merchant 250-741-5339 directorinformationtechnology@sd68.bc.ca
Director Of Instruction Inclusive Education Secondary Kirstin Funke-Robinson 250-741-5217 directorofinstructionsecondary@sd68.bc.ca
Director Of Instruction, Learning & Innovation Vacant 250-741-5336 dl-directorofinstruction-learningandinnovation@sd68.bc.ca
District Principal - Indigenous Education Emily Magyar 250-741-5318 ae-districtprincipal@sd68.bc.ca
District Principal, Early Years Diane Mcgonigle 250-740-0101 DL-DistrictPrincipalEarlyYrsandCare@sd68.bc.ca
District Principal, International Student Education Rob Hutchins 250-751-0197 ie-districtprincipal@sd68.bc.ca
Exec.Dir. Of Communications, Privacy & Community Engagement, Communications Gillian Robinson 250-741-5219 cm-executiveassistant@sd68.bc.ca
Executive Assistant - Communications Office Shauna Debodt 250-741-5219 cm-executiveassistant@sd68.bc.ca
Executive Assistant - Learning Services Paula Sled 250-741-5335 dl-executiveassistant@sd68.bc.ca
Executive Assistant - Superintendent, Board Of Education & Secretary Treasurer Karen Matthews 250-741-5231 executiveassistant-cfo-ceo@sd68.bc.ca
Executive Assistant Human Resources250 Rachel Bitter 250-741-5327 hr-executiveassistant@sd68.bc.ca
Interim Superintendent Piet Langstraat 250-741-5335 piet.langstraat@sd68.bc.ca
Secretary-Treasurer Mark Walsh 250-754-5231 secretarytreasurer@sd68.bc.ca
Transportation Supervisor Tracy Mowat 250-741-5246 fa-transportationsupervisor@sd68.bc.ca
MLA Adam Walker (Parksville-Qualicum)
MLA Doug Routley (Nanaimo-North Cowichan)
MLA Hon. Sheila Malcolmson (Nanaimo) Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Trustee Chantelle Morvay
Trustee Charlene McKay
Trustee Greg Keller
Trustee Leana Pellegrin
Trustee Leanne Lee
Trustee Mark Robinson
Trustee Naomi Bailey
Trustee Tania Brzovic
Trustee Tom Rokeby