Our
Team

LDS team members are experts in their fields, with degrees in Education, Neuropsychology, Special Education, Occupational Therapy, Applied Psychology, Law, Creative Writing, Communications, Mathematics, Global Development, English, and Linguistics.

Our Leadership and Program Team

Our team have education and experience in diverse disciplines. They undergo working with vulnerable populations training, attend professional development, and must provide current criminal record checks.

Our Instructors and Case Managers

LDS instructors include BC-certified Teachers, Special Education Assistants, Orton-Gillingham (OG) Lead and Specialised Instructors, Case Managers, Speech-Language Pathologists, Inclusive Education Instructors, and Certified Early Childhood Educators.

Our Board of Directors

LDS directors have expertise and experience in education, governance, law and compliance, human resources, finance and audit, business scaling, communications, advancement and development, information technology, operations, and administration.

Our Leadership and Program Team

Abigail Lobo

Senior Manager, Education

Adam Lang

Diploma in Television and Video Production

Alice Bromfield

Senior Manager, Programs

Becky Bishop

Senior Manager, Youth and Adult Programs

Cailey A.

Case Manager & Instructor

Chelsey Leas

Family and Student Services Coordinator

Jacqueline Lai

Senior Manager, Finance

Jennie Lum

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA

Case Manager & Instructor

Julian Vergara-Weaver

Operations and HR Manager

Katherine Withnall

Development Officer

Lexi Sermer

Family and Student Services and Assessment Coordinator

María Fernanda Guzmán

Program Coordinator

Marina Kupriyanova

Case Manager and Student Services Support

Marlo Humiski

Senior Manager, Early Years Programs

Patrick D.

Instructor and Neuroaffirming Program Lead

Peter Dillon

Access Mobile Classroom Driver

Rachel S. Forbes

Executive Director

Sofia Lopez Nakashima

Senior Manager, Assessments

Sara Jane R. Walker

Senior Manager, Communications

Thaisa Gorniak

Communications Manager

Virginia Van Zee

Senior Manager, Instruction and Innovation

Our Instructors

Adrianna M.

Aime M.

AA, Special Education Assistant Certification

Ali C.

BC and AB Certified Teacher, BEd

Alison M.

BC Certified Teacher, BA, BI, OG Certified

Amber W.

Amanda G.

Post Grad Certificate in Inclusive Education, BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA

Andrea S.

Anotidaishe G.

Baylee W.

MEd, BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA, Diploma in Guidance Studies

Brittany W.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA, Diploma in Teaching ESL

Caitlin H.

MA, OG Certified

Courtney W.

Dakota L.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA, Diploma in Early Years, ECE Certified

Elizabeth C.

Emma L.

Erika L.

Evalyn A.

Gaurika D.

Goran P

Graham S.

Speech Language Pathologist

Harriet F.

Jenny G.

Jolien K. C.

OCT, BEd, BA, Diploma in ECE

June M.

Postgrad Cert – Learning Disabilities, GradDipED

Katie T.

BA, SLPA, OG Trained

Lead Instructor

Katherine M.

Lead Instructor

Kathleen H.

Laura T.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BFA, Certificate in Inclusive Education

Kendall G.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BMLSc

Khalifa J.

BA (Hons), Certificate in Disability and Applied Behaviour Analysis

Manjeet S.

Mamie L.

Meredith M.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA (Hons), Certificate in ELL

Michelle F.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA (Hons)

Missy M.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA

Monica G.

MFA (in progress), BSc, BEng

Naslishah T.

BCom, Holistic Heath Practitioner Diploma, OG Trained

Nikka P.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd

Rachel Y.

Ryan R.

Raquel C.

BEng, EA Diploma, OG trained

Renee C.

Soula K.

BEd, Early Literacy Certificate

Scott L.

Sanya H.

MLA, ECEA, BFA, RBT (in process)

Behaviour Interventionist

Viktoriia C.

Yue G.

PhD (in process), MEd

Our Board of Directors

Dr. Candice Murray

Registered Psychologist

David Ferguson, MBA

Financial and Corporate Advisor

Gina Ungaro, BA

Science World, Senior Manager, Major Gifts

Greg Sullivan, PhD

Shoreline West Asset Management, President and CEO

Hamlet Abnousi, CPA, CA

Novobind Livestock Therapeutics Inc., CEO and Co-founder

Joyce Wagenaar, BA

West Fraser, Director of Communications

Kevin Riley, CPA, CA

Amazon, Senior Accounting Manager

Lauren McClanaghan, JD

Harris & Co, Associate Lawyer

Nancy Perry, PhD

University of British Columbia, Associate Dean, Research, and Former Dorothy Lam Chair in Special Education

Shelley Gray, ICD.D

SkilledTrades BC, CEO

Our Advisors

Chris Tam

Innovation Committee Member

Gladys Rosencrans

Retired Educator and Administrator

Jennifer Fane

PhD, BC Certified Teacher

Education Advisor

Karen Lam

Innovation Committee Member

Tom Pospisil

Innovation Committee Member

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