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Administration
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Mrs. Terri Sask
PrincipalMrs. Terri Sask
PrincipalMrs. Sask received her Bachelor of Education degree from Simon Fraser University, and her Master of Education degree in Educational Leadership from the University of British Columbia. She began teaching at Star of the Sea School in Surrey, where she taught Kindergarten, and Grades 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Mrs. Sask then worked in the CISVA Superintendent’s Office for four years as an Educational Consultant before becoming the Principal at St. James & St. Ann’s School. Mrs. Sask has been involved in education within the CISVA for over 20 years. Mrs. Sask has completed the Google For Education Fundamentals Training.
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Mrs. Marilyn Dlugan
School SecretaryMrs. Marilyn Dlugan
School SecretaryMrs. Dlugan has her diploma as a Professional Administrative Assistant, graduating in 1993. Mrs. Dlugan has over 19 years professional experience in office management, clerical, and customer service roles. Mrs. Dlugan is a product of our Catholic school system and a proud parent of a child enrolled in the CISVA school system. She has been a member of the St. James & St. Ann’s School staff since August of 2013.
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Mrs. Brigette Wimmer
BookkeeperMrs. Brigette Wimmer
BookkeeperMrs. Wimmer received her certificate in Bookkeeping and Tax Preparation in 2002. She has over 25 years of experience in accounting and in the financial industry. Mrs. Wimmer has been involved with St. James & St. Ann’s School since its inception in 1985. She first was a volunteer for many years, became a parent at the school in 2011 when her oldest child entered Kindergarten, and now as a member of the staff since August 2018.
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Classroom Teachers
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Mrs. Marlene Cruz
Kindergarten TeacherMrs. Marlene Cruz
Kindergarten TeacherMrs. Cruz received her Bachelor of Arts in Child Development at Miriam College and has units in Masters in Education Administration from Ateneo University in the Philippines. Mrs. Cruz had 12 years of teaching experience in the Philippines, teaching Grades 1, 3 and pre-school. She took her Teacher’s Professional Qualification Program at Simon Fraser University and has taught for 11 more years in Grades 1 and 4 in a Punjabi School. In the last two years, upon her entry into the CISVA, she has taught Grades 3, 4 and 5, and has substituted in different grade levels in various Catholic schools. Concurrently, she also has been teaching Catechism to prospective confirmands for Grade 7 students in her parish for the past eight years.
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Mrs. Tara Gaudet
Grade 1 TeacherMrs. Tara Gaudet
Grade 1 TeacherMrs. Gaudet received her Bachelors of Music and Education from the University of Victoria. She has taught Grade One for seven years in the Abbotsford school district primarily at Asia Fine Arts School. She is delighted to be teaching Grade One at St. James Elementary.
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Mrs. Rita Wakely
Grade 1/Grade 7 TeacherMrs. Rita Wakely
Grade 1/Grade 7 TeacherMrs. Wakely received her Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia. Mrs. Wakely has taught a variety of grades from Kindergarten to Grade 10 in such locations as Prince Rupert, Nanaimo and Abbotsford. Mrs. Wakely has gained a wealth of experience in her more than 25 years of teaching. Mrs. Wakely has completed the Google For Education Fundamentals Training.
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Mrs. Laura Hunger
Grade 2 TeacherMrs. Laura Hunger
Grade 2 TeacherMrs. Hunger received both her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees from the University of British Columbia. Mrs. Hunger has been teaching at St. James & St. Ann’s School since 1998, and during that time she has taught Grades 2, 3 and 4, as well as Grade 1 French. Mrs. Hunger has completed the Google For Education Fundamentals Training.
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Mrs. Marie Doyle
Grade 3 TeacherMrs. Marie Doyle
Grade 3 TeacherMrs. Doyle received her Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia. She has taught for over 15 years at St. James & St. Ann’s School. As an experienced teacher, Mrs. Doyle has taught a variety of grades from Kindergarten to Grade 3. Mrs. Doyle has completed the Google For Education Fundamentals Training.
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Mr. Michael Sorley
Grade 4 TeacherMr. Michael Sorley
Grade 4 TeacherMr. Sorley received his Bachelor of Education from Simon Fraser University and a Bachelor of Arts from Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California. Prior to teaching, Mr. Sorley worked for 11 years as an Educational Assistant in the CISVA. He is excited to be teaching Grade Four at St. James Elementary and to be a part of the school community.
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Mr. Michael Mendonca
Grade 5 TeacherMr. Michael Mendonca
Grade 5 TeacherMr. Mendonca graduated from BCIT with a Bachelors in Technology, from the Seminary of Christ The King with a Bachelors in Arts and from Trinity Western University with a Bachelors in Education. Prior to teaching, Mr. Mendonca worked as a software developer for four years. He then went on to teach in BC schools in Qatar and China, and at St. Francis of Xavier teaching coding and Grade 6. Mr. Mendonca is currently completing his Masters in Education degree from Thompson Rivers University.
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Mrs. Zuzana Lavrikova
Grade 6 TeacherMrs. Zuzana Lavrikova
Grade 6 TeacherMrs. Lavrikova received her Master’s degree in Education from John Amos Comenius University in Slovakia. She also studied in Sheffield, England. She has been teaching a variety of grades from Grade 1 to Grade 10 for more than 20 years. Within CISVA she started at St. John Brebeuf and she is very excited to be part of our team as the Grade 6 teacher. Mrs. Lavrikova has completed the Google For Education Fundamentals Training, and is a Google Certified Educator.
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Mrs. Christy Dos Santos
Grade 7 Teacher/Vice PrincipalMrs. Christy Dos Santos
Grade 7 Teacher/Vice PrincipalMrs. Dos Santos received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Fraser Valley and her Bachelor of Education Degree from the University of British Columbia. She has taught at both the elementary and high school levels within the CISVA with teaching assignments at St. John Brebeuf and St. Mary’s, Vancouver. Mrs. Dos Santos also worked at St. James & St. Ann’s School as an Educational Assistant for four years before becoming a teacher. She has experience teaching Music and Learning Resource. She is excited to be teaching grade seven again this year. Mrs. Dos Santos has completed the Google For Education Fundamentals Training, and is a Google Certified Educator.
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Specialist Teachers
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Mrs. Brid Ni Lorcain
PE TeacherMrs. Brid Ni Lorcain
PE TeacherMrs. Ni Lorcain received her Bachelor of Arts Degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She began teaching secondary school students back home in Ireland. Within the CISVA, Mrs. Ni Lorcain substituted in a couple of local high schools before attaining a full-time teaching position at Cloverdale Catholic School. After five wonderful years there, she is excited to teach P.E. at St. James & St. Ann’s School.
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Mrs. Brenda Di Palma
LibraryMrs. Brenda Di Palma
LibraryMrs. Di Palma received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University with a major in English and a minor in Kinesiology before going into Education. Mrs. Di Palma has over 5 years of experience in the CISVA with a variety of assignments and most recently Kindergarten. Mrs. Di Palma has completed the Google For Education Fundamentals Training.
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Mrs. Trish Stobbe
French TeacherMrs. Trish Stobbe
French TeacherMrs. Stobbe received her Bachelor of Education degree from the University of New Brunswick. She has over 25 years of teaching experience in both Alberta and British Columbia, and has been teaching at St. James & St. Ann’s School for over 20 years. Mrs. Stobbe has taught a variety of grades at the elementary level, as well as French as a Second Language to students in Grades 1 – 9. Mrs. Stobbe has completed the Google For Education Fundamentals Training.
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Learning Resources Department
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Miss Sheena Lewis
Learning Resources CoordinatorMiss Sheena Lewis
Learning Resources CoordinatorMiss Lewis received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Simon Fraser University and her Bachelor of Education degree at UBC. In addition, Miss Lewis has received specific training in a number of areas including early intervention, assessment, autism, behaviour, learning disabilities, multiple intelligences, and multi-sensory teaching. Miss Lewis has worked both as a classroom teacher and a learning resource specialist first at Brighouse School and then at Queen of All Saints Elementary. For the next 10 years, she worked as an Educational Consultant at the Superintendent’s Office of the CISVA, with a special focus on learning resource, literacy and early intervention. Miss Lewis is a long-term member of the BC Council for Exceptional Children, and has served on the Executive Board for the last 10 years. She joined the staff of St. James & St. Ann’s School in September 2017.
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Mrs. Larissa Cobo
Learning Resources TeacherMrs. Larissa Cobo
Learning Resources TeacherMrs. Cobo received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Latin American Studies, before moving on to receive her Bachelor of Education at UBC. She then went on to complete an integrated Diploma at UBC with a focus on teaching Learning Resource and English Language Learning (ELL). Mrs. Cobo has taught both Learning Resource and ELL in elementary, as well as high school settings while in the Burnaby School District for several years. She is very excited to be part of the educational team at St. James & St. Ann’s School, after deciding to join the CISVA.
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Sr. Elizabeth de Guzman
Teacher AssistantSr. Elizabeth de Guzman
Teacher AssistantSt. James and St. Ann’s Elementary School is blessed to have Sr. Elizabeth working in our Kindergarten class as a Teacher Assistant. Sr. Elizabeth belongs to the Carmelite Missionary Sisters of St. Therese of the Child Jesus Order. Sr. Elizabeth is a model of faith for our young children and she is a constant model of compassion for our staff.
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Special Education Assistants
At St. James & St. Ann’s School we are blessed to have a number of Educational Assistants (EAs) who work to support students to meet their full potential. Whether working one-on-one with a student, with a small group, or helping to support students in a class, the EAs are an integral part of the educational team at our school. Under the direction of the Learning Resources Coordinator, and working with the teachers, the EAs enable students to meet curricular goals in a variety of creative ways, and help students acquire life skills as they move on in the grades and towards independence.
