Mrs. Terri Sask

Mrs. 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.

Mrs. Marilyn Dlugan

Mrs. 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.

Mrs. Brigette Wimmer

Mrs. Brenda Di Palma

Mrs. 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.

Mrs. Tara Gaudet

Mrs. 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.

Mrs. Laura Hunger

Mrs. 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.

Mrs. Marie Doyle

Mrs. 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.

Mrs. Jane Filiatrault

Mrs. Filiatrault graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts and Education. She has been teaching at St. James and St. Ann’s School for over 25 years.During that time she has taught grades two through six. Before coming to St. James and St. Ann’s School, Mrs. Filiatrault spent two years teaching kindergarten through grade three in a small rural school. Mrs. Filiatrault has completed the Google For Education Fundamentals Training.

Mrs. Rita Wakely

Mrs. 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.

Mrs. Val Foster

Mrs. Foster graduated from the University of Victoria with a degree in English Literature and Middle School Education. For the last three years she has taught in both the Surrey School District and the CISVA. During her spare time she is a Personal Trainer and Lead Group Fitness Instructor for the YMCA. Mrs. Foster is excited for a new school year and looks forward to working with the staff, students and parents at St. James & St. Ann’s School.

Mrs. Zuzana Lavrikova

Mrs. 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 almost 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.

Mrs. Christy Dos Santos

Mrs. 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.

Mr. Mark Yang

Mr. Yang earned his Bachelor of Music Education with a piano focus at Wheaton College, Illinois, and his Master of Music in Choral Conducting at the University of Manitoba. He also holds a Teaching English as a Second Language Certificate from the University of Calgary and an Associate of Royal Conservatory of Music (ARCT) in piano performance. Mr. Yang has taught primarily Music, but also in various other assignments from K to 12 in a variety of school settings including public, private, and First Nations schools since he began teaching in 2007. He is very excited to be joining the CISVA and working with the students of St. James & St. Ann’s School for the 2018/2019 school year.

Mrs. Trish Stobbe

Mrs. 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.

Miss Sheena Lewis

Miss 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.

Sr. Elizabeth de Guzman

St. 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.

Mrs. Christy White

Mrs. White received her Bachelor of Arts degree with a focus in History and Criminology. She went on to receive her Bachelor of Education Degree at Simon Fraser University. Mrs. White began teaching at St. James and St. Ann’s School in 2009. She is excited to currently be part of the Learning Resource Department and to be teaching one day a week in Grade One.