Who we are
A diverse team of innovative and passionate educators and staff.
Leadership team
Karen Vaughan, MEd
(She, Her, Hers)
Director
Deborah Thompson, PhD
(She, Her, Hers)
Associate Director, Program Development
Diane Tannahill, ECE IT SN
(She, Her, Hers)
Associate Director, Operations
Enalyne Point
(She, Her, Hers)
Indigenous Relations Engagement Pedagogist
Erin Bowman, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Program Manager
Etovre Vese, ECE
(She, Her, Hers)
Program Manager
Melanie Walters, MA
(She, Her, Hers)
Program Manager
Nicole Farrell, ECE
(She, Her, Hers)
School Age Program Coordinator
Sue Damen
(She, Her, Hers)
Program Manager
Brandy Baek
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Administrative Assistant
Maggie Lum
(She, Her, Hers)
Administrative Assistant
Marie Booth
(She, Her, Hers)
Administrator
Senior educators
Aazam Tabyanian, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Barish
Alex Costrut
Senior Educator
Kid’s Club and The Swamp
Ali McCannell, MA, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Sandpiper
Amy Young, ECE
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Saw-Whet
Ana Cukic, ECE IT SN
Senior Educator
Hummingbird
Angela Chiasson, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Sade
Angie Gil, ECE IT
(She/They)
Senior Educator
Heron’s Landing
Bahareh Sinaki, MA, MEd
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Canada Goose
Barbara Undurraga, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Discovery
Carla Arrano
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Kid’s Club, Chinook and Chinook 2
Charulata Sidhwani, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Summer of ’73
Diana Toscano, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Caribou
Dominika Svec, ECE IT SN (on leave)
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Kittiwake
Freyja Sankey, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Coho
Gail Gordon, ECE IT SN
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Pacific Spirit
Georgina Le Flufy, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Pioggia
Jessica Yu, MA, ECE IT SN
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Owl at the Barn
JiEun Shin, ECE IT SN
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Lilliput
Justice Macauley, ECE IT SN
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Willow
Kanae Utagaki, MEd, ECE IT SN
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Acadia
Kushaldeep Bhullar, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Hummingbird
Lauren McCaughey, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Auklet
Leyla Torani, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Salal
Linda McDonald, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Osprey
Mahzad Yeganeh-Rad, ECE IT SN
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Sitka
Mariam Sumaila
(She, Her, Hers)
Lead Hand
The Swamp
Maryam Ahmadian, MA, ECE A
(She, Her, Hers)
Lead Hand
Chinook 2
Noella McMillan, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Little Goslings
Patricia Foggia
(She, Her, Hers)
Lead Hand
Chinook
Rachel Lanphear, MEd, ECE IT SN (on leave)
Senior Educator
Huckleberry
Melvina Yeung, ECE IT SN
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Huckleberry
Rachel Son, ECE IT SN
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Willow
Sammi Li, MEd
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Tillicum
Sara Soltani, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Chuva
Sibel Kibar, ECE IT
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Kittiwake
Simone Souza Raimundo Pardo, ECE (on leave)
(She, Her, Hers)
Senior Educator
Osprey