Faculty & Staff

Our highly qualified, experienced, and passionate faculty support and nurture each child, preparing students for academic and social success.

This community of teachers models integrity, curiosity, responsibility, and creativity, as well as respect for the individual and their unique needs. Focusing on our goal of helping each child discover, develop, and thrive in the classroom and beyond, our exceptional teachers are committed to best practices of progressive and specialized teaching methods.

Administration

Don Kawasoe, Interim Head of School email ext. 5190
Jeff Borsten, Assistant Head, Student Life email ext. 5017
Matthew Barry, Assistant Head, Learning & Teaching email ext. 5171
Eugene Calvez, Director of IT email ext. 5188
Michael Dilworth, Director of Marketing & Communications email ext. 5018
Natalie Hollinshead, Director of Admissions email ext. 5178
Dawn Marshall, Director of Finance email ext. 5155
Gerry De Fazio , Director of Learning, Strategy & Innovation email ext. 5199
Daniela Aptowitzer, Social Worker email ext. 5175
Hamza Munawar, Sr. Communications Specialist email ext. 5196
Sanjevan Vasanthakumar, IT Support Specialist email

Greg Reynolds, Director of Facilities email ext. 5071
Geneva Dalley, MPA Liaison, Advancement & Community Relations email ext. 5121
Martha Mansfield, Administrative Assistant email ext. 5192
Andrea Mercer, Associate Director of Admissions email ext. 5191
Allison Morley, Coverage Coordinator / Administrative Assistant email ext. 5185
Julia Zhou, Accounting Clerk email
Grant Nix, Director of Athletics email ext. 5020
Lisa Swarbrick, Director of Performing Arts & Co-Curriculars email ext. 5052
Maggie Zegas-Tepper, Assistant to the Head of School email ext. 5006
Krishna Sukhai, Systems Administrator email ext. 5009

Primary – JK to Grade 3

JK & SK

Mara Berzins, Junior Kindergarten email ext. 5111 – Parental Leave
Carley Page, Junior Kindergarten email ext. 5122
Angela Wells, Junior Kindergarten Teacher email
Ajla Bilajbegovic, Senior Kindergarten email ext. 5187
Diane Kingstone, Senior Kindergarten email ext. 5041
Kristie Cairns, Senior Kindergarten, email

Grade 1

Zane Mersky, Grade 1 email
Emily Woolner, Grade 1 email ext. 5055

Grade 2

Miriam John, Grade 2 email ext. 5057
Krista Cobham, Grade 2, email

Grade 3

- Laurie Arseneau, Grade 3 email ext. 5023
- Beth Histed, Grade 3 email ext. 5167

Specialty Teachers

Chelsea O’Brien, Primary French email ext. 5173
Kerry-Ann Grant, Primary Physical Education email ext. 5034
Sharon Charbonneau, Primary/Junior Arts email ext. 5163 – Parental Leave
Jessica Bigda, Primary/Junior Arts, email
Carol Macfarlane, Primary/Junior Music email ext. 5093
Grant Nix, Primary/Junior Physical Education, Director of Athletics email ext. 5020
Gordon Trites, Drama email
Lisa Swarbrick, Drama, Director of Performing Arts & Cocurriculars email ext. 5052

Junior – Grades 4 & 5

Grade 4

Chelsea Jensen, Grade 4 email ext. 5162
Karen Tanod, Grade 4 email

Grade 5

Megan Smith, Grade 5 email ext. 5127 – Parental Leave
Sara Spencer, Grade 5, email
David Wichman, Grade 5 email ext. 5148
Andrea Hughes, Grade 5 email

Specialty Teachers

Kerry Hooton, Junior French email ext. 5060
Sharon Charbonneau, Primary/Junior Arts email ext. 5163 – Parental Leave
Jessica Bigda, Primary/Junior Arts, email
Carol Macfarlane, Primary/Junior Music email ext. 5093
Grant Nix, Primary/Junior Physical Education, Director of Athletics email ext. 5020
Gordon Trites, Drama email
Lisa Swarbrick, Drama, Director of Performing Arts & Cocurriculars email ext. 5052

Middle School – Grades 6-8

Grade 6

Nicola Daykin, Grade 6 email ext. 5080
Katie Willis, Grade 6 email ext. 5086
Simone Sullivan, Grade 6, email
Robyn Selvam, Grade 6 email

Grade 7

Jennifer Vincent, Grade 7 & Middle School Music email ext. 5038
Tricia Smith, Grade 7 & English email ext. 5050
Ryan Coutts, Grade 7, Geography & History email ext. 5087

Grade 8

Dan Bailey, Grade 8, History & Science email ext. 5015
Dawn Cohen, Grade 8 Advisor, Math email ext. 5033
Dani Klein, Grade 8, English & Transition Coordinator email ext. 5125
Joey Redican, Grade 8 & Mathematics email

Specialty Teachers

Mufridah Nolan, Grade 7 English & Learning Support email
Ruthanne Corman, Grade 8 English & Learning Support email ext. 5151
Wendy Bain, Middle School Mathematics email ext. 5025
Dara Gellman, Middle School Art email ext. 5144
Nick Spence, Middle School Physical Education email ext. 5177
Emma Stewart, Middle School French & Social Emotional Learning Coordinator email ext. 5126
Jennifer Bairos, Middle School French email ext. 5027
Yvonne Boyd, Middle School Science email ext. 5056
Dawn Cohen, Middle School Mathematics & Student Leadership email
Gordon Trites, Drama email
Lisa Swarbrick, Drama, Director of Performing Arts & Cocurriculars email ext. 5052

Learning Support

For inquiries regarding learning support, please contact: Matthew Barry, Assistant Head, Teaching & Learning email ext. 5171
Stephanie Curtis, Primary Learning Support email ext. 5164
Jackie MacPherson, Primary/Junior Learning Support email ext. 5059

Lisa McMeans, Primary/Junior Learning Support email ext. 5078
Jay Prichard, Junior Learning Support email ext. 5176

Learning Commons / Library

Sacha Neesham, Teacher Librarian email ext. 5085
Katie MacDonald, Technology & Maker Space Coordinator email ext. 5169

IT Department

Eugene Calvez, Director of IT email ext. 5188
Krishna Sukhai, Systems Administrator email ext. 5009
Sanjevan Vasanthakumar, IT Support Specialist email

Facilities

Greg Reynolds, Director of Facilities email ext. 5071
Darcy Doone email ext. 5058
Shannon McEwen email ext. 5141
Robbie Patterson email ext. 5183

Aftercare

Please contact jborsten@montcrest.ca with any questions. Thank you.