Staff Directory

HEAD’S OFFICE

Ander Monro
amonro@qms.bc.ca
Head of School

Kimberly Ludvigson
Executive Assistant to the Head

ADMISSIONS OFFICE

Harriet Klumper
Director of Admissions

Colleen Brennan
Admissions Associate

Siobhan Craig
Admissions Administrator

FINANCE & OPERATIONS

Susan Anderson
Director of Finance and Operations

Yvonne Bungay
Finance Clerk

Deyna Gomez de Barber
Finance Clerk

Ann Buttner-Danyliw
School Store Manager

Kelsey McDaniel
Acting Facilities Manager

Marlene Donaldson
Risk Manager

Mavis Weatherbee
Transportation Coordinator

Rowena Jones
Head of External Programs

HUMAN RESOURCES

Dexter Owen
Human Resources Manager

ADVANCEMENT & ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE

Heather Bartfai 
Director of Annual Giving & Community Engagement

Carey Pallister
QMS Archivist

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

Hayley Picard 
Director of Communications & Marketing

Jack Chicquen
Digital Marketing Specialist

IT OFFICE

Steve Beaudry
Director of Technology

Darin Shillito
Technology Lead

BOARDING LIFE

Noah Charles
House Parent, Denny

Marlene Donaldson
Assistant House Parent, Denny

Daniel Hernandez Mendoza
House Parent, Denny

Jessica Lyric
House Parent, Geoghegan

Meghan MacEachern
Assistant House Parent, Geoghegan

Qing Li
Assistant House Parent, Denny & Geoghegan

HEALTH SERVICES

Mindy Swamy, RN
Head of Health Centre

Meghan MacEachern, RN
School Nurse

Sarah Sargent, RN
School Nurse

Alison Bowden
School Counsellor (Grades 8–12)

Jamie Gazlay
School Counsellor (Grades 8–12)

Christopher Chapman
Behavioural Interventionist

EQUESTRIAN PROGRAM

Angela Dobbie
Director of Equestrian

Chandra Hanke
Barn Manager

Julia Spreen Balcom 
Head Coach—Competition Program

Indiana Wynne-Smith
Head Coach—School Program

Leora Burtch
Equestrian Coach & Equestrian Education Coordinator

Dona Naylor
Equestrian Coach

Julie Swindell
Equestrian Office Administrative Assistant

FOOD SERVICES

Jari Pulkkinen
Head Chef

Sarab Sunner
Sous Chef

SENIOR SCHOOL

Dr. Graeme Smith
Senior School Principal

Tom Lupton
Senior School Vice-Principal

Maria Jones
Senior School Secretary

Carol Ingledew
Post-Secondary Counsellor

Sue Barzo
Post-Secondary Counsellor

HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT

Kimberley Chapman
Department Head & Senior School Librarian

Leora Burtch
Teacher

Katie Colosimo
Teacher

Karl Faber
Teacher

Sharon Faber
Teacher

Crystal Horner
Teacher

Tom Lupton
Teacher

Whitney Kay
Teacher & ELL Teacher

Jessica Lyric
Teacher

Dr. Richard Nixon
Teacher

Amanda Russo
Teacher

Lulu Schmidt
Teacher

Ciera DeSilva
French & Spanish Teacher

Juliet Usher
French Teacher

MATH/SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Tomo Nishizawa
Head of Department (Science), Teacher

Daniel Hernandez Mendoza
Teacher

Crystal Horner
Teacher

Dr. Richard Nixon
Lab Manager, Teacher

Laura Robson
Teacher

Mark Swannell
Head of Department (Math), Teacher

Dr. Edward Taylor
Head of Digital Innovation, Teacher

Tashanna Thomas-Dennis
Teacher

Eric Wang
Teacher

FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT

Neil Trafford
Head of Department, Head of Film Arts & Sciences

Daniel Parent
Art & Applied Skills Teacher

Alison Hounsome
Music Teacher

Tilly Lorence
Drama and Theatre Teacher

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT

Lucy Smith
Director of Athletics

Marlene Donaldson
Physical Education Teacher

Nick Zuback
Physical Education Teacher

Leora Burtch
Equestrian Education Coordinator

SPECIALIST TEACHERS

Sue Barzo
Careers Teacher

Moyra Bell
Innisfree Coordinator & Outdoor Education Teacher

Tina (Yu-Ying) Chung
Culinary World Tour Teacher
& Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator

Amanda Russo
Leadership Teacher

Matt Sager
Automotive Restoration Teacher

Mike Sager
Automotive Shop Technician & Project Coordinator

Dr. Edward Taylor
Head of Digital Innovation

LEARNING SUPPORT

Elizabeth Tarkowski
Learning Support Coordinator

Christopher Chapman
Behavioural Interventionist

Krystal Rutti
Educational Assistant

Emily Tognet
Educational Assistant

Tanya Vastenhout
Educational Assistant

JUNIOR SCHOOL

Alison Galloway
Junior School Principal

Elisabeth Ruiter
Junior School Vice-Principal

Kim Stinka
Junior School Secretary

Jana Pedersen
Teacher Librarian

Jemima Monro
Library Technician

Jazmine Charles
After School Care

Allan & Janet Cundall
After School Care

Qing Li
After School Care

Arielle Altner
Gapper

Moritz Binger
Gapper

Vivien Muller
Gapper

Carl Ratuschni
Gapper

PRIMARY DEPARTMENT

Yvonne Snow | LeAnn Morris
Kindergarten Teachers

Jennifer Vroom | LeAnn Morris
Kindergarten Teachers

Danielle Friday | Heather Andrews
Grade 1 Teachers

Paul Pheasey| Heather Andrews
Grade 1 Teachers

Samantha Mahon
Grade 2 Teacher

Sandra Zuback
Grade 2 Teacher

Alice Lavigne
Grade 3 Teacher

Alyxandra McClure
Grade 3 Teacher

INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT

Stepheny Cuthbert
Grade 4 Teacher

Claire Venables
Grade 4 Teacher

Jason Dunbar
Grade 5 Teacher

Jackie Harrison
Grade 5 Teacher

Danika Farrugia
Grade 6 Teacher

Dominic Smith
Grade 7 Teacher

Shannon Tyrrell
Grade 7 Teacher

SPECIALIST TEACHERS

Marcus Ray
Junior School French Teacher

Tilly Lorence
Fine Arts Teacher

Kd (Krista) Ramsay
Visual Arts Teacher (Grade 4–7)

Daniel Parent
Visual Arts Teacher (Grade 7)

Bernice Goodwin
Music Teacher (Grades 1–4)

Alison Hounsome
Band Teacher (Grades 5–7)

Kirstin Bains
Junior Athletic Director

Taylor Stewart
Physical Education Teacher

Moyra Bell
Outdoor Education Teacher

LEARNING SUPPORT & ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING

Louise Draper
Early Literacy Teacher

Leah Garrad-Cole
Learning Resource Teacher

Lisa Murray
Educational Assistant

Alison Miller
Educational Assistant

Ashley Posey
Educational Assistant

Kassidy Rankin
Educational Assistant

Kim Sanders
Educational Assistant

Marla Young
Educational Assistant

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Annaliese Atkins
ECE Program Manager | Teacher

Rhiley Money
ECE Worker

Anna Paul
ECE Teacher

Jennifer Reid
Preschool Teacher

Jacci Shortreed
Junior Kindergarten Teacher