Staff Directory

HEAD’S OFFICE

David Robertson
dbr@qms.bc.ca
Head of School

Kimberly Ludvigson
Executive Assistant to the Head

ADMISSIONS OFFICE

Harriet Klumper
Director of Admissions

Kristin Jarvis
Admissions Associate

Siobhan Craig
Admissions Administrator

FINANCE & OPERATIONS

Thango Vu
Director of Finance & Operations

Susan Anderson
Financial Controller

Yvonne Bungay
Finance Clerk

Deyna Gomez de Barber
Finance Clerk

Ann Buttner-Danyliw
Retail Services Assistant

Jerry Kusters
Facilities Manager

Marlene Donaldson
Risk Manager

Mavis Weatherbee
Transportation Coordinator

HUMAN RESOURCES

Abigail Thornton-Stalker
Director Human Resources

Katie Conway
Human Resources Assistant

DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE

Heather Bartfai 
Director of Alumni, Community & Donor Engagement

Jess Dobson
Events Coordinator

Carey Pallister
QMS Archivist

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

Hayley Picard 
Director of Communications & Marketing

Patricia MacGregor
Digital Media Clerk

IT OFFICE

Steve Beaudry
Director of Technology

Darin Shillito
Technology Lead

BOARDING LIFE

Wes Plater
Director of Boarding

Robert Jones
House Director, Denny

Marlene Donaldson
Assistant House Director, Denny

Noah Charles
Boarding Assistant, Denny

Jessica Lyric
House Director, Geoghegan

Cristina Mir Baucells
Assistant House Director, Geoghegan

Katie Colosimo
Boarding Assistant, Geoghegan

Qing Li
Boarding Life Coordinator & Translator

Rowena Jones
Boarding Life Coordinator 

HEALTH SERVICES

Mindy Swamy, RN
Head of Health Centre

Tara Raymond, RN
School Nurse

Dr. Lorna Newman
School Counsellor (K–Grade 7)

Alison Bowden
School Counsellor (Grades 8–12)

Rubeena Sandhu
School Counsellor (Grades 8–12)

Darlene Tully
School Counsellor (Grades 8–12)

Moyra Bell
Wellness Coordinator (Grades 8–12)

Jenna Bugden
Athletic Therapist

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 Gibson
Equestrian Coach & Equestrian Education Coordinator

Abigail Godfrey
Equestrian Coach & Event Coordinator

Yolanda Oliphant
Equestrian Coach

Julie Swindell
Equestrian Office Administrative Assistant

FOOD SERVICES

April Pringle
Executive Chef

Jari Pulkkinen
Sous Chef

Sarab Sunner
Sous Chef

SENIOR SCHOOL

Dr. Graeme Smith
Director of Academics, Senior School

Oliver Amiel
Director of Student Life

Wes Plater
Director of Boarding

Maria Jones
Senior School Secretary

Carol Ingledew
Post-Secondary Counsellor

Sue Barzo
Post-Secondary Counsellor

GRADES 8–9 PBL PROGRAM

Katie Colosimo
Humanities

Sharon Faber
Humanities

Jessica Lyric
Humanities

Amanda Russo
Humanities

Crystal Horner
STEM

Laura Robson
STEM

Tashanna Thomas-Dennis
STEM

HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT

Shirley Lee
Head of Department, Teacher

Kimberley Chapman
Teacher & Librarian

Karl Faber
Teacher

Theo Holland
Teacher

Rowena Jones
Teacher

Timothy Sailor
Teacher & Innisfree Farm Coordinator

Lulu Schmidt
Teacher

Juliet Usher
French Teacher

Cristina Mir Baucells
Spanish Teacher

MATH/SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Tomo Nishizawa
Head of Department (Science), Teacher

Oliver Amiel
Teacher

Anna Davydova
Teacher

Han He
Teacher

Maurice Last
Teacher

Richard Nixon
Teacher

Mark Swannell
Teacher

Eric Wang
Head of Department (Math), Teacher

FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT

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

Shirley Lee
Applied Skills Teacher

Daniel Parent
Art & Applied Skills Teacher

Alison Hounsome
Music Teacher

Tilly Lorence
Drama and Theatre Teacher

Rubeena Sandhu
Fine Arts Teacher

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT

Lucy Smith
Director of Athletics

Marlene Donaldson
Physical Education Teacher

Rob Jones
Physical Education Teacher

Nick Zuback
Physical Education Teacher

Leora Gibson
Equestrian Education Coordinator

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS DEPARTMENT

Carissa Wiens
Teacher

SPECIALIST TEACHERS

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

LEARNING SUPPORT

Elizabeth Tarkowski
Learning Support Coordinator

Susan Bigotte
Educational Assistant

Marion Derish
Educational Assistant

Emily Tognet
Educational Assistant

Tanya Vastenhout
Educational Assistant

JUNIOR SCHOOL

Susan Cruikshank
Junior School Principal

Alison Galloway
Junior School Vice Principal

Kim Stinka
Junior School Secretary

Jana Pedersen
Teacher Librarian

Jemima Monro
Library Technician

Lydia Montgomery
Library Assistant

Adrienne Bosence | Miriam Holmes | Nayla Nankya | Kassidy Rankin
After School Club Activity Assistants

Adrienne Bosence
Intern Teacher

Mila Gassman
Gapper

Hamish Griffiths
Gapper

Jakob Meyer
Gapper

PRIMARY DEPARTMENT

Yvonne Snow | LeAnn Morris 
Kindergarten Teacher

Jennifer Vroom | LeAnn Morris 
Kindergarten Teacher

Danielle Friday | Heather Andrews
Grade 1 Teachers

Paul Pheasey| Heather Andrews
Grade 1 Teacher

Samantha Mahon
Grade 2 Teacher

Sandra Zuback
Grade 2 Teacher

Alice Lavigne
Grade 3 Teacher

INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT

Stepheny Cuthbert
Grade 4 Teacher

Hannah Steinfels
Grade 4 Teacher

Jason Dunbar 
Grade 5 Teacher

Jackie Harrison
Grade 5 Teacher

Danika Farrugia
Grade 6 Teacher

Elisabeth Ruiter
Grade 6 Teacher

Sarah Reddick
Grade 7 Teacher

Dominic Smith
Grade 7 Teacher

Shannon Tyrrell
Grade 7 Teacher

SPECIALIST TEACHERS

Mary Dickens
Intermediate French Teacher

Marcus Ray
Junior School French Teacher

Dean Schneider
Junior School French Teacher

Carolyn Webb
Junior School ELL Teacher

Rebecca Clausen
Fine Arts Teacher

Tilly Lorence
Fine Arts Teacher

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

Daniel Parent
Visual Arts Teacher (Grade 7) 

Alison Hounsome
Band Teacher (Grades 5–7)

Kirstin Bains
Junior Athletic Director

Taylor Stewart
Physical Education Teacher

LEARNING SUPPORT & ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING

Alyxandra McClure
Learning Support Teacher

Louise Draper
Early Literacy Teacher

Miriam Holmes
Educational Assistant

Lisa Murray
Educational Assistant

Alison Myhr
Educational Assistant

Ashley Posey
Educational Assistant

Kim Sanders
Educational Assistant

Marla Young
Educational Assistant

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Stacy Paton
ECE Program Manager

Emily Johnson
ECE Assistant

Anna Paul
ECE Assistant

Rhiley Money
ECE Worker

Annaliese Atkins
Junior Kindergarten

Jennifer Reid
Preschool

Jacci Shortreed
Junior Kindergarten Teacher