Ian Jarvie
Executive Director|Head of School
ijarvie@bccaschool.ca
I have had the privilege of serving in the educational field since 1986. My wife and I first started our teaching careers in Tokyo. Our plan was to teach there for one year but God had other plans for us and we ended teaching in Japan for 5 years. Upon returning to the Vancouver lower mainland area (my birthplace) in the early 1990s, God led me to this small, upstart school called British Columbia Academy in September 1993. It was the school’s second year of operation and I had the privilege of teaching biblical truths to a grade 4-7 class (yes, one class with 4 grades in it!). Over my years at BCCA, I have taught multiple grades and courses from grades 4-12. In 1995-96, I was honoured to have been asked to be the interim principal of the school, and the following year, principal. It has been an amazing journey, where God has allowed me to be part of a wonderful Christian staff that has been able to impact the lives of our students and families for the sake of Christ. A highlight in my career took place when BC Christian Academy was finally able to purchase a school property of their own (the 1019 Fernwood Campus, PoCo) in June 2020. After 28 years, God has given us the opportunity to provide an excellent education for many generations to come. I cannot think of a more rewarding career where we can open the eyes of our students to God’s amazing creation!
Miguel Zhou
High School Principal
mzhou@bccaschool.ca
My name is Miguel Zhou and I am the high school Principal since 2018. I have taught all over the province at other independent Christian schools and am fortunate that God has led my family and me back home to the Lower Mainland, and to BC Christian Academy. My wife and I have been happily married for almost ten years and have recently welcomed our third child into our family. What excites me about my job is working with staff and students to continue growing in their biblical world views. My goal is to see our whole community flourish and love God greater with all their hearts, souls, strengths, and minds. Again, I thank God that He has brought me and all the staff of BCCA together to disciple, teach, and encourage our students from Creation to the New Creation.
Anthony Bylenga
Middle School Principal
tbylenga@bccaschool.ca
Where He leads, I will follow equipping children for life. For me, Christian education is all about the students: educating the head, heart, and hands with excellent academics and engaged student-centered learning and service opportunities. My goal as a Christian educator is to share the gospel and nurture students to be our Savior’s witness in every area of life and to follow Christ as his disciples in all areas of creation and culture. I have been involved in Christian Schooling as a teacher and an administrator for 39 years in both Canada and the United States.
Beth Peters
Elementary School Principal
bpeters@bccaschool.ca
My journey into education was an accidental one, at least from a human perspective. While pursuing an unfulfilling career in corporate banking, God nudged me to respond to a 3-week long plea in the church bulletin for Sunday School teachers. After training and beginning to teach my little class of 8 & 9-year-olds, it became immediately evident that working with children was a perfect fit for me and would become my life calling. After a 180 degree about-face back to university to earn my teacher certification, God planted me in the independent Christian school sector where training young disciples have become both a privilege and a passion. In 2007, BCCA welcomed me on staff to teach in the Primary Department with a leap into Administration 7 years later where I am presently serving a faithful and multi-talented staff in providing the solid, Christ-centered education for which our families are asking. May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in You. – Psalm 33:22
Peck Lim
Administrative Assistant
admin@bccaschool.ca
Raluca Pingacheva-Maxim
Office Assistant
rmaxim@bccaschool.ca
Lisha Yu
International Program Assistant
lyu@bccaschool.ca
Rosie Shen
Business Administrator
rshen@bccaschool.ca
Susan Gates
Bookkeeper
payables@bccaschool.ca
Anna Liza Tayao Manila
HR & Payroll Administrator
amanila@bccaschool.ca
Meina Low
Business Development Office Administrator
mnlow@bccaschool.ca
Elizabeth Fonacier
Office Secretary
admissions@bccaschool.ca
Mandy Cato
Office Assistant
mcato@bccaschool.ca
Linda Todd
Board Secretary/Office Assistant
boardsecretary@bccaschool.ca
Alan Chaing
Office / IT Assistant
alchiang@bccaschool.ca
Geoffrey Ko (Click on the image to read the bio.)
Education Consultant
gko@bccaschool.ca
As the grateful uncle of two well-bred BCCA graduates, Gabriel and Nathan, Geoffrey Ko has been a keen supporter of the British Columbia Christian Academy since 2004. A trained musician and lifelong learner, Geoffrey has, by God’s grace, taught a great variety of subjects and served as the Music Director, Educational Administrator, and Head of Experiential Learning in several schools in Hong Kong and Canada as well as a university guest lecturer in conducting, music education and music administration. He further extended his vocational horizon by serving as the Assistant General Manager with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and Marketing Manager and Director of Training with Outward Bound. An alumnus of Regent College, he is an honorary Bible teacher and preacher at the Pentecostal Tabernacle Vancouver. Passionate about experiential learning, Geoffrey continues to devote himself whole-heartedly to human development and character-building as a voluntary educational consultant with conviction and zeal.
Geoffrey is the Consultant to the BCCA Experiential Learning Program.
Phil Hills
ACSI Consultant
Doug Dowell
Athletics Director
ddowell@bccaschool.ca
John Suan
Facilities Development Manager
jsuan@bccaschool.ca
Paul Lukianiuk
Facilities, Maintenance, & Transportation Manager
facilities@bccaschool.ca
Ana Enduma
Community Engagement Coordinator
anaenduma@bccaschool.ca
Cecilia Postiglioni
Community Engagement Assistant
cpostiglioni@bccaschool.ca
Ivan Boh
Development & Community Engagement Assistant
iboh@bccaschool.ca
Vickie Chew
Community Program Administrator
vchew@bccaschool.ca
Camelia Vijulie
Bus Driver
cvijulie@bccaschool.ca
Liana Magyari Sipos
Driver
Mariam Barnes
Kindergarten – B
mbarnes@bccaschool.ca
Karen Mende
Kindergarten – M
kmende@bccaschool.ca
Claudia Kononenko
Kindergarten – K
ckononenko@bccaschool.ca
Melody Bell
Grade 1 - B/M Teacher
mbell@bccaschool.ca
Trish Miller
Grade 1 - B/M Teacher
tmiller@bccaschool.ca
Michelle Hamm
Grade 1 – H Teacher
mhamm@bccaschool.ca
Karina Chan
Grade 2 – C/M Teacher
kchan@bccaschool.ca
Natasha Massop
Grade 2 - C/M Teacher
nmassop@bccaschool.ca
Laura Remy
Grade 2 – R/H Teacher
lremy@bccaschool.ca
Karen Harris
Grade 2 – R/H Teacher
kharris@bccaschool.ca
Sarah Liu
Grade 2 Teacher (Interim)
sliu@bccaschool.ca
Kathryn Dyck
Grade 3 - D Teacher
kdyck@bccaschool.ca
Sharon Zuniga
Grade 3 - Z Teacher
szuniga@bccaschool.ca
Tonya Kulak
Grade 4 - K/G Teacher
tkulak@bccaschool.ca
Alyssa Gudz
Grade 4 -K/G Teacher
Jessica Dos Santos
Grade 4 - D Teacher
Alice Cho
K - 2 Music Teacher
acho@bccaschool.ca
Olga Levouchkina
Librarian
olevouchkina@bccaschool.ca
Odette Lombard
Grade 5 - L Teacher
olombard@bccaschool.ca
Mfon John
Grade 5 - J Teacher
mjohn@bccaschool.ca
Anne-Marie Chamberlain
Grade 6 - C Teacher
achamberlain@bccaschool.ca
Carol Wong
Grade 6 - W Teacher
cwong@bccaschool.ca
Yeon Mi Yun
Grade 7 - Y Teacher
yyun@bccaschool.ca
Joe Brandsma
Grade 7 - B Teacher
jbrandsma@bccaschool.ca
Michael Potopaev
Grade 8 - P Teacher
mpotopaev@bccaschool.ca
Andrew Westerveld
Grade 8 - W Teacher
awesterveld@bccaschool.ca
Elizabeth Dol
MS French Teacher
edol@bccaschool.ca
Darryl Penner
MS Music Teacher
dpenner@bccaschool.ca
Vilma Cruz
MS Art & Flex Teacher
vcruz@bccaschool.ca
Jethro Arcangel
MS PE
jarcangel@bccaschool.ca
Blair Kuzyk
HS Science/Career Counseling & Head Teacher
bkuzyk@bccaschool.ca
Carmen Johns
HS Art Teacher
cjohns@bccaschool.ca
Daniel Kim
HS Math/Science Teacher
dkim@bccaschool.ca
David Wright
HS English/Humanities Teacher
dwright@bccaschool.ca
James McLachlan
HS PE/SS/Wood Teacher
jmclachlan@bccaschool.ca
Ganesan Nagayah
HS Law & Econs Teacher
gnagayah@bccaschool.ca
Nathan Paul
HS CP Teacher
npaul@bccaschool.ca
Gery Speck
IT Manager/Photography Teacher
gspeck@bccaschool.ca
Moses Myung
HS Music Teacher
mmyung@bccaschool.ca
Oksana Bieliaieva
HS French Teacher
obieliaieva@bccaschool.ca
Shirley Eu, RPC-C
HS ELL/Counsellor
seu@bccaschool.ca
Lalainia Strelau
Theatre
lstrelau@bccaschool.ca
Solomon Yu
HS Math/Comp Science/ADST Teacher
syu@bccaschool.ca
Julia Mihoc
HS ELL & PE Teacher
jmihoc@bccaschool.ca
Evangeline Torres
Learning Support Services (LSS) Director
lss@bccaschool.ca
Josephine Seow
LSS Coordinator-ES
jseow@bccaschool.ca
Veronika Gamarra
SEA
vgamarra@bccaschool.ca
Celine (Andy) Olonan
SEA
Jihan Frenal
SEA
jfrenal@bccaschool.ca
Shannon Hinks
SEA
shinks@bccaschool.ca
Tabita Kennedy
SEA
tdkennedy@bccaschool.ca
Chamieh Lepine
SEA
clepine@bccaschool.ca
Sherri Van de Poll
SEA
svdepoll@bccaschool.ca
Susan Wickham
SEA
swickham@bccaschool.ca
Anna Chan
LSS Assistant
alim@bccaschool.ca
Narin Cheng
LSS Coordinator-MS
ncheng@bccaschool.ca
Matthew Cheung
SEA
mcheung@bccaschool.ca
Daria Gumeniuk
LAT
dgunmeniuk@bccaschool.ca
Yetla Hernandez
SEA
yhernandez@bccaschool.ca
Diansy Cruz Garrido
SEA
dcruz@bccaschool.ca
Keith Daley
SEA
kdaley@bccaschool.ca
Tammy Griffin
SEA
tgriffin@bccaschool.ca
Otanuwan Kadiri
SEA
okadiri@bccaschool.ca
Emily Martin
SEA
emartin@bccaschool.ca
Ezinne Obioha
SEA
eobioha@bccaschool.ca
Ladan Shajareh
SEA
lshajareh@bccaschool.ca
Charmaine Aguilar
LSS Coordinator
caguilar@bccaschool.ca
Melanie Cortner
SEA
mcortner@bccaschool.ca
Yetla Hernandez
SEA
yhernandez@bccaschool.ca
Karlisa Hiebert
SEA
khierbert@bccaschool.ca
Louis Lam
SEA
llam@bccaschool.ca
Alma Pastrana
SEA
apastrana@bccaschool.ca
Lesley Sun
SEA
lsun@bccaschool.ca
Tina Tso
SEA
ttso@bcaschool.ca
Theresa Lee
Kids Club Director
kidsclub@bccaschool.ca
Candice Lee-Willemsen (Maternity Leave)
Assistant Director
candice@bccaschool.ca
Elly Park
Supervisor
elly@bccaschool.ca
Elisha Shaba
Supervisor
elisha@bccaschool.ca
Danielle Lim
Supervisor
danielle@bccaschool.ca
Martina Ma
Supervisor
martina@bccaschool.ca
Gloria Niyomahoro
Assistant Supervisor
gloria@bccaschool.ca
Angela Jin
Admissions
kcadmissions@bccaschool.ca
Su Vericherla
Administrative Assistant
kcadminassistant@bccaschool.ca
Azi Ranaei
azi@bccaschool.ca
Beulah Smith
beulah@bccaschool.ca
Chloe Jeong
chloe@bccaschool.ca
Christy Phenphonsy
christy@bccaschool.ca
Dohee Kim
doheek@bccaschool.ca
Eileen Fernandez
eileen@bccaschool.ca
Elham Radbayat
elham@bccaschool.ca
Emily Xu
emily@bccaschool.ca
Emmie Starratt
emmie@bccaschool.ca
Erika Valencia
erika@bccaschool.ca
Eunice Jang
eunice@bccaschool.ca
Fatemeh Norouzianfar
fatemeh@bccaschool.ca
Feri Kazemian
feri@bccaschool.ca
Golnaz Taghavi
golnaz@bccaschool.ca
Grace Villarey
gvillarey@bccaschool.ca
Hamideh Barghbani
hamideh@bccaschool.ca
Irene Choi
irene@bccaschool.ca
Jaehee Lee
jaehee@bccaschool.ca
Jina Bak
jina@bccaschool.ca
Julia Zhu
juliaz@bccaschool.ca
Juliet Motol
juliet@bccaschool.ca
Ksenia Sydorenko
ksenia@bccaschool.ca
Lily You
lily@bccaschool.ca
Lorie Leonem
lorie@bccaschool.ca
Martha Torres
martha@bccaschool.ca
Mary Hosseini
mary@bccaschool.ca
Maryam Momeni
maryam@bccaschool.ca
Mayling Sandoval
mayling@bccaschool.ca
Minji Kwon
minji@bccaschool.ca
Mona Roozban
mona@bccaschool.ca
Nancy Tai
nancy@bccaschool.ca
Niloo Barazandeh
niloo@bccaschool.ca
Nina Kim
nina@bccaschool.ca
Noushin Salehi
noushin@bccaschool.ca
Oksana Kravchuk
oksanak@bccaschool.ca
Paula Diaz
paula@bccaschool.ca
Selina Kim
selina@bccaschool.ca
Simon Lee
simon@bccaschool.ca
Sun Min Park
sunmin@bccaschool.ca
Valdenuza D'Acol
nuza@bccaschool.ca
Viktoriia Maschenko
viktoriia@bccaschool.ca
Alma Pastrana
apastrana@bccaschool.ca
Ann Frenal
ann@bccaschool.ca
Julia Valny
julia@bccaschool.ca
Richard Lee
Driver
Sorin Maior
Driver
Tony Cheng
Driver
Erica Enim-Nyarko
Volunteer
Volodymyr Molochkovskyi
Volunteer