Leadership & Administration (Click on the image to read the bio.)

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

Admin & Front Office - High School

Peck Lim

Administrative Assistant

admin@bccaschool.ca

Alan Chiang

Office Assistant

alchiang@bccaschool.ca

Admin & Business Office - Elementary

Rosie Shen

Business Administrator

rshen@bccaschool.ca

Susan Gates

Bookkeeper

payables@bccaschool.ca

Jennie Merrison

Accounting Assistant

jmerrison@bccaschool.ca

Meina Low

HR Coordinator

mnlow@bccaschool.ca

Elizabeth Fonacier

Office Secretary

admissions@bccaschool.ca

Mandy Cato

Office Assistant

mcato@bccaschool.ca

Consultants | Athletics | Marketing & Development | International Program | Main School Bus Driver

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

Marketing Coordinator

anaenduma@bccaschool.ca

Natasha Stobbe

Marketing Assistant

nstobbe@bccaschool.ca

Ivan Boh

Marketing and Development Assistant

iboh@bccaschool.ca

Leticia Funes

International Program Coordinator

lfunes@bccaschool.ca

Camelia Vijulie

Bus Driver

cvijulie@bccaschool.ca

Elementary Staff

Mariam Barnes

Kindergarten – B

mbarnes@bccaschool.ca

Silviya Angelova

Kindergarten – A

sangelova@bccaschool.ca

Melody Bell

Grade 1 – B Teacher (Maternity Leave)

mbell@bccaschool.ca

Michelle Hamm

Grade 1 – H Teacher

mhamm@bccaschool.ca

Gigi Louie

Grade 1 - LP Teacher

glouie@bccaschool.ca

Mira Patel

Grade 1 – LP Teacher & Music Teacher

mpatel@bccaschool.ca

Doris Granados

Grade 2 - G Teacher

dgranados@bccaschool.ca

Shannon Hincks

Grade 2 – R/H Teacher

shincks@bccaschool.ca

Laura Remy

Grade 2 – R/H Teacher

lremy@bccaschool.ca

Karen Harris

Grade 3 – H/F Teacher

kharris@bccaschool.ca

Jessica Fenske

Grade 3 – H/F Teacher

jfenske@bccaschool.ca

Heather Balzer

Grade 3 – B Teacher

hbalzer@bccaschool.ca

Karen Mende

Grade 4 - M Teacher

kmende@bccaschool.ca

Lissa Jones (Maternity Leave)

Grade 4 - J Teacher

ljones@bccaschool.ca

Haley-Kate Peters

Grade 4 P

hpeters@bccaschool.ca

Darryl Penner

Music Teacher

dpenner@bccaschool.ca

Middle School Staff

Odette Lombard

Grade 5 - L Teacher

olombard@bccaschool.ca

Mfon John

Grade 5 - J Teacher

mjohn@bccaschool.ca

Anne-Marie Chamberlain

Grade 6 Teacher

achamberlain@bccaschool.ca

Yeon Mi Yun

Grade 6/7 - Y Teacher

yyun@bccaschool.ca

Joe Brandsma

Grade 7 Teacher

jbrandsma@bccaschool.ca

Michael Potopaev

Grade 8 - P Teacher

mpotopaev@bccaschool.ca

Andrew Westerveld

Grade 8 - W Teacher

awesterveld@bccaschool.ca

Elizabeth Dol

French Teacher

edol@bccaschool.ca

Michaela Mulder

Art Teacher

mmulder@bccaschool.ca

Rosa Hosseini

MS/HS Math Teacher

rhosseini@bccaschool.ca

Moses Myung

MS Music Teacher

mmyung@bccaschool.ca

Cornel Rosu

Flex Teacher

crosu@bccaschool.ca

Olga Levouchkina

Librarian

olevouchkina@bccaschool.ca

High School Staff

Blair Kuzyk

HS Science/Career Counseling & Head Teacher

bkuzyk@bccaschool.ca

Carmen Johns

Art Teacher

cjohns@bccaschool.ca

Daniel Kim

HS Math/Science Teacher

dkim@bccaschool.ca

David Wright

HS English/Humanities Teacher

dwright@bccaschool.ca

Ganesan Nagayah

HS Humanities/Career Life Teacher

gnagayah@bccaschool.ca

Gery Speck

HS System & Network Admin/Photography Teacher

gspeck@bccaschool.ca

James McLachlan

MS/HS PE/Wood Teacher

jmclachlan@bccaschool.ca

Lesley Wieler

ELL Teacher

lwieler@bccaschool.ca

Nathan Paul

CP Teacher

npaul@bccaschool.ca

Moses Myung

HS Music Teacher

mmyung@bccaschool.ca

Oksana Bieliaieva

French/Online Languages

obieliaieva@bccaschool.ca

Shirley Eu, RPC-C

HS ELL/Counsellor

seu@bccaschool.ca

Lalainia Strelau

Theatre

lstrelau@bccaschool.ca

Learning Support Services

Evangeline Torres

LSS Director

lss@bccaschool.ca

Josephine Seow

LSS Coordinator-ES

jseow@bccaschool.ca

Sharon Cheung

SEA

scheung@bccaschool.ca

Brooke Du Merton

SEA

bmerton@bccaschool.ca

Daria Gumeniuk

SEA

dgumeniuk@bccaschool.ca

Claudia Libotean

SEA

clibotean@bccaschool.ca

Ezinne Obioha

SEA

eobioha@bccaschool.ca

Alma Pastrana

SEA

apastrana@bccaschool.ca

Sherri Van de Poll

SEA

svdepoll@bccaschool.ca

Tabita Kennedy

SEA

tdkennedy@bccaschool.ca

Anna Chan

LRC Assistant

crc@bccaschool.ca

LSS Dept MS

Narin Cheng

LSS Coordinator-MS

ncheng@bccaschool.ca

Keith Daley

SEA

kdaley@bccaschool.ca

Shannon Hinks

LAT

shincks@bccaschool.ca

Otanuwan Kadiri

SEA

okadiri@bccaschool.ca

Ladan Shajareh

SEA

lshajareh@bccaschool.ca

LSS Dept HS

Charmaine Aguilar

LSS Coordinator

caguilar@bccaschool.ca

Melanie Cortner

SEA

mcortner@bccaschool.ca

Yeawool Seo

SEA

yseo@bccaschool.ca

Tina Tso

SEA

ttso@bcaschool.ca

Kids Club

Theresa Lee

Kids Club Director

kidsclub@bccaschool.ca

Candice Lee-Willemsen

Assistant Director

candice@bccaschool.ca

Anna Liza Tayao Manila

Administrative Assistant

kcadminassistant@bccaschool.ca

Elly Park

Supervisor

elly@bccaschool.ca

Elisha Shaba

Supervisor

elisha@bccaschool.ca

Angela Jin

Office Assistant

kcadmissions@bccaschool.ca

Su Vericherla

Office Assistant

kcoffcasst@bccaschool.ca

Ann Frenal

ann@bccaschool.ca

Ati Sharafzadeh

ati@bccaschool.ca

Azi Ranaei

azi@bccaschool.ca

Bana Bassiri

bana@bccaschool.ca

Beulah Smith

beulah@bccaschool.ca

Danielle Lim

danielle@bccaschool.ca

Emily Xu

emily@bccaschool.ca

Eunice Jang

eunice@bccaschool.ca

Fatemeh Norouzianfar

fatemeh@bccaschool.ca

Feri Kazemian

feri@bccaschool.ca

Golnaz Taghavi

golnaz@bccaschool.ca

Grace Villar

grace@bccaschool.ca

Hamideh Barghbani

hamideh@bccaschool.ca

Jungsuk Han

han@bccaschool.ca

Jaehee Lee

jaehee@bccaschool.ca

Jina Bak

jina@bccaschool.ca

Julia Valny

julia@bccaschool.ca

Juliet Motol

juliet@bccaschool.ca

Kirsten Virus

kirsten@bccaschool.ca

Lorie Leonem

lorie@bccaschool.ca

Martha Torres

martha@bccaschool.ca

Martina Ma

martina@bccaschool.ca

Maryam Momeni

maryam@bccaschool.ca

Minji Kwon

minji@bccaschool.ca

Mona Roozban

mona@bccaschool.ca

Niloo Barazandeh

niloo@bccaschool.ca

Nina Kim

nina@bccaschool.ca

Noushin Salehi

noushin@bccaschool.ca

Oksana Konopka

oksana@bccaschool.ca

Paula Diaz

paula@bccaschool.ca

Selina Kim

selina@bccaschool.ca

Sukja Kim

sukja@bccaschool.ca

Kids Club Auxiliary | Support Staff

Berenice Fernandez

berenice@bccaschool.ca

Claudia Libotean

clibotean@bccaschool.ca

Alma Pastrana

apastrana@bccaschool.ca

Breena Pastrana

breena@bccaschool.ca

Oksana Bieliaieva

obieliaieva@bccaschool.ca

Richard Lee

Driver

Tony Cheng

Driver

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