Our
Team

LDS team members are experts in their fields, with degrees in Education, Neuropsychology, Special Education, Occupational Therapy, Applied Psychology, Law, Creative Writing, Communications, Mathematics, Global Development, English, and Linguistics.

Our Leadership and Program Team

Our team have education and experience in diverse disciplines. They undergo working with vulnerable populations training, attend professional development, and must provide current criminal record checks.

Our Instructors and Case Managers

LDS instructors include BC-certified Teachers, Special Education Assistants, Orton-Gillingham (OG) Lead and Specialised Instructors, Case Managers, Speech-Language Pathologists, Inclusive Education Instructors, and Certified Early Childhood Educators.

Our Board of Directors

LDS directors have expertise and experience in education, governance, law and compliance, human resources, finance and audit, business scaling, communications, advancement and development, information technology, operations, and administration.

Our Leadership and Program Team

Abigail Lobo

Senior Manager, Education (on leave)

Alice Bromfield

Family and Student Services Manager

Chelsey Leas

Family and Student Services Coordinator

Jacqueline Lai

Finance Manager

Julian Vergara-Weaver

Operations and HR Manager

Katherine Withnall

Development Officer

María Fernanda Guzmán

Administrative Coordinator

Rachel S. Forbes

Executive Director

Sara Jane R. Walker

Senior Manager, Communications

Thaisa Gorniak

Community Manager

Virginia Van Zee

Lead Case Manager

Our Program and Case Managers

Anisa Chaudhry

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BSc, Diploma in Special Education

Case Manager & Instructor

Becky Bishop

Lead Instructor & Adult Program Manager

Jennie Lum

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA

Case Manager & Instructor

Marlo Humiski

Lead Instructor & Early RISErs Program Manager

Patrick D.

Instructor and Neuroaffirming Program Lead

Sofia Lopez Nakashima

Case Manager & Instructor

Our Instructors

Adrianna M.

Aime M.

AA, Special Education Assistant Certification

Aisling O.

Ali C.

BC and AB Certified Teacher, BEd

Amber W.

Amanda G.

Post Grad Certificate in Inclusive Education, BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA

Andrea S.

Anotidaishe G.

Baylee W.

MEd, BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA, Diploma in Guidance Studies

Brittany W.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA, Diploma in Teaching ESL

Dakota L.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA, Diploma in Early Years, ECE Certified

Elizabeth C.

Emma L.

Gaurika D.

Goran P

Graham S.

Speech Language Pathologist

Harriet F.

Jaden D.

BC Certified Teacher

Jodie L.

UBC Occupational Therapist Practicum Student

Jolien K. C.

OCT, BEd, BA, Diploma in ECE

Julia D.

UBC Occupational Therapist Practicum Student

June M.

Postgrad Cert – Learning Disabilities, GradDipED

Katie T.

Katherine M.

Kendall G.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BMLSc

Khalifa J.

BA (Hons), Certificate in Disability and Applied Behaviour Analysis

Manjeet S.

Marina K.

Instructor and Student Services Support

Meredith M.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA (Hons), Certificate in ELL

Michelle F.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA (Hons)

Missy M.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, BA

Naslishah T.

BCom, Holistic Heath Practitioner Diploma, OG Trained

Nikka P.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, Certified BI

Nikolina E.

BC Certified Teacher, BEd, Certified BI

Peter D.

Access Mobile Classroom Driver

Rachel Y.

MOT (in progress), BSc

Raquel C.

BEng, EA Diploma, OG trained

Renee C.

Soula K.

BEd, Early Literacy Certificate

Scott L.

Sanya H.

MLA, ECEA, BFA, RBT (in process)

Behaviour Interventionist

Viktoriia C.

Yue G.

PhD (in process), MEd

Our Board of Directors

Brian Duong, LLM

Hunter Litigation Chambers, Counsel

Dr. Candice Murray

Registered Psychologist

David Ferguson, MBA

Financial and Corporate Advisor

Gina Ungaro, BA

Science World, Senior Manager, Major Gifts

Greg Sullivan, PhD

Shoreline West Asset Management, President and CEO

Hamlet Abnousi, CPA, CA

Novobind Livestock Therapeutics Inc., CEO and Co-founder

Joyce Wagenaar, BA

West Fraser, Director of Communications

Kevin Riley, CPA, CA

Amazon, Senior Accounting Manager

Lauren McClanaghan, JD

Harris & Co, Associate Lawyer

Nancy Perry, PhD

University of British Columbia, Associate Dean, Research, and Dorothy Lam Chair in Special Education

Shelley Gray, ICD.D

SkilledTrades BC, CEO

Our Advisors

Chris Tam

Innovation Committee Member

Gladys Rosencrans

Retired Educator and Administrator

Jennifer Fane

PhD, BC Certified Teacher

Education Advisor

Karen Lam

Innovation Committee Member

Tom Pospisil

Innovation Committee Member

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