Staff

“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13

Our staff is passionate and professional, All KCA teachers are certified educators, subject to BC Ministry of Education enforcement standards. They work in partnership with parents, committed to the development of each student.

Kootenay Christian Academy Staff

Administrative Team

Des Mckay

Principal
dmckay@kcacademy.ca

Isabelle Castella

Vice Principal
icastella@kcacademy.ca

Nicole Wilhelm

Office Manager
secretary@kcacademy.ca

Andrea Gotaas

Counsellor
agotaas@kcacademy.ca

Karen Fox

Bookkeeper
accounting@kcacademy.ca

Sarah Egger

Students Records and Admissions Coordinator
contact@kcacademy.ca

Education Support Services

Christa Farmer-Shave

Education Support Services Coordinator
cfarmer-shave@kcacademy.ca

Davianna Haslam

Student Services Manager
dhaslam@kcacademy.ca

Preschool

Michelle McKinnon

Preschool Teacher
mmckinnon@kcacademy.ca

Sheri Lord

Preschool Teacher
slord@kcacademy.ca

Lydy Walker

Preschool Teacher
lwalker@kcacademy.ca

Wendy Yrjola

Preschool Teacher
wyrjola@kcacademy.ca

Teachers

Ashlie Meldrum

Kindergarten Teacher
ameldrum@kcacademy.ca

Alice Anderson

Grade 1 Teacher
aanderson@kcacademy.ca

Tammy Bain

Grade 2 teacher
tbain@kcacademy.ca

Leah Bettcher

Grade 3 Teacher
leahbettcher@kcacademy.ca

Sarah Kennedy

Grade 4 Teacher
skennedy@kcacademy.ca

Kerstyn Kilbourn

Grade 5 teacher
kkilbourn@kcacademy.ca

Morgan Pelletier

Grade 6 Teacher/ Primary Music & Middle School Band
morganpelletier@kcacademy.ca

Stacey Spyksma

Grade 6 Teacher
staceyspyksma@kcacademy.ca

Patty Brown

Middle School teacher
pbrown@kcacademy.ca

Colleen Morrison

Middle School Teacher
cmorrison@kcacademy.ca

David Zimmer

Middle School Teacher
dzimmer@kcacademy.ca

Isabelle Castella

High School Teacher
isabellecastella@kcacademy.ca

Josiah Zimmer

High School Teacher
jzimmer@kcacademy.ca

Madame Trisha Reimer

French Teacher
treimer@kcacademy.ca

 

Education Assistants

Cherie Churchill

Education Assistant
cchurchill@kcacademy.ca

Judy Egger

Education Assistant
jegger@kcacademy.ca

Eryn Felske

Educational Assistant
efelske@kcacademy.ca

Aundrea Kerr

Education Assistant
akerr@kcacademy.ca

Rosanna Marriott

Education Assistant
rmarriott@kcacademy.ca

Kailee Peters

Education Assistant
kpeters@kcacademy.ca

Valerie Venco-Peters

Education Assistant
vvenco-peters@kcacademy.ca

Pamela Reutgen

Education Assistant
preutgen@kcacademy.ca

Sarah Searle

Education Assistant
ssearle@kcacademy.ca

Karissa Stewart

Education Assistant
kstewart@kcacademy.ca

Moraya Tompkins

Educational Assistant
mtompkins@kcacademy.ca

Liezl Murphy

Education Assistant
lmurphy@kcacademy.ca

Library

Selina Burnham

Librarian
sburnham@kcacademy.ca

Sue Spyksma

Librarian
sspyksma@kcacademy.ca

Custodian

Kayla McKinley

Custodian
kmckinley@kcacademy.ca