Education Council Members

For Education Council business please contact the Chair or Recording Secretary.

Elected members

Term:  April 2025 to March 2027

 

Name 

Representing

Email

Term 

Marja Burrows - Chair Human Services Cluster mburrows@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2026
Adam Nash Teaching and Learning Support Cluster  anash@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2027
Christopher Try Business and First Nations Fine Arts Cluster ctry@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2027
Gordon Weary University Credit and Applied Coastal Ecology Cluster gweary@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2027
Helen Hamel Health Cluster  hhamel@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2026 
Linnea Waechter Trades & Workforce Cluster
lwaechter@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2027
Luchille Ramirez Support Staff lramirez@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2027
Melanie Pollard  Developmental Education Cluster
mpollard@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2027
Kristi Farrell Business and First Nations Fine Arts Cluster
kfarrell@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2028
Reto Riesen
University Credit and Applied Coastal Ecology Cluster
rriesen@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2026
Myrna MacConnachie
Support Staff MMacConnachie@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2028

Student representatives

**2025 Election information can be found here**

Term: November 2025 to August 2026

Name

Representing

Alishia Benson-McCarthy Terrace
Kadia Korahm Terrace              

Milla Ivens

Terrace       

Appointed members (appointed by President)

Name

Representing

Email

Term

Colin Elliott

Dean of Business, Access Education and IT Programs - Educational Administrator

celliott@coastmountaincollege.ca

March 2027

Emily Suderman

Associate Registrar, Systems, Records and Advising - Educational Administrator

esuderman@coastmountaincollege.ca

March 2027

              Titilope Kunkel Vice President Academic, Students, and International  TKunkel@coastmountaincollege.ca

March 2027

Tracey Woodburn

Dean of Learning and Teaching - Educational Administrator

twoodburn@coastmountaincollege.ca

March 2027

 

Indigenous Scholar Faculty

 

March 2027

Ex-officio members (non-voting)

Name Representing Email
Laurie Waye President president@coastmountaincollege.ca

Priscilla Michell First Nations Council Chair priscilla.michell@kyahwes.ca
CJ Butcher Board of Governors Liaison Qedcjbutcher@gmail.com

Articulation Officer (non-voting)

Name Representing Email Local
Sarah Grielens  EdCo Recording Secretary     sgrielens@coastmountaincollege.ca

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For upcoming nominations or elections visit the Education Council election page for details.