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
Nakkita Trimble
 Business and First Nations Fine Arts Cluster
 ntrimble@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2026
Reto Riesen
 University Credit and Applied Coastal Ecology Cluster
 rriesen@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2026
Sandy Kaardal
 Support Staff skaardal@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2026 

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 2026

Emily Suderman

Associate Registrar, Systems, Records and Advising - Educational Administrator

esuderman@coastmountaincollege.ca

March 2026

Emma Shack -Vice Chair

Associate Registrar, Enrollment Services - Educational Administrator

 eshack@coastmountaincollege.ca

March 2026

Tracey Woodburn

Dean of Learning and Teaching - Educational Administrator

 twoodburn@coastmountaincollege.ca

March 2026

Kāshā/JMorris

Indigenous Scholar Faculty

 JMorris@coastmountaincollege.ca

March 2026

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
Monica Barro  EdCo Recording Secretary     mbarro@coastmountaincollege.ca

 

 

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