Indigenous Education Staff

Meet the Staff

Name Position Phone Email

Melissa Pinyon Indigenous Student Advocate - Merritt Secondary School - Grade 12 mpinyon@365.sd58.bc.ca

Erica Vogt Indigenous Student Advocate - Merritt Secondary School Gr - TBA evogt@365.sd58.bc.ca

Steffanie Michel Indigenous Student Advocate - Merritt Secondary School - Grade 10 smichel@365.sd58.bc.ca

Erickson Sheena Indigenous Student Advocate - Merritt Secondary School - Grade 9 esheena@sd58.bc.ca

Kristy Rees Indigenous Student Advocate - Princeton Secondary School and The Bridge krees@sd58.bc.ca

Krista Unrau Indigenous Student Advocate -John Allison and Vermillion Forks Elementary kunrau@365.sd58.bc.ca

Alexandra Goreas Indigenous Student Advocate- Part time at PSS, VFE, JAE agoreas@365.sd58.bc.ca

Martha Chillihitzia Indigenous Student Advocate - Central Elementary mchillihitzia@365.sd58.bc.ca

Jody Miller Indigenous Student Advocate -Central Elementary jmiller@sd58.bc.ca

Esther Shackelly Indigenous Student Advocate - Bench Elementary eshackelly@365.sd58.bc.ca

Elizabeth Phillips Indigenous Student Advocate - Nicola-Canford Elementary ephillips@365.sd58.bc.ca

Tanya Edwards Indigenous Student Advocate - Diamond Vale Elementary tedwards@sd58.bc.ca

Nexpetco Joe Relief Indigenous Support Advocate - Merritt njoe@sd58.bc.ca

Natasha Smith Relief Indigenous Support Advocate - Princeton nsmith@sd58.bc.ca

Name Position Phone Email

Yvonne Joe Nɬeʔkepmxcin Teacher - Nicola-Canford Elementary yjoe@365.sd58.bc.ca

Amy Smith Nɬeʔkepmxcin Teacher - Nicola-Canford Elementary asmith@sd58.bc.ca

Joanne Mansfield Nɬeʔkepmxcin Teacher - Merritt Secondary, Central, Diamond Vale jmansfiled@365.sd58.bc.ca

Mathilda Michel Nsyilxcən Language Teacher - Merritt Secondary, Central Elementary mmichel@sd58.bc.ca