Indigenous Education Staff
Meet the Staff
Name
Position
Phone
Email
Indigenous Student Advocates (ISA)
Supports Indigenous students with academic success, culture and language, positive mental health and self-worth, and ultimately graduation and transition to post-secondary, training or employment.
Name
Position
Phone
Email
Melissa Pinyon
Indigenous Student Advocate - Merritt Secondary School - Grade 12
mpinyon@365.sd58.bc.ca
Steffanie Michel
Indigenous Student Advocate - Merritt Secondary School - Grade 10
smichel@365.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
Language Teachers
Nɬeʔkepmxcin and Nsyilxcən
Name
Position
Phone
Email
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
Indigenous Student Engagement Facilitators (ISEF)
Responsible for engaging with referred students and families, as well as community agencies and service providers to support student attendance and successful attachment to their schools and classrooms. The primary responsibility will be to identify barriers hindering the student's attendance and then collaboratively develop strategies to overcome these challenges.
Name
Position
Phone
Email
Indigenous Education Council (IEC) Members
| Name | Organization | Contact |
| Representatives | ||
| Dylan Richardson | Shackan Band CEO/Band Manager | bandmanager@shackan.ca |
| Haylee Genaille | Shackan Band Social Development/Education | socialdevelopment@shackan.ca |
| Charlene McRae | Upper Nicola Band Education Coordinator | education@uppernicola.com |
| Shane Coutlee | Lower Nicola Band Director of Education | shane.coutlee@lnib.net |
| Sharon Parsons | Lower Nicola Band Education Coordinator | sharon.parsons@lnib.net |
| Cheryl Rule Bob | Coldwater Band Vice Chief | c.rule-bob@coldwaterband.org |
| Stephanie Archie | Coldwater Band Administrator | stephanie@coldwaterband.org |
| Kathy Jumbo | Nooaitch Band Education Coordinator | education@nooaitchband.ca |
| Dale Shackelly | Nooaitch Band Councillor | dale.shackelly@nooaitchband.ca |
| Natasha Fountain | Nooaitch Band Manager | Natasha.fountain@nooaitchband.ca |
| Cecelia Louis Ralston | Upper Similkameen Band Education Coordinator | educ@usib.ca |
| Betty Ann McDonnell | Metis Rep | truck126@hotmail.com |
| Hyrum Peterson | Conayt Executive Director | ed@conayt.com |
| District Staff | ||
| Burt Bergmann | Nicola-Canford Elementary Principal | bbergmann@365.sd58.bc.ca |
| Dave Anderson | Merritt Secondary Principal | dandersen@365.sd58.bc.ca |
| Courtney Lawrance | Superintendent | clawrance@sd58.bc.ca |
| Misty Sheldon | Assistant Superintendent | msheldon@365.sd58.bc.ca |
| Mark Friesen | SD No. 58 Secretary Treasurer | mfriesen@sd58.bc.ca |
| Adriane Mouland | Director of Instruction-Inclusive Ed. | amouland@365.sd58.bc.ca |
| Angela McIvor | District Principal of Indigenous Ed. | amcivor@365.sd58.bc.ca |