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 
Callan Williamson - Chair Health Cluster cwilliamson@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
Linnea Waechter Trades & Workforce Cluster
 lwaechter@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2027
Luchille Ramirez Support Staff lramirez@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2027
Marja Burrows Human Services Cluster
 mburrows@coastmountaincollege.ca March 2026
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

**2024 Election information can be found here**

Term: October 2024 to August 2025

Name

Representing

Gurpreet Singh

 Terrace Campus

Josiah Bahr

Terrace Campus

Vandana Kataria

Regional Campus                   

Appointed members (appointed by President)

Name

Representing

Email

Term

Anuraj Bajwa

 Registrar and AVP Students - Educational Administrator

abajwa@coastmountaincollege.ca

March 2026

Emma Shack - Vice Chair

Associate Registrar, Enrollment Services - Educational Administrator

eshack@coastmountaincollege.ca

March 2026

Kara Loy

Dean of UC, Sciences, Humanities & Health - Educational Administrator

 kloy@coastmountaincollege.ca

March 2026

Tracey Woodburn

Dean of Learning and Teaching - Educational Administrartor

 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.