The ASCEND Team
Our vision at ASCEND is to build a community, both on-line and in person, of families and individuals dedicated to promoting a life in Christ through faith, family, and education. Raised in the power of the Holy Spirit’s sacramental presence, we prepare our families to be “lights onto the world” by our example of Love.
ASCEND Online is the only Catholic online school option in British Columbia.
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Lynn Hale
Principal
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Msgr. Jerry Desmond
Pastor
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Dina Fiset-Kinzel
Vice Principal
- Email:vp@ascendonline.ca
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Merryn Denholm
Inclusive Education Administrator
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Merryn Denholm
Inclusive Education Administrator
- Email:mdenholm@ascendonline.ca
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Mary Gallagher
K-9 Contact Teacher
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Mary Gallagher
K-9 Contact Teacher
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DeeDee Harder
Office Manager
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DeeDee Harder
Office Manager
- Email:admin@ascendonline.ca
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Stephanie Howie
K-9 Academic Advisor and Contact Teacher
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Lauraine Wakely
Learning Services Coordinator and Inclusive Education
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Lauraine Wakely
Learning Services Coordinator and Inclusive Education
- Email:lwakely@ascendonline.ca
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Gaylene Woodland
Library Resources
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Rebecca DeMonte
Office Support
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Rebecca DeMonte
Office Support
- Email:records@ascendonline.ca
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Eben van Renen
Pilgrim’s Quest and Saint’s Quest
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Eben van Renen
Pilgrim’s Quest and Saint’s Quest
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Lorna Hessels
Home Support Teacher
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Lorna Hessels
Home Support Teacher
- Email:lhessels@ascendonline.ca
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David Ziebart
Religion Coordinator and High School Teacher
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David Ziebart
Religion Coordinator and High School Teacher
- Email:dziebart@ascendonline.ca
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Erika Salas
Subscription Coordinator and Inclusive Education Teacher
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Erika Salas
Subscription Coordinator and Inclusive Education Teacher
- Email:esalas@ascendonline.ca
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Gord Higginson
Home Support and Inclusive Education Teacher
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Gord Higginson
Home Support and Inclusive Education Teacher
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Marissa Schweitzer
Home Support and High School Teacher
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Marissa Schweitzer
Home Support and High School Teacher
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Viveca Calvert
Inclusive Education Teacher
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Viveca Calvert
Inclusive Education Teacher
- Email:vcalvert@ascendonline.ca
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Shelley Steele-Gittel
Inclusive Education Teacher
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Shelley Steele-Gittel
Inclusive Education Teacher
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Esther Cowper
Home Support Teacher
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Esther Cowper
Home Support Teacher
- Email:ecowper@ascendonline.ca
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Shailah Gulyas
Inclusive Education Teacher
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Shailah Gulyas
Inclusive Education Teacher
- Email:shailah@ascendonline.ca
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Natalie van Renen
Inclusive Education Teacher and Coordinator
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Natalie van Renen
Inclusive Education Teacher and Coordinator
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Melanie Bartusek
Home Support Teacher
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Melanie Bartusek
Home Support Teacher
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Kristy Smyth
Inclusive Education Teacher
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Teresa Bell
Inclusive Education and High School Teacher
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Teresa Bell
Inclusive Education and High School Teacher
- Email:tbell@ascendonline.ca
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Lee Ann Cote
Home Support Teacher
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Lee Ann Cote
Home Support Teacher
- Email:lcote@ascendonline.ca
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Barb MacLeod
Inclusive Education Teacher
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Barb MacLeod
Inclusive Education Teacher
- Email:bmacleod@ascendonline.ca
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Krista Brautigam
Inclusive Education and High School Teacher
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Krista Brautigam
Inclusive Education and High School Teacher
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Leeanne Williams
Home Support Teacher
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Allen Haaheim
High School Teacher
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Allen Haaheim
High School Teacher
- Email:ahaaheim@ascendonline.ca
Melissa Yang
Home Support Teacher
Melissa Yang
Home Support Teacher
- Email:myang@ascendonline.ca
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Tony Howie
High School Teacher
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Tony Howie
High School Teacher
- Email:thowie@ascendonline.ca
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Lidia Wasylinko
K-9 Home Support Teacher
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Lidia Wasylinko
K-9 Home Support Teacher