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.

Lynn Hale
Principal

Msgr. Jerry Desmond
Pastor

Dina Fiset-Kinzel
Vice Principal
- Email:vp@ascendonline.ca

Merryn Denholm
Inclusive Education Administrator

Merryn Denholm
Inclusive Education Administrator
- Email:mdenholm@ascendonline.ca

Mary Gallagher
K-9 Contact Teacher

Mary Gallagher
K-9 Contact Teacher

DeeDee Harder
Office Manager

DeeDee Harder
Office Manager
- Email:admin@ascendonline.ca

Stephanie Howie
K-9 Academic Advisor


Lauraine Wakely
Learning Services Coordinator

Lauraine Wakely
Learning Services Coordinator
- Email:lwakely@ascendonline.ca

Kristy & Rebecca
Library Resources


Rebecca DeMonte
Records

Rebecca DeMonte
Records
- Email:records@ascendonline.ca

Eben van Renen
Pilgrim’s Quest and Saint’s Quest

Eben van Renen
Pilgrim’s Quest and Saint’s Quest

Lorna Hessels
Home Support Teacher

Lorna Hessels
Home Support Teacher
- Email:lhessels@ascendonline.ca

David Ziebart
Religion Coordinator and High School Teacher

David Ziebart
Religion Coordinator and High School Teacher
- Email:dziebart@ascendonline.ca

Erika Salas
Subscription Coordinator and Inclusive Education Teacher

Erika Salas
Subscription Coordinator and Inclusive Education Teacher
- Email:esalas@ascendonline.ca

Gord Higginson
Home Support and Inclusive Education Teacher

Gord Higginson
Home Support and Inclusive Education Teacher

Barb MacLeod
Inclusive Education Teacher

Barb MacLeod
Inclusive Education Teacher
- Email:bmacleod@ascendonline.ca

Viveca Calvert
Inclusive Education Teacher

Viveca Calvert
Inclusive Education Teacher
- Email:vcalvert@ascendonline.ca

Shelley Steele-Gittel
Inclusive Education Teacher

Shelley Steele-Gittel
Inclusive Education Teacher

Esther Cowper
Home Support Teacher

Esther Cowper
Home Support Teacher
- Email:ecowper@ascendonline.ca

Shailah Gulyas
Inclusive Education Teacher

Shailah Gulyas
Inclusive Education Teacher
- Email:shailah@ascendonline.ca

Natalie van Renen
Inclusive Education Teacher and Coordinator

Natalie van Renen
Inclusive Education Teacher and Coordinator

Melanie Bartusek
Home Support Teacher

Melanie Bartusek
Home Support Teacher

Kristy Smyth
Inclusive Education Teacher


Lee Ann Cote
Home Support Teacher

Lee Ann Cote
Home Support Teacher
- Email:lcote@ascendonline.ca

Tony Howie
High School Teacher

Tony Howie
High School Teacher
- Email:thowie@ascendonline.ca

Krista Brautigam
Inclusive Education and High School Teacher

Krista Brautigam
Inclusive Education and High School Teacher

Leeanne Williams
Home Support Teacher

Lidia Wasylinko
K-9 Home Support Teacher

Lidia Wasylinko
K-9 Home Support Teacher