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 and Contact Teacher
Lauraine Wakely
Learning Services Coordinator and Inclusive Education
Lauraine Wakely
Learning Services Coordinator and Inclusive Education
- Email:lwakely@ascendonline.ca
Gaylene Woodland
Library Resources
Rebecca DeMonte
Office Support
Rebecca DeMonte
Office Support
- 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
Marissa Schweitzer
Home Support and High School Teacher
Marissa Schweitzer
Home Support and High School Teacher
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
Teresa Bell
Inclusive Education and High School Teacher
Teresa Bell
Inclusive Education and High School Teacher
- Email:tbell@ascendonline.ca
Lee Ann Cote
Home Support Teacher
Lee Ann Cote
Home Support Teacher
- Email:lcote@ascendonline.ca
Barb MacLeod
Inclusive Education Teacher
Barb MacLeod
Inclusive Education Teacher
- Email:bmacleod@ascendonline.ca
Krista Brautigam
Inclusive Education and High School Teacher
Krista Brautigam
Inclusive Education and High School Teacher
Leeanne Williams
Home Support Teacher
Allen Haaheim
High School Teacher
Allen Haaheim
High School Teacher
- Email:ahaaheim@ascendonline.ca
Melissa Yang
Home Support Teacher
Melissa Yang
Home Support Teacher
- Email:myang@ascendonline.ca
Tony Howie
High School Teacher
Tony Howie
High School Teacher
- Email:thowie@ascendonline.ca
Lidia Wasylinko
K-9 Home Support Teacher
Lidia Wasylinko
K-9 Home Support Teacher