School Staff

Children's Hearing & Speech Centre of BC maintains an extensive and ongoing programme of professional development for staff. Staff receive post-graduate training in specializations such as cochlear implant rehabilitation, educational assessment, learning disabilities, early childhood education, audiology, auditory-verbal therapy® and other areas.

Principal / Executive Director
Janet S. Weil, M.S.

First Words Program (Parent Guidance & Early Intervention)
Patty Juno, M.Ed., Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Individual Sessions

Loretta Richardson, M.A., LSLS Cert. AVEd. AV Educator

Teachers of the Deaf                   Teaching Position
Patricia Eckels, M.S.                        Itinerant Teacher, 
                                                     Individual Sessions

Judith Jordan, M.A.                          Itinerant Teacher

Leela Mattu, M.A.                             Itinerant Teacher 

Sarah Mikelberg, M.Ed.                     Kindergarten/Primary

Kristyn Payne, M.Ed.                        Individual Sessions                                          

Kathleen Pompura, M.Sc.                  Itinerant Teacher

Agnes Ruest, B.A. (Hons.), B.Ed.,      Itinerant Teacher
Diploma Education of the Deaf

Brenda Temple, B.Ed., M. Ed.            Itinerant Teacher

Helen Tuck, M.A.                              Pre-Kindergarten 4

Janna Weller, M.Ed.                          Preschool 3,
                                                      Individual Sessions

Dr. Christine Cheung, Au.D., M. Ed., RAud, RHIP, FAAA, Certified in Audiology by CASLPA & ASHA, Certified in Cochlear Implant Management

Teresa Kwok, B.Sc., Audiometric Technician

Early Childhood Educators & Teaching Assistants
Gillian Holman, S.E.A. & Cert. of Ed. -Special Education Assistant, Kindergarten/Primary

Zahida Merchant, ECE Assistant/Personal Care Attendant

Michelle Milne, ECE - Out of School Care

Tara Morgan, E.C.E. - Preschool 3

Susan Winkler , E.C.E. - Pre-Kindergarten 4

Administration Staff
Joanne Enns                        Financial Administrator