Federation of Independent School Associations
British Columbia

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Board of Directors

Board of Directors

President - Mr. Doug Lauson (CIS), Superintendent Catholic Independent Schools Vancouver Archdiocese

Vice-President - Mr. Henry Contant (SCSBC), Executive Director

Secretary - Rabbi Don Pacht (AMG), Principal, Vancouver Hebrew Academy

Treasurer - Mr. Ray Sutton (ACSIBC), BC Representative of ACSI

Ex-Officio - Dr. Elizabeth Moore (ISABC), Executive Director

Board Members

ACSIBC - Mr. David Neufeld, Principal Mennonite Educational Institute Secondary School; Mr. David Shinness, Head of School Kelowna Christian School; Mr. Ray Sutton, BC Representative of ACSI

AMG - Ms. Janet Dhanani, Principal Az-Zahraa Islamic Academy; Ms. Karen Gledhill, Principal Traditional Learning Academy DL; Mr. Harry Moes, Principal Credo Christian High; Rabbi Don Pacht, Principal Vancouver Hebrew Academy; Mr. Lloyd Robinson (SDA), Education Superintendent SDA Schools; Ms. Cynthia Garton, James Cameron School

CIS - Mr. Shawn Chisholm, Principal St. Ann's Academy, Kamloops, BC; Mr. Joe Colistro, Superintendent Catholic Independent Schools Diocese of Victoria; Mr. Doug Lauson, Superintendent Catholic Independent Schools Vancouver Archdiocese

ISABC - Mr. Don Hincks, CFO & Business Manager Meadowridge School; Dr. Elizabeth Moore, Executive Director ISABC; Ms. Maureen Steltman, Executive Director Fraser Academy

SCSBC - Mr. Charles de Jager, Lawyer; Mr. Ed Noot, Principal Unity Christian High School; Mr. Henry Contant, Executive Director SCSBC

FISA BC Executive Director

Dr. Peter Froese

FISA BC Administrative Assistant

Ms. Magda Hogewoning

Past Board Officers

FISA BC PRESIDENTS

Mr. Ned Larsen ISABC 1966
Mr. Douglas Harker ISABC 1967
Mr. Gerry Ensing SCSBC 1968
Mr. John Waller CIS 1969 - 72, 75 - 77
Mr. Case Pel SCSBC 1973 - 74, 78 - 79, 81- 82
Mrs. Molly Boucher CIS 1980
Mr. Wally Sawatzky AMG 1983 - 88
Mr. Mike van Adrichem CIS 1989 - 95
Mr. Al Blesch CIS 1995 - 2001
Mr. Lee Hollaar SCSBC 2002 - 03
Mr. Doug Lauson CIS 2003 - present

FISA VICE-PRESIDENTS

Mr. John Busch CIS 1966 - 67
Mr. Douglas Harker ISABC 1968 - 70
Mr. Carey Creek ISABC 1971
Mr. Case Pel SCSBC 1972, 1977, 1980
Mr. Jake Friesen AMG 1973 - 76
Mrs. Molly Boucher CIS 1978 - 79, 81 - 82, 83
Mr. Bill Birkett CIS 1983, 1984 - 86
Mr. Ray de Souza CIS 1987
Mr. Mike van Adrichem CIS 1988
Mr. Lee Hollaar SCSBC 1989 - 2001
Mr. Doug Lauson CIS 2002 - 2003
Mr. Henry Contant SCSBC 2003 - present

FISA TREASURERS

Mr. Walter van der Kamp AMG 1966 - 69, 1972
Mr. Case Pel SCSBC 1970 - 71, 75 - 76
Mrs. Rita Waenink CIS 1973 - 74
Mr. Alan Brown ISABC 1977, 1980
Miss Rosalind Addison ISABC 1978 - 79, 1981 - 83
Mrs. Rouviere Ritson ISABC 1984 - 86
Mr. Peter Vanderpol AMG 1987 - 93
Mr. Ray Sutton AMG 1998 - 2003
Mr. Ray Sutton ACSIBC 2004 - present

FISA SECRETARIES

Mr. Gerry Ensing SCSBC 1966 - 67
Mr. John Busch CIS 1968
Mr. Case Pel SCSBC 1969
Mr. Walter van der Kamp AMG 1970 - 71
Mr. Jake Friesen AMG 1972, 1977 - 79
Mr. Gerry Field CIS 1976 - 77
Mr. Peter Vanderpol AMG 1980
Mr. Wally Sawatzky AMG 1981 - 82
Mr. John Vegt SCSBC 1983 - 86
Mrs. Rouviere Ritson ISABC 1987 - 89
Mr. Graham Baldwin ISABC 1990 - 91, 93 - 98
Mrs. Jan Bryant AMG 1992
Mr. Jack Rose ISABC 1999
Mr. Nigel Toy ISABC 2000 - 02
Mr. Simon Bruce-Lockhart ISABC 2003
Mrs. Barbara Emmerson ISABC 2004 - 05
Ms. Marjorie Maclean AMG 2006 - 08
Rabbi Don Pacht AMG 2009 - present

EX OFFICIO

Mr. Ed Vanderboom AMG 2004 - 05
Mr. Hugh Burke ISABC 2006 - 2007
Mr. Robin Hinnell ISABC 2007 - 2011

Dr. Elizabeth Moore ISABC 2011- present

Quick Facts

Independent schools in BC offer a wide range of faith-based. philosophical, and pedagogical perspectives, including Catholic, Protestant, University Prep (AP and IB), Jewish, Islamic, Montessori, Waldorf, Special Needs, and Distributed Learning Instruction.