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This page contains a list of Communication Department faculty members. If you cannot find the information you’re looking for, please contact the appropriate Program Head (below) or the department Administrative Assistant, Wendy Cheng

Program Heads

Name Position Office Phone
Shannon Kelly, BA, MA, PhD Continuing Ed. and Technical Writing SW2‑246 604‑451‑7065
Teresa Lacuna, BA, MA (TESL/FL), CELTA PELD SW2‑243 604‑451‑6883
Andrea Matthews, BA, MA, TESL, Certificate in Conflict Resolution Curriculum SW2‑248 604‑451‑7176
Frank Schnurr, BA, MA Personnel SW2‑242 604‑451‑6884

Faculty members

Name Office Phone
Lisa Allen, B.G.S., M.Ed., M.E.T., Ed.D. SW2-262 604.431.4968
Cath-Anne Ambrose, BA, MA SW2-260 604.456.7127
Kirsty Barclay-Estrup, BA, MA, PDP, CELTA SW3‑4795 604.454.2252
Peter Beresford, BA, MA SW2-257 778.331.1796
Nathan Devos, BA, MA, PhD SW2-257 604.456.8069
Thorsten Ewald, BA, MA SW2-242 604.451.7066
Nick Fox, BA, MA, MA SW2-253 604.451.6893
Chris Ganeff, BA, M.Ed., TESL SW2-243 604.451.6891
Katherine Golder, BA, MA, TESL SW2-247 604.451.6882
Rachael Hunter, BA (Hons), MA SW2-253 604.451.7184
Derek Jamensky, BA, MA SW2-258 604.456.8174
Tessa Jordan, BA, MA, PhD SW2-262 604.454.2294
Sam Lee, BA (Hons), MA, TESL SW2-260 604.451.7127
Fiona Lemon, BSc, MA, TESL SW3-4795 604.451.7185
Linda Meegan, BA, MA, PhD SW2-255 604.412.7456
Sarah Nelson BA, MA, CELTA SW2-262 604.432.8224
Julie Nolin, Dip, MA SW3‑4795 604.451.6896
James Peterson, BA, MA, TESL SW3‑4795 604.451.7153
Gretchen Quiring, BA, MA, PhD SW2-247 604.412.7491
Matt Rockall, BA, MA SW2-258 604.456.8174
Jacquie Russell, BA, M.Ed., MA, TESL Dip. SW3‑4795 604.432.8229
Bahareh Shahabi, BA, MA, TESL, EdTech SW2-245 604.456.8142
Phil Skipper, BA, MA, TESL SW2-243 604.451.6891
John Storm, BA, MA SW2-245 604.431.4983
Darlene Webb, BA, MA, PDP SW2-260 604.451.7183
Caimen Yen, BA, MA SW2-239 604.451.7125

“I find BCIT students motivated, hardworking, and open to feedback for developing their skills. I particularly like the way in which our department gets to collaborate with the many technology departments to deliver our courses.” – Jean Scribner, Program Head, Communication

BCIT Communication

teaching into
>45
technical programs

(that’s a lot of expertise)