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This page contains a list of Communication Department faculty members. If you require further information, please contact the appropriate Program Head (below) or the department Program Assistant, Teresa MacNeil.

Program Heads

Name Position Office Phone
Shannon Kelly, BA, MA, PhD CE COMM SW2‑246 604.451.7065
Teresa Lacuna, BA, MA (TESL/FL), CELTA EPAS SW2‑239 604.451.6977
Sarah Nelson, BA, MA, CELTA Personnel SW2‑242 604.451.6884
Bahareh Shahabi, BA, MA, TESL, EdTech Curriculum & Course Credit Approver SW2‑248 604.456.8172

Faculty members

Name Office Phone
Lisa Allen, B.G.S., M.Ed., M.E.T., Ed.D. SW3‑4795 604.432.8236
Cath-Anne Ambrose, BA, MA SW2-260 778.503.2058
Lucinda Atwood, BA, MA SW2-257 604.451.7125
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 SW2-258 604.456.1016
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 SW2-258 778.503.2056
Kerry Johnson, BA, MA SW2-262 604.622.7867
Tessa Jordan, BA, MA, PhD SW2-262 604.454.2294
Sam Lee, BA (Hons), MA, TESL SW2-260 778.503.2057
Fiona Lemon, BSc, MA, TESL SW3‑4795 604.451.7185
Linda Meegan, BA, MA, PhD SW2-255 604.412.7456
James Peterson, BA, MA, TESL SW3‑4795 604.451.7153
Gretchen Quiring, BA, MA 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
Phil Skipper, BA, MA, TESL SW2-243 604.451.6883
Frank Schnurr, BA, MA SW2-245 604.431.4968
John Storm, BA, MA SW2-245 604.431.4983
Caimen Yen, BA, MA SW2-260 604.412.7756

“Students need more than technical expertise to succeed, they need durable human skills such as communication, critical thinking, collaboration & team work, and adaptability, among many others. At BCIT, I value the opportunity to work alongside our technology programs to help students develop these skills and carry them from the classroom into the workplace, through Communication courses tailored to their disciplines and professional contexts.” –Bahareh Shahabi, Program Head, Communication

BCIT Communication

Teaching into >45
technical programs

(that’s a lot of expertise!)