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October 9th, 2024

Staff Directory

West Bedford School

Home of the Wolves
50 Broad Street 
Bedford, NS
B4B 1J6
(902) 405-0337 ext. 0
SafeArrival: 1-833-582-6940
Fax: (902) 835-4876
wbs@hrce.ca

Administration
Name Role / Department Phone Email
Armstrong, Katelynn Administrative Assistant 902-405-0337 + 0 karmstrong@hrce.ca
Casey, Susan Principal 902-405-0337 scasey@hrce.ca
Gale, Megan Administrative Assistant 902-405-0337 + 0 mgale@hrce.ca
Smith, Courtney Vice Principal (Grade P-3) 902-405-0337 courtney.smith@hrce.ca
Treen, Joanne Vice Principal (Grades 4-6) 902-405-0337 jtreen@hrce.ca
Teaching Staff
Name Role / Department Phone Email
Ahmad, Farah Grade 2 fahmad@hrce.ca
Andrecyk, Bill Grade 5 wandrecyk@hrce.ca
Apa, Jamie Grade 4 jamie.apa@hrce.ca
Appleton, Katie Grade 2 French Immersion katie.appleton@hrce.ca
Badcock, Jodi 50% Grade 2/50% Student Support jodi.badcock@hrce.ca
Baker, Katy Primary katy.baker@hrce.ca
Banks, Lisa School Counsellor lbanks@hrce.ca
Barr, Jennifer Grade 6 jennifer.barr@hrce.ca
Bartolacci, Paola Student Support pbartolacci@hrce.ca
Boutilier, Natasha Elementary Literacy Support nboutilier@hrce.ca
Caseley, Janique Grade 4 jcaseley@hrce.ca
Christenson, Erika Grade 4/5 French Immersion erika.christenson@hrce.ca
Christie, Shannon Grade 4 christie.shannon@hrce.ca
Cobb, Mary School Counsellor mcobb@hrce.ca
Colpitts, Campbell Floating Teacher campbell.colpitts@hrce.ca
Cook, Elisha Primary ecook@hrce.ca
Coutts, Carol Music ccoutts@hrce.ca
Cox, Mackenzie Primary mackenzie.cox@hrce.ca
Deacon, Julie Grade 6 jdeacon@hrce.ca
DeWolfe, Michelle Elementary Literacy Support mdewolfe@hrce.ca
Downey, Erica Grade 3 edowney@hrce.ca
Farr, Ashley Grade 4 (on leave) afarr@hrce.ca
Fisk, Jordan Grade 5/6 French Immersion jordan.fisk@hrce.ca
Fournier, Drew School Counsellor afournier@hrce.ca
Frith, Sharon Grade 2 sfrith@hrce.ca
Garrett, Alea Music alea.garrett@hrce.ca
Gibson, Laura Grade 5/6 laura.gibson@hrce.ca
Haley, Michael Grade 4/5 902 405-0337 michael.haley@hrce.ca
Hankins, McKenzie Grade 5/6 French Immersion (on leave) mckenzie.sampson@hrce.ca
Heckman, Jacinta Grade 5 902-405-0337 heckmanj@hrce.ca
Hennigar, Jeff Grade 5 jhennigar@hrce.ca
Howe, Ashley Grade 3/4 French Immersion adhowe@hrce.ca
Hynes, Deidre Learning Support Teacher dhynes@hrce.ca
Ivey, Carly 50% Grade 1 French Immersion (with Ms. LeBlanc)/50% Prep Relief carly.ivey@hrce.ca
Jardine, Kimberley Core French kim.jardine@hrce.ca
Jarvis Murray, Lisa Grade 5 jarvis-murrayl@hrce.ca
Jay, Laura Grade 3 ljay@hrce.ca
Johnson, Savannah Grade 2/3 French Immersion savannah.johnson@hrce.ca
Johnston, Laura Music 20% kahren.johnston@hrce.ca
Kennedy, Laura Grade 3/4 (On Leave)
Kim, Jade Grade 1 eun.okkim@hrce.ca
Landry-Reid, Jennifer Learning Centre jlandry-reid@hrce.ca
Leblanc, Katelyn Grade Primary katelyn.leblanc@hrce.ca
Leblanc, France 50% Grade 1 French Immersion (with Ms. Ivey)/ 50% APL fleblanc@hrce.ca
MacLean, Travis Phys. Ed. t.maclean@hrce.ca
MacLeod, Alyson Learning Centre alyson.macleod@hrce.ca
MacLeod, Margo Grade 5 margo.macleod@hrce.ca
Mahaney, Karen Grade 6 kmahaney@hrce.ca
McCarron, Leanne Student Support lmccarron@hrce.ca
Mitton, Jennie Grade 2/3 French Immersion jennie.mitton@hrce.ca
Morse, Samantha Grade 4 - Filling in for Ms. Farr samantha.morse@hrce.ca
Mroz, David Grade 3 dmroz@hrce.ca
Mroz, Kate Grade 1 kmroz@hrce.ca
Munro, Mona Grade 4 mmunro@hrce.ca
Naherniak, Christy EAL christy.naherniak@hrce.ca
Nickerson, Jennifer Grade 6 jnickerson@hrce.ca
Pool, Patricia Grade 1 ppool@hrce.ca
Power, Tracy EAL (on leave) tpower@hrce.ca
Power, Amanda Grade 3 amanda.power@hrce.ca
Reynolds, Melva Grade 1 melva.reynolds@hrce.ca
Roy, Kristen Core French kristen.roy@hrce.ca
Samson, Amy Grade Primary/1 French Immersion asamson@hrce.ca
Shillington, Kellie Phys. Ed. kellie.shillington@hrce.ca
Sibbald, Mikaela Grade 2/3 mikaela.sibbald@hrce.ca
Slauenwhite, Kuranda Grade 1/2 kuranda.slauenwhite@hrce.ca
Slaunwhite, Taylor Grade 6 - Filling in for Ms. Deacon taylor.slaunwhite@hrce.ca
Smylski, Robyn 50% Grade 2/50% Prep Relief robyn.smylski@hrce.ca
Surrette, Jennifer Grade 2 jsurrette@hrce.ca
Thomas, Nicole EAL nicole.thomas@hrce.ca
Tobin, Richelle Phys. Ed. 50%/Prep Relief 50% richelle.tobin@hrce.ca
Trottier, Corinne Grade 5 corinne.trottier@hrce.ca
Were, Jamie Phys. Ed. 40% jwere@hrce.ca
Whalen, Katie Grade Primary French Immersion kwhalen@hrce.ca
White, Kathryn Student Support kathryn.white@hrce.ca
White, Paula Student Support pwhite@hrce.ca
White, Shauna Learning Centre shauna.white@hrce.ca
Whitehead, Zoe Grade 1 French Immersion zoe.whitehead@hrce.ca
Support Staff
Name Role / Department Phone Email
MacIntyre, Heather Library Support Specialist hmacintyre@hrce.ca
Yarteh, Mona ECE Support Teacher myarteh@hrce.ca
Younis, Reena YMCA Settlement Worker reena.younis@halifax.ymca.ca
Alghareeb, Bayan 80% EPA balghareeb@hrce.ca
AlSafadi , Rania EXCEL Leader ralsafadi@hrce.ca
Amjed, Shehla 80% EPA shehla.amjed@hrce.ca
Cloutier, Shelley 100% EPA scloutier@hrce.ca
Cranidge, Julia 80% EPA julia.cranidge@hrce.ca
Dalton, Sonya ECE Support Teacher sonya.dalton@hrce.ca
Davidson, Felisha African Nova Scotian Student Support Worker felisha.davidson@hrce.ca
Desrochers, Cst. Paul Community Response Officer 902-490-5200 desrocp@halifax.ca
Gillis, Heather SchoolsPlus Mental Health Clinician heather.gillis@iwk.nshealth.ca
Horne, Andrew Caretaker hornea@hrce.ca
Jariwala, Fatima 80% EPA fatima.jariwala@hrce.ca
Jhuti, Avneet 100% EPA ajhuti@hrce.ca
Kim, Hyunjeong (Jeong) ECE Lead Room # 2 hkim@hrce.ca
Knowles, Nancy 80% EPA nknowles@hrce.ca
Lewis, Rodney 80% EPA rodney.lewis@hrce.ca
Lokhandwala, Alifiya ECE Support Teacher aalokhandwala@hrce.ca
Ma, Miao ECE Support Teacher miao.ma@hrce.ca
McLean, Dee ECE Lead Room # 1 emclean@hrce.ca
Narang, Ranjana ECE Lead Room # 3 rnarang@hrce.ca
Nourkhalaj, Merhnoosh 80% EPA mnourkhalaj@hrce.ca
Odufuye, Blessing ECE Support Teacher bodufuye@hrce.ca
Parker, Beth Speech and Language Pathologist beth.parker@hrce.ca
Patel, Parul 80% EPA ppatel@hrce.ca
Pedvis, Cindy Social Worker cpedvis@hrce.ca
Rhodenizer, Holly 80% EPA hrhodenizer@hrce.ca
Seirafi, Sara ECE Support Teacher sara.seirafi@hrce.ca
Smith, Krista SchoolsPlus Community Outreach Worker ksmith@hrce.ca
Stewart, Blake School Psychologist blake.stewart@hrce.ca
Sultana, Afrin 80% EPA asultana@hrce.ca
TBA, TBA 50% EPA TBA@TBA.CA
Tobin, Megan SchoolsPlus Facilitator megan.tobin@hrce.ca
Wijayathilake, Niluka 80% EPA nwijayathilake@hrce.ca