Contact Directory
Executive Director:
France Lamontagne
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 101
Email: ExecutiveDirector@kcris.ca
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Settlement & Integration Team:
Rajinder Lotay – Settlement & Integration Counsellor, Senior Advisor
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 115
Email: raj@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Gujrati, Swahili
Min-Hsien Chang – Settlement & Integration Counsellor
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 110
Email: minhsienchang@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Taiwanese, Mandarin, some Spanish and Cantonese
Liza Ferris Ortiz – Case Manager, En Route Program
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 112
Email: liza@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Spanish
Kate Cheng – Settlement Counsellor
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 111
Email: kate@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Mandarin
Yenny Yao – Community Connections Coordinator
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 116
Email: communityconnection@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Mandarin
Fernanda Aguirre – Assistant Coordinator
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 118
Email: fernanda@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Spanish
Darcy Gorrill – Women’s Outreach Coordinator
Phone Number: (778) 694-3884
Email: darcy@kcris.ca
Languages: English
Vongai Mundiya – Intercultural Employment Counsellor
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 109
Email: employment@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Shona
Amy Verhey – Employment Engagement Advisor
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 119
Email: amy.verhey@kcris.ca
Languages: English
Sage Chang – Settlement Lead
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 117
Email: sage@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Korean
Anna Ediger – Settlement Worker In Schools (SWIS)
Phone Number: (250) 377-5271
Email: swis@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Dutch
Clara Kong – Settlement Worker In Schools (SWIS)
Phone Number: (250) 682-8198
Email: clara@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin
LINC English Language Instruction Team
Lucia Mapplebeck – LINC Lead Instructor and CLBPT Assessor
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 121
Email: esl@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Spanish
Brittany Kanigan – LINC Instructor
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 121
Email: esl-brittany@kcris.ca
Languages: English
Lian Clark – LINC Instructor
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 121
Email: esl-lian@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Childminding Team
Tania Zabihi – ECE Childmind Coordinator
Phone Number (778) 470-6101, extension 107
Email childmind@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Spanish
Anselma Ammerdorffer – Childmind Staff
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 107
Email: childmind@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Dutch
Margaret Dennison – Early Childhood Educator
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 107
Email: childmind@kcris.ca
Languages: English
Ieashia Peacock – Early Childhood Educator & Infant Toddler
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 107
Email: childmind@kcris.ca
Languages: English
Administration and Outreach
Virginia Klammer-Valenzuela
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 114
Email: klammer-valenzuela@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Spanish
David Cazares – Migrant Worker Outreach
Email: david.cazares@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Spanish
Heather Lee – Youth Employment Worker (YESS)
Phone Number: (778) 470-6101, extension 113
Email: yess@kcris.ca
Languages: English, French
Shiro Abraham – Financial Assistant and Interpretation/Translation/Mentorship Coordinator
Phone Number (778) 470-6101, extension 102
Email: kis@immigrantservices.ca
Languages: English, Sinhalese
Sue Northcott – Receptionist/Administration Assistant/Tutoring Coordinator
Phone Number (778)470-6101
Email: kis@immigrantservices.ca
Languages: English
Petro Kondrashov – Digital Navigator/Instructor
Phone Number (778)470-6101, extension 123
Email: petro@kcris.ca
Languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian, some Polish