Governance and Leadership

Sharon has an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and a Law degree, both from UBC.  She has practised administrative law for over 30 years in both public and private practice. Currently Sharon is a Social Justice lawyer who represents marginalized individuals. Sharon has been a Director on a number of Boards including AIDS Vancouver, Save the Children BC, Aunt Leah’s Place, and Amici Curiae Friendship Society.

Sharon is a graduate of STMC’s former sister school, Marion High, Class of ‘72.  She has been involved with STMC on both its School Board and Foundation Board since 2012. Sharon has two adult children who attended Catholic schools in Vancouver. In 2016 Sharon re-met a boy, Tom Cahill, STMC Class of ’78, who she knew from her high school days.  Sharon and Tom have been married since 2017.

Edwin’s professional career includes executive leadership experience from large public multi-million-dollar organizations where he led teams spanning Canada, US, China and Mexico to small owner-managed high-growth private companies. His diverse background includes entertainment, tourism, technology, manufacturing and professional services industries. His experience also includes leading M&A activity and raising equity capital financing for a venture backed start up.

Edwin obtained his Financial Management Diploma from BCIT, his Bachelor in Administration Degree from Lakehead University and his MBA from SFU. Edwin is also a CPA, CGA. Edwin was a board member of the Canadian Mental Health Association for North Vancouver and is the Chief Financial Officer at IBC Technologies Inc., a Burnaby based company.

Nalini, her husband Glen and daughter Cyena (Class of 2021) are members of Our Lady of Mercy Parish. Nalini is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) and has been working in Human Resources for over 15 years. She is currently the Chief People & Culture Officer at BEST Services Pros.

Nalini has served on the Board of the Vancouver Society of Children’s Centres, Learning Disabilities Association – Fraser South and the Shasta Trampoline Club Board. Nalini joins the STMC Board after being a member of the STMC Parent’s Association for 2 years.

We have been delighted to have Julia and her family join our STMC community this year, her daughter Chloe is currently in Grade 8 and son Braydon is in Grade 9. Julia is a well-rounded and successful leader with a career track record of delivering results through increased and varied responsibilities.

She has led financial and marketing teams in both public and private companies with business operations throughout North America and abroad. She is a self-motivated strategic thinker with agile business skills and organizational impact, and has a strong focus on teamwork, operational excellence & value-creation.

Eric is an STMC graduate (Class of 1999). He and his wife Stephanie have two children, Elliott and Adeline. Eric started his career in IT, leading into senior management, and now has a small business in residential property development.

He holds an MBA from SFU and a PMP (Project Management Professional), and was previously the vice chair on the board for the Learning Disabilities Association Fraser South. As a previous beneficiary of the STMC bursary program, it is his desire to leverage his business and management experiences to give back to STMC’s community.

Bob is a retired educator, whose experience includes public schools (Richmond, Sunshine Coast, Nanaimo), Catholic schools (Vancouver College), CAIS schools (Collingwood School, West Vancouver) and Simon Fraser University. Bob retired from the Deputy Head position at Collingwood in 2022. As part of his work, Bob oversaw the redevelopment of both of Collingwood’s campuses, as well as overseeing the academic program and staffing of the school, from K to 12.

Bob has a PhD (2011) from Simon Fraser University, as well as a Master of Education degree (SFU), and a Bachelor of Physical Education degree from UBC. With the variety of experiences in his background, he believes strongly in the important role that independent schools, especially religious schools, play in the educational field in B.C. In particular, the choice of school, and the included parent involvement, is a critical aspect of a child’s upbringing.

Gerry is a STMC Knight from our first class of 1964! With a professional history spanning three decades as a veteran communications counsel mainly in relation to the corporate business operations of publicly-listed enterprises, Gerry Lenoski was a senior corporate relations consultant and government relations specialist/lobbyist with an extensive and diverse background in both Canadian and international public affairs (including federal, municipal and provincial governments).

The holder of an undergraduate liberal arts degree from U.B.C., his post-graduate education was in the policy sciences at Carleton University, Ottawa. Followed by further concentration on organizational development under a Royal Society of Canada scholarship in the Department of Government at Essex University, U.K. (1983). His academic specialty is the ‘machinery of government’.

Br. Hugh was born and raised in New Westminster. He attended Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School and graduated from St. Thomas More High School in 1971. After three years at UBC studying microbiology, Br. Hugh entered the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1974.

He completed his B.Sc. at Memorial University, with a major in Biology and a minor in Mathematics. He also earned his B.Ed. from Memorial. He later studied educational administration at the University of British Columbia and completed his M.Ed at UBC in Special Education.

He teaching assignments have been in Antigua, Ontario, Newfoundland, and British Columbia. He was Principal at STMC (1989 -1997) and at St. Mary’s Academy in Dominica (2000 – 2003).

Br. Hugh was appointed the Province Leader for the Canadian Province of Christian Brothers in 2003 until the three North American Provinces merged in 2005 to form the North American Province for the Christian Brothers. He was appointed the Province Leader for North America in 2005 and served in that role until 2014. He was elected Congregation Leader in 2014 and moved to Rome, Italy. Once his term ended in March, 2022, Br. Hugh returned to Canada and was assigned to the Brothers’ Community at STMC.

We welcomed Lesley and her family into STMC in September 2023. Her daughter Leyna is currently in Grade 10. Lesley’s work experience is in the field of Labour Relations. She has served on many Boards – Current BOD of the Catholic Independent Schools of Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA), Saint John Paul II Academy Society.

Former BOD of the Canadian Catholic School Trustees’ Association (CCSTA). Current member of the Catholic Independent Schools Committee of British Columbia (CISBC). Former Vice President of the Vancouver College Parents Association, VC Mayfair Chair, VC Class Parent Chair, PEC.

Laurie is a current parent at STMC. Her Son Joshua graduates in June 2021, as her son will be graduating this year, she would like to find a way to give back to the community and stay involved with the school.

Laurie has been active on the STMC Parents Association over the last several years, and most recently led the team of Volunteers for the Knights Christmas Market.

Laurie is a CPA & IT Project Manager.

She is motivated by a challenge to improve an existing situation that will deliver business results. Her stated objective is to use her experience & skills to address business challenges and deliver projects on time and on budget.

Sean is a proud STMC graduate (Class of 2005). He grew up in New Westminster – just steps away from the school’s campus – where he was heavily involved in that city’s athletic community. Sean attended undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia and studied law at the University of Saskatchewan. Sean is currently a lawyer at Clark Wilson LLP practicing in the areas of business litigation and insurance.

Ryan is a Senior Vice President and District Manager at Kiewit, one of North America’s largest engineering and construction firms. He has led legacy projects in BC, including the Sea-to-Sky Highway and Port Mann Bridge Improvement Program, and oversees a staff of 400 permanent full-time employees. Ryan has a Diploma of Civil Technology from BCIT and a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree, Civil Engineering, from UBC. Ryan previously served as a Capital Campaign Cabinet Member for the Tri-Cities Children’s Centre and on BCIT’s Board of Governors, providing his expertise to the Audit & Finance and Capital Project Committees. He also served on the Independent Contractors and Business Association (ICBA) Board of Governors. In 2015, Ryan was a recipient of Business in Vancouver’s 40 Under 40.

Ryan and his wife Emma are the proud parents of Ronan and Ewan.

Carlos and his wife Linda will be new members of the STMC community as their daughter, Claire Yam, will be starting at STMC in September 2021.

Carlos is Chartered Professional Accountant (formerly Chartered Accountant) with over 20 years of professional experience covering strategic leadership, governance, corporate finance, banking, enterprise risk management, accounting, taxation and auditing functions. Between 2007 and 2018. He was Chief Financial Officer of a TSX-listed public company with operations covering three countries (Canada, US and Australia) and over 1,500 employees. Since 2019 he has served as CFO of a financial technology startup offering strategic growth advice, in addition to the core corporate finance duties. As CFO he has extensive experience in working with Boards and committee members and external parties such as regulators, bankers, lawyers and auditors.

It is his desire to leverage my professional and business experiences to help create greater success in the community where Claire and her fellow schoolmates will be spending the next five important years of their lives.

Mark and his wife Suzette enrolled their son, Rowan in September of 2023, he is currently in Grade 9. Mark is a Mechanical Engineer, and brings 4 years of Engineering Project Management (preparing project budgets, schedules, evaluating RFQ’s, contracts for contractors and financial tracking of all project costs). He brings with him Board expertise from Urban Academy.