CANADA, October 27 - The 2023 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education recipients are:

Community Engagement

• Heather Coey, teacher, Reynolds Secondary, SD61 (Greater Victoria)
• Vanessa White, district principal, Safe and Healthy Schools, SD62 (Sooke)
• Jenny Mitchell, teacher, Summerland Middle School, SD67 (Okanagan-Skaha)

District Leadership

• Chris van der Mark, superintendent, SD27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
• Scott Stinson, superintendent, SD62 (Sooke)
• Dustin Hyde, district vice-principal, Indigenous Education, SD67 (Okanagan-Skaha)

Extracurricular Leadership

• Lana O’Brien, teacher, W.L Seaton Secondary, SD22 (Vernon)
• Heather Lee Lytle, teacher, Smithers Secondary, SD54 (Bulkley Valley)
• Amanda Liebe, teacher, Constable Bruce Neil Middle School, SD23 (Central Okanagan)

Indigenous Education

• Roberta Edzerza, district vice-principal, Indigenous Education, SD52 (Prince Rupert)
• Lesley Gunning, teacher and district administrator, Mountain Secondary, SD35 (Langley)
• Jim Elwood, teacher, Mount Boucherie Secondary, SD23 (Central Okanagan)

Outstanding New Teacher

• Craig Arthur, teacher, Vancouver Christian School
• John Voskamp, teacher, Vancouver Christian School
• Rob Bennett, teacher, Kelowna Secondary, SD23 (Central Okanagan)
• Lauren Klassen, teacher, Constable Bruce Neil Middle School, SD23 (Central Okanagan)

Outstanding Support-School Community 

• Tanya Leech, head secretary, Q’shintul/Mill Bay Nature School, SD59 (Cowichan Valley)
• Darrin Huzar, Indigenous education worker, Pinewood Elementary, SD57 (Prince George)
• Inderjit Grewal, drug and alcohol counsellor, Smithers Secondary, SD54 (Bulkley Valley)

Outstanding Support-Teaching Assistant 

• Amanda Hilverda, certified education assistant, Kelowna Senior Secondary, SD23 (Central Okanagan)
• Danielle Brown, certified education assistant, Constable Bruce Neil Middle School, SD23 (Central Okanagan)
• Jolene Parsons, district inclusion assistant, David Cameron Elementary, SD62 (Sooke)

Outstanding Team Collaboration 

• Trevor Stokes, teacher; Gord Howey, youth and family worker (retired); Barry Skillin, student support worker, Streetfront Alternative – Britannia Secondary, SD39 (Vancouver)
• Mark Biggar, teacher; Todd Goodman, teacher; Thomas Haney Secondary, SD42 (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows)
• Glenn Paul Barr, retired teacher; Melanie Millar, resource teacher; New Hazelton Elementary, SD 82 (Coast Mountains)

School Leadership 

• Angela McLeish, vice-principal, St. Patrick’s Elementary, Victoria
• Davy Dosangh, teacher, Caledonia Secondary, SD 82 (Coast Mountains)
• Laura Moriarty, teacher, Stratford Hall, Vancouver

Social Equity and Diversity 

• Perry Rath, teachers, Smithers Secondary, SD54 (Bulkley Valley)
• Kristina Carley, teacher, University Highlands Elementary, SD41 (Burnaby)
• Michael Taylor, teacher, Hugh Boyd Secondary, SD 39 (Richmond)