Leadership Conference 2024

Andy Wolfe is the Executive Director of Education for the Church of England and oversees the programmes, networks, and research of the Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership – working with thousands of school leaders across the UK. He is committed to combining rich theological reflection with evidence-informed approaches to improving teaching, learning, and school leadership. He has authored many of the Church of England’s educational leadership resources, including pioneering the “Called, Connected, Committed” leadership framework (co-written with Professor David Ford), which has led to similar international frameworks in Australia (with CSA) and Canada (with Christian Schools Canada). He has also co-written Flourishing Together: A Christian Vision for Students, Educators and Schools with Dr Lynn Swaner from ACSI. Andy also oversees the Church of England’s “Growing Faith” national work in relation to faith development in schools, churches, and households, the Archbishops’ Young Leaders Award, a range of national policy briefs and the SIAMS national inspection framework for the 4674 Church of England schools.

In August 2018, Shawn took on the position of Executive Director of the Federation of Independent School Associations in BC, which presently represents over 310 FISA-member independent schools to the government and other provincial stakeholders. Shawn’s primary role and passion is to advocate for choice, fair and equitable funding and recognition for the integral role independent schools play in the BC education system – while safeguarding the independence of schools within government regulations.

Doug Jensen has served LCS for over 20 years, first as the business manager and today as the Director of Finance and Human Resources. Doug brings a pastoral presence to his leadership in the Head Administrative Office and with his senior leadership team colleagues. Doug and his wife have two daughters who graduated from LCS. Doug’s passion is to serve others and lead with grace.

Passionate about supporting organisations to achieve success, Wendy Leong is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) with more than 20 years of experience working in senior management roles within both private and non-private organisations in a variety of industries and across all facets of HR.

Now an independent consultant, in her spare time, Wendy enjoys serving on the Board of Vancouver Christian School and playing the role of Uber driver for her two daughters.

Monica Loewen is the Executive Director at the Society for Christian Education in Southern Alberta, supporting Immanuel Christian Schools in Lethbridge.  She has worked in a variety of non-profit and ministry positions, including the founding Executive Director of the Lethbridge Pregnancy Care Centre and Minister of Community Engagement at the E-Free Church of Lethbridge.  She began her fund development career on the first day of grade 3 when she came home with a box of chocolate bars.  Since then, her methods have become a bit more sophisticated, but the passion to raise funds to support causes she believes in has remained the same.  Monica and her husband Terry have six grown children between them, as well as two adorable grandchildren.

Heather Smith currently serves as Inspector of Independent Schools for the BC Ministry of Education and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor in private practice.  She spent 27 years as teacher and administrator in a BC independent school and taught as a sessional instructor at both Trinity Western University and Columbia Bible College. Heather believes we are better in community and is passionate about creating a safe learning environment that allows every individual to both grow and contribute. She has enjoyed serving and sharing that vision with schools and orphanages around the world.

Ken has been a practicing lawyer in British Columbia for over 35 years. He specializes in the area of charity law serving and assisting charities, foundations and non-profit organizations with governance matters, restructuring, mergers, amalgamations, cooperative ventures, and property development, financing and commercial transactions. Ken also advises charities regarding legal risk management, asset protection, planned giving and fundraising programs.

Ken is a frequent presenter on topics related to charities and also enjoys serving on boards and advisory committees of charitable organizations.  Ken resides in Surrey British Columbia with his wife Sandee. Together they enjoy travel, golfing, and spending time with their children and grandchildren.

Tracey graduated from the University of BC with a Bachelor of Commerce. She began her career in a large public accounting firm, specializing in audits of not-for-profit organizations, local government, and public utilities. She obtained her Chartered Professional Accountant designation in 1993. While taking some time off to raise children, she served on the boards of various not-for-profit organizations, including John Knox Christian School in Burnaby. That involvement led to a 4-year role as the business manager at the school. She joined SCSBC in 2017, where she enjoys connecting with and supporting finance staff in schools around the province while proving to her co-workers that accountants are not boring.

When it came time to decide on her children’s education, Cathy was captivated by the possibility of integrating faith and learning. She soon found herself immersed in and enveloped by the Christian school community in Langley. More importantly, she was transformed into a passionate believer in Christian education.

This led to 15 years of service as the Director of Development at Langley Christian School.  In 2015 Cathy joined the team at SCSBC where she assists schools with enrolment management, marketing & communications, conducts campaign readiness assessments and campaign support and positions schools to flourish by equipping them to establish sustainable development plans with a strong focus on donor relationship strategies. Cathy thrives on the synergy of professionals working collaboratively to turn challenges into opportunities.