Board Members
The Board of Education Trustees are appointed liaisons for all schools in the District and represent all schools.
Trustee Electoral Area 1- Electoral Area I and part of Electoral area J of RDCK

Kristin Ali
Alternate BCSTA Rep
Trustee Electoral Area 2 - City of Castlegar & part of Electoral Area J of RDCK


Catherine Zaitsoff Birkley Valks
Chair [email protected]
BCSTA Provincial Council Rep
Trustee Electoral Area 3 - Village of Warfield, part of Electoral Area B of RDKB, part of Electoral Area J of RDCK
Darilyn Simister
Trustee Electoral Area 4 - City of Trail and part of Electoral Area B of RDKB


Terry Hanik Mark Wilson
[email protected] Alternate BCPSEA Rep
250.512.1081 [email protected]
250.231.5591
Trustee Electoral Area 5 - City of Rossland and part of Electoral Area B of RDKB

Gordon Smith
250.231.3635
Trustee Electoral Area 6 - Village of Fruitvale, Village of Montrose, RDKB Area A


Darrel Ganzert Stephen Piccolo
Vice-Chair BCPSEA Rep
250.367.6331
Trustee Committee Membership
Framework for Enhancing Student Learning (FESL):
Darilyn Simister, Darrel Ganzert
Finance and Facilities Committee:
All (Committee of the Whole)
Policy Committee:
Catherine Zaitsoff, Darrel Ganzert
District Joint Occupational Health and Safety (DJOHS):
Catherine Zaitsoff