Singing and living poetically are the things that Corry likes to do most. She loves reading, painting, performing with her band, listening to and singing with Choral ensembles, writing academic papers and poems, playing with her twin kitties (Lily and Rocket), sewing, cooking, chatting with people in the grocery store line up, riding her cruiser, and sleeping. Swimming in fresh water is also particularly enjoyable to Corry.

After growing up in Northern Saskatchewan, Corry alternated university study with international travel. She has completed two degrees (B.A., B. Ed.), a diploma in vocal performance, and is nearly finished her M.A in Music Education. During those university years she has traveled and/or lived and taught in over 10 countries. Most notable was her time spent in China and Tanzania.

Cheryl has been a music specialist in the public school system since 1991, and she considers herself to be extremely fortunate to have had a career in a subject area that she loves. She began playing the piano at the age of four and started teaching her first students by the age of thirteen!

Cheryl completed her Bachelor of Education (multi-cultural focus) and Bachelor of Music (music education focus) at UBC. Cheryl greatly enjoys bringing her expertise to the Greybrook community.

She particularly enjoys working so close to her country home where she lives on a beautiful, peaceful acreage with her husband, two little girls, and cat “Sylvester”.

Christine Deckert was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she earned her BFA and BEd. Christine decided last year that she could no longer withstand the frigid temperatures of “Winterpeg,” so she relocated to beautiful BC and has enjoyed every second of it. From the lively art scene to the spectacular landscape, Christine is in constant awe of her beautiful surroundings which serve as constant inspiration for her artwork, as well as her spirit.

When choosing a career path, Christine decided to combine her two loves, art and children, and became an art specialist. Christine also sells her work at several galleries and works on commission for interior decorators. New to Greybrook Academy, Christine is thrilled to be working with such an amazing group of people, staff and students alike, at such a charming school with a view to please!!

Originally from Ontario, Krys hails most recently from Calgary. It was there where she earned her second degree, in Education. Her first degree was a B.Sc. in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo. Krys loves working with children, and has had many experiences including: ski instructor, seasoned camp counsellor (in Canada and America), and ESL teacher in Poland.

Krys loves living in the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows area for the mountains and trails. She loves running anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. She also enjoys the commute to school each day on her bicycle.

Jennifer was born and raised in Vancouver.  She did both her Bachelor of Science degree and teacher’s certification at Simon Fraser University.  She studied at La Universidad de Habana in Cuba, worked in Ecuador (as a diving guide in the Galapagos Islands), traveled throughout Mexico, visited her father’s homeland in Ireland and she was fortunate enough to travel with the intermediate students to Costa Rica.

Jennifer now lives in Maple Ridge with her husband, two children, two dogs and two cats.  She enjoys outdoor pursuits such as SCUBA diving, kayaking, running, cycling, motorcycles, hiking, and camping.  Jennifer feels that she has the perfect teaching assignment - working with the students at Greybrook Academy and helping them learn about being healthy and active while having loads of fun!

Karen completed her Masters in Education and Technology after completing her Bachelor of Education in Learning Disabilities, History and Geography at Simon Fraser University. She is a technology enthusiast who enjoys working with all the teachers and students at Greybrook to infuse technology into the whole of the curriculum across all grade levels. She thrives on the pedagogical benefits that she has observed in working with students and their laptops in a 1:1 environment.

Karen enjoys traveling abroad and has traveled to France, Switzerland, England, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. She has experience teaching various grades at the elementary level in both English and French, along with teaching International students online and working as a Teacher Librarian. Karen has lived in the Lower Mainland all her life and now enjoys living locally in Pitt Meadows with her husband and two daughters. In her spare time she plays softball and tennis and always looks forward to reading a good novel!

Dave grew up in Victoria with no interest in computers, and started his Science teaching career in 1970. In 1980, he was introduced to Apple computers in Maple Ridge and the die was set!

In 1985, Dave applied for an innovative grant to use a new business program called 'AppleWorks' in the classroom. Apple awarded the school a networked classroom lab of 16 Apple IIe computers to explore how students might use word processing, databases, and spreadsheets as curricular tools for education. By 2000, the school had over 200 Apple, Macintosh, and PC computers supporting a wide variety of educational programmes, which kept Dave very busy with hardware, software and in-service support!

After retiring in 2004, Dave came back from retirement in February '08 to bring his broad computer knowledge to support Greybrook students and staff with its exceptional program for integrating technology into the curriculum. He enjoys finding new ways to enhance learning and to broaden students' perspectives about the world around them.

Gord Edmonds was born in Vancouver, and graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1971. He began teaching in September of 1972. In 1976, he started work in School District 42, first as the “Teacher-Coordinator of Outdoor Education” and then teaching social studies and computer use.  A return to university resulted in a Master of Arts (Education) from Simon Fraser University in 1983.

Gord retired from the public education system after more than 35 years of teaching, but boredom soon became a reality; Greybrook now has the good fortune to benefit from his experience and skills in the IT department!

Gord believes that what students learn in school is the starting point of their entry into their adult life, and helps to prepare them for all of the possible futures that may await them. School is not an end in and of itself, but a beginning!

Gilda was born in Mexico.  She graduated as a Spanish teacher, and has more than 14 years of experience teaching children. Gilda truly believes that having the opportunity to learn a second language and to get to know different cultures provides children with tools they can use to succeed in today’s very competitive world.

Gilda moved to Canada seeking new adventures, and has settled here with her husband and two young girls. Gilda enjoys jazz dancing, and since moving to Canada, she has a new-found interest in skiing.  Gilda’s favourite food is Italian.

Obdulio was born in San Jose, Costa Rica, and grew up in Honduras. Leo graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, then discovered that engineering was not his calling.  He immigrated to Canada, studied English at McGill University, and then graduated with a degree in Teaching Foreign Languages from the University of Illinois.

Leo has since taught Spanish to all elementary grades, and while he teaches the students Spanish, the students instruct Leo in the ways of working with children, including the importance of patience, understanding, and consistency. Leo is pleased to see how much he has learned! Leo is now putting all of his skills and experience into practice at Greybrook Academy.

While in Central America and again in Illinois, Leo had the chance to be part of the Boy Scout program, working to reach the Latino Community and act as a role model for children who didn’t have stable families.  He was also part of Costa Rica’s Olympic speed-walking Team!  In 2003, Leo discovered Yoga and found that it was the key to maintaining a healthy life (physically, mentally, and spiritually); he is now certified to teach Yoga both to adults and to children.

Linda Nelson comes to us after completing a career in public school education, split evenly between classroom teaching and library management.   She took her library courses at UBC while still teaching, and really enjoyed the 'career shift'.   She thoroughly enjoys being at Greybrook and thinks our library is just the best place to be!  It is very interesting to her to have had the chance to work both in the public and the private school environments.

Linda has quite a few other interests, especially food...   She enjoys kayaking, ATVing, swimming, gardening and being outdoors.   She also really likes music, painting, and craft work, and, of course, anything to do with books!

Lynda was born and raised in Vancouver and Coquitlam, except for a year spent in England, where she and her sister attended school and acquired an accent and lots of new friends. After high school, Lynda worked in the Port Moody Museum for a year, then attended Douglas College for a Diploma in Recreation Therapy. She worked in a variety of seniors' homes for the next 20 years, doing the most fun job in the world - older people can have a very well developed sense of humor! 

A few years ago, Lynda decided she was ready for a change from all that fun and, as she had always loved books, she attended UCFV and received a Diploma in Library and Information Technology. She worked in the public library for 2 years before starting this wonderful job!

Somewhere in there, Lynda married Ron and 6 years later they had their daughter (the best child in the world). The Watsons like to travel, and have been to England and Spain, as well as Hawaii many times.