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January 21st, 2025

Staff Directory

Sir Charles Tupper Elementary

1930 Cambridge Street
Halifax, NS 
B3H 4S5
(902) 421-6775
SafeArrival: 1-833-582-6940
Tupper@hrce.ca

Administration
Name Role / Department Phone Email
Comeau, Angela Principal AComeau@hrce.ca
Cote, Laural Administrative Assistant laural.cote@hrce.ca
Fader, Andrea 50% Vice Principal & 50% Grade 2 Classroom Teacher afader@hrce.ca
Teaching Staff
Name Role / Department Phone Email
Black, Lenore Grade 5/6 LBlack@hrce.ca
Bourke, Carolyn Strings 4-6 CBourke@hrce.ca
Chiasson, Allison Grade 3 allison.chiasson@hrce.ca
Disney, Nicola Grade Primary NDisney@hrce.ca
Dunphy, Robin Grade P/1 RDunphy@hrce.ca
Haughian, Brenda Music bhaughian@hrce.ca
Lambie, Laura Resource LLambie@hrce.ca
McDougall, John Physical Education jmcdougall@hrce.ca
Mullen, Christina 40% EAL Teacher cmullen@hrce.ca
Nash, Samantha Marking and Prep (30%) Snash@hrce.ca
O'Brien, Tori 10% Grade 6 Band Tori.OBrien@hrce.ca
Opalka, Anita Core French Grades 4-6 AOpalka@hrce.ca
Steeves, Jackie Learning Centre steevesj@hrce.ca
vanderMolen, Derek Grade 4/5 DVandermolen@hrce.ca
VanHouten, Lisa Grade 1/2 VanhoutenL@hrce.ca
Watson, Michelle 50% Grade 2 michelle.watson@hrce.ca
Wells, Patrick Grade 6 patrick.wells@hrce.ca
Younes, Sara Grade 3/4 Syounes@hrce.ca
Support Staff
Name Role / Department Phone Email
Alzate, Jeffrey Custodian (4pm-10pm)
Atkinson, Emily School Psychologist eatkinson@hrce.ca
Barnes, Jenna 50% School Counsellor barnesj@hrce.ca
Bell, Bryan Schools Plus Facilitator 902-943-1774 bryan.bell@hrce.ca
Borden, Satie School Social Worker 902-223-7826 SBorden@hrce.ca
Burt, MT Early Literacy Support Teacher MBurt@hrce.ca
Fadhil, Sarah Pre Primary Support sfadhil@hrce.ca
Grant, Lynn (80%) EPA Lynn.Grant@hrce.ca
Hutt, Laura Schools Plus Community Outreach Worker 902-456-5972 Lhutt@hrce.ca
Ibrahim, Walaa Library Technician Walaa.Ibrahim@hrce.ca
Lim, Zaea Pre Primary Lead zaea.Lim@hrce.ca
Manuel, Laura 100% EPA laura.manuel@hrce.ca
McGowan, Audrey 80% EPA AMcGowan@hrce.ca
Morash-MacNeil, Virginia Learning Support Teacher vmorash@hrce.ca
Morris, Karl Caretaker KMorris@hrce.ca
Swaine, Jessica School Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) swainej@hrce.ca
Winmill, Byron Excel - Head Instructor sctxl@hrce.ca
Zhao, Jason 50% EPA lei.zhao@hrce.ca