OUR STAFF
Nanaimo Kumon Centre / Nanaimo Junior Kumon (JK) Programs


Teaching Staff
Mrs. Yoko Arai (Centre Chief/High Level Math Instructor/Junior Kumon Instructor)

Mrs. Marley Illerbrun (Head Instructor/High Level Reading Instructor)

Miss Beth MacPherson (Math & Reading Instructor / Administrative Assistant)

Ms. Mirta Maldonado (Junior Kumon Instructor)

Miss Kate MacPherson (Junior Kumon Instructor/Math & Reading Instructor)

Ms. Phyllis Dibnah (Math & Reading Instructor)

Mr. Alan Cavin (Math & Reading Instructor)

Miss Mingye Chen (Math & Reading Instructor)

Miss Rachel Trenchard (Math & Reading Instructor)

Mr. Jacob Patenaude (Math & Reading Instructor)

Ms. Lois Tucker (Math & Reading Instructor)


Administration Staff

Ms. Natasha Gino (Branch Manager, Kumon Canada West - Vancouver Office)

Ms. Jacinda Wagner (Kumon North America Instructors' Corporate Training Programs, Kumon Canada West - Vancouver Office)

Mr. Ado Arai (Administrative Director/Information Technology)

Miss Rhyan Caven (Administrative Leader/Students & Parents Support)

Miss Kristin Nagrocki (Administration)



Ado Arai: Director of Infinite Interface Education
B.Sc. in Biology, Computer Technician certified by Computing Technology Industry Association
Canadian Private Pilot with Night Rating (Student Pilot for Commercial)
Born in Tokyo, Japan. Former Kumon student. After university graduation in Tokyo, he worked for an independent school (one of the largest independent schools in Japan - K to 12, Junior College for Women and University in the same campus) as a Foreign Campus Manager over 10 years. He is a co-founder of Aspengrove School in Nanaimo and a former board member of Central Vancouver Island Independent School Society.


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