Name: Karen Jane Gledhill
Position at TLA: Principal
Birth place: England
Favourite colour: Green
Favourite place: Katmandu
Favourite food: the chocolate food group
Family: Husband Iain, 2 daughters Rachel and Becky (both homeschooled)
Best book: The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis
TV shows: BBC News and the Weather network
Best movie: An American in Paris
Name: Val Lymburner
Position at TLA: Learning Assistance Teacher
Birth place: Winnipeg Manitoba
Favourite colour: Purple
Favourite place or best trip: Jamaica
Favourite food: lobster anything!
Family: Husband , two daughters, two grandsons , 4 shih Tzu doggies: Chili ,Pepper, Maggie & Rambo
Best book: The Life of Pi
TV shows: Documentaries / My Name is Earl
Best movie: Dr. Zhivago & The King’s Speech
Name: Amy Jones
Position at TLA: K-9 teacher and Grad second language teacher
Birth place: Maple Ridge
Favourite colour: Green
Favourite place or best trip: France
Favourite food: honey garlic chicken wings
Family: 3 children
Best book: Any John Grisham book
TV shows: The Mentalist
Best movie: The Notebook
Position at TLA: K-9 Coordinator, DL Teacher
Birth place: Chilliwack, BC
Favourite colour: Purple, Blue
Favourite place or best trip: Israel
Favourite food: Seafood, Pasta, Chocolate
Family: daughter, sister and auntie, 2 kitties: Zoey and Fiona
Best book: various books from the Bible, Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Soc.
TV shows: Cooking Shoes, the Good Wife
Best movie: Pride & Prejudice, LOTR Trilogy, Bourne Identity, Finding Nemo
Name: Gabriel Linder
Position at TLA: Grad coordinator and teacher
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Kamloops.
Favourite colour: Blue (royal, navy cobalt, azure, teal…I’m not picky!)
Favourite place or best trip: I have many top spots in Mexico, but I think my favourite is the coast of Oaxaca, followed closely by Oaxaca City and San Cristobel de las Casas.
Favourite food: Is it possible to beat a home-cooked burger? Maybe only a nice steak or pizza compete. Oh I love most Mexican food too.
Family: Married with three children
Best book: I have to cop out and say I can’t pick just one …but I love Shakespeare’s plays
TV shows: Seattle Mariners baseball games, and NCAA college basketball
Best movie: I enjoy the Star Wars (episodes 4-6), Lord of the Rings, Fitzcarraldo by Werner Herzog (not for everyone)
Name: Heide Renee Brown
Position at TLA: Office Assistant
Birth place: Surrey BC
Favourite colour: Provencal Blue
Favourite place or best trip: I’ve connected to many places for different reasons, but Austria is close to my heart.
Favourite food: Greek, Crepes, Germknodel, anything chocolate and delicious
Family: My husband Michael and our smudgy, rotund, furry-feline Sandy
Best book: So many… The Alchemist, Cry the Beloved Country, I am David, War Horse, Charlotte Gray, Les Miserables, The Grapes of Wrath, The Great Divorce …anything by Lewis or Tolkien, I so love to read!
TV shows: I can take or leave it really, but I do like Glee & The Mentalist
Best movie: I can’t pick just one!
Name: Candace Willis
Position at TLA: Office Secretary
Birth place: Listowel, Ontario
Favourite colour: red
Favourite place or best trip: Paris!
Favourite food: Ice Cream
Family: Husband, Dave, daughter and son, both married, one granddogger
Best book: Cry the Beloved Country
TV shows: The Biggest Loser, HGTV
Best movie: The Sandlot
