2020-2021 Teaching Faculty
Middle and High School

Jade Harrold
MYP/PP COORDINATORJade Harrold is from Nova Scotia, Canada. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Cape Breton University and her Bachelor of Education degree from the University of New Bruns...Read More
Jade Harrold
MYP/PP COORDINATOR
Anjali Tyagi
IB DP CoordinatorAnjali has a Master’s degree in Economics, and has over twenty-three years of teaching and leadership experience under various programs including IB-DP and MYP, IGCSE and the Ind...Read More
Anjali Tyagi
IB DP Coordinator
Dan Gilfillen
EAL CoordinatorMr. Gilfillen is from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Ohio University before earning his Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (TESO...Read More
Dan Gilfillen
EAL Coordinator- All
- English
- Chinese / Korean / French
- Math
- Science
- I&S
- Design and tech
- Fine arts department
- Guidance, Counselling and Library
- PE
- LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
- LITERATURE

Maggie Graham
DH LANG. + LIT.Maggie Graham is from New Brunswick, Canada. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Acadia University. She has an additional degree, a Bachelor of Education from the Univers...Read More
Maggie Graham
DH LANG. + LIT.
Patrick Connolly
12 HRPatrick Connolly is proudly Canadian, having grown up in the small town of Bathurst, New Brunswick. After completing his Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Philosoph...Read More
Patrick Connolly
12 HR
Melissa Dickinson
8 HRMelissa Dickinson is from New Brunswick, Canada. She received her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees from St. Thomas University. Previously, Melissa worked for two ...Read More
Melissa Dickinson
8 HR
Robert Hambrook
DH LANG.ACQ.Robert hails from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in English and History from the University of New Brunswick. He also holds a Bac...Read More
Robert Hambrook
DH LANG.ACQ.
Dan Gilfillen
EAL CoordinatorMr. Gilfillen is from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Ohio University before earning his Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (TESO...Read More
Dan Gilfillen
EAL Coordinator
Rob Errico
Lang Acq Teacher; EAL Support; MYP English Language AcquisitionRob Errico grew up near San Francisco, California. He earned his BS from Seattle University in Washington. Since then, he has taught Middle and High school students in the United S...Read More
Rob Errico
Lang Acq Teacher; EAL Support; MYP English Language Acquisition
Rebecca Henriksen
12 HRRebecca Henriksen is from Ontario, Canada. She completed her BA at the University of Waterloo and her teaching license in English Language Arts (with an endorsement in Social Studi...Read More
Rebecca Henriksen
12 HR
Kyle Mullin
Lang & Lit Teacher; MYP English Language and LiteratureKyle Mullin is from New Brunswick, Canada. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Thomas University. He has an additional degree, a Bachelor of Education from the Unive...Read More
Kyle Mullin
Lang & Lit Teacher; MYP English Language and Literature
Sophie Lai
6 HRSophie Lai is from Ontario, Canada. She completed her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education at York University. She taught in China and South Korea before joining the CISB fam...Read More
Sophie Lai
6 HR
Christina Markowski
GLL 6Christina is from New Jersey, U.S.A. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English from Rutgers University, her Master’s in Education from Trinity College Dublin, and also holds T...Read More
Christina Markowski
GLL 6
Jessie Chen
9 HRMs. Chen is from Beijing, China. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of International Economies. Previously she worked for another international school in Beijing...Read More
Jessie Chen
9 HR
Kelly Li
11 HRKelly Li is from China. She received her Bachelor's degree from Shandong Normal University and is a candidate for Master of Education. She earned certificates for teaching Chinese ...Read More
Kelly Li
11 HR
Eleanor Liu
12 HREleanor Liu is from Tianjin, China. She received both her Master's degree in comparative literature and Bachelor's degree in Chinese Linguistic Literature at Tianjin Normal Univers...Read More
Eleanor Liu
12 HR
Mary Wang
11 HRMs. Wang has worked at CISB since 2006. She received her BA and BEd degrees in 2005. She is also licensed to teach Chinese as a Second Language. Previously she worked as a Chinese ...Read More
Mary Wang
11 HR
Charles Wu
Grade 7 Homeroom; MYP English Language AcquisitionMr. Charles Wu is from Beijing, China. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Capital Normal University, and majored in English Education. He also has a Master’s degree in Teac...Read More
Charles Wu
Grade 7 Homeroom; MYP English Language Acquisition
Kate Wu
10 HRMs. Kate Wu is from Beijing, China. She received her Bachelor's degree in International Environmental Management from Van Hall University, Holland. She has an additional Certificat...Read More
Kate Wu
10 HR
Leila Rabord
GLL 11 & 12Leila Claire Rabord is from Paris, France. She graduated with a Bachelor of Education from Institut d'etudes Politiques, Universite Lumiere Lyon II, France. She also has a diploma ...Read More
Leila Rabord
GLL 11 & 12
Mamta Bhanot
DH MATHMamta Bhanot is from Maharashtra, India. She holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics and Science teaching. She has been teaching for 23 years (11 in IB) and is a firm believer o...Read More
Mamta Bhanot
DH MATH
Monami Goswami
12 HRMonami was born and raised in India. She teaches DP Economics and MYP Mathematics at CISB this year. She has a Master's in Economics and a Bachelor in Education. She taught a varie...Read More
Monami Goswami
12 HR
Mike Grouette
GLL 7 & 8Michael Grouette is from Calgary, Alberta, Canada where he earned both a BSc in molecular biology and a BEd specializing in secondary science. Michael's professional experiences i...Read More
Mike Grouette
GLL 7 & 8
Soniya Jadhav
11 HRMs. Jadhav is from Pune, India. She received her Master’s degree of Science from the University of Pune. She worked as a lecturer at the University of Pune, and also taught Analy...Read More
Soniya Jadhav
11 HR
Kenneth Manderville
SA COORDINATORKenneth Manderville is from Renous, New Brunswick, Canada. He completed his Bachelor of Arts at St. Thomas University, and his Bachelor of Education at Crandall University. Before ...Read More
Kenneth Manderville
SA COORDINATOR
Meenakshi Rohilla
11 HRMs. Rohilla was born and raised in the state of Haryana, India. She has earned a Master’s degree in Mathematics and she is a certified teacher. With a total teaching experience o...Read More
Meenakshi Rohilla
11 HR
Jenny Jiang
DH SCIENCEJenny Jiang, a science teacher with a speciality in biology, received her Bachelor of Education degree from Queen’s University from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Jenny completed her...Read More
Jenny Jiang
DH SCIENCE
Jessica MacKenzie
7 HRJessica Mackenzie is from New Brunswick, Canada. She received both her Bachelor of Science and her Bachelor of Education from Crandall University in Moncton, New Brunswick. Jessica...Read More
Jessica MacKenzie
7 HR
Sara Malcolm
7 HRSara Malcolm is from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Biology at the University of British Columbia and her Bachelor of Education at Acadia Univer...Read More
Sara Malcolm
7 HR
Ramu Mallarapu
11 HRRamu Mallarapu is from Hyderabad, India. He received his Master’s degree in Chemistry and another Master’s degree in English from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He has been tea...Read More
Ramu Mallarapu
11 HR
Aaron Butler
DH I&SAaron is from Miramichi, New Brunswick. He completed his first degree through Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, before earning his Bachelor of Education at Crandall Uni...Read More
Aaron Butler
DH I&S
Travis Downing
9 HRTravis Downing is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in History and a minor in Geography, as well...Read More
Travis Downing
9 HR
Adam Harrold
I&S Teacher; DP HistoryAdam Harrold is from Ontario, Canada. He completed his BA, BEd and MEd from the University of New Brunswick. Since joining CISB in its inaugural year, Adam has taught MYP Individua...Read More
Adam Harrold
I&S Teacher; DP History
Bonnie Lui
GLL 8 & 9Ms. Bonnie Lui is from Montreal, Quebec. She graduated from Williams College with a Bachelor of Arts, an MA in Asia Pacific Policy Studies from the University of British Columbia a...Read More
Bonnie Lui
GLL 8 & 9
Peter O’Hare
Grade 11 Homeroom; MYP Individuals and Societies; DP Psychology; NB SociologyMr. O'Hare completed his BSc from Caledonian University, his PGCE from the University of Strathclyde and his MPhil from the University of Glasgow, all in his native Scotland. He ha...Read More
Peter O’Hare
Grade 11 Homeroom; MYP Individuals and Societies; DP Psychology; NB Sociology
Narendra Tyagi
Grade 7 Homeroom; MYP Individuals and SocietiesNarendra has a Master’s degree in History and has earned his teaching qualifications from the UK. He has a wide range of teaching experience and has worked in international schoo...Read More
Narendra Tyagi
Grade 7 Homeroom; MYP Individuals and Societies
Ryan Walsh
CAS COORDINATORRyan Walsh is from New Brunswick, Canada. His educational background consists of both a Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Education from Crandall University and a...Read More
Ryan Walsh
CAS COORDINATOR
Dr. Sajid Khursheed
DH DESIGN/VISUAL ARTS GLL 10Dr. Sajid Khursheed is from Pakistan. He received his PhD from BUCT-China. He also earned three master's degrees: a Master’s in Business Administration from Preston University, M...Read More
Dr. Sajid Khursheed
DH DESIGN/VISUAL ARTS GLL 10
Daniel Boudreau
10 HRDaniel Boudreau is from Bronson Settlement, New Brunswick, Canada. He received his Bachelor's degree from the University of New Brunswick Fredericton campus. Previously he worked a...Read More
Daniel Boudreau
10 HR
Shawn MacKenzie
DH PHE/ATHLETICES DIRECTORShawn Mackenzie is from Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada. He received his Bachelor’s of Organizational Management from Crandall University in Moncton, New Brunswick. He previously ...Read More
Shawn MacKenzie
DH PHE/ATHLETICES DIRECTOR
Shane Charnas
6 HRShane Charnas is from Durban, South Africa. After receiving a PGCE from Stellenbosch University, he taught PYP PE in Taiwan, and then began teaching MYP PHE in Beijing. He belie...Read More
Shane Charnas
6 HR
Larissa Young
PHE Department Head; MYP Physical EducationMs. Larissa Young is from Alberta, Canada. She received her combined BA and BEd degrees from the University of Lethbridge. Previously she has taught in Canada and Oman.
Larissa Young
PHE Department Head; MYP Physical Education
Kai Wen Fei
Fine Arts Teacher; MYP Visual ArtsMr. Kaiwen Fei is an award-winning artist, a certified designer and an experienced educator who has a strong background and rich experience in visual arts. He gained his LLb in 198...Read More
Kai Wen Fei
Fine Arts Teacher; MYP Visual Arts
Doug Lewis
Fine Arts Teacher; MYP/DP Visual ArtsAs a DP IB art teacher, my goal is to challenge students to find their own source of creativity through experimentation with art mediums, styles and understanding of contemporary a...Read More
Doug Lewis
Fine Arts Teacher; MYP/DP Visual Arts
Christine Wu
Fine Arts Teacher; MYP/DP MusicChristine (Qiong) Wu is from China and Ontario Canada. She received her BEd from Queen's University of Ontario Canada. She also has a BA of Music Education from Beijing Capital Nor...Read More
Christine Wu
Fine Arts Teacher; MYP/DP Music
Angela Knowles
8HRAngela Knowles is from Janeville, New Brunswick. She completed her BA and BEd at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick. She continued her education at Simon Fraser Un...Read More
Angela Knowles
8HR
Sissy Wu
University CounsellorSissy Wu graduated with an MBA from McMaster University, Canada in 2004. She has worked at the Canadian International School of Beijing (CISB) for 14 years, 13 of which she spen...Read More
Sissy Wu
University Counsellor
Marie Prescott
PowerSchool/Managebac AdministratorMarie Prescott is from Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada. She studied Business at Kingswood University in N.B. She has been privileged to work in the public-school system in N.B. fo...Read More
Marie Prescott
PowerSchool/Managebac Administrator
Chris Murray
VR/AIMr. Murray is from Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He received a Bachelor's of Arts from Saint Thomas University, a Bachelor's of Education from the University of New Brunswick...Read More
Chris Murray
VR/AI
Lylla Winzer
School CounsellorLylla Winzer is from Brazil. She conducted her doctoral studies at the University of Potsdam and Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany) and earned her PhD in Psychology. Previousl...Read More
Lylla Winzer
School Counsellor
Robert Barss
University CounsellorBachelor Degree of Physical Education, Dalhousie University; Master Degree of Science, Dalhousie University. Fifteen years of leading our university counseling program across our A...Read More
Robert Barss
University Counsellor
Jeff Zownir
MYP Physical EducationJeff Zownir is from Toronto, Canada. He completed his BPHE at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and his BEd and MEd at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. He brings 25 y...Read More
Jeff Zownir
MYP Physical Education
Elsa Chan
6 HRElsa Chan is from San Francisco, California. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles and received her PGDE from the University of Hong Kong...Read More
Elsa Chan
6 HR
Lily Li
7 HRMiss Lily Li is from Beijing, China. She received Bachelor in Education from The Capital Normal University in Beijing. She has been a Mandarin teacher for 11 years. Previously she ...Read More
Lily Li
7 HR
Tom Howard
EALTom Howard is from Derbyshire, United Kingdom. He received his BSc and MSc from the University of Derby and Nottingham Trent, respectively, before receiving his PGDE from the Unive...Read More
Tom Howard
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