Premier Field Hockey Academy

Personnel


Sports Academy Administration

Ian Kennedy

Ian Kennedy

Director of Instruction

Prior to becoming a Director of Instruction in West Vancouver Schools, Ian has served in a variety of positions:

  • Vice-Principal at West Vancouver and Rockridge Secondary Schools
  • Director of Instruction and Head of Wentworth Campus at Collingwood School
  • Principal at Carson Graham Secondary in North Vancouver

Ian has three decades of experience in education, as a teacher and administrator. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Education from the University of Victoria and his Master’s degree in Education from Simon Fraser University.

Ian has a rich background in public and independent schools and is passionate about the evolution of education, the development of teachers, and the transformation of our public education system.

Ian has a proven track record of guiding innovation and his leadership work around school improvement has been recognized locally and nationally.

Ian is a former National Team athlete and has always been involved in coaching and supporting school athletics. He is a resident of the North Shore and is an active member of the community.

Paul Eberhardt

Paul Eberhardt

Vice Principal Academies

A Vancouver native Paul began his coaching career in 1982 while he was still a student at Magee Secondary and continued coaching as he got both his Bachelor of Physical Education and Bachelor of Education Degrees from the University of British Columbia. He also earned his Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix in 2005. He began teaching in the Richmond School District in 1989 where he spent 28 years prior to moving to the West Vancouver School District in 2018 to take on the job of Vice Principal for the Academy Programs.

During his career Coach Ebe has coached just about every sport but his main passion is coaching basketball which he has coached at every level including High School, College, Provincial Teams, and the Canadian National Team. Presently Paul is the head coach for the West Vancouver Highlanders senior boys’ team. Last season he led the team to a final four appearance at the AAAA BC Championships. Paul has been recognized as one of top coaches in the Country as he was selected as the 2013 Canadian Colleges men’s Basketball Coach of the Year. He has also been selected by Sport BC as the Coach of the Year in 2014 and Basketball BC has named him the College Coach of the Year in 2013 & 2014 and the High School Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2011. Paul’s colleagues also recognized him as the PACWEST Coach of the Year in 2013, 2014 & 2017 as well as Richmond Coach of the Year in 2011 and the Lower Mainland Coach of the Year in 2007.

Paul has been chosen to lead our BC Provincial teams on numerous occasions winning five gold medals and one silver at the Western Canada Games and two silver medals and three bronze at the Canadian National Championships. Paul was also selected to be an assistant coach with the Canadian Men’s National Basketball Team from 2000 to 2004.

Coach Ebe is also one of only two coaches in the Country to have won both a High School Provincial Championship which he did in 2011 with the Palmer Griffins and a Canadian College National Championship in 2014 with the Langara Falcons.

Paul has also been very actively involved in athletic administration as he was an Athletic Director for over 20 years, and he has also served on the Board of Directors for the Nighthoops Program which works with at-risk youth in Vancouver. Paul has also worked with Basketball BC on several occasions serving as the chair for a variety of elite programs and he was the longest serving President of the BC High School Boys Basketball Association serving from 2014 to 2018. For all his volunteer work in high school sports BC School Sports recognized Paul with a Special Merit award in 2018.

Tara Ledingham

Tara Ledingham

Assistant

Tara was raised in West Vancouver and attended UBC and SFU, graduating with a double major in Sociology and Communications.

Since graduating, Tara has been employed in the human resources field for over twenty years.  She initially worked as a recruitment specialist for Medical Recruiters International Canada, placing medical professionals in hospital and clinic settings in the United States.

After taking time off to raise her two children, Tara was hired by Mackay CEO Forums as a meeting and event planner before starting with West Vancouver Schools in 2016.

Tara has also enjoyed contract work with BC Children’s Hospital and the Crystal Ball Foundation and was registrar for the North Shore Inline Hockey league.

Being a part of the West Vancouver community has always been important to Tara and she spent several years managing her children’s sports teams and volunteering at the school level.

Teacher/Coaches

Isabelle Roux

Isabelle Roux

Head Coach
  • WVS Premier Field Hockey Academy Head Coach 
  • West Vancouver High Performance & Women’s League Coach 
  • Field Hockey BC Regional & Provincial Coach 

Isabelle has been playing field hockey since she was just 6 years old and has played extensively in the Netherlands, and in Curacao, the Dutch Caribbean where she was on a senior team with both men and women.  

Isabelle started coaching in college in 2016. She coached mainly Junior teams in the Netherlands, and in Curacao but also organized big events, tournaments and mentored junior coaches to help them lift their skill levels.  

Isabelle enjoys exploring new places, hiking in nature, and meeting new people. Her desire to live and work in a different country brought her to Canada. She had a passion to learn not only more about field hockey in a different culture but also more about Canada, the country itself.  

Isabelle is an all-round athlete who enjoys being active at a high level. She has played many sports including baseball, swimming, and skiing.  

Isabelle is an outstanding coach in the Field Hockey Academy as she shares her knowledge about the sport with these young athletes. Isabelle finds it rewarding to watch the success of the student athletes as they continuously improve their skills, learn the game, form great friendships and work to win a championship under her tutelage. 

Isabelle is a continuous learner herself as she is always open to learning new things from both her athletes and from her colleagues. Isabelle says that there is nothing better than turning the sport you love into a full-time job! 

 

 

Karli Johansen

Karli Johansen

Assistant Coach

Member of Canadian Women’s National Team

  • Current Defender & Drag flicker on the Canadian Women’s National Team
  • Karli will represent Canada in the World Cup, July 2022 & Commonwealth Games, August 2022

 

  • Selected for the Junior National Team in 2012
  • Participated in the Junior World Cup (2013)
  • Two-time Pan American Elite Team member

 

Karli began her love of the sport of field hockey with the West Vancouver Field Hockey Club’s Spring League when she was 10 years of age.

Karli was always a multi-sport athlete until the end of her high school year, participating in a variety of sports at different times of the school year, but really focused on soccer and field hockey

Education

  • Karli graduated from Handsworth Secondary, North Vancouver in 2010
  • Attended the University of Iowa, graduating in 2014
  • Obtained a BA in Health & Human Physiology
  • NCCP Competition Development certification

Highlights Include:

  • First senior cap in 2013 in Dublin, Ireland
  • Junior World Cup 2013
  • Commonwealth Games 2014, 2018
  • Pan American Games 2015 (bronze), 2019 (silver)
  • Played overseas in Australia and Belgium, and coached in Belgium and Canada

Karli loves coaching and is passionate about sharing with the next generation of athletes, her knowledge, skills, abilities, and overall expertise that she has gained playing and coaching Field Hockey in Canada and around the world.

Karli’s favourite components to teach in the sport of Field Hockey are positional skills and tactics, and specialist skills

Lauren Anderson

Lauren Anderson

Assistant Coach

Lauren grew up in North Vancouver, she started playing field hockey at the age of five playing Spring League at her local field hockey club, West Vancouver Field Hockey Club (WVFHC). She found passion in the sport early in her career and was lucky enough to have been coached and mentored by some of the best players in Canada, through the various high-performance programs offered at WVFHC and the Field Hockey BC provincial programming. As an athlete, she had the privilege of representing Team BC twice at the U23 National Championships. Her time playing collegiate field hockey started in Canada at the University of Waterloo, in Ontario. However, upon receiving a scholarship offer to play at an NCAA division one program in the United States, she jumped at the opportunity and transferred to play out her last two years of school. As a student-athlete, Lauren earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology from Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania.

Lauren started junior coaching at WVFHC in the Spring of ninth grade and enjoyed it as a way to give back to the community. She continued junior coaching until her senior year of high school and upon graduating she earned a position as a club coach at WVFHC. While in University she coached seasonally, returning to coach WVFHC’s programs and camps every spring and summer break.

Lauren returned home to Vancouver in June of 2023, after completing an internship with Disney in Orlando, Florida. Since returning home, she has been coaching full-time as one of the lead club coaches at WVFHC coaching players of all ages. She finds it rewarding to learn from and collaborate with her fellow coaches and has found a passion for coaching. Lauren loves sharing her knowledge and experiences to mentor and get to know her players to help them attain their individual goals.

Sophie Burgoyne

Sophie Burgoyne

WVS Supervising Teacher

Sophie grew up in Kitsilano and competed in the BCSPL for Fusion FC as well as earning League All-Star within the Vancouver AAA Girls’ Basketball League,

Sophie went on to compete as a varsity soccer athlete for the University of Alberta Pandas while completing her Bachelor of Education.

Most recently, Sophie has served as the Team Captain of Altitude FC (2022 & 2023), a member of League1BC (the highest level of women’s soccer in Canada).

Since 2019, Sophie has been a teacher with West Vancouver Schools. She is currently completing her Master of Education Degree in Health, Outdoor & Physical Education through the University of British Columbia.

Sophie has knowledge and passion for sports, health, and wellness. With her experience volunteering as the school district’s Elementary Basketball Coordinator and Pauline Johnson Athletic Coordinator she is excited to be a teacher in West Vancouver Schools’ Academies.

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