| SD5 ADMINISTRATORS AND EMPLOYEES | |||
| Name | Position | Brief Summary of Involvement | Witness Status |
| Brent Reimer | Director of HR (Aug 2011–Present) | Ms. T’s Principal (2007–2008). Conducted an invalid evaluation of Ms. T’s teaching in Spring 2008 in secret collaboration with Cynthia Stuart and Bill Gook (later grieved and thrown out). Issued key decisions, including her forced medical leave in Jan 2012 (based on Dr. Suffield’s Dec 30 Report) and her termination on May 24, 2016. Instructs SD5 lawyers from Harris & Company. | Called as facts witness by SD5 |
| Cynthia Stuart | Director of HR (Feb 2008–Dec 2011) | Secretly co-authored Reimer’s invalid 2008 evaluation. Secretly fed uninvestigated allegations against Ms. T to Karen Giles, Ms. T’s future Principal. Authored the Oct 2009 “What’s Next” plan to instigate investigations. Repeatedly lied to the Union, denying the existence of Dobie’s investigation reports while secretly distributing them to third parties (e.g., Dr. Todd Kettner). Secretly, ex parte, fed information/documents to psychologists (Kettner, Mandel, Suffield). Part of the core “Team” directing actions against Ms. T. | Called as facts witness by SD5 |
| Glenn Dobie | Director of Learning | Investigated the 16 allegations against Ms. T (1st Investigation, Dec 2009) and the Stephanie Phillips allegations (2nd Investigation, May 2010). Identified as a member of the core administrative “Team” by Cynthia Stuart, though he denied involvement beyond his investigations. | Called as facts witness by SD5 |
| Karen Giles | Principal (2009-2010 Year) | Ms. T’s Principal. Received uninvestigated allegations from Cynthia Stuart. Involved in the Oct 2009 “What’s Next” plan/forecast to instigate investigation. Author/conduit of the 16 allegations and authored 5 letters of direction issued over a 3.5 week span (Oct 19–Nov 13, 2009). | Called as facts witness by SD5 |
| Wendy Hogg | Principal (2008–2009 Year) | Ms. T’s Principal. Authored an official evaluation of Ms. T’s teaching, rating it as satisfactory — the evaluation was promptly lost in Ms. Stuart’s HR and found only in June 2016 by Mr. Brent Reimer | Called as facts witness by SD5 |
| Stephanie Phillips | Education Assistant | Author of the specific allegations investigated by Glenn Dobie in May 2010. | Called as facts witness by SD5 |
| Viveka Johnson | Superintendent, Chief Executive Officer (2022-Present) | Responsible for SD5 operations, including directing Brent Reimer to instruct SD5 legal counsel from Harris & Company. Ultimately responsible for SD5 use of different fitness for duty standards for teachers of different ages, sexes, skin color/races/ethnicities, etc.. | NOT called as witness by SD5 |
| Silke Yardley | Superintendent, Chief Executive Officer (2019-2022) | Ultimately responsible for SD5 use of different fitness for duty standards for teachers of different ages, sexes, skin color/races/ethnicities, etc.. | NOT called as witness by SD5 |
| Lynn Hauptman | Superintendent, Chief Executive Officer (2013-2019) | Wrote the May 24, 2016 Report on Ms. T to the Teacher Regulation Branch (TRB), which officially commenced an investigation into Ms. T based on SD5’s submissions. On December 6, 2018, Commissioner Kushner dismissed all of SD5’s allegations against Ms. T on the explicit grounds that they had no reasonable chance of success at a hearing (and notified Ms. Hauptman). Ultimately responsible for SD5 use of different fitness for duty standards for teachers of different ages, sexes, skin color/races/ethnicities, etc.. | NOT called as witness by SD5 |
| Bendina Miller | Superintendent, Chief Executive Officer (2012-2013) | Ultimately responsible for SD5 use of different fitness for duty standards for teachers of different ages, sexes, skin color/races/ethnicities, etc.. | NOT called as witness by SD5 |
| William (Bill) Gook | Superintendent, Chief Executive Officer (2007-2012) | Issued multiple key decisions regarding Ms. T. Identified by Cynthia Stuart as a member of the core administrative “Team” dealing with Ms. T. Ultimately responsible for SD5 use of different fitness for duty standards for teachers of different ages, sexes, skin color/races/ethnicities, etc.. | NOT called as a witness by SD5 |
| Frank Lento | Chair, Board of Trustees | Chair of the SD5, Boar of Trustees. | Called as facts witness by Ms. T |
| RETAINED EXPERTS, OTHER WITNESSES, AND NOTABLE PERSONS | |||
| John Braxton Suffield, Ph.D., R. Psych. | Registered Psychologists (Alberta) | Authored a secret Oct 19, 2011 Independent Medial Examination (IME) report (without ever talking to Ms. T) and a Dec 30, 2011 Independent Medical Examination (IME) report on Ms. T. Provided ongoing litigation assistance to SD5. Recruited at least two psychologists (Dr. Sherman & Dr. Boone) to submit ex parte secret letters to the BC Human Rights Tribunal in support of his and SD5 position. Worked continuously on this specific file for 11 years without receiving any financial compensation, according to his own sworn testimony delivered on June 19, 2026. | Called as expert witness by SD5; Confirmed under cross-examination a deep career dependency on Dr. Mandel (Mandel supervised him at Parkwood, handplaced him as acting director, and recruited/hired him to Calgary). Denied knowing Dr. Westcott under oath despite co-authoring the “United Front” defensive letter alongside her and their mutual mentor Dr. Mandel months prior to the hearing. In March 2026, the Tribunal ruled that Dr. Suffield’s interpretation of Ms. T’s test scores was NOT relevant. |
| Mary Westcott, Ph.D., R. Psych. | Registered Psychologist (Alberta) | Authored an assessment report on Ms. T dated September 15, 2010, in secret collaboration, with assistance from, and under close supervision from her supervisor and employer, Dr. Allan Mandel, President and Owner of Mandel & Associates Ltd. Her report is founded on the unrecorded, unnoted intake information passed down by Dr. Mandel following his private consultations with Cynthia Stuart. | Called as expert witness by SD5; Co-authored and signed the collaborative “United Front” letter alongside Dr. Suffield and Dr. Mandel months prior to the hearing. In March 2026, the Tribunal ruled that Dr. Westcott’s interpretation of Ms. T’s test scores was NOT relevant. |
| Dr. L, Ph.D. R. Psych | Registered Psychology (Alberta) | Authored independent reviews of psychological reports in the case. | Called as expert witness by Ms. T |
| Dr. G, Ph.D., Prof. | Professor of Psychology | Authored independent reviews of psychological reports in the case. | Called as expert witness by Ms. T |
| Dr. MK, Ph.D., R.Psych. | Registered Psychologist (Alberta) | Authored a December 2010 report on Ms. T that directly contradicted the clinical opinions of Dr. Mary Westcott. | Notable Person |
| Todd Kettner, Ph.D., R. Psych | Registered Psychologist (British Columbia) | Authored a June 14, 2010 report on Ms. T after receiving secret information and secret document dumps—specifically Glenn Dobie’s 1st and 2nd Investigation Reports—directly from Cynthia Stuart, Glenn Dobie, and Bill Gook. | NOT called as expert witness by SD5/Called as lay/facts witness by Ms. T |
| Dr. Allan Mandel, Ph.D., R. Psych. | Registered Psychologist (Alberta)/President and Owner of Mandel & Associates Ltd | Conducted the initial intake from SD5/Cynthia Stuart. Took absolutely no notes of the intake, creating a complete blackout of what information was passed, and verbally funneled unrecorded instructions downstream. Passed the information to his employee, Dr. Mary Westcott, while secretly remaining involved in the planning, strategizing, and “quality control” of her assessment of Ms. T. Secretly advised Cynthia Stuart how to manage Dr. MK’s conflicting report. Recommended his former protege, Dr. John Braxton Suffield, as an “independent” neuropsychologist without disclosing their close professional relationship. | NOT called as neither expert nor facts witness by SD5; Co-authored and signed the collaborative “United Front” letter alongside Dr. Suffield and Dr. Westcott months prior to the hearing. |
| EX PARTE SECRET INFLUENCERS WHO ATTEMPED TO INFLUENCE TRIBUNAL PROCEEDINGS | |||
| Dr. Kyle Brauer Boone | Clinical Psychologists (California) | Contacted behind the scenes by Dr. Suffield. Wrote an ex parte secret letter and email—including a false Declaration under penalty of perjury—to the BC Human Rights Tribunal to bolster Dr. Suffield and SD5’s legal position. Note: Previously admitted under cross-examination in Robert Rios v. Ames True Temper Inc. (EDCV11-320CAS) that she had knowingly fabricated a sworn declaration regarding her private practice income ($250,000/year). | Tribunal rejected ex parte secret submissions and forwarded them to the parties |
| Dr. Elisabeth Sherman, Ph.D., R.Psych. | Registered Psychologist (Alberta) | Contacted behind the scenes by Dr. Suffield. Wrote an ex parte secret letter and email directly to the BC Human Rights Tribunal to support Dr. Suffield and insulate the SD5 defense from critique. | Tribunal rejected ex parte secret submissions and forwarded them to the parties |