Our Team

Desil has a master’s degree in Speech Communication, a bachelor’s degree in English, and a diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Prior to being Manager of Student Life at CCNM-Boucher, she was an ESL teacher for university and adult international students at a Downtown Vancouver school. Desil worked as Head, Office of Student Development, and Faculty Member, Communication Arts Program, at a university in Asia, and was a technical writer/editor of the Marketing Communications Division at a multinational company that provides consulting and professional services.

Marilyn McNeill is a business graduate with more than 20 years experience in Students Services at BCIT. After completing a Diploma in Holistic Nutrition in 2012 she joined the staff of Boucher Institute Medical Clinic to use her student and client service skills in a smaller, more health centered environment. In 2014 she moved to the working as an admission officer and student services event coordinator and has now taken on the role of Admissions Advisor. Contact her for personalized, friendly navigation through the admissions process.

Sakariya comes to Boucher with a background in IT.

Dawne Bohme came on as the librarian in October 2006. She holds a Library Technician diploma from Langara College and has more than twenty-five years of library experience. She’s also a BCIT graduate in Medical Laboratory Technology and worked as a histotechnologist in anatomical pathology labs for seventeen years.