Contact Us

Email

For general inquiries
trades@tru.ca

To register for or inquire about foundation programs
tradesadmission@tru.ca

Foundation advising and tours:
dgeiger@tru.ca

To register for or inquire about apprenticeship courses
apprenticeship@tru.ca

Phone

For general inquiries
250-371-5797

For foundation program inquiries
250-828-5046

For apprenticeship inquiries
250-371-5659

To register in person for foundation programs, please go to the Admissions Office in the Old Main building.

To register in person for apprenticeship courses, please go to the Trades Office in the Trades and Technology building.


Faculty and Staff

Vision

To provide the highest quality instruction and innovative training, in a student focused environment, based on current research practice that meets regional, provincial, national, and international needs in the areas of Trades, Technology, and Baccalaureate programs.

Mission

Our practice focuses on the learner while providing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for our students to be distinguished leaders in society and the global work force.

Administration
Dean - Trades and Technology Baldev Pooni bpooni@tru.ca 250-828-5110
Chairperson Mike Harcourt mharcourt@tru.ca 250-852-7680
Chairperson Amie Schellenberg aschellenberg@tru.ca 250-377-6124
Program Delivery Manager Frank Faraone ffaraone@tru.ca 250-828-5124
Administrative Assistant Jaclyn Donaldson jdonaldson@tru.ca 250-828-5207
T and T Office Assistant Dawn Fielding dfielding@tru.ca 250-371-5797
Associate Director, Community Education and Workforce Training Heather Hamilton hhamilton@tru.ca 250-371-5658
Community Coordinator, Community Education and Workforce Training Marie Weisbeck mweisbeck@tru.ca 250-828-5106
Apprenticeship Coordinator Jackie Enders apprenticeship@tru.ca 250-371-5659
Foundation Programs Vera Mazzei TradesAdmission@tru.ca 250-828-5046
Partnership Transitions Coordinator Dwayne Geiger dgeiger@tru.ca 250-852-7187
Women in Trades Coordinator     250-828-5121
Women in Trades Office Coordinator Meghan Low melow@tru.ca 778-471-8365
Specific Purpose Project Officer Kimberly Eichhorn keichhorn@tru.ca 250-828-5109
Extension Services Coordinator     250-371-5826
Construction Trades
Carpentry Instructor Bryce Coombs bcoombs@tru.ca 250-371-5663
Carpentry Instructor Greg Alm galm@tru.ca 250-377-6184
Carpentry Instructor Tim Kasten tkasten@tru.ca 250-371-5655
Carpentry Instructor Tully Journeay tjourneay@tru.ca 250-377-6184
Carpentry Instructor Thomas Haag thagg@tru.ca 250-828-5119
Carpentry Instructor Glenn Smith glsmith@tru.ca 250-852-7492
Electrical Instructor Ben Lovely blovely@tru.ca 250-828-5108
Electrical Instructor Gerry Sherk gsherk@tru.ca 250-371-5782
Electrical Instructor Jason Dabner jdabner@tru.ca 250-377-6096
Electrical Instructor Mike Finch mfinch@tru.ca 250-377-6091
Electrical Instructor Mike Turley mturley@tru.ca 778-471-8386
Electrical Instructor Kevin Bacon kbacon@tru.ca 250-377-6037
Electrical Instructor Jason Schapansky jschapansky@tru.ca 250-371-5811
Electrical Instructor Ian Durack idurack@tru.ca 250-828-5137
Electrical Instructor -
Williams Lake and Kamloops
Mason Dragovan mdragovan@tru.ca 250-392-8103
Electrical Instrumentation Instructor Michael Chen michen@tru.ca 778-471-8435
Electrical Instrumentation Instructor Michael Prociuk mprociuk@tru.ca 778-471-8436
Horticulture Elise Menard Jonker emenard@tru.ca 250-828-5180
Horticulture Ernest Phillips ephillips@tru.ca 250-828-5181
Plumbing Instructor Paul Simpson psimpson@tru.ca 250-852-6394
Plumbing Instructor Adam Rutherford arutherford@tru.ca 250-377-6112
Plumbing Instructor Audrey Curran acurran@tru.ca 250-852-6388
Tool Room - Construction Arie Groenendyk agroenendyk@tru.ca 250-371-5693
Tool Room - Construction Wayne Lakusta wlakusta@tru.ca 250-377-6061
Tool Room - Williams Lake John Brown jbrown@tru.ca 250-392-8122
Water Treatment Coordinator Satwinder Paul spaul@tru.ca 250-371-5955
Water Treatment Program Support Michael Hartt mhartt@tru.ca 250-852-6862
Mechanical
Chairperson Mike Harcourt mharcourt@tru.ca 250-852-7680
Chairperson Amie Schellenberg aschellenberg@tru.ca 250-377-6124
Automotive Instructor Cameron Jepsen cjepsen@tru.ca 250-828-5135
Automotive Instructor John Wrigley jwrigley@tru.ca 250-828-5122
Heavy Duty and Commercial Transport Instructor Ryan Munden rmunden@tru.ca 250-377-6106
Heavy Duty and Commercial Transport Instructor Darren Watt dwatt@tru.ca 250-828-5129
Heavy Duty and Commercial Transport Instructor Brad Kozubski bkozubski@tru.ca 250-377-6106
Heavy Duty and Commercial Transport Instructor Kyle Doiron kdoiron@tru.ca 250-852-7942
Heavy Mechanical Trades Instructor -
Williams Lake
Mike Shields mshields@tru.ca 250-392-8120
Millwright Instructor Carl Burton cburton@tru.ca 250-852-7951
Millwright Instructor Gwyn Mardon gmardon@tru.ca 250-852-7966
Millwright Instructor Rory Campbell rcampbell@tru.ca 778-471-8436
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic Instructor Calistus Edioke cedioke@tru.ca 250-852-7963
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic Instructor Chad Major cmajor@tru.ca 250-852-7658
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic Instructor Pete Arkesteyn parkesteyn@tru.ca 250-852-7840
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic Instructor Ken Baitz kbaitz@tru.ca 778-471-8376
Tool Room - Mechanical Alfie Butt abutt@tru.ca 250-828-5128
Welding
Welding Apprenticeship,
Testing and Upgrading Instructor
Larry Franzen lfranzen@tru.ca 250-377-6109
Welding Instructor -
Williams Lake
Tyler Baba tbaba@tru.ca 250-392-8121
Welding Instructor James McCarthy jmccarthy@tru.ca 250-828-5105
Welding Instructor Pete Robertson perobertson@tru.ca 250-371-5907
Welding Instructor John Sutton jsutton@tru.ca 250-377-6159
Welding Instructor - Mobile Training Unit Michael Grainger mgrainger@tru.ca 250-315-3386