Association - Crofton House School

CHS Alumnae Association

The CHS Alumnae Association is an active, global network of 4,500 alumnae who are connected and engaged with each other and Crofton House School in meaningful ways.

A Message from the President of the Association:

Dear fellow Alumnae,

Crofton House held its 123rd birthday on Friday, March 5, where we celebrated the history of our school and honoured three of our alumnae with the Alumnae Achievement Awards. Our network of alumnae is 5000+ and growing. It is amazing how instant the connection is when you meet someone and discover that they also attended Crofton House, no matter what the graduating year.

At the Annual General Meeting of the Association, held virtually on Thursday, March 4, a new slate of officers to the Executive was elected.

President – Kelly (McCarthy) Eng ’90
Vice President – Sarah Lo ’91
Treasurer – Madlene (Lazarian) Rathsack ’86
Secretary – Christine (Lee) Kim ’99
Past President – Jennifer (Connell) Fotheringham ’84

As incoming President, I want to thank Jennifer Fotheringham for all her work for the Association, particularly for her leadership over the past three years. I look forward to working with her and the rest of the Association Executive as we continue the development of our new Strategic Plan. Although the plan may be new, our commitment remains the same: to connect alumnae to each other and to the school, and to support the current students, who will one day join our network of amazing alumnae.

I encourage alumnae to reach out and connect with the Association and the School on Crofton Connects, Facebook, and Instagram. You can also reach out to us through the School’s Advancement Department at alumnae@croftonhouse.ca.

Servabo fidem
Kelly (McCarthy) Eng ’90

Get to know the Alumnae Association Executive:

President: Kelly (McCarthy) Eng '90

Kelly obtained her Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University and went on to work in banking and communications. She now works for herself as a communications consultant, largely in the not-for-profit sector. Kelly is a proud “alum mum”, with three daughters attending Crofton House.

Her fondest memories of CHS include the House Play Competitions, suntanning on Kent “Beach” and Latin classes with Mrs Harrison–Caecilius est in horto!

Vice President: Sarah Lo '91

Sarah graduated from UBC with a BA in Art History and a BEd the following year. She moved overseas and taught at several international schools in Hong Kong. While teaching abroad, she earned her Masters in Curriculum and Teaching from Michigan State University. She was actively involved in running events and raising money for local HK NGO's and ran the CIS School Fair for four years. After 23 years away, she has returned to Vancouver with her family. She has two children and her daughter attends CHS.

Her fondest memories of CHS include the assemblies where students and teachers would dress up and impersonate each other. It was so fun to see staff and students laughing together. Special shout out to Mrs Abakhan, Mrs Reid and, of course, Nancy Moore ’74.

Treasurer: Madlene (Lazarian) Rathsack ’86

Madlene graduated from UBC with a degree in Civil Engineering and worked for the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development before going back to school for her MBA from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. On her return to Vancouver, she joined the family business, Canada Scaffold Supply, as Chief Financial Officer. Madlene is a proud “alum mum”, with one daughter attending Crofton House.

Her fondest memories of CHS are playing in The Woods, climbing the horse tree and listening to Miss Begg during morning assemblies—she was the greatest storyteller!

Secretary: Christine (Lee) Kim ’99

Christine obtained her dental degree from UBC, followed by training in pediatric dentistry at the Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto) and Boston University. These days, Christine can be found at her practice: Coquitlam Children’s Dentistry. Things have come full circle now as Christine is a proud “alum mum”, with one daughter attending Crofton.

Her fondest memories of CHS include singing in the choir, acting in drama productions and serving as Music Captain in Grade 12.

Past President: Jennifer (Connell) Fotheringham ’84

Jennifer obtained an Arts degree from University of British Columbia (UBC), with a focus in Asian studies and Japanese language, before working for the BC Government. Jennifer returned to school to obtain a teaching degree and eventually taught in the Social Studies Department at Crofton House. Jennifer has two daughters who attended Crofton House, one graduated in 2017 and the other graduated in 2019.

Her fondest memories of CHS include playing on the tennis and badminton teams with St. George’s and travelling to all the competitions—and of course, the fabulous friendships with the class of 1984!

President Emerita and Head of School
& Honorary Presidents

Alumnae Association Meetings

All Crofton House School alumnae are welcome to attend our meetings. Please RSVP to alumnae@croftonhouse.ca so we can send you the agenda ahead of time.

Contact Us

alumnae@croftonhouse.ca