Council
Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland
The primary function of the Council, along with the General Secretary, is to strengthen the relationship between members and branches and groups in Canada. It also works with initiatives that may arise within the membership of the Society. As well, it seeks to intensify the connection between the Canadian Society and the General Anthroposophical Society in Dornach, Switzerland.
Councillors are chosen by their facility to work actively and collegially out of anthroposophy. Ideally, each area of the country is represented by a Councillor who serves for a term of seven years.
President
president@anthroposophy.ca
Rubeena has been a dedicated Waldorf class teacher, administrator, and board member for almost twenty years. Her journey began with the founding of the Okanagan Waldorf School, a farm and forest school where animal husbandry, gardening, and wildcrafting rhythms were woven into everyday life. From this beginning, Rubeena has been guided by the living principles of Anthroposophy. Over the past several years, she has served as an adult educator within the movement, including as a faculty member and grades program director for the West Coast Institute of Anthroposophy. She is a certified New Adult Educator, a program based on the 7-fold learning processes developed by Coenraad van Houten. Since 2020, Rubeena has volunteered as the Northwest Pacific Leader for the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America. As a member of the General Section, Rubeena views Anthroposophy as a lifelong, embodied quest to understand human nature in relation to the world and spirit, and to live guided by that understanding. She looks forward to her new role as president of the Anthroposophical Society in Canada.
Treasurer
sebastian@anthroposophy.ca
I became a member of the Anthroposophical Society in Canada in 2011 and shortly thereafter joined the Economics Conference at the Goetheanum to work with colleagues from around the world. I arrived in Canada in 2005, lived in Vancouver and Toronto, and now live in Montreal. I accepted to join the Council and role of Treasurer to fulfill my passion to serve Rudolf Steiner’s World Economy Course and find ways to bring about the healing benefits of the Threefold Social Organism.
General Secretary
catarinaburisch@anthroposophy.ca
Catarina became the council member representative for Ontario in 2019. Anthroposophy has always been intrinsically woven into the fabric of both her personal and professional life, as she values the strength and breadth it provides. Catarina was born in Montreal, educated in French, English and German and attended a Waldorf kindergarten. She has lived in various Canadian metropolises including Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto and worked in all of the aforementioned cities. Her passion for languages led her to a career in education as a public-school teacher, Waldorf class teacher, school guidance counsellor, school principal and therapeutic counsellor. Catarina has been a member of the Anthroposophical Society since 1985, joined the First Class in 2005 and IFAPA in 2021. Exploring Anthroposophy’s many facets, enables her to apply its wisdom, thereby making it current and relevant to those she meets. She enjoys discovering the many different ways Anthroposophy can be accessed by each individual and then applied to enrich their lives.
corinnasons@anthroposophy.ca
Corinna was born and grew up in Germany. She did not attend the nearby Waldorf school but visited it several times, and the colours and forms of the building made her curious about anthroposophy. After graduating high school she enrolled in Foundation Studies on a bio-dynamic farm in Wuppertal. Her life path then took her to Eastern Germany, later to Russia, and finally to Canada where she completed her Waldorf teacher training. Having immersed herself in the vibrant anthroposophical communities around the Waldorf schools in Montreal and Toronto, she decided to become a member of the Anthroposophical Society in 2017. Corinna now lives in London ON, and teaches French at the London Waldorf School. She loves her local community where she is active in anthroposophical study groups, and the Christian Community. She has also joined the First Class. Corinna has been working with the Council since April 2024 and was confirmed as a full member at the 2025 AGM.
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Candidate
barbarahnicoll@anthroposophy.
In the course of my life I have continuously been involved and devoted to research, learning, human development and community engagement. I have started and supported the development of schools, businesses, cooperatives, not for profit organizations, TEDx Talks, international youth exchanges, graduate program development and mentored adult learning at the Masters level since 2013. My current membership in the EdD in Educational & Professional Practice, Waldorf Education program, Antioch University is a continuation of my formal studies.
My background includes a Master of Integrated Arts, Waldorf High School Teacher certification, BA General Studies, Liberating Structures training and practice, Expressive Arts certification, Youth Development diploma from Grant MacEwan College, Improvisation for the Classroom – Paul Sills and The Art of Facilitation Training with Caroline Estes of the Alpha Institute.
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Mark was a Waldorf class teacher in the early 2000’s in Nelson BC. Currently he writes courses for Rudolf Steiner College Canada, edits manuscripts and is a Foundations mentor in the RSCC Foundations in Anthroposophy program.
