Meet the Langford and Colwood team

Palak Bhatia has been with Sylvan since September 2022. As an Executive Director, Palak oversees end to end business operations at three Sylvan locations - Victoria, Westshore, and Nanaimo. Palak values education and believes it to be the most powerful tool for creating a better future. She has a passion to work with young kids and help them achieve academic success. This is why, after graduating from Simon Fraser University with a master’s degree in business, Palak decided to pursue her passion, and use her knowledge and expertise in leading Sylvan. In her leisure, Palak enjoys painting, stargazing, and learning new recipes.

Alex Bomphray is an educator with over 20 years of experience at both the elementary and post-secondary levels. After teaching at an elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia, she pursued a graduate degree in Literacy Education with a focus on early literacy development. Her experience growing up as a struggling reader has made her passionate about helping students gain the confidence and skills they need to succeed in reading. She believes that fostering a love of reading is essential and that phonics instruction can be engaging and taught alongside high-quality, high interest books. She lives in Victoria with her husband, daughter, and two cats.