Staff

Alexa Harwood-Jones

Graphic Designer
Room 352 Drake Centre
alexa.harwood-jones@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9529

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Cecilia Melendez

Accreditation and Continuous Improvement Coordinator
Room 367 Drake Centre
cecilia.melendez@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6590 

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Courtney Thompson

Lead Alumni and Undergraduate Relations
Room 350 Drake Centre
courtney.thompson@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6482

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Darren Ramkissoon

Budget Officer
Room 310 Drake Centre
darren.ramkissoon@umanitoba.ca
204-480-1441

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Elaine Chipongian

Human Resources Officer
Room 370 Drake Centre
elaine.chipongian@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8916 

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Emily Wilson

Copywriter
Room 315 Drake Centre
emily.wilson@umanitoba.ca
204-272-1691

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Judy Jayasuriya

Lead of Experiential Learning
Room 547 Drake Centre
judy.jayasuriya@umanitoba.ca
204-232-4711

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Kelly Pokorny

Confidential Assistant to the Dean and Associate Dean
Room 302 Drake Centre
kelly.pokorny@umanitoba.ca

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Kristie Maeren

Admin. Services & Building Coordinator
Room 319 Drake Centre
kristie.maeren@umanitoba.ca
204-474-7307

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Larah Combate

Dean’s Office Administrator
Room 324 Drake Centre
larah.combate@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6390

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Marjorie Medina

Financial Analyst
Room 317 Drake Centre
marjorie.medina@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8498

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Mary Margaret Licharson

Research Facilitator
Room 354 Drake Centre
Mary.Licharson@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8960

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Megan Dudeck-French

Marketing Officer
Room 302 Drake Centre
megan.dudeck@umanitoba.ca

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Rachel Hammerback

Accreditation and Strategic Advisor
Room 362 Drake Centre
Rachel.Hammerback@umanitoba.ca
204-474-7084

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Rohan Shanker

Communications Specialist
Room 304 Drake Centre
rohan.shanker@umanitoba.ca
204-272-1639

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Rick Pelletier

Business Manager
Room 308 Drake Centre
rick.pelletier@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8449

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Steven Harrison

Case Competition Coordinator
Room 547 Drake Centre
steven.harrison@umanitoba.ca

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Teresa Albinet-Lecocq

Confidential Assistant to Associate Deans
Room 313 Drake Centre
teresa.albinet-lecocq@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9712

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Val Lachance

Confidential Assistant to the Dean
Room 313 Drake Centre
val.lachance@umanitoba.ca
204-583-0936

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Wayne Craig

Office Assistant
Room 369 Drake Centre
wayne.craig@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9951

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Patti Tait

Departmental Administrator
Room 444 Drake Building
patti.tait@umanitoba.ca
431-337-3176

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Meng Jiang

Financial Lab Advisor
Room 469 Drake Building
meng.jiang@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9442

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Dai (Annie) Zhang

Office Assistant
Room 444 Drake Building
dai.zhang@umanitoba.ca
431-337-1566

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Qiao Xu

Departmental Administrator
Room 428 Drake Centre
qiao.xu@umanitoba.ca
431-335-1496

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Yolanda Ma

Office Administrator
428 Drake Centre
yolanda.ma@umanitoba.ca
431-336-4607

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Kelly Mahoney

Director
Room 258 Drake Centre
kelly.mahoney@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6548

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Meredith Wood

Co-op Coordinator
Room 356 Drake Centre
meredith.wood@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6673

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Maryam Razzaq

Co-operative Education Coordinator
Room 264 Drake Centre
maryam.razzaq@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9256

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Yvanne Caballero

Co-op Coordinator, Undergraduate
Room 266 Drake Centre
yvanne.caballero@umanitoba.ca

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Arifin Zaman

Business & Professional Development Consultant
Drake Centre
arifin.zaman@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6264

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Charlotte Vis Van Heemst

Career Consultant - International Students
Room 254 Drake Centre
charlotte.visvanheemst@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6596

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Farwa Zaidi

Graduate Programs Career Consultant
Drake Centre
farwa.zaidi@umanitoba.ca
204-318-2900

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Kathy Kirkpatrick

Career Consultant
Room 260 Drake Centre
kathleen.kirkpatrick@umanitoba.ca 
204-474-6549

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Kiara Goring

Marketing & Office Administrator
Room 254 Drake Centre
kiara.goring@umanitoba.ca 
204-474-6596

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Olawole Luro

Graduate Programs Career Consultant
Drake Centre
olawole.luro@umanitoba.ca

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Claire Venevongsa

Graduate Program Advisor and Coordinator (MSc, PhD)
Room 501 Drake Centre
claire.venevongsa@umanitoba.ca
431-336-0650

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Ewa Morphy

Senior Student Advisor
Room 501 Drake Centre
ewa.morphy@umanitoba.ca

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Jillayne Bohlen

Lead, Graduate Student Recruitment
Room 501, Drake Centre
jillayne.bohlen@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9847

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Ilka Cudmore

Graduate Program Manager
Room 501 Drake Centre
Ilka.Cudmore@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6732

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Lam Doan

Graduate Program Advisor and Coordinator (MBA, MFin, MSCM)
Room 501 Drake Centre
lam.doan@umanitoba.ca
431-336-1583

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Jim Kelso

Senior I.T. Officer
Room 470 Drake Centre
jim.kelso@umanitoba.ca  
204-474-8874

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Tim Sandison

I.T. End User Support
Room 250 Drake Centre
tim.sandison@umanitoba.ca
204-474-7957

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Tony Wong

Programmer Analyst
Room 250, Drake Centre
tony.wong@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6425

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Michael Dinardo

IT User Support Technician
Drake Centre
michael.dinardo@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6755

Zach Unrau

Director
Room 352 Drake Centre
zach.unrau@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9508

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Riley Proulx

Program Recruiter and Advisor
Room 378 Drake Centre
riley.proulx@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6391

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Meaghan McNeill

Student Engagement & Program Support
Room 378 Drake Centre
meaghan.mcneill@umanitoba.ca
204-474-7401

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Melissa Gayle

Program Coordinator and Assistant to the Director
Room 358 Drake Centre
melissa.gayle@umanitoba.ca
431-335-2796

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M. Wajahat Ali

Office Assistant
Room 359 Drake Centre
Muhammad.Ali@umanitoba.ca
431-336-1765

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Amber Pohl

Coordinator of Student Exchanges and International Cooperation/Student Advisor
Room 273 Drake Centre
amber.pohl@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6752 

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Andrea Spiers

Marketing and Program Manager
2nd Floor,  177 Lombard Avenue
Andrea.Spiers@umanitoba.ca
204-946-0232

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Irene Merie

Executive Director
2nd Floor,  177 Lombard Avenue
Irene.Merie@umanitoba.ca
204-946-0229

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Jhonaleen Ponce

Programs Manager
2nd Floor,  177 Lombard Avenue
Jhonaleen.Ponce@umanitoba.ca
204-946-0232

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Melissa Olivares

Program Host
2nd Floor,  177 Lombard Avenue
melissa.olivares@umanitoba.ca
204-946-0232

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Nicole Hiebert

Program Host
2nd Floor,  117 Lombard Avenue
nicole.hiebert@umanitoba.ca
204-946-0232
 

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Tracy Leung

Department Administrator
Room 448 Drake Centre
tracy.leung@umanitoba.ca
431-336-1167

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Debra Jonasson-Young

I.H. Asper Executive Director for Entrepreneurship
Room 212, Drake Centre
Debra.Jonasson-Young@umanitoba.ca
204-981-3634

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Amy Jones

Program Coordinator
Room 212, Drake Centre
amy.jones@umanitoba.ca
204-898-7811

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Lindsay Friesen

Marketing Coordinator
Room 212, Drake Centre
lindsay.friesen@umanitoba.ca
204-371-1069

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Carine Bado

Strategic Partnership and Venture Support Lead
Room 212, Drake Centre
carine.bado@umanitoba.ca

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Melinda Sasek

Office Administrator
Room 212, Drake Centre
204-474-8443
melinda.sasek@umanitoba.ca

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Deepika Kalluri

Department Office Administrator
Room 638 Drake Centre
deepika.kalluri@umanitoba.ca 
204-588-7274

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Siobhan VanDeKeere

Departmental Administrator
Room 618 Drake Centre
siobhan.vandekeere@umanitoba.ca
431-373-9976

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Colleen Loewen

Department Office Administrator
Room 638 Drake Centre
204-583-4063
C.Loewen@umanitoba.ca

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Siobhan VanDeKeere

Departmental Administrator
Room 618 Drake Centre
431-373-9976
siobhan.vandekeere@umanitoba.ca

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AnnaMaria Toppazzini

Chief Executive Officer
Room 547 Drake Centre
ceo@associatesmb.ca
204-474-6212

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Wensi Heran

Undergraduate Program Manager
Room 271 Drake Centre
wensi.heran@umanitoba.ca
204-480-1433

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Jennifer Jones

Senior Program Advisor
Room 272 Drake Centre
jennifer.jones@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8766

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Sam Davidson

Program Advisor/Awards Officer
Room 268 Drake Centre
Sam.Davidson@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6388

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Martha Ericastilla

Program Advisor 
Room 268 Drake Centre
martha.ericastilla@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6388

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Manisha Sharma 

Program Advisor 
Room 268 Drake Centre
manisha.sharma@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6388

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Bill Yu

Program Advisor 
Room 268 Drake Centre
zhuoyuan.yu@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6388

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Xuxu (Emma) Li

Registration Assistant
Room 268 Drake Centre
xuxu.li@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6388

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Zaynab Shitta

Student Office Assistant
Room 268 Drake Centre
zaynab.shitta@umanitoba.ca
zaynab.shitta@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6388

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Siobhan VanDeKeere

Departmental Administrator
Room 618 Drake Centre
431-373-9976
siobhan.vandekeere@umanitoba.ca

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Colleen Loewen

Department Office Administrator
Room 648 Drake Centre
204-583-4063
C.Loewen@umanitoba.ca

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Jeff Strong

Executive in Residence / Sessional Instructor
Room 362 Drake Building
jeffrey.strong@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8471

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Mary Jane Maillet Brownscombe

Business and Indigenous Reconciliation Executive-in-Residence
Drake Building
 

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