Faculty, instructors and staff

Contact Sarah Rout if you'd like to make an appointment to share your feedback on the student experience at the Desautels Faculty of Music.

The Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs handles matters involving:

• Academic standing
• Major Practical Study lessons
• Academic timetable
• Student advocacy
• Feedback on the student experience at the Desautels Faculty of Music

Contact Liza Isakov to make an appointment with the Associate Dean, Undergraduate.

The Associate Dean, Graduate Programs and Research handles matters involving

• Oversees graduate curriculum and policies
• Liaises with the Faculty of Graduate Studies
• Informs faculty and graduate students of funding opportunities and grants workshops

Please contact Dr. Simonot directly to make an appointment. 

Louella.Yambot@umanitoba.ca

431-293-5431

The Admissions & Recruitment Coordinator handles matters involving:

• Admissions and applications to the BMus, BJazz, Post Baccalaureate Diploma, MMus, and Music Research programs
• Entrance auditions and interviews 
• Music theory entrance exams
• MPS re-auditions
• Recruitment activities and events
• Facilities tour
• Scholarships, awards, and bursaries

rachelle.girard@umanitoba.ca

204-479-7366

The Business Manager provides the following services:

• Provides overall guidance and strategic direction on all Finance, Administrative and Facilities matters for both the DFOM and the SOA
• Projects financial commitments for the Faculty/School budgets
• Manages the financial forecasts for the DFOM and SOA
• Provides direction and supervision to Financial Assistants
• Oversees all Desautels Concert Hall Endowment funds within the Desautels Faculty of Music (approximately $2.5M) to ensure projects stay on track and on budget
• Oversees all financial operations of the SOA Gallery and the Prep studies program for DFOM

For media inquiries, advertising, and communications information, please email: shaneela.boodoo@umanitoba.ca

The Communications Assistant handles matters involving:

• Changes/additions/corrections to the website
• Advertising
• News stories/events to advertise
• Ensemble performance programs and posters
• Social media

shannon.ralkie@umanitoba.ca

431-293-5436

• Internal & external event coordination, including exhibitions, student & faculty events

Sue.StoneScott@umanitoba.ca

204-474-9408

The Facilities and Events Coordinator handles matters involving:

• Room bookings (during and after office hours)
• Midday recital booking
• Event booking
• Maintenance and caretaking concerns
• Swipe card access 
• 4th floor practice room bookings 
• Student tech supervisor
• Key loans and requests
• Equipment/instrument loans
• Equipment maintenance
• Credit recital equipment requests

The Financial Administrator handles matters involving:

• Monthly reconciliations for DFOM and SOA
• Budget transfers
• Monitors budgets
• Grant administration by providing support to faculty members and Business manager, SOA/DFOM
• Manages faculty members’ travel and expense allocations
• In coordination with the Business manager, SOA/DFOM assists area heads in the budget administration of Ensemble, Masterclass and Eckhardt-Gramatte funds.
• Processes payments to individuals
• Processes non-employment payment to employees
• Maintains reports on all DFOM ensemble concert ticket sales

music@umanitoba.ca

204-474-9310

The Front Office Assistant handles matters involving:

• Meeting requests for the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs) 
• General Inquiries 
• Competition applications and deadlines
• Sessional room bookings
• Student and faculty forms
• Concert credits
• Credit Recital programs
• Ensemble performance tickets
• Keys
• Photocopy machine codes/use
• Internal Student Evaluations
• Textbook orders
• Ensemble auditions

Amanda.Wiebe@umanitoba.ca

431-278-1473

The Graduate Program Assistant handles matters involving:

• Meeting requests for Associate Dean (Graduate Programs and Research)
• Degree Requirements for M.Mus and MA in Music Research
• Forms for Faculty of Graduate Studies
• Credit Recital Exam Process
• Course Registration for M.Mus and MA in Music Research
• Graduate Student Orientation
• Important deadlines: voluntary withdrawal, add/drop deadline etc.
• Graduation requirements

Sarah.rout@umanitoba.ca

431-335-4852

The HR Officer and Executive Assistant handles:

• Meeting requests for the Dean
• Hiring of faculty members
• Hiring of student technicians
• Hiring of teaching assistants and grader/markers
• Hiring of research assistants
• Promotion and tenure application 
• Research study leave 

franc.fernandez@umanitoba.ca

431-277-6497

The LAN Coordinator handles matters involving:

• IT support
• Questions regarding computer applications and issues

Donnalynn.grills@umanitoba.ca

204-474-9403

The Preparatory Studies Coordinator handles matters involving:

• Individual lesson registration and information 
• Group classes registration and information (Art & Music classes)
• Desautels Faculty of Music Theory Prep Class Registration and information (TEEP Sessions 1 & 2) – required for admission into the Desautels Faculty of Music
• Student teaching positions – individual lessons (all disciplines) 
• Questions regarding computer applications and issues applicable to Prep Studies
• Pembina Trail Voices registration and information 

Kenneth.Mlodzinski@umanitoba.ca

431-373-4371

The Recording Studio Technician handles matters involving:

• Recording requests in the Desautels Faculty of Music Recording Studio

For students requiring an advising appointment, please email dfom.advising@umanitoba.ca with the details of your request.

431-293-5435

The Student Advisor handles matters involving:

• Academic standings
• Degree requirements for BMus, BJazz Studies, PBD, MMus (What courses you should be registered in this year)
• Important deadlines: voluntary withdrawal, add/drop deadline, etc.
• Student registration
• Independent study information
• Final exam conflicts
• Jury exam process
• Credit recital exam process
• Major Practical Study requirements
• Student registration
• Music Minor program
• Graduation verification and UM Achieve (degree audit)
• First-year orientation

DesautelsConcertHall@umanitoba.ca

The Concert Hall Coordinator handles matters involving:

• Booking and overseeing the Desautels Faculty of Music Concert Hall