Directors

Faculty

Professors emeriti

Senior scholars

Artist in residence

  • Erwin Huebner

    Artist in residence
    Room T484 Taché Hall
    204-781-7324

Sessional instructors

Administration

Business Manager, Rachelle Girard

Business Manager
Room 316 ARTlab
rachelle.girard@umanitoba.ca

The Business Manager handles matters involving:

  • 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 financial operations SOA Gallery

HR Officer and Executive Assistant to the Director, Sarah Rout

HR Officer and Executive Assistant to the Director
Room 322 ARTlab
sarah.rout@umanitoba.ca⁣
1-431-335-4852

The HR Officer and Executive Assistant to the Director handles matters involving:

  • Meeting requests for the Director
  • Faculty member hiring
  • Promotion and Tenure application
  • Research Study Leave

Front Office, Louise Valcourt

Room 313 ARTlab
fineart@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9367

The Front Office handles matters involving:

  • General inquiries
  • Mail distribution
  • Keys
  • Student Evaluations
  • Lockers

Event Coordinator, Shannon Ralkie


Events Coordinator 
Room 311 Taché Hall
shannon.ralkie@umanitoba.ca
431-293-5436

The Events Coordinator⁣ handles matters involving:

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

Facilities Coordinator, Sue Stone Scott

Facilities Coordinator
Sue.StoneScott@umanitoba.ca

Student Advisor, Sydney Sabourin

Student Advisor
Room 330 Taché
soadvise@umanitoba.ca
431-278-1464

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The Student Advisor handles matters involving:

  • Academic standings
  • Degree requirements for B.F.A. and Diploma
  • Important deadlines: voluntary withdrawal, add/drop deadline, etc.
  • Student registration
  • Final exam conflicts
  • Student registration
  • Graduation verification and UM Achieve (Degree Audit)
  • First-year Orientation

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    Graduate Program Assistant, Amanda Wiebe

    Graduate Program assistant
    Room 328 Taché
    mfainfo@umanitoba.ca
    431-278-1473

    The Graduate Program Assistant handles matters involving:

    • Meeting requests for Associate Director (Graduate Programs and Research)
    • Degree requirements for M.F.A.
    • Forms for Faculty of Graduate Studies
    • M.F.A Registration
    • Graduate Student Orientation

      Communications Assistant, Cailyn Harrison

      Communications Assistant
      Room 318 ARTlab
      cailyn.harrison@umanitoba.ca
      1-431-338-3954

      The Communications Coordinator handles matters involving:

      • Changes/additions/corrections to the website
      • News stories
      • SoA Today
      • Social media
      • Events and exhibition promotion

      Admissions & Recruitment Coordinator, Louella Yambot

      Admissions & Recruitment Coordinator
      Room 331 Taché
      Louella.Yambot@umanitoba.ca
      431-293-5431

      The Admissions & Recruitment Coordinator handles matters involving:

      • Admissions and applications to the B.F.A - Studio, B.F.A - Art History, and Diploma in Art programs
      • Portfolio workshops
      • Facilities tour
      • Recruitment activities and events
      • Scholarships, awards, and bursaries

      Financial Assistant, Carlos Dimawala

      Financial Assistant
      Room 493 Taché
      soa.financial@umanitoba.ca
      204-474-7801

      The Financial Assistant handles matters involving:

      • Payroll for SOA and DFOM
      • Reconciles start up research fund accounts for new faculty members
      • Coordinates processing of airfare bookings, expense reports and accountable advances for all faculty and staff
      • Processes purchase requisitions and VISA orders for supplies, equipment and endowment fund purchases
      • Processing journal entries reconciliation
      • Processing P-Card and Travel card reconciliations for faculty and staff

      LAN Coordinator, Franc Fernandez

      LAN Coordinator
      Room 335 ARTlab
      franc.fernandez@umanitoba.ca
      1-431-277-6497

      The LAN Coordinator handles matters involving:

      • IT support
      • Questions regarding computer applications and issues

        Technical staff

        Digital Technician, Trevor Baziuk


        Digital Technician
        Room 335 ARTlab
        Trevor.Baziuk@umanitoba.ca
        1-431-374-1942

        The Digital Technician handles matters involving:

          • Fields faculty, staff and student questions about technical processes relating to large format and digital printing

          Photography Technician, Kristiane Church

          Photography Technician
          Room T149 Taché Hall
          Kristiane.Church@umanitoba.ca
          1-431-374-4623

          The Photography Technician handles matters involving:

          • Fields faculty, staff and student questions about technical processes relating to photography

            Print Media Technician, Dan Dell'Agnese

            Print Media Technician
            Room 416 ARTlab
            Dan.Dellagnese@umanitoba.ca
            1-431-374-4280

            The Print Media Technician handles matters involving:

            • Fields faculty, staff and student questions about technical processes relating to print-making

            Woodshop Technician, Jon Feschuk

            jonathan.feschuk@umanitoba.ca

            The Woodshop Technician handles matters involving:

            • Fields faculty, staff and student questions about technical processes relating to the woodshop.

            Sculpture Technician, Shelley McCafferty

            Sculpture Technician
            Room 110 Sculpture
            Shelley.Mccafferty@umanitoba.ca
            1-431-374-7336

            The Sculpture Techniciann handles matters involving:

            • Fields faculty, staff and student questions about technical processes relating to sculpture

            Video Technician, Ashkan Nejadebrahimi

            Video Technician
            ashkan.nejadebrahimi@umanitoba.ca

            The Video Technician handles matters involving:

            • Fields faculty, staff and student questions about technical processes relating to video

            Ceramics Technician, Candice Ring

            Ceramics Technician
            candice.ring@umanitoba.ca
            431.293.5459

            The Ceramics Technician handles matters involving:

            • Fields faculty, staff and student questions about technical processes relating to ceramics

            UM Staff

            Art/Research librarian, libraries, Liv Valmestad

            Building contacts

            ARTlab Mailroom Phone: 204-474-6551
            Fax: 204-474-7605
            ARTlab Printmedia Phone: 204-474-8988
            Art Barn (Main Floor) Phone: 204-474-8848
            Art Barn (2nd Floor)  Phone: 204-474-6607
            Ceramics (Hall Phone) Phone: 204-474-8993
            100 Sculpture Phone: 204-474-8846