Faculty and Staff
Dean of Faculty of Music Office
Cynthia Johnston TurnerDean, Faculty of Music
Kimberly Barber
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - External Affairs, Partnerships and Graduate Studies
Professor, Voice
Brennan Connolly
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - Planning and Curriculum
Musician in Residence, Percussion
Director, Percussion Ensemble
Jerzy Kaplanek
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - Performance
Professor, Violin, Strings and Chamber Music
Member of the Penderecki String Quartet
Staff
Management
Michelle Corbett
Senior Administrative Officer
Rebekah Jordan-Miller
Director, Laurier Academy of Music and Arts
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Mathew Kensett
Director of Production and Performance Facilities Operations
Justine MacNeil
Administrative Manager
Staff
Emily Carruthers
Graduate Program & Experiential Placements Coordinator
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Music Therapy Supervisor
Alyssa Chong
Auditions Coordinator and Administrative Assistant
Nicole Del Cul
Wardrobe Coordinator
Kathy Gauci
Academic Advisor
Laura Johnson-Sherratt
Technical Director, Performance Facilities
Mieke Kanmacher
Communication, Enrolment and Recruitment Coordinator
Jessica Khan
Operations Coordinator, Laurier Academy of Music and Arts
Maria Kouznetsova
Faculty of Music, Events, Concerts, and Performance Coordinator
Heather Lepine
Experiential Placement Administrative Coordinator
Danny McAfee
Piano Technician
Amy Neufeld (on leave)
Facilities and Resources Coordinator
Malinga Perera Maddumage
Financial Analyst
Coach-Accompanists
Beth Ann de Sousa
Coach-Accompanist, Strings and Winds
Guy Few
Instructor, Trumpet
Coach-Accompanist
Elvera Froese
Coach-Accompanist, Voice
Stephanie Mara
Coach-Accompanist, Strings, Winds and Brass
Anna Ronai
Coach-Accompanist, Voice
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Collaboration, Curation and Creative Performance
Kimberly Barber
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - External Affairs, Partnerships and Graduate Studies
Professor, Voice
Jeremy Bell
Artist-in-Residence, Violin, Strings and Chamber Music
Member of the Penderecki String Quartet
Coordinator, QuartetFest
Afarin Mansouri
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Kirsten Yri
Associate Professor, Musicology
Chair: Music Promotions and Appointments
Coordinator, Music History, Theory and Critical Analysis (HTCA)
Coordinator, Master of Music: Collaboration, Curation and Creative Performance (MC3)
Composition
Barbara Assiginaak
Assistant Professor, Composition
Coordinator, Composition
Matthew Emery
Assistant Professor, Composition
Shane Guse
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Director, Improvisation Convergence Ensemble
Community Music
Amy Clements-Cortés
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Music Therapy Supervisor
Brennan Connolly
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - Planning and Curriculum
Musician in Residence, Percussion
Director, Percussion Ensemble
Karen Cyrus
Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology, Community Music
Director, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa
Amanda Brunk
Instructor, Contemporary Voice (Community Music)
Brandon Leis
Lecturer, Community Music and Voice
Coordinator, Community Music (undergraduate)
Director, Laurier Singers
Elizabeth Lepock
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Terry Paynter
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Mariette Stephenson
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Jason White
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Lee Willingham
Professor, Music Education
Coordinator, Music Education
Coordinator, Master of Arts in Community Music
Deanna Yerichuk (On sabbatical until July 2025)
Assistant Professor, Community Music
Coordinator, Bachelor of Music in Community Music
Director, Laurier Centre for Music in the Community
Gerard Yun
Assistant Professor, Community Music
Ensembles
Kate Carver
Music Director, Opera
Coordinator, Opera
Brennan Connolly
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - Planning and Curriculum
Musician in Residence, Percussion
Director, Percussion Ensemble
Shane Guse
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Director, Improvisation Convergence Ensemble
Amanda Kind
Director, VOX
Brandon Leis
Lecturer, Community Music and Voice
Coordinator, Community Music (undergraduate)
Director, Laurier Singers
Leah McGray
Assistant Professor
Director, Laurier Wind Orchestra
Carolyn Neumann VanderBurgh
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Director, Laurier Concert Choir
Keyboard (Piano and Harpsichord)
Anya Alexeyev (On sabbatical until January 2025)
Associate Professor, Piano
Coordinator, Keyboard (Winter)
Joseph Ferretti
Instructor, Piano
Coordinator, Keyboard (Fall)
Cynthia Hiebert
Instructor, Harpsichord
Elaine Lau
Instructor, Piano
Marnie Van Weelden
Instructor, Piano
Music Education
Ari Cohen Mann
Instructor, Oboe
Brennan Connolly
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - Planning and Curriculum
Musician in Residence, Percussion
Director, Percussion Ensemble
Karen Cyrus
Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology, Community Music
Director, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa
Cynthia Kinnunen
Instructor, Elementary Techniques
Carolyn Neumann VanderBurgh
Instructor, Introduction to Elementary Music Education
Director, Concert Choir
Daniel Ramjattan
Instructor, Guitar
Lee Willingham
Professor, Music Education
Director, Laurier Centre for Music in the Community
Coordinator, Music Education
Coordinator, Master of Arts in Community Music
Music History, Theory and Critical Analysis
Eva Branda
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Karen Cyrus
Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology, Community Music
Director, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa
Anna Ferenc
Associate Professor, Music Theory
Brent Hagerman
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Terry Paynter
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Bradley Spiers
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Kevin Swinden (On sabbatical until July 2025)
Associate Professor, Music Theory
Trevor Wagler
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Katie Walshaw
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Kirsten Yri
Associate Professor, Musicology
Chair: Music Promotions and Appointments
Coordinator, Music History, Theory and Critical Analysis (HTCA)
Coordinator, Master of Music: Collaboration, Curation and Creative Performance (MC3)
Music Therapy
Heidi Ahonen
Professor, Music Therapy
Coordinator, PhD: Music (Music Therapy)
Emily Carruthers
Experiential Placements Coordinator
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Music Therapy Supervisor
Amy Clements-Cortés
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Music Therapy Supervisor
Linda Gambell
Music Therapy Supervisor
Rebekah Jordan-Miller
Director, Laurier Academy of Music and Arts
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Ashley Kurkjian
Instructor, Music Therapy
Taylor Kurta
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Eunice Kang
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Sara Klinck
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Music Therapy Supervisor
Demian Kogutek
Assistant Professor, Music Therapy
Coordinator, Master of Music Therapy
Director, Manfred and Penny Conrad Institute for Music Therapy Research
Andrea Lamont
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Elizabeth Mitchell
Assistant Professor, Music Therapy
Coordinator, Bachelor of Music Therapy
Adrienne Pringle
Music Therapy Supervisor
Daniel Ramjattan
Instructor, Guitar
Christina Weldon
Music Therapy Supervisor
Priya Zalis
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Navigating the Music Industry Ecosystem
Jackie Dean
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Stuart Reed
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Special Topics
Shad Kabango
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Strings
Jeremy Bell
Artist-in-Residence, Violin, Strings and Chamber Music
Member of the Penderecki String Quartet
Coordinator, QuartetFest
Lina Cao
Instructor, Guzheng
Lori Gemmell
Instructor, Harp
Jerzy Kaplanek
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - Performance
Professor, Violin, Strings and Chamber Music
Member of the Penderecki String Quartet
Daniel Ramjattan
Instructor, Guitar
Katie Schlaikjer
Artist-in-Residence, Cello, Strings and Chamber Music
Member of the Penderecki String Quartet
Coordinator, Strings
Christine Vlajk
Artist-in-Residence, Viola, Violin, Strings and Chamber Music
Member of the Penderecki String Quartet
Coordinator, Chamber Music
Sharlene Wallace
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Ian Whitman
Instructor, Double Bass
Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion
Ari Cohen Mann
Instructor, Oboe
Brennan Connolly
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - Planning and Curriculum
Musician in Residence, Percussion
Director, Percussion Ensemble
Derek Conrod
Instructor, French Horn
Ross Edwards
Instructor, Clarinet
Guy Few
Instructor, Trumpet
Coach-Accompanist
Sophie Lanthier
Instructor, Flute
Kathleen McLean
Instructor, Bassoon
Katherine Robertson
Instructor, French Horn
Jonathan Rowsell
Musician in Residence, Tuba/Euphonium
Coordinator, Winds, Brass and Percussion
Peter Shackleton
Instructor, Clarinet
Laurel Swinden
Instructor, Flute
Rachel Thomas
Instructor, Trombone
Dave Wiffen
Instructor, Saxophone
Voice
Kimberly Barber
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music - External Affairs, Partnerships and Graduate Studies
Professor, Voice
Amanda Brunk
Instructor, Contemporary Voice (Community Music)
Kate Carver
Music Director, Opera
Coordinator, Opera
Leslie Fagan (On sabaatical until July 2025)
Assistant Professor, Voice
Coordinator, Voice
Brandon Leis
Lecturer, Community Music and Voice
Coordinator, Community Music (undergraduate)
Director, Laurier Singers
Elizabeth Lepock
Instructor, Faculty of Music
Allyson McHardy
Instructor, Voice
James McLean
Instructor, Voice
Jennie Such
Instructor, Voice
Coordinator, Voice