Staff

Admissions & Student Services Staff

Name Contact Areas of Responsibility
Front Desk Front Desk
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (M–F)
Email: [email protected]
General admissions and advising questions, practice rooms and locker rentals, elective and secondary lesson requests, chamber ensemble requests, Ferguson Hall room reservations
Rachel Hest
Student Services and Operations Specialist
[email protected] (preferred contact method)
100A Ferguson Hall
612-626-7944
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (M–F)
Ultan Recital Hall scheduling, recital grade, program and recording collection, elective and secondary lessons: instructor assignments and student permission entry, chamber ensembles: student permission entry, juries, syllabi collection, office supply requests for faculty and staff
Hilary Leonard
Undergraduate Advisor & Curriculum Manager
 
[email protected] (general undergraduate student advising)
[email protected]
100 Ferguson Hall 
 
Undergraduate student advising for admitted music majors and minors, new student orientation, curriculum management (including course proposals and course scheduling), career services, and study abroad
Del Lyren
Undergraduate Advisor & Enrollment Manager
[email protected] (general undergraduate student advising)
612-624-5502
[email protected]
100 Ferguson Hall
Undergraduate student advising for admitted music majors and minors, new student orientation, career services, and study abroad
David Hanzal
Graduate Program Coordinator
[email protected] (general graduate student advising)
612-624-0071
[email protected]
100C Ferguson Hall
Prospective and current graduate student advising meetings, graduate admissions and audition questions, graduate funding support fellowships and teaching assistantship assignments and offers, directed study requests and assignments, administrative support for Director of Graduate Studies

Administrative Services Staff

Name Contact Areas of Responsibility
Keitha Lucas Hamann
Director of Graduate Studies
612-624-9819
[email protected]
152 Ferguson Hall
Faculty leadership outlined in School of Music Constitution
Dean Sorenson
Director of Undergraduate Studies
236 Ferguson Hall
Faculty leadership outlined in School of Music Constitution
Administrative Chief of Staff
200 Ferguson Hall
612-625-4870
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Primary unit expert and resource for policies and procedures, including faculty promotion and tenure; award dossiers; faculty and staff searches; sabbaticals and leaves; FMLA; annual review of probationary faculty; annual report of outside professional activities and business procedures; employment contracts, teaching loads, salary and fringe; Department HR contact
Executive Office & Administrative Specialist 200 Ferguson Hall
612-626-1882
Scheduling meetings with Director Patrick Warfield; key requests and distribution for faculty, grad instructors, and staff; Chrome River/T-cards, P-cards, Professional Services Contracts; Honorariums, check requests, purchase orders, check deposits
Accountant, School of Music
580 Rarig Center
612-626-6612
Research/creative activity account balance inquiries and periodic updates for faculty/staff, budgeting for grants, and other activities.

Marketing & Communications Staff

Name Contact Areas of Responsibility
Share Your News Share Your News Form
[email protected]
Student, faculty, alumni, and staff news-sharing submissions for distribution over department news channels.
Marketing & Communications Manager 200A Ferguson Hall 
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (M–F)
All Communications and PR requests can be sent to [email protected].
Clancy Theade
Social Media & Content Associate
[email protected]
200B Ferguson Hall
612-301-1585
 

Music Library Staff

Name Contact Areas of Responsibility
Jessica Abbazio
Music Librarian
[email protected]
70C Ferguson Hall
612-624-8552
Course reserves; library orientation, research support, classroom presentations

Operations and Performances Staff

Name Contact Areas of Responsibility

Facilities Management / Public Safety Emergency Communications Center 

 

24/7 Phone: 612-624-2900 Call for Ferguson Hall Lock-outs (after hours), custodial emergencies, and building emergencies such as flooding
Sari Baker
Production/Technical Coordinator
[email protected]
M60 Ted Mann Concert Hall
612-626-1892
TMCH Rental Requests, TMCH Production Planning
Michael Duffy
Music Technology
Media Lab and Studios Specialist
[email protected]
113 Ferguson Hall
612-624-4075 (office)
Music technology academic support; Ferguson Hall classroom technology support, For Information Technology support contact [email protected] or dial 1-HELP
Adam Voreis
Audio and Video Production Coordinator
[email protected]
183 Ferguson Hall
612-625-6369
Please direct production support requests to Sari Baker
Peter Remiger
Facilities and Operations Manager
[email protected]
2 Ferguson Hall
612-626-2030
Ferguson Hall and TMCH facility-related requests, SoM instrument and asset requests, Ferguson Hall Rental Requests
Benjamin Eng
Audience Services Manager
[email protected]
MS12 Ted Mann Concert Hall
612-626-9269
TMCH audience and event support. Please direct production support requests to Sari Baker.
Ben Kent
Assistant Technical Coordinator & Master Electrician
[email protected]
M64 Ted Mann Concert Hall
612-626-9256
Please direct production support requests to Sari Baker

University Ensembles Staff

Name Contact Areas of Responsibility
Ensemble Operations Manager [email protected]
194 Ferguson Hall
Temporary Hours: 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (M–F)
Concert bands, ensemble financials and guest artist payment; ensemble concerts, events, and symposia; ensemble office coordinator
Paul Schimming Ensemble Library [email protected] (preferred contact method)
10 Ferguson Hall 
612-624-5056
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Ensemble auditions; ensemble course permissions; ensemble music; Jazz, Orchestras, Choirs; 
JoAnne Hartfiel 
Office Support Assistant
[email protected]
G060C Huntington Bank Stadium
Hours: 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (M–F)
Marching Band and Pep Band course permissions; general office support.
Minnesota Marching Band [email protected]
G060C Huntington Bank Stadium
Hours: 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (M–F)
Marching Band general support.
Minnesota Pep Bands [email protected]
G060C Huntington Bank Stadium
Hours: 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (M–F)
Pep Band general support.
University Bands [email protected]
Temporary Hours: 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (M–F)
Concert Bands general support

Financial Staff

Name Contact
Corissa Arko
Payroll Specialist
[email protected]
208 Johnston Hall
612-625-8082
Rochelle Emmel
Team Lead
[email protected]
580E Rarig Center
612-625-1875
Heidi Hatchell
Principal Accounts Specialist
[email protected]
510A Rarig Center
612-626-3733
Accountant, School of Music
580 Rarig Center