BOARD of DIRECTORS

Ken Hartfield - President & CEO

Ken has been an entrepreneur and a professional composer/arranger since 1973. A former member of the RCMP Concert Band in Ottawa, Ken's accomplishments include: Arranged and produced the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce Bright Nights musical theme composed by Michael Conway Baker, arranged by Ken Hartfield featuring the London Symphony, recorded at Abby Road Studios in London, England. Composed/arranged and produced Child Find Canada's national theme song, Wear the Green Ribbon, featured on the CD Hope For The Children. Composed/arranged and produced for live shows and recording sessions in Southern California and Las Vegas. Composed and arranged Symphony 2000 and several concert and jazz band compositions including Pro-Play Duets, an educational series for wind instruments.

Bill Harrison - Vice-President

Bill Harrison, has been Principal Bassoonist of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra since 1976. He has performed with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, McGill Chamber Orchestra, CBC Radio and Television Orchestras, and the orchestras of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and Bolshoi Ballet. Bill began his Masters of Music Degree with Leonard Sharrow, Principal Bassoonist of the NBC Symphony and Chicago Symphony Orchestras and graduated with his Master of Music from Boston University.  One of his proudest moments came in becoming a founding member of the Edmonton Concert Foundation, the organization that conceived and steered the realization of Francis Winspear Centre of Music.

ADMINISTRATION:

Tara Kucher - Manager, Saskatoon Campus

Tara has been with New Media Campus since September 2001. As Office Manager she deals directly with the staff, students, Saskatchewan Learning, and National Student Loans.  Her experience in Administration has led her to be the contact between our students and the Saskatchewan/National Student Loans Department. Tara continually works with the staff to ensure all potential and registered students in the Saskatoon Campus obtain all the resources they need to successfully attend New Media Campus.

Lyn Gatin - Director of Communications

Lyn signed on with New Media Campus as Communications Director in 2003. Her primary responsibilities are bookkeeping and accounts payable and receivable, as well as acting as Assistant to Ken Hartfield. Prior to coming to New Media Campus, Lyn worked for 10 years a Legal Assistant in an established Saskatchewan law firm. She also has previous experience as a business owner in Saskatoon. This experience provides her with excellent communication and organization skills which are an asset to New Media Campus.

Carolann Bresch - Marketing Director

Prior to joining New Media Campus in August 2007, Carolann had been employed in the customer service industry for over 21 years in a management capacity. Her outstanding capabilities include operations management, problem solving, motivational and leadership skills as well as recruiting, training and staff development. She has had extensive experience in business, marketing, supervisory and customer relations. Her specialized skills include financial management which involved preparing budgets, providing financial advice and recommending financial strategies. Carolann’s experience and skills, as well as her outgoing personality will be an asset to New Media Campus in the capacity of Marketing Director as she travels throughout Saskatchewan and Alberta representing New Media Campus at career fairs.

ONLINE DEPARTMENT:

Jeremy Mess - Online Multimedia Instructor

Jeremy is a past graduate of New Media Campus. He took and successfully completed both the Multimedia Professional Studies Course and the 3D Animation and Video Game Design course. Jeremy spends his time at NMC helping online students with their assignments, developing new curriculum for the Multimedia course and screen capping up to date lessons for current online students.

Brandon Hodge - Online Multimedia Instructor

Brandon is a past graduate of New Media Campus, having successfully completed the In-Class Multimedia Professional Studies Course as well as the 3D Animation and Video Game Design Course. Brandon spends his time at NMC helping online students with their assignments, developing new curriculum for the Multimedia course and screen capping lessons for current online students.

INSTRUCTORS:

Richard Buckley- 3D Animation - Saskatoon

Richard has obtained his Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, and Masters in Business Administration, as well is educated in a number of courses from Alias Wavefront and SGI. Richard's past work experience ranges from Acting Director of Media and Technology and the University of Saskatchewan and Manager of SCN Broadcasting Operations. Richard is currently working on the video game Foreverworlds for Hexagon Entertainment.

Malcolm Macleod- Multimedia - Saskatoon

Malcolm has been instructing 3D Animation and Multimedia for the past 6 years. Having completed a program for Multimedia and 3D Animation Studies in Saskatoon, Malcolm continued his studies at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood, CA in 2002.  Malcolm has recently been employed with Mindsablaze Visual Communications based in Vancouver creating web content for their clients.