# Faculty of Graduate Studies

**Source**: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/contacts
**Parent**: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/

Find contact information for FGS leadership and staff

### Main faculty contact information

**Mailing and office address**

Faculty of Graduate Studies\
MacKimmie Tower, Second Floor\
2500 University Drive NW\
Calgary, Alberta, Canada \
T2N 1N4

**General Inquiries**

Phone: (403) 220-4938\
Fax: (403) 289-7635 \
Email: [graduate@ucalgary.ca](mailto:graduate@ucalgary.ca)

## Office hours and virtual reception

The Faculty of Graduate Studies office is open from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday to Friday. You can also contact FGS using a virtual reception service between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

[Visit the FGS virtual reception page](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/fgs-virtual-reception)

### [Dean and Associate Deans](#collapse3470982)

1. Dr. Tara Beattie, PhD

   **Vice Provost and Dean, Graduate Studies**

   (403) 220-5116

   [deangrad@ucalgary.ca](mailto:deangrad@ucalgary.ca)
2. Dr. Michelle Drefs, PhD

   **Associate Dean, Student Experience**

   (403) 220-8299

   [madrefs@ucalgary.ca](mailto:madrefs@ucalgary.ca)
3. Dr. Stefania Forlini, PhD

   **Associate Dean, Student Experience**

   (403) 220-5483

   [sforlini@ucalgary.ca](mailto:sforlini@ucalgary.ca)
4. Dr. Michele Jacobsen, PhD

   **Associate Dean, Graduate Supervision and Mentorship**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/michele-jacobsen?mkt_tok=MTYxLU9MTi05OTAAAAGcryxMkx2K2-8SRJVSKxxbnKRfUvpqdn6CgsCaEYYKEeYPOpUqJI7u1TGMpEuJ72kPCyfrRVtl9A66eR0c_wxH67u9tqlSZwhCXXlNHI-fnXrOF-d46A)
5. Dr. Jenny Godley, PhD

   **Associate Dean, Transdisciplinary Scholarship**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/jenny-godley)
6. VACANT

   **Associate Dean, Policy and Program Development**

   View Profile
7. Dr. Daniel McGrath, PhD

   **Associate Dean, Scholarships**

   (403) 220-7268

   [daniel.mcgrath@ucalgary.ca](mailto:daniel.mcgrath@ucalgary.ca)

### [Operations](#collapse1204817049)

1. Catherine McLeod

   **Senior Director, Strategic Operations**

   (403) 220-6359

   [catherine.mcleod@ucalgary.ca](mailto:catherine.mcleod@ucalgary.ca)
2. Dr. Tara Christie Kyle, PhD

   **Senior Manager, Graduate Student Journey**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/tara-christie-kyle)
3. Ingrid Hernandez

   **Operations Manager and Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost and Dean**

   (403) 220-5116

   [irmiddle@ucalgary.ca](mailto:irmiddle@ucalgary.ca)
4. Allison Streit

   **Manager, Graduate Community Engagement**

   [allison.streit@ucalgary.ca](mailto:allison.streit@ucalgary.ca)
5. Louise Wells

   **Lead, Graduate Policy, Calendar and Special Projects**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/louise-wells)
6. Viktoriia Yefymova

   **Administrative Assistant**

   403-220-3121

   [viktoriia.yefymova@ucalgary.ca](mailto:viktoriia.yefymova@ucalgary.ca)

### [Communications](#collapse743203231)

1. Milena Marshall

   **Manager, Communications**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/milena-marshall)
2. Claire Sheehy

   **Specialist, Communications**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/claire-sheehy)
3. Jaime Li

   **Specialist, Graduate Recruitment Communications**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/jaime-li)

### [Recruitment](#collapse1030881192)

1. Tammy Kristiansen

   **Senior Consultant, Graduate Recruitment**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/tammy-kristiansen)
2. Kaitlyn Byl

   **Senior Specialist, Graduate Recruitment**

   [future.grad@ucalgary.ca](mailto:clac@ucalgary.ca)
3. Calvin Lac

   **Senior Specialist, Graduate Recruitment**

   (403) 220-4931

   [future.grad@ucalgary.ca](mailto:clac@ucalgary.ca)
4. Camila Agurto

   **Specialist, International Graduate Recruitment**

   [future.grad@ucalgary.ca](mailto:future.grad@ucalgary.ca)
5. Aakash Gorana

   **Specialist, Graduate Recruitment (MEng)**

   [future.grad@ucalgary.ca](mailto:clac@ucalgary.ca)

### [Awards](#collapse148849151)

1. Maneka Perinpanayagam

   **Manager, Graduate Awards**

   (403) 220-3857
2. Erin Coburn

   **Team Lead**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/erin-coburn)
3. Elsa-Lee Alho

   **Graduate Scholarship Officer**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/elsa-lee-alho)
4. Sophia George

   **Graduate Scholarship Officer**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/sophia-george-0)
5. Jose Rodriguez

   **Graduate Scholarship Officer**

   [jose.rodriguez1@ucalgary.ca](mailto:jose.rodriguez1@ucalgary.ca)
6. Ravinder Pal Singh

   **Graduate Scholarship Officer**

   (403) 220-3813

   [ravinderpal.singh@ucalgary.ca](mailto:ravinderpal.singh@ucalgary.ca)
7. Jones Adzroe

   **Graduate Award Account Administrator**

   [jones.adzroe@ucalgary.ca](mailto:jones.adzroe@ucalgary.ca)

### [Process and Systems Optimization (PaSO)](#collapse2050680653)

1. Jamie Pryde

   **Manager, Graduate Process & System Improvement**

   (403) 220-8483

   [jpryde@ucalgary.ca](mailto:jpryde@ucalgary.ca)
2. Catalina Kovacs

   **Lead, Systems Optimization, Enrolment & Program Support**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/catalina-kovacs-0)
3. Christine Verwoerd

   **Graduate Process Improvement Specialist**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/christine-verwoerd)
4. Taylan Cicek

   **Lead, Data Analytics & Reporting**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/onur-taylan-cicek)

### [Admissions](#collapse1060196342)

1. Graduate program information

   Graduate program admissions are handled by individual graduate programs. Find contact information for your program of interest on the [Faculty of Graduate Studies Future Students page](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/explore-programs).
2. How to apply

   [Find information on how to apply here](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/how-apply).

### [MEng Admissions](#collapse1279214070)

1. Dana Miller

   **Manager, Graduate Admissions**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/dana-miller)
2. Adrienne Long

   **MEng, Graduate Program Advisor**

   [adrienne.long@ucalgary.ca](mailto:adrienne.long@ucalgary.ca)
3. Pilar Beltran

   **Admissions Coordinator**

   [pbeltran@ucalgary.ca](mailto:pbeltran@ucalgary.ca)
4. Mariia Zaichenko

   **Admissions Assistant**

   [mariia.zaichenko@ucalgary.ca](mailto:mariia.zaichenko@ucalgary.ca)
5. Fatima Salamati

   **Applications Assistant**

   [fatima.salamati@ucalgary.ca](mailto:fatima.salamati@ucalgary.ca)

### [Transdisciplinary Graduate Programs](#collapse945143967)

Learn more about [Transdisciplinary Graduate Programs](https://transdisciplinary.ucalgary.ca/) by visiting our website.

1. Kim Suvan

   **Coordinator, Transdisciplinary Programs and Graduate College**

   [TDgrad@ucalgary.ca](mailto:TDgrad@ucalgary.ca )
2. Tugce (Tj) Sakarya Bozalioglu

   **Graduate Program Administrator**

   [TDgrad@ucalgary.ca](mailto:TDgrad@ucalgary.ca )

### [Student Records and Program Support](#collapse977303916)

Please contact your Graduate Program Staff or Graduate Program Director for inquiries regarding admissions, as well as any program-specific questions (e.g., supervision, degree requirements, funding, assistantships).

1. Swapnil Saxena

   **Manager, Graduate Student & Program Support**

   [swapnil.saxena@ucalgary.ca](mailto:swapnil.saxena@ucalgary.ca)
2. Robin Hawes

   **Team Lead, Graduate Program Officer**

   (403) 220-2804

   [rjhawes@ucalgary.ca](mailto:rjhawes@ucalgary.ca)
3. Christine Abadingo

   **Graduate Program Officer**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/christine-abadingo)
4. Kifah Alramahi

   **Graduate Program Officer**

   (403) 210-9248

   [kifah.alramahi@ucalgary.ca](mailto:kifah.alramahi@ucalgary.ca)
5. Nick Beck

   **Graduate Program Officer**

   (403) 220-8087

   [nicholas.beck@ucalgary.ca](mailto:nicholas.beck@ucalgary.ca)
6. Patrick Kiproff

   **Graduate Program Officer**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/patrick-kiproff)
7. Denise Retzlaff

   **Graduate Program Officer**

   (403) 220-5419

   [dretzlaff@ucalgary.ca](mailto:dretzlaff@ucalgary.ca)
8. Xin Tong

   **Graduate Program Officer**

   [xin.tong@ucalgary.ca](mailto:xin.tong@ucalgary.ca)
9. Kristina Lysova

   **Lead, Graduate Program Training & Support**

   [kristina.lysova@ucalgary.ca](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/christine-verwoerd)

### [Professional Development](#collapse1245826077)

Explore the [My GradSkills](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/professional-development) program.

1. Natalie Wilkinson-Houghton

   **Business Development Specialist (Internships)**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/natalie-wilkinson-houghton)
2. Lorelei Lachambre

   **Graduate WIL Specialist**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/lorelei-lachambre)
3. Felicia Glatz

   **Instructional Design Specialist, Student Success**

   [View Profile](https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/felicia-glatz)
4. Priya Kaushik

   **Coordinator, Graduate Experience**

   [mgskills@ucalgary.ca](mailto:mgskills@ucalgary.ca)

### [Student Services](#collapse608717882)

1. Chantelle Gill

   **Team Lead, Graduate Student Services**

   [chantelle.gill@ucalgary.ca](mailto:grad.advisor@ucalgary.ca)
2. Dr. David Gugel, PhD

   **Graduate Academic and Intl. Specialist**

   [grad.advisor@ucalgary.ca](mailto:grad.advisor@ucalgary.ca)
3. Dr. Yan Zhang, PhD

   **Graduate Academic and Intl. Specialist**

   (403) 220-4932

   [grad.advisor@ucalgary.ca](mailto:grad.advisor@ucalgary.ca)

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