Our Board

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Executive: Chair  - Wanda Gascho-White, Music Therapist, Zareinu Educational Centre, Thornhill

Executive: Secretary - Jodi Greenwood, Music Therapist, Teacher TDSB, Toronto

Executive: Research - Laurel Young, Music Therapist, professor, Concordia University, Montreal

Executive: Grants - Debbie Carroll, Music Therapist, professor, UQAM, Montreal

Executive: Treasurer - Beth Clark, Music Therapist, private practice, Vancouver

Dr. David Alter - Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Cardiologist, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto

Mary An Blom - Director, Corporate Strategy & Insights, Sony Music Entertainment, Toronto

Julio Cotellasso Associate Purchasing Director, Steve’s Music, Montreal

Scott Rondeau - CEO/Executive Producer/Writer, HellCreek Entertainment, Toronto

Patrick Zulinov - Assistant Director of Programming, Shore 104, Vancouver

Jerry Brunner -  Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Toronto

Fran Herman, Past-chair

Fran Herman has been a pioneer of music therapy in Canada since 1955. She is also a childcare specialist who has worked with children who are physically and/or developmentally challenged. She has served as president of OMTA, CAMT, and in 1995 took over as chairperson of CMTTF.  Fran has co-authored two books, Accentuate the Positive and Creatibility; created and directed the Wheelchair Players; and mobilized the Canadian music industry to help support music therapy across the country. Most recently she was honoured by the Music Industry Association of Canada with its inaugural MIAC Award for her outstanding work.

Click below and read more about Fran Herman and her accomplishments.

Trust Talk - The Frani Edition

 Fran Remembers Clive Robbins

We are all very sad about Clive leaving us and I thought I would tell you two stories about him that point out how he felt about Canadian Music Therapists.

 In 1993 the head of New Music at Much Music sent John Marshall to the Nordoff Robbins Centre in New York. He was sent to film music therapy sessions and this would be used on TV to help educate the public. Afterwards, John approached Clive about filming other Music Therapists while he was in the US. Clive responded:  

 “Why film here when you have such great Music Therapists in Canada. Phone Fran Herman and she’ll give you the names of some of your own. They are the ones whom you should record.”

 John reached a number of Canadian Music Therapists and the film was highly successful here and abroad.

 The second story took place shortly after Clive’s wife, Carol, passed away. Clive was to be our keynote speaker at the Trust Fund luncheon in Toronto. Carl and I took him out for dinner. He became very upset that Carol was not there with us. We wondered if his distress would prevent him from speaking. The next morning however, he was right on and spoke marvelously. All were impressed and he very much enjoyed the event.  Clive would not hear of a fee, so the Trust Fund made a Carol Robbins Memorial Fund.  This provided funding for a palliative care music therapy project in Nanaimo B.C. which the Trust Fund contributed to for many years. 

I wish to express my sincere condolences to Clive’s family and friends. He will be missed.

Fran Herman.