2026 Adjudicators

Megan Benjafield is a passionate educator whose teaching career spans 25 years across three school boards. She has taught in the TLDSB, TDSB and HWDSB covering courses in strings, band, voice, music theatre, jazz studies and contemporary music studies. Most notably, Megan spent a decade on faculty at Etobicoke School of the Arts, was lead teacher for the HWDSB Tier 2 Secondary Strings program and served as a sessional faculty professor at McMaster University, teaching strings methods. Megan also shared her passion and experience with peers, regularly providing professional development to music educators. Currently, Megan is proud to be the Conductor for the Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra's Concert Orchestra, is the Music Education Manager for the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, sits on the Board of Directors for Orchestras Canada, and gives clinics, workshops and adjudicates throughout Southern Ontario.