Olympic Oval Full-Time Staff 2025/2026

STEPHANIE GRIFFITHS
Manager, Business Operations
E: sagriffi@ucalgary.ca
C: (403) 559.8868
Languages: English 🇨🇦
 
FAST TAKE
Champion ARHVA
 🥇 | ARHVA 🐎 Novice Amateur 2022
 

JONATHAN GUILMETTE
Manager, High-Performance Sport
E: jonathan.guilmette@ucalgary.ca
C: (403) 472.2171
Languages: English 🇨🇦 | Français 🇫🇷 | Español 🇲🇽

FAST TAKE
3X Olympic Medalist
🥇 | SLC 2002 🇺🇸 Relay 5,000m
🥈 | SLC 2002 🇺🇸 500m
🥈 | TOR 2006  🇮🇹 Relay 5,000m

SEAN IRELAND
Manager, Innovation, Competitions, and Sales
E: sean.ireland1@ucalgary.ca
C: (403) 478.9840
Languages: English 🇨🇦

FAST TAKE
2X Canadian Olympian
23 | ALB 1992 🇫🇷 1,000m
16 | LIL 1994 🇳🇴 1,000m

LUKE JANETZKI
Manager, Operations
E: lhjanetz@ucalgary.ca
O: (403) 220.7889
Languages: English 🇨🇦
Oval Start: 2012

JEN PAINTER
Manager, Partner Development & Guest Relations
E: jennifer.painter@ucalgary.ca
O: (403) 629.7097
Languages: English 🇨🇦
Oval Start: 2025

FAST TAKE
⛸️ Competitive Figure Skater
🏃‍♀️Competed in the Boston Marathon 2003

SUMA JOSHUA
Business Operations Coordinator
E: suma.joshua@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦 | മലയാളം 🇮🇳

JENNY LI
Caretaker
E: jenny.li@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦 | 普通话 🇨🇳

CANDY ROSS
Caretaker
E: candace.ross@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

EVA SY
Caretaker
E: esy@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦 | 普通话 🇨🇳

JOHN YALLOP
Caretaker
E: jyallop@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

BRAEDEN ELLIOT
Skate Shop Senior Technician
E: bbelliot@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

JOHN LITTLE
Team Lead, Innovation
E: jjlittle@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

DUSTIN MILLER
Team Lead, Competitions
E: dustin.miller@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

JAMES MONSON
Skate Shop Coordinator
E: jmmonson@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦 | Français 🇫🇷
Oval Start: 2008

FAST TAKE
⛪ Christian

GREG PLANERT
High-Performance Competitions Coordinator
E: gplanert@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦
Oval Start: 1987

FAST TAKE
🏁 Started Speed Skating in 1963
 🇨🇦 Competed in the 1963 Canadian Championships

JESSE SLUSAR
Senior Skate Shop Technician
E: jslusar@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

BRAD KOWAL
Facility Operations Support
E: kowal@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

MATT LUNDER
Facility Operations Support
Languages: English 🇨🇦

CAM MACLEOD
Team Lead, Operations
E: cmacleod@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

JUSTIN MURPHY
Facility Operations Support
E: justin.murphy2@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

CRISPIN PARKINSON
Team Lead, Facility Operations
E: cparkins@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

BRENDAN VANCE
Facility Operations Support
E: brendan.vance@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

DUSTIN WANDLER
Facility Operations Support
E: dustin.wandler@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

ANDY YARDY
Facility Operations Sopport
E: ayardy@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

DARRYL BECKER
Guest Relations Representative 
E: darryl.becker@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦
Oval Start: 2024

AMBER BELL
Guest Relations Supervisor
E: amber.bell1@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦
Oval Start: 2024

BRIAN BERGVINSON
Team Lead, Sport Partner & Guest Relations
E: brian.bergvinson@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦
Oval Start: 2024

FAST TAKE
🏒CIHA " James Norris Memorial Trophy" Recipient - 2024-2025 Season
🏒CIHA "Calder Memorial Trophy" Recipient - 2023-2024 Season

KATIE DE BOER
Marketing, Communications, and Events Specialist
E: kaitlyn.deboer@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦
Oval Start: 2014

FAST TAKE
⛸️ Figure Skater for 14 years

KATRINA KASTNER
Team Lead, Sport Partner & Guest Relations
E: katrina.kastner@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

IVONNE VARGAS
Guest Relations Specialist
E: ivargas@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦 | Español 🇨🇴

KEVIN CROCKETT
Coach, Long Track
E: kevin.crockett@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

FAST TAKE
1X Olympic Medalist
🥉 | NAG 1998 🇯🇵 500m

PATRICK DUFFY
Coach, Short Track
E: patrick.duffy@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦 | Français 🇫🇷

TODD MCLCLEMENTS
Coach, Long Track
E: tmcleme@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦 

PHIL RIOPEL
Coach, Long Track
E: priopel@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦 | Français 🇫🇷

ELIZABETH WARD
Coach, Short Track
E: elizabeth.ward@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦 | Français 🇫🇷 | Español 🇨🇴
Oval Start: 2019

FAST TAKE
🇰🇷 First female coaching staff for Team Canada at Youth Olympic Games in 2024 (South Korea)