Olympic Oval Full-Time Staff 2025/2026

Discover the full-time staff working at the Olympic Oval at the University of Calgary.

Mark Messer

MARK MESSER
Director
E: mark.messer@ucalgary.ca
C: (403) 830.4590
O: (403) 220.2948
Languages: English 🇨🇦


Stephanie Griffiths

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

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

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

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

Jen Painter

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

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


Jenny Li

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

Candace Ross

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

Eva Sy

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

Daniel Xu

DANIEL XU
Caretaker
E: daguang.xu@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦 | 普通话 🇨🇳 | Tiếng Việt 🇨🇳

John Yallop

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


Braeden Elliot

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

John Little

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

Dustin Miller

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

James Monson

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

FAST TAKE
⛪ Christian

Gregg Planert

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

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


Brad Kowal

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

Matt Lunder

MATT LUNDER
Facility Operations Support
Languages: English 🇨🇦

Cam MacLeod

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

Justin Murphy

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

Crispin Parkinson

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

Brendan Vance

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

Dustin Wandler

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

Andy Yardy

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


Darryl Becker

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

Amber Bell

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

Brian Bergvinson

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

Kate De Boer

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

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

Ivonne Vargas

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

David Vink

DAVID VINK
Advisor, Marketing & Partner Development
E: david.vink@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦 | 日本語 🇯🇵
Oval Start: 2011

FAST TAKE
🖥️ Owns a design studio | foxcamp.ca
🎞️ Worked on 007 film - The World is Not Enough


Kevin Crockett

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

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

Reece Derraugh

REECE DERRAUGH
Coach, Long Track
E: reece.derraugh@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

Patrick Duffy

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

Mike Ireland

MIKRE IRELAND
Coach, Long Track
E: michael.ireland@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦

FAST TAKE
4X World Sprint Champion
🥈 | SEO 2000 🇰🇷 Sprint
🥇 | INZ 2001 🇩🇪 Sprint
🥉 | HAM 2002 🇳🇴 Sprint
🥉 | NAG 2004 🇯🇵 Sprint
3X World Single Distance Champion
🥈 | NAG 2000 🇯🇵 Sprint
🥉 | NAG 2000 🇯🇵 Sprint
🥉 | SEO 2004 🇰🇷 Sprint
 

Cristina Lazarescu

CRISTINA LAZARESCU
Coach, Long Track & Short Track
E: cristina.lazarescu@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦 | Français 🇫🇷 | Magyar 🇭🇺 | Românește 🇷🇴
Oval Start: 2015

FAST TAKE
ISU Short Track Development Program participant 1999-2006

Todd McClements

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

Stacey Polet

STACEY POLET
Elite Athlete Pathway Coordinator
E: crockett@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English 🇨🇦 
Oval Start: 2000

FAST TAKE
🇨🇦 Canadian Long Track Speed Skating Team (1989 - 1992)

Phil Riopel

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

Elizabeth Ward

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)


The staff are the Olympic Oval's greatest asset. They are our competitive advantage. They are the reason for our success and longevity. Without these dedicated people, the Oval is just concrete and ice. They are the heart and soul of what we do.

Mark Messer

Mark Messer

Director, Olympic Oval