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 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ


Stephanie Griffiths

STEPHANIE GRIFFITHS
Manager, Business Operations
E: stephanie.griffiths@ucalgary.ca
C: (403) 559.8868
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
 
FAST TAKE
Champion ARHVA
 ๐Ÿฅ‡ | ARHVA ๐ŸŽ Novice Amateur 2002
 

Jonathan Guilmette

JONATHAN GUILMETTE
Manager, High-Performance Sport
E: jonathan.guilmette@ucalgary.ca
C: (403) 472.2171
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | Franรงais ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

FAST TAKE
3X Olympic Medalist
๐Ÿฅ‡ | SLC 2002 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Relay 5,000m - Men
๐Ÿฅˆ | SLC 2002 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 500m - Men
๐Ÿฅˆ | TOR 2006  ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Relay 5,000m - Men

Sean Ireland

SEAN IRELAND
Manager, Innovation, Competitions, and Sales
E: sean.ireland1@ucalgary.ca
C: (403) 478.9840
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FAST TAKE
2X Canadian Olympian
23 | ALB 1992 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท 1,000m - Men
16 | LIL 1994 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด 1,000m - Men

Luke Janetzki

LUKE JANETZKI
Manager, Operations
E: lhjanetz@ucalgary.ca
O: (403) 220.7889
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Oval Start: 2012

Jen Painter

JEN PAINTER
Manager, Partner Development & Guest Relations
E: jennifer.painter@ucalgary.ca
O: (403) 629.7097
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Oval Start: 2025


Suma Joshua

SUMA JOSHUA
Business Operations Coordinator
E: suma.joshua@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | Malayalam ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ


Jenny Li

JENNY LI
Caretaker
E: jenny.li@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | Chinese ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ

Candace Ross

CANDY ROSS
Caretaker
E: candace.ross@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Eva Sy

EVA SY
Caretaker
E: esy@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | Chinese ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ

Daniel Xu

DANIEL XU
Caretaker
E: daguang.xu@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | Chinese ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ | Vietnamese ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ

John Yallop

JOHN YALLOP
Caretaker
E: jyallop@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ


Braeden Elliot

BRAEDEN ELLIOT
Skate Shop Senior Technician
E: bbelliot@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

John Little

JOHN LITTLE
Team Lead, Innovation
E: jjlittle@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Dustin Miller

DUSTIN MILLER
Team Lead, Competitions
E: dustin.miller@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

James Monson

JAMES MONSON
Skate Shop Coordinator
E: jmmonson@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Gregg Planert

GREG PLANERT
High-Performance Competitions Coordinator
E: gplanert@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Oval Start: 1987

FAST FACT
Started Skating in 1963 | Competed in 1963 Canadian Championships

Jesse Slusar

JESSE SLUSAR
Senior Skate Shop Technician
E: jslusar@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ


Brad Kowal

BRAD KOWAL
Facility Operations Support
E: kowal@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Matt Lunder

MATT LUNDER
Facility Operations Support
E: gplanert@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Cam MacLeod

CAM MACLEOD
Team Lead, Operations
E: cmacleod@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Justin Murphy

JUSTIN MURPHY
Facility Operations Support
E: justin.murphy2@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Crispin Parkinson

CRISPIN PARKINSON
Team Lead, Facility Operations
E: cparkins@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Brendan Vance

BRENDAN VANCE
Facility Operations Support
E: brendan.vance@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Dustin Wandler

DUSTIN WANDLER
Facility Operations Support
E: dustin.wandler@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Andy Yardy

ANDY YARDY
Facility Operations Sopport
E: ayardy@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ


Darryl Becker

DARRYL BECKER
Guest Relations Representative 
E: darryl.becker@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Oval Start: 2024

Amber Bell

AMBER BELL
Guest Relations Supervisor
E: amber.bell1@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Oval Start: 2024

Brian Bergvinson

BRIAN BERGVINSON
Team Lead, Sport Partner & Guest Relations
E: brian.bergvinson@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Oval Start: 2024

Kate De Boer

KATIE DE BOER
Marketing, Communications, and Events Specialist
E: kaitlyn.deboer@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Katrina Kastner

KATRINA KASTNER
Team Lead, Sport Partner & Guest Relations
E: katrina.kastner@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Ivonne Vargas

IVONNE VARGAS
Guest Relations Specialist
E: ivargas@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | Spanish ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด

David Vink

DAVID VINK
Advisor, Marketing & Partner Development
E: david.vink@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | Japanese ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
Oval Start: 2011

FAST TAKE
๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Owns a design studio | foxcamp.ca


Kevin Crockett

KEVIN CROCKETT
Coach, Long Track
E: kevin.crockett@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FAST TAKE
1X Olympic Medalist
๐Ÿฅ‰ | NAG 1998 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต 500m - Men

Reece Derraugh

REECE DERRAUGH
Coach, Long Track
E: reece.derraugh@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Patrick Duffy

PATRICK DUFFY
Coach, Short Track
E: patrick.duffy@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Mike Ireland

MIKRE IRELAND
Coach, Long Track
E: michael.ireland@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FAST TAKE
4X World Sprint Champion
๐Ÿฅˆ | SEO 2000 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Sprint - Men
๐Ÿฅ‡ | INZ 2001 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Sprint - Men
๐Ÿฅ‰ | HAM 2002 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Sprint - Men
๐Ÿฅ‰ | NAG 2004 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Sprint - Men
3X World Single Distance Champion
๐Ÿฅˆ | NAG 2000 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Sprint - Men
๐Ÿฅ‰ | NAG 2000 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Sprint - Men
๐Ÿฅ‰ | SEO 2004 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Sprint - Men
 

Cristina Lazarescu

CRISTINA LAZARESCU
Coach, Long Track
E: cristina.lazarescu@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | Franรงais ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | Hungarian ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ | Romanian ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด

Todd McClements

TODD MCLCLEMENTS
Coach, Long Track
E: tmcleme@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 

Stacey Polet

STACEY POLET
Elite Athlete Pathway Coordinator
E: crockett@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 
Oval Start: 2000

FAST FACT
Canadian Long Track Speed Skating Team (1989 - 1992)

Phil Riopel

PHIL RIOPEL
Coach, Long Track
E: priopel@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | Franรงais ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

Elizabeth Ward

ELIZABETH WARD
Coach, Short Track
E: elizabeth.ward@ucalgary.ca
Languages: English ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | Franรงais ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท


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