Olympic Oval Staff List 2022/2023
Full-Time Olympic Oval Staff in the Faculty of Kinesiology at The University of Calgary.
Staff are categorized by department, manager and then aphabetically.
Administration

Mark Messer
Interim Director, Olympic Oval
T: (403) 220-7889
C: (403) 830-4590
E: mark.messer@ucalgary.ca

Kerry Dankers
Business Operations Manager
T: (403) 220-3009
E: kerry.dankers@ucalgary.ca

Suma Joshua
Business Operations Coordinator
T: (403) 210-9571
E: suma.joshua@ucalgary.ca
Innovation, Competitions & Sales

Sean Ireland
Manager, Innovation, Competition & Sales
T: (403) 220-6474
E: sean.ireland1@ucalgary.ca

Braeden Elliot
Skate Shop Senior Technician
T: (403) 220-7917
E: bbelliot@ucalgary.ca

John Little
Competitions Technical Systems Specialist
T: (403) 220-8916
E: jjlittle@ucalgary.ca

Dustin Miller
Team Lead Competitions
C: (403) 519-2459
E: dustin.miller@ucalgary.ca

James Monson
Skate Shop Coordinator
T: (403) 220-7917
E: jmmonson@ucalgary.ca

Gregg Planert
High-Performance Competitions Coordinator
T: (403) 210-9481
E: gplanert@ucalgary.ca

Jesse Slusar
Senior Skate Shop Technician
T: (403) 220-7917
E: jslusar@ucalgary.ca
Operations

Mark Messer
Manager, Operations
T: (403) 220-7889
C: (403) 830-4590
E: mark.messer@ucalgary.ca

Ray Cornez
Ice Technician
T: (403) 220-7905
E: ray.cornez@ucalgary.ca

Luke Janetzki
Power Engineering Coordinator
T: (403) 220-7905
C: (403) 918-1905
E: lhjanetz@ucalgary.ca

Brad Kowal
Ice Technician
T: (403) 220-7905
E: kowal@ucalgary.ca

Jenny Li
Caretaker
E: jenny.li@ucalgary.ca

Cam MacLeod
Team Lead Operations
T: (403) 220-7087
E: cmacleod@ucalgary.ca

Justin Murphy
Ice Technician
T: (403) 220-7905
E: justin.murphy2@ucalgary.ca

Crispin Parkinson
Team Lead Facility Operations
T: (403) 220-3022
C: (403) 835-6489
E: cparkins@ucalgary.ca

Dylan Rama
Ice Technician
T: (403) 220-7905
E: djrama@ucalgary.ca

Eva Sy
Caretaker
E: eva.sy@ucalgary.ca

Pieter Stoffel
Ice Technician
T: (403) 220-7905
E: pieter.stoffel@ucalgary.ca

Gary Wright
Caretaker
E: gary.wright@ucalgary.ca

Daniel Xu
Caretaker
E: daniel.xu@ucalgary.ca

Andy Yardy
Ice Technician
T: (403) 220-7905
E: ayardy@ucalgary.ca

John Yallop
Caretaker
E: john.yallop@ucalgary.ca
Partner Development & Guest Relations

Robert Porter
Partner Development & Guest Relations
Team Lead, Sport Partner & Guest Relations
T: (403) 220-7954
E: robert.porter@ucalgary.ca

Katie De Boer
Partner Development & Guest Relations
Guest Relations Supervisor
T: (403) 220-7954
E: kaitlyn.deboer@ucalgary.ca

Stephanie Griffiths
Partner Development & Guest Relations
Guest Relations Supervisor
T: (403) 220-7954
E: sagriffi@ucalgary.ca

Arianne Messer
Partner Development & Guest Relations
Guest Relations Representative
T: (403) 220-7954
E: aemesser@ucalgary.ca

Ivonne Vargas
Partner Development & Guest Relations
Guest Relations Specialist
C: (403) 827-9405
E: ivonne.vargas@ucalgary.ca

David Vink
Partner Development & Guest Relations
Marketing & Corporate Events Specialist
C: (403) 909-0929
E: david.vink@ucalgary.ca
Programs

Jonathan Guilmette
Programs
Manager, High-Performance Sport
C: (403) 472-2171
E: jonathan.guilmette@ucalgary.ca

Kevin Crockett
Programs
Oval Pathway Coach
Long Track Stage 2/3
E: kevin.crockett@ucalgary.ca

Mike Ireland
Programs
Oval Pathway Coach
Long Track Stage 3
E: michael.ireland@ucalgary.ca

Cristina Lazarescu
Programs
Oval Pathway Coach
Long Track Stage 2/3
E: cristina.lazarescu@ucalgary.ca

Todd McClements
Programs
Oval Pathway Coach
Long Track Stage 3
E: tmccleme@ucalgary.ca

Stacey Polet
Programs
Oval Program Coordinator
T: (403) 220-5345
E: stacey.polet@ucalgary.ca

Phil Riopel
Programs
Oval Pathway Coach
Long Track Stage 2
E: priopel@ucalgary.ca

Maggie Qi
Programs
Oval Pathway Coach
Short Track Stage 2
E: qim@ucalgary.ca

Elizabeth Ward
Programs
Oval Pathway Coach
Short Track Stage 2
C: (514) 652-8641
E: elizabeth.ward@ucalgary.ca
Kinesiology Bookings

Gord Peavy
Kinesiology Operations
Facility Scheduling Manager
T: (403) 220-7889
E: gkpeavy@ucalgary.ca

Karen Delaney
Kinesiology Operations
Facility Scheduling Coordinator
T: (403) 220-8510
E: delaney@ucalgary.ca

Kaylee Forsen
Kinesiology Operations
Facility Scheduling Assistant
T: (403) 220-2831
E: kaylee.forsen@ucalgary.ca

Fay Mark
Kinesiology Operations
Finance Partner
T: (403) 220-6714
E: fmark@ucalgary.ca
Our staff here at the Oval are the heart of our organization — some staff have been here for over 30 years, and some are brand new. We have a fantastic team of staff — who dedicate their time, energy, and passion every day.
Peter McCrory (2020-2022)
Director, Olympic Oval