CRKN employs a diverse team of librarians, developers, technicians, and other professionals to meet the evolving needs of its member community.
Department
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Clare Appavoo
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ED-DG@crkn.ca
613-907-7029
Clare joined CRKN as Executive Director in 2012 and provides innovative leadership to meet CRKN’s ambitious strategic objectives, while representing CRKN in several collaborations.
Ken Blonski
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
kblonski@crkn.ca
613-907-7030
Ken joined CRKN in 2009 and since 2011, has served on the management team. He holds a BCom (University of Alberta) and an MBA (Queens University), and is a member of CPA Ontario.
Rebecca Ross
SENIOR DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND ENGAGEMENT
rross@crkn.ca
613-907-7027
Rebecca has over ten years of marketing and communications experience, focused on academic publishing. She holds a BA, a Master of Information Studies and a Diploma in Publishing.
Department
LICENSING SERVICES
Amanda Holmes
Licensing Officer
aholmes@crkn.ca
613-907-7031
Amanda holds a BA from Carleton University and a Library Technician diploma. She has broad academic experience gained from nearly 5 years of working in different capacities at uOttawa.
Craig Olsvik
Senior Manager, Licensing & Member Services
colsvik@crkn.ca
613-907-7033
Craig Joined the CRKN team in 2011. Craig has a BA in English and History and a Master of Library and Information studies, both from Dalhousie University
Department
PLATFORM
Sascha Adler
LEAD APPLICATION DEVELOPER
sadler@crkn.ca
Sascha joined Canadiana in 2011. Sascha holds a BSc in Computer Science from Cornell University, and has over ten years of software development experience.
Divya Krishnan
Application Developer
dkrishnan@crkn.ca
Divya holds an MA in Information Systems Security (Concordia) and a BA in Information Technology (Anna University). She previously worked with Mi9 Retail as a software developer.
Brittny Lapierre
Application Developer
blapierre@crkn.ca
Brittny holds a BCS from Carleton University and is earning a certificate in User Experience from the University of Toronto. Before joining CRKN, Brittny worked with IBM for four years.
Russell McOrmond
LEAD SYSTEMS ENGINEER
rmcormond@crkn.ca
Russell became active in the free software movement in 1992 and regularly submits to government consultations on copyright, telecommunications and other technology law.
Hugo St-Gelais
System Administrator
hstgelais@crkn.ca
Hugo has been in IT for 20 years working with Microsoft and Linux systems. Before joining CRKN, he worked at the library of the University of Ottawa for 5 years.
William Wueppelmann
Manager, Canadiana Platform
wwueppelmann@crkn.ca
Before joining CRKN in 2019, William worked with Canadiana as Interim Executive Director and Chief Information Officer. He holds an Honours BA and an MLIS.
Department
ORCID-CA
John Aspler
Community Manager - ORCID-CA
jaspler@crkn.ca
613-907-7038
Dedicated to service and knowledge access, John has experience working in research and public library contexts. He earned a BSc in neuroscience at McGill and will soon complete a PhD.
Department
DIGITIZATION
Rebecca Dempsey
Document Scanner Operator
rdempsey@crkn.ca
Rebecca is a graduate of the Photography Program at Algonquin College. She has several years of experience working in imaging and photography.
John Loitzenbauer
Digitization Technical Lead
jloitzenbauer@crkn.ca
John is a graduate of the Algonquin College School of Media & Design's Photography program. He brings extensive public and private sector technical experience to the CRKN team.
Lucie Sauvé
Digitization Services Lead
lsauve@crkn.ca
613-232-3472
Lucie has been contributing to Canadiana’s products and services for 37 years. In addition to her vast work experience, Lucie has taken a number of finance courses at Algonquin College.
Beth Stover
MANAGER, DIGITIZATION AND HERITAGE COLLECTIONS
bstover@crkn.ca
613-907-7023
Beth joined Canadiana in 1988. Beth has an Honours BA in history and sociology, and a Master of Library and Information Science.
Department
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Nazia Bundhoo
Executive Assistant
nbundhoo@crkn.ca
613-907-7036
Nazia holds a Business Administration Diploma, and a Brevet de Technicien Supérieur from the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Ryan Chen
FINANCE OFFICER
rchen@crkn.ca
Ryan is a CPA, CA and holds a Master of Management and Professional Accounting degree from the University of Toronto. He worked previously in Deloitte Canada's Ottawa audit practice.
Department
Member and Metadata Services
Patricia Brisson
Cataloguer
pbrisson@crkn.ca
Patricia is a graduate of the Library Technician program at Algonquin College. She has worked for Canadiana for over 30 years.
Jason Friedman
Senior Manager, Heritage Services
jfriedman@crkn.ca
613-907-7032
Jason has member experience as an Electronic Resources Technician at University of Ottawa. He holds a BA, a Master of Information Studies, and an MA in History.
Émilie Lavallée-Funston
Licensing and Member Services Officer
elavalleefunston@crkn.ca
613-907-7035
Émilie has a MLitt (Glas) and a PgDip (Leic), with experience in member services and heritage, having worked at Historic Environment Scotland, Universities Canada, and Parks Canada.
Natalie MacDonald
Metadata Analyst
nmacdonald@crkn.ca
613-903-9430
Natalie has a Library Technician diploma (Algonquin College), a BA (Carleton University), and a MLIS (University of Alberta). She has worked in library technical services since 2010.
Department
Communications
Georgia Ashworth
Heritage Projects and Partnerships Coordinator
gashworth@crkn.ca
Georgia holds an MPhil in Heritage and Museums from the University of Cambridge. She has broad experience with heritage preservation, exhibitions, and the GLAM community.
Francesca Brzezicki
Communications Coordinator
fbrzezicki@crkn.ca
613-907-7028
Francesca holds an MA in Public History from Carleton University. She joined CRKN in 2019 and has a background in research and outreach for digital heritage projects.