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.
Nazia Bundhoo
Manager, Administrative and Corporate Services
nbundhoo@crkn.ca
613-907-7036
Nazia oversees the administration and governance of CRKN, working with the Board, committees, and membership. She has worked in office management and governance for over 12 years.
Rebecca Dempsey
Manager, Digitization
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.
Claire Duncan
Manager, Strategy and Engagement
cduncan@crkn.ca
Claire holds a PhD in English from the University of Toronto, which involved digital archival research. She has worked in communications supporting the Canadian STEM research community.
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.
James MacGregor
Manager, Research Infrastructure and Development
jmacgregor@crkn.ca
James has been working in the digital heritage and scholarly communications worlds since 2001, and has contributed to several national digital infrastructure initiatives in that time.
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.
Stephanie Pimentel
Director, Finance and Administration
spimentel@crkn.ca
Stephanie is an accomplished business professional with 15 years of experience in corporate administration, budget management, financial reporting, and internal controls.
Department
LICENSING AND MEMBER SERVICES
Amanda Holmes
Senior 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.
Allison Loveridge
Licensing and Member Services Officer
aloveridge@crkn.ca
613-907-7035
Allison holds two BAs from McMaster University and a MLIS from Western University. She is passionate about making information sustainably and equitably accessible.
Department
INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT
Abhinav Khetarpal
Junior Systems Administrator
akhetarpal@crkn.ca
Abhinav holds a BCS from Carleton University. Before joining CRKN, he worked with Connected Canadians for two years as a Remote Technology Mentor & Outreach Coordinator.
Brittny Lapierre
Application Developer
blapierre@crkn.ca
Brittny holds a BCS from Carleton University and a certificate in User Experience from the University of Toronto. Before joining CRKN, Brittny worked with IBM for four years.
Hugo St-Gelais
Senior Systems Analyst
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.
Department
Persistent Identifiers
John Aspler
Manager, Canadian Persistent Identifier Community
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 PhD in neuroscience from McGill University in 2021.
Ursula Carmichael
Canadian Persistent Identifier Community Officer
ucarmichael@crkn.ca
Ursula holds an MA from ENS-PSL University and an MI from the University of Toronto. She has worked in research as well as academic and government libraries and archives.
Department
HERITAGE SERVICES
Avalon Arsenault
Document Scanning Operator
aarsenault@crkn.ca
Raymond Binda
Document Scanning Operator
rbinda@crkn.ca
Raymond has a diploma in computer programming from La Cité Collégiale and has worked in the heritage, publishing, and web design fields.
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.
Francesca Brzezicki
Heritage Engagement Officer
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.
Nikolas Lamarre
Cataloguing Intern
nlamarre@crkn.ca
Nikolas has a CILIP-certified MSc in Book History and Material Culture (University of Edinburgh). He has experience working in cultural heritage on both sides of the Atlantic.
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.
Natalie MacDonald
Senior Metadata Analyst
nmacdonald@crkn.ca
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.
Percy Miller
Heritage Services Officer
pmiller@crkn.ca
613-907-7023
Percy Miller holds a BA, as well as a Master of Information from the University of Toronto. She is passionate about providing excellent service to research communities.
Beth Stover
Senior Digitization and Collections Advisor
bstover@crkn.ca
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
Tamana Ariapor
Administrative Assistant
tariapor@crkn.ca
Tamana Ariapor holds a Bachelor of Arts from Kabul University in Afghanistan. She has extensive experience in administration and logistics with international organizations.
Zoe Chen
Senior Accountant
zchen@crkn.ca
Zoe holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from Carleton University and has over five years of accounting experience working in not-for-profits.
Department
Engagement
Angela Joosse
Research Engagement and Grants Officer
ajoosse@crkn.ca
Angela holds a PhD from the York/Toronto Metropolitan University program in Communication and Culture. She is completing a Master of Information Science at the University of Toronto.
Monica Scott
Strategic Communications Advisor
mscott@crkn.ca
Monica is an experienced communicator who has worked in health care, government, non-profit, and academic sectors. She joined CRKN in September 2023.