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.
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.
Azard Kallan, CPA, CGA
Director, Finance and Administration
akallan@crkn.ca
613-907-7030
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.
Rebecca Ross
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.
Beth Stover
Manager, Digitization Services
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.
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
LICENSING AND MEMBER 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.
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.
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.
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. John recently completed his PhD in neuroscience at McGill University.
Department
HERITAGE SERVICES
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.
Rebecca Dempsey
Digitization Services Lead
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.
Natalie MacDonald
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.
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.
Department
Communications
Georgia Ashworth
Heritage Projects and Partnerships Coordinator
gashworth@crkn.ca
613-903-9430
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 Specialist
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.