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Staff Directory

General Inquiries

Name Title Phone E-Mail
General Inquiries
Inquiries and Information
(613) 562-5789 gee-gees@uottawa.ca
Media Inquiries
Inquiries and Information
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4343 sportinfo@uottawa.ca
Sport Reservations
Inquiries and Information
sportres@uottawa.ca
Intramurals
Inquiries and Information
intramur@uottawa.ca
Gee-Gees Camps
Inquiries and Information
ggcamps@uottawa.ca
Aquatics
Inquiries and Information
aquatiques@uottawa.ca
Recreation
Inquiries and Information
ggrec@uottawa.ca

Recreation and Varsity Sports Management

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Sue Hylland
Senior Director, Recreation and Varsity Sports
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4336 shylland@uottawa.ca
Danika Smith
Assistant Director, High Performance Athletics
danika.smith@uottawa.ca
Colin Timm
Assistant Director, Recreation and Facility Development
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4379 ctimm@uottawa.ca
Lenny Sabourin
Supervisor, Recreation Programs
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4346 lsabouri@uottawa.ca
Paul Ausman
Supervisor, Business Operations
(613) 851-3547 pausman@uottawa.ca
Priya Narine
Senior Specialist, Marketing Strategy
pnarine@uottawa.ca
Steven Drover
Senior Specialist, Development (Sponsor Contact)
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4429 sdrover@uottawa.ca
Alexandre Ono
Manager, Information Technology Support
sportsit@uOttawa.ca

High Performance

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Danika Smith
Assistant Director, High Performance Athletics
danika.smith@uottawa.ca
Jean-François Roy
High Performance Coordinator
Jean-Francois.Roy@uottawa.ca
Jasmine Cianciotta
Officer, Varsity Sport Clubs
jciancio@uottawa.ca
Damian Buckley
Administrative Assistant, Varsity Sport Clubs
dbuckley@uottawa.ca
Richard Verreault
Logistics Coordinator and Program Support
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4342 rverreau@uottawa.ca
Joey Kwasniewski
Lead Varsity Performance Coach
jkwasnie@uottawa.ca
Anna Abraham
Varsity Mental Health Coordinator and Counselor
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4525 aabraham@uottawa.ca
Crissy McPhee
Head Athletic Therapist
(613) 617-1989 cmcphee@uottawa.ca
Sarah Gillanders
Senior Athletic Therapist
sarah.gillanders@uottawa.ca
Shannon Walsh Moreau
Athletic Therapist
swalshmo@uottawa.ca

Facilities, Events & Community

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Bianca Lapensée
Associate Supervisor, Athletic Event and Facilities Management
(343) 998-4645 blapense@uottawa.ca
Alex Noivo
Senior Coordinator, Event Management
(613) 513-7498 anoivo@uottawa.ca
Valerie Reid
Senior Coordinator, Event Management
(343) 961-3494 valerie.reid@uottawa.ca
Brigitte Lefebvre-Okankwu
Community Relations Coordinator
blefebv2@uottawa.ca
Yves Goyette
Coordinator, Athletic Facilities Operations
(613) 562-5800 ext. 2840 ygoyette@uottawa.ca
Jacques St-Jean
Officer, Athletic Facilities
Gino Lafontaine
Officer, Athletic Facilities

Sports Information, Recognition & Archives

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Spencer Murdock
Sports Information and Digital Media Officer
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4343 smurdock@uottawa.ca
Jasmine McKnight
Coordinator, Sports Information & Digital Media
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4343 jasmine.mcknight@uottawa.ca
Jennifer Elliott
Sports Archives and Recognition Officer
(613) 608-4574 jennifer.elliott@uottawa.ca

Alumni and Development

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Steven Drover
Senior Specialist, Development (Sponsor Contact)
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4429 sdrover@uottawa.ca
Ashley Burrill
Annual Giving and Alumni Relations Officer
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4328

Recreation

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Colin Timm
Assistant Director, Recreation and Facility Development
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4379 ctimm@uottawa.ca
Lenny Sabourin
Supervisor, Recreation Programs
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4346 lsabouri@uottawa.ca
Tsenat Hadgu
Associate Supervisor, Client Services
(613) 562-5800 ext. 8141 thadgu@uottawa.ca
Carolina Giovanniello
Intermediate Officer, Client Services
cgiovann@uottawa.ca
Amy Roberts
Lead Coordinator, Leagues and Events
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4996 arobert2@uottawa.ca
Tash Raposo
Lead Coordinator, Child, Youth, and Outdoor Programs
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4675 nraposo@uottawa.ca
Kerry-Ann Dow
Lead Coordinator, Sports and Recreation Programs
(613) 562- 5800 ext. 3019 kdow@uottawa.ca
Alex Dee
Lead Coordinator, Aquatics
adee@uottawa.ca

Information Technology

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Alexandre Ono
Manager, Information Technology Support
sportsit@uOttawa.ca
Lesly Zephyr
Intermediate Software Developer, Information Technology
sportsit@uOttawa.ca
Issouf Fofana
Analyst, IT Support
sportsit@uOttawa.ca

Football

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Marcel Bellefeuille
Head Coach
(613) 562-5800 ext. 6339 mbellef3@uottawa.ca
Jean-Vincent Posy-Audette
Defensive Coordinator
(613) 562-5800 ext. 6334 jposyaud@uottawa.ca
Vincent Campbell
Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach
vcampbel@uottawa.ca
Brad Miller
Special Teams Coordinator and Linebackers Coach
brad.miller@uottawa.ca
Craig Hodge
Defensive Line Coach
Mike White
Defensive Backs Coach
Sean Hall
Sam/Safeties Coach
Brock Flemming
Offensive Line Coach
Darren Joseph
Running Backs Coach
Marco Dubé
Tight Ends Coach and Assistant Special Teams Coordinator
Wesley Lewis
Receivers Coach
Alexandre Labonté
Assistant Linebackers Coach
Cedrik Kakudji
Defensive Assistant
Denis Piché
Recruiting Coordinator
drpiche@uottawa.ca

Men's Basketball Coaches and Staff

Name Title Phone E-Mail
James Derouin
Head Coach
james.derouin@uottawa.ca
Mike L'Africain
Lead Assistant Coach
mlafrica@uottawa.ca
Clarence Porter
Assistant Coach
Damian Buckley
Assistant Coach
dbuckley@uottawa.ca
Ahmed Mahamoud
Assistant Coach & Recruiter
ahmed_mahamoud@hotmail.com
Kajeel Grant
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Hennessy Roppovalente
Analytics Coordinator
Alex Louis
Basketball Operations Coordinator

Men's Hockey

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Patrick Grandmaitre
Head Coach
(613) 562-5800 ext. 4349 patrick.grandmaitre@uottawa.ca
Justin Stevens
Associate Coach
jsteven5@uottawa.ca
Alexandre Ferraton
Assistant Coach
Ryan Hand
Assistant Coach
Matthew Dopud
Goaltenders Coach
Jonathan Labbé
Video Coach
Blake Hatt
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Pete Corrigan
Equipment Manager

Swimming

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Dave Heinbuch
Head Coach
dheinbuc@uottawa.ca
Vince Sljuka
Assistant Coach
Ethan Rice
Assistant Coach
Rick Frame
Advisor/Consultant
James Shaw
Mental Performance Consultant
Megan Coutinho
Assistant Coach
Dana O'Brien
Registered Massage Therapist

Women's Basketball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Rose-Anne Joly
Head Coach
(613) 562 5800 ext. 4321 Rose-Anne.Joly@uottawa.ca
Sarah Besselink
Lead Assistant Coach
Sarah.Besselink@uottawa.ca
Patrick Flynn
Assistant Coach
Claire Tremblay
Team Manager
Casey Turner
Mental Performance Coach
Christine Beaudoin
Strength and Conditioning Coach

Women's Hockey

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jennifer Wakefield
Co-Coach
jwakefi2@uottawa.ca
Greg Bowles
Co-Coach/Head Scout
(613) 562-5800 ext. 6419 gbowles@uottawa.ca
Hanna-Riikka Turpeinen
Assistant Coach
Matt Jenkins
Goalie Coach
Blake Hatt
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Bob Bowes
Equipment Manager

Women's Rugby

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Duncan McNaughton
Head Coach
(613) 299-3506 dmcnaug2@uottawa.ca
Patrick Thompson
Assistant Coach
pthomps5@uottawa.ca
Asya Bartley
Set Piece Coach
Taylor Donato
Leadership Development
Emma Sandström
Leadership Development
Will Beyak
Strength and Conditioning Coach

Women's Soccer

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Steve Johnson
Head Coach
(613) 562 5800 ext. 6828 sjohnson442@yahoo.ca
Veronica Mazzella
Lead Assistant Coach
David Bellemare
Assistant Coach
Stuart Barbour
Assistant Coach
Mark Fowler
Scout
Joanna Geck
High Performance Coach

Women's Volleyball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Lionel Woods
Head Coach
lwoods@uottawa.ca
Sophie Carpentier
Head Assistant Coach
scarpent@uottawa.ca
Frank St. Denis
Senior Coaching Advisor & Performance Analyst
Christina Grail
Assistant Coach: Setter Development and Team Offence
Sabrina Roy
Assistant Coach: Libero Development and Team Defence
Alix Durivage
Assistant Coach: Middle Player Development
Kaly Soro
Mentor Coach & Recruiting Assistant
Lenny Sabourin
Senior Program Advisor
Jason Boivin
Mental Performance Consultant
Shannon Walsh Moreau
Athletic Therapist
Christine Beaudoin
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Joey Kwasniewski
Senior Strength & Conditioning Coach
Sieger Roorda
Mental Performance Consultant

Men's Rugby

Name Title Phone E-Mail
James Flemming
Head Coach
mrugby@uottawa.ca
Andrew Armstrong
Assistant Coach
Marius Felix
Assistant Coach
Marco Piacentini
Development Team Coach
Max Schafer
Development Team Assistant Coach
Brett Middleton
Development Team Assistant Coach
Kirsten Kidd
Head Athletic Therapist
Ashley Strike
Mental Performance Coach

Rowing

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Kate Gorsline
Head Coach (Men's Team)
mrowing@uottawa.ca
Stu McKenzie
Head Coach (Women's Team)
wrowing@uottawa.ca

Men's Golf

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Paul Carson
Head Coach
mgolf@uottawa.ca