Project Team
Co-Directors:
Dr. Elizabeth Vlossak
Professor of History Elizabeth Vlossak is passionate about connecting local history to global movements. She teaches courses on 20th-century Europe and focuses on topics of totalitarianism, Weimar and Nazi Germany, the cultural history of war, and how the past is remembered. Vlossak developed the idea of creating a home for sports-related oral histories through talks with members of the Canada Games Council, and hopes the SOHA can become a valuable resource for future researchers and the public.
Dr. Julie Stevens
Professor of Sport Management at Brock University, Julie Stevens believes in the power of oral history to showcase the events, personal experiences, and memories of Canadian sporting life. Stevens champions women’s hockey scholarship and believes it is vital that we capture voices about the female game. She has experienced the Canada Games from a variety of angles since 1999 and provides insight into the Games history and current situation through her role as Special Advisor to the President for the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.
Current Team Members:
Dr. Spencer Roberts
Dr. Roberts is the Head of Digital Initiatives and Technologies at Pitts Theology Library at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Roberts has a decade of experience working in the digital humanities, exploring digital scholarship tools, methods, and infrastructures for use in university classes and research. Originally from Sarnia, ON, and a graduate of Brock University, Roberts assists the SOHA with web management to ensure the digital collections are accessible.
Anitta Martignago
Anitta holds an MA in Film + Photography Preservation & Collections Management from Ryerson University. She is the Project Lead on the SOHA’s Canada Games Photograph Digitization Initiative.
Kat Rice
Kat holds a BA from Brock University in Canadian Studies and History, with a minor in Political Science. She is the 2022 recipient of the David and Terry Atkinson Award, the 2022 recipient of the George Sulzer Young Scholar's Award, and the 2021 recipient of the James Nicks Memorial Prize in Canadian Studies. Kat is a research assistant for the SOHA, the creator of a special Canada Games Collection research exhibit on women's hockey, and the primary editor of the Garden City Arena Collection.
Jess Linzel
As an MA graduate from Brock’s History program, Jessica Linzel’s job on the SOHA team is to build the digital collections by gathering material from individuals and institutions across Canada. Connecting with Canadian athletes, coaches, volunteers and event organizers, she coordinates oral history interviews and collects personal photographs and documents that showcase these histories from multiple perspectives.
Past Team Members:
Michael Storms
Michael graduated from Brock University with with a BA in History in 2022. From September to December 2021, he was a research assistant for the Canada Games Council Photograph Collection Digitization Initiative, and the creator of a special Canada Games Collection research exhibit on lacrosse. He was also involved with the Garden City Arena Collection through the fourth-year course HIST 4F00—Voices of the Past: Oral History.
Stephen Lourenco
Stephen graduated from Brock University with a co-op degree in Business Administration in 2022. During the 2020-21 academic year, Stephen was the SOHA’s Digital Collections and Archives Management Assistant. He focused on digitizing content for public viewing, extended the SOHA brand’s reach, and managed communications.
Adam Williamson
Adam graduated from Brock University with a BA co-op degree in History in October 2021. During his final year at Brock, he was the Project Lead for the Niagara-on-the-Lake Tennis Club Collection. His roles included reaching out to members and associates of the NOTL Tennis Club and conducting and recording their interviews.