The Society is managed by its members through a volunteer Board of Directors elected each year at the Annual General meeting.

Directors

Emma Kent, President
Erik Foisy, Treasurer
Dave Kent, Secretary

Richard Collins
Scheherazade Khan
David Martin
Sonja McKay
Abbie Simpson
Amin Zahrai

Committees and Working Groups

Awards Committee (roxy.hso.ottawa@gmail.com)

Recognizes the work of local historians on Ottawa and its regions.

• Roxy Woodward-Whyte (Chair)
• David Martin (Advisor)
• Amin Zahrai (Advisor)
• Erik J. Foisy (Advisor)

 Communications Committee (info@historicalsocietyottawa.ca)

• David Kent (Secretary)
• James Powell (Comms Officer)
• Kirsten Widdes (Blog Administrator)
• Karen Lynn Ouellette (Volunteer Recruiter)
• Ariana Bahrampour (Instagram)
• Lise Perera (Instagram)
• Ben Weiss (Facebook & Emails)
• Ivan Tanner (Cumberland Township Historical Society Liaison)

Executive Committee (president@historicalsocietyottawa.ca)

Responsible for conducting the affairs of the Society in accordance with the purposes and objectives of the Society and the decisions of its Board.

• Emma Kent (President)
• Karen Lynn Ouellette (Past-President)
• Erik J. Foisy (Vice-President)

French Program | Programmation en français (christine.hso.ottawa@gmail.com)

Faire rayonner en français l’histoire d’Ottawa et de la région.

• Christine Matamoros (Speaker’s Series)
• Fernanda Arenas Suxo (Advisor)
• Amin Zahrai (Advisor)

Governance Committee (president@historicalsocietyottawa.ca)

Tasked with ensuring that a nonprofit’s board of directors is functioning appropriately and efficiently.

• Abbie Simpson (Chair)
• Emma Kent (Advisor)
• Erik J. Foisy (Advisor)

Treasurer Sub-Committee (treasurer@historicalsocietyottawa.ca)

Review present finances and propose plans to align with our typical annual income.

• Erik J. Foisy (Chair)
• Noah Rolland (Advisor)
• Ben Weiss (Advisor)

Seal & Symbol Sub-Committee (president@historicalsocietyottawa.ca)

Review of the Historical Society of Ottawa symbol and seal along with the introduction of an alternative logo.

• Emma Kent (Chair)
• Ben Weiss (Advisor)
• Erik J. Foisy (Advisor) 
• David Martin (Advisor)

Indigenous Program Committee

Working to support HSO in including Indigenous history and perspectives in programming.

• Emma Kent (Interim Chair)
• Scheherazade Khan (Advisor)
• Luc Lacroix (Independent Advisor)
• David Martin (Advisor)
• Christine Matamoros (Advisor)
• Ben Weiss (Advisor)
• Amin Zahrai (Advisor)

Membership Committee (membership@historicalsocietyottawa.ca)

Responsible for all aspects of the HSO membership.

• Sonja McKay (Chair)
• Beverly Sawchuk (Telephone Tree)
• Erik J. Foisy (Advisor)

Nominating Committee (vicepresident@historicalsocietyottawa.ca)

Responsible for the nominations for directorship at the Annual General Meeting.

• Erik J. Foisy (Chair)
• David Kent (Advisor)
• David Martin (Advisor)

Outreach Committee (outreach@historicalsocietyottawa.ca)

Responsible for recruitment of volunteers and ensuring that our presentations, publications, and activities consider diverse cultural perspectives and address past and present injustices.

• Amin Zahrai (Chair)
• Jenny Armina (Advisor)
• Sonja McKay (Advisor)
• Karen Lynn Ouellette (Advisor)
• Irene Perry (Advisor)

Publication Committee (publications@historicalsocietyottawa.ca)

Responsible for all HSO publications, in all mediums, whether virtual or physical.

• Erik J. Foisy (Chair)
• David Martin (Deputy Publications Director)
• Christine Jackson (Pamphlet Series Editor)
• Richard Collins (Newsletter Editor)
• Allison Smith (Newsletter Writer)
• Ariana Bahrampour (Newsletter Photojournalist)
• Kathy Krywicki (Website Editor)
• John Leefe (Memory Project)
• Sadie Cann (Memory Project)

Editorial Review Sub-Committee (publications@historicalsocietyottawa.ca)

Reviewers for any publication, focusing primarily on the pamphlet series.

• Scheherazade Khan (Editorial Reviewer)
• Richard Collins (Editorial Reviewer)
• Shawn Tallon (Editorial Reviewer)
• Emma Kent (Editorial Reviewer)
• Amin Zahrai (Editorial Reviewer)
• Kirsten Widdes (Editorial Reviewer)
• David Martin (Editorial Reviewer)
• Ben Weiss (Editorial Reviewer)

Regular Events Committee (events@historicalsocietyottawa.ca)

• Scheherazade Khan (Speakers Series Chair)
• Georgette Souaid & Jacob Salloum (Zoom & Technical Team)
• Ben Weiss (Advisor)
• Karen Lynn Ouellette (In-House Speakers Series / Museum Club)
• David Kent (Museum Club Chair)
• Erik J. Foisy (In-House Speakers Series / Série de conférences Haut-Parleurs)
• Lise Perera (In-House Speakers Series)

Inventory Review Committee (vicepresident@historicalsocietyottawa.ca)

• Erik J. Foisy (Chair)
• Bytown Museum (Advisors)
• Nivethini Jekku (Advisor)
• Dave Kent (Advisor)
• Emma Kent (Advisor)
• Kathy Krywicki (Advisor)
• Dave Mullington (Advisor)
• Connie Wren-Gunn (Advisor)

Contact Info

• To reach the Historical Society of Ottawa President: email president@historicalsocietyottawa.ca
• To reach the Vice President: email vicepresident@historicalsocietyottawa.ca
• To reach the Treasurer: email treasurer@historicalsocietyottawa.ca
• For inquiries about publications: email publications@historicalsocietyottawa.ca
• For inquiries about membership: email membership@historicalsocietyottawa.ca
• For inquiries about community outreach: email outreach@historicalsocietyottawa.ca
• For inquiries about events: email events@historicalsocietyottawa.ca
• For inquiries about the blog: email hso.blog@historicalsocietyottawa.ca
• For general inquiries or to contact any of the directors: email The Historical Society of Ottawa at info@historicalsocietyottawa.ca