Staff and Board

Opened in 2005, the RLRHC is operated by the Municipality of Red Lake and governed by a seven member board of directors appointed by Council.

Board of Directors

Council Representative: Janet Hager

Chair: John Frostiak

Vice Chair: Gary Horne

Secretary: Graeme Swanwick

Trustees:
Kaaren Dannenmann
Hilary Reid
Amy Newport

Director
Trevor Osmond

​Trevor Osmond is an archaeologist and museum professional with extensive experience in the discovery, preservation, and display of Northern Ontario’s rich cultural history.  He holds an MSc (Arch.) degree from Bradford (England) University and an Advanced Diploma in Applied Museum Studies from Algonquin College (Ottawa).

In his tenure with the Heritage Centre he has successfully merged the disciplines of science and education to bring best practices to the Centre’s exhibits and programs, and to create a setting where children and families are welcomed to explore Red Lake’s past and present.

Since taking the the position of Director, Trevor has sought to increase the number of events, programs and exhibits each year. As a result the Heritage Centre's attendance has never been higher.

Curator
Lisa Hughes

Lisa Hughes is a museum professional with experience in museum collections in community museums, historic sites and school programming. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from University of Waterloo and a Graduate Certificate in Museum Management and Curatorship from Fleming College. 

Lisa looks after the Heritage Centre's sizable collection, coordinates the volunteers and designs the exhibits. She is responsible for handling incoming and outgoing loans, and donations.

Lisa has also been part of the interview series that has been conducted in the past two years. As part of the series she formulates questions and provides a support for those being interviewed.

Collections storage assistant intern (Nohfc)
stephanie dermann

Stephanie Dermann is an art historian and museum professional with previous experience in museum archives and historic sites. She holds a BA degree from the University of Victoria and an MA (Art History) degree from the University of Leicester which specialized in the study of Country Houses in the United Kingdom.

Stephanie assists in the storage of the museums extensive collection alongside Curator, Lisa Hughes. She hopes to help better organize the collection and learn more about Red Lake’s extensive history during her internship.

Museum Archival Technician Intern (YCW)
Devin Benczik 

A recent graduate of the University of Toronto's Masters program in Museum and Information Studies. Devin wishes to develop as a professional in the museum field, specifically and in the cultural heritage field broadly. He hopes to focus on roles involving information management, archives, curatorship and collections management.

Devin is deeply passionate about using education and customer service to benefit cultural institutions. Devin has an affinity for Canadian, European, Middle Eastern and East Asian history.