Meet the Ottawa Pet Expo Team
Pet Events Hosted And Produced By Pet People.
Pet enthusiasts, striving to make the Expo a fantastic and fun-filled day for you, your family, and your family pets!
Grant & Yvonne Crossman
Founders
Grant and Yvonne Crossman are pet lovers, and the founders of the Canadian Pet Expo along with the Reptile Expo legacy. The foundation behind the events was their vision of bringing an education component to the world of pets. For over 30 years they have both been integral parts of the Canadian pet world.
Elizabeth Semple
Event Director
Elizabeth has been a constant figure at both the Canadian Pet Expos and sister show, Canadian Reptile Expos, for over a decade. She started out as a reptile fan attending Reptile Expos, then started her own reptile business and eventually joining the Reptile Expo Team and then the CPE.
Brent Hierons
Show Manager
Brent has been with the Canadian Pet Expo and Reptile Expo family for more than 15 years. Brent's participation in the pet world includes 25 years of managing and overseeing pet retailers both independent and chain locations in Ontario.
Mark Koenig
Event/Avian Director
Mark has worked with birds, plants, and fish for over 40 years, and in pet-related retail and wholesale for over 30 years. He has bred several species of birds, mostly working with parrots. He is an avid plant hobbyist, with a focus on Hoyas as well as a variety of Philodendrons and cacti.
Kevin Crossman
Show Manager
Kevin has been with pets and around animals his entire life. The Canadian Pet Expo’s transportation logistics and moving from venue to venue come with ease thanks to Kevin's decades of experience in the transportation industry.
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