Executive Committee

  • Celine Marcotte

    Celine Marcotte

    President

    Board member: President - Toronto Chapter since March 2025

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  • Doug Amirault

    Doug Amirault

    Secretary

    Doug has an extensive background in hospitality, having worked in the industry for 20 years. He joined NEWH in 2020, serving …

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  • Demi Melissinou

    Demi Melissinou

    Past President/Parliamentarian

    Demi is the Principal Designer of Demi Melissinou Design, a boutique design firm in Oakville, Ontario. She is an internationa…

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Board of Directors

  • Natasha Popek-Konieczko

    Natasha Popek-Konieczko

    Scholarship

  • Tarah Csaszar

    Tarah Csaszar

    Membership

  • Linda Simopoulos

    Linda Simopoulos

    Programming

  • Demi Melissinou

    Demi Melissinou

    NEWH, Inc. Delegate

    Demi is the Principal Designer of Demi Melissinou Design, a boutique design firm in Oakville, Ontario. She is an internationa…

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Committee Chair

  • Jaymie Mistry

    Jaymie Mistry

    Hospitality Chair

    I am currently the Scholarship Director for the Toronto Chapter. As a past NEWHinc. Clifford Tuttle Scholarship recipient, th…

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Celine Marcotte

Celine Marcotte

President

Board member: President – Toronto Chapter since March 2025

Doug Amirault

Doug Amirault

Secretary

Doug has an extensive background in hospitality, having worked in the industry for 20 years. He joined NEWH in 2020, serving in various roles including Fundraising Director and Programing Director, and currently holds the position of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Director. Additionally, he works as a Senior Manager for the largest hotel franchisor in Canada, overseeing new hotel openings & property improvements, where he recently celebrated 15 years with the company. Outside of work, Doug volunteers as a team leader with Habitat for Humanity. He takes pride in being an uncle to a niece and nephew, and he’s also an aviation enthusiast.

Demi Melissinou

Demi Melissinou

Past President/Parliamentarian

Demi is the Principal Designer of Demi Melissinou Design, a boutique design firm in Oakville, Ontario. She is an international Interior Designer currently working out of both Canada and Athens, Greece. With a BA and an MA from London’s Middlesex University she has been designing spaces in North America, in Europe and the Middle East for over 25 years. She has served as President of the Toronto Chapter for two consecutive terms in the past and continues being an active NEWH member until today. She is a proud mama of twins, a huge movie buff and loves good food and travelling.

Demi Melissinou

Demi Melissinou

NEWH, Inc. Delegate

Demi is the Principal Designer of Demi Melissinou Design, a boutique design firm in Oakville, Ontario. She is an international Interior Designer currently working out of both Canada and Athens, Greece. With a BA and an MA from London’s Middlesex University she has been designing spaces in North America, in Europe and the Middle East for over 25 years. She has served as President of the Toronto Chapter for two consecutive terms in the past and continues being an active NEWH member until today. She is a proud mama of twins, a huge movie buff and loves good food and travelling.

Jaymie Mistry

Jaymie Mistry

Hospitality Chair

I am currently the Scholarship Director for the Toronto Chapter. As a past NEWHinc. Clifford Tuttle Scholarship recipient, the scholarship position held a special place in my heart as it has allowed me to give back to other students as the organization did for me. My career would not have been what it is today without NEWHinc. and for that, I will be forever grateful.

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