About NISPA Board Members
NISPA is led by a team of parents from different Independent Schools.
They organize and execute a variety of events as well as promote membership and participation of Independent Schools Parent Associations.
Tanya Giaquinto
APPLEBY COLLEGE / ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE SCHOOL
VICE CHAIR
Tanya Giaquinto is super excited to be a Grindstone Board Member in her role as Outreach. Her volunteer experience with Grindstone started off at the Laura Stacey Sticks for Charity in 2019 selling apparel and she was hooked.
Tanya has served on different boards including St. George’s Nursery School, both grade school and high school parent associations in different positions and also chaired the BRICKS Award Committee for multiple years. She was a registered dietitian for approximately 20 plus years creating and giving presentations on a variety of health and wellness topics in business, non for profit settings, and school settings covering all age groups. This also included food demonstrations on eating well and nutritional counselling. She spent many years doing outreach presentations for Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre. She retired from the profession to focus on other projects. One of her favorite roles was being the cheerleader for both her son’s and daughter’s sports teams.
Currently, Tanya sits on the NISPA board managing different committees while working with a great group of volunteers and school PA members. Tanya has two children her daughter Tamara who attended Appleby is now at Boston University in the Questrom business program while playing hockey and Matthew who graduated from St. Mike’s and will be attending the Laurier University Business program and participating intramural sports.
When she is not volunteering, Tanya enjoys reading, taking walks, traveling to Italy to visit family and practice her Italian and listening to music.
I am so grateful to be working with this team in their ongoing effort to support all PA volunteers!
Kathy Vucic
APPLEBY COLLEGE
VICE CHAIR
Kathy has been part of the Appleby College community since 2019. She is the mother of four amazing boys: Oliver (’23), Carter (’24), Spencer (’26) and Hunter (’27).
Over the past few years at Appleby, Kathy has had the opportunity to volunteer in many areas including College Shop, walkathon, welcome home BBQ, drive thru coffee mornings, and act as a new parent buddy. This year she will continue in the role of College Shop Coordinator. Before attending Appleby, her boys attended Charles Beaudoin PS and Kathy was a member of Parent Council and organized the Summer BBQ for several years.
Kathy holds an honours BA in English and Political Science from McMaster University. She went on to receive a post grad diploma in Marketing from Sheridan College and worked for several companies in marketing and events before having children. After her fourth son, Kathy went on to become a registered Holistic Nutritionist and focuses on using her knowledge every day when planning family meals.
She enjoys being outdoors, from her morning coffee on the porch to running with friends and walking her two dogs. Kathy loves reading and is a member of several book clubs to stay connected with friends, wine and Indigo. She loves spending time with family and travelling whenever and wherever she can.
Kathy is looking forward to stepping into the role of Vice Chair, on the NISPA executive, this year. It is an honour and privilege to work among so many talented individuals at NISPA!
Domenica Coppa
HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL / ST. ANDREW'S COLLEGE
Domenica Coppa is a proud mom of three wonderful children, Charles, St. Andrew’s College 2015, Celina, Holy Trinity School 2017 and Erica, Holy Trinity School 2022. Domenica holds a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Toronto (1993) and the ARCT (Associate of The Royal Conservatory) diploma (1994). She enjoyed her time as an occasional teacher with experience in all grade levels as well as teaching private piano lessons
Domenica has been an active volunteer in school communities in many different capacities. She was a member of the SAC Gala committee in 2015. She was the HTS Gala Co-Chair 2009-2011, HTS Parents’ Association President 2017-2019, HTS Parents’ Association Past President 2019-2021 and a board member on HTS Board of Governors 2019-2021.
Domenica enjoys reading, playing the piano, exercising and spending time with her family and friends.
Domenica joined NIPSA in 2019 as a member at large and Marketplace Co-Chair. She was grateful to serve as Chair for the 2021-2022 school year and is looking forward to her role as Past Chair. She feels fortunate to be a part of NISPA and for the opportunity to work with such an amazing group of volunteers.
Susan Ianni
HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL
TREASURER
Susan Ianni has been part of the Holy Trinity School community since 2003. She is the mother of three wonderful daughters who were all lifers at the school and have now moved onto post secondary studies — Kristen (2015), Lauren (2018) and Isabel (2021).
She has had the opportunity to get involved in many areas of volunteering including being a grade parent for multiple years and grade levels, primary grade parent leader, family mentor, library volunteer, scholastic book coordinator, lost and found coordinator and continues to head the HTS clothing drive for the Philippines (in its 9th year). For two years (ending in 2020) she enjoyed being the Director of Finance for the Holy Trinity School Parents’ Guild.
Susan holds a Honours Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University and was a Chartered Accountant working in both public and private service for many years.
She enjoys staying active with curling, walking, running and fitness workouts. She also loves spending time with family, photography and travelling.
Susan has been part of the NISPA Board as the Treasurer for the past two years and is looking forward to continuing in this role and working alongside a great group of people from different schools.
Krystie Robinson-Vincent
PICKERING COLLEGE
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Krystie Robinson-Vincent, RN PhD, is the Past President of NISPA and has been involved with NISPA for the past 9 years. She has served as the President (2018-2019, 2020-2021), Vice President (2017-2018), Past President (2019-2020, 2021-2022), as well as Communications and Social Media Coordinator (2014-2022).
Krystie is the Chair of the Pickering College Association and has enjoyed this position for the past three years. Krystie has also chaired the Staff Appreciation Committee at Pickering College and is the Food and Entertainment Coordinator for the Holiday Home Tour. Krystie also sits on the Gala Committee and serves as the Coordinator for the Entertainment Committee. She has chaired the Holiday Home Tour for 3 years and the Spring Luncheon for 2 years. In terms of other volunteer involvement, Krystie currently volunteers to manage both of her son’s Rep Hockey teams.
Krystie is a Professor in the Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences. She teaches courses in Statistics, Pathophysiology, Research Methods, and Graduate seminars.
Krystie is married with two son’s aged 13 and 15 who have attended Pickering College since Junior Kindergarten. She loves spending time outdoors — hiking, cycling, swimming, and loves to travel with the favourite destination of the family in Turks and Caicos and England to visit family members.
Nicol Andrea Domingues
STERLING HALL SCHOOL / BISHOP STRACHAN SCHOOL
SHOP MANAGERS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Nicol has been a member of NISPA for the last three years and will be entering her second year on the executive where she helps support the strategic initiatives of the association. Nicol is Past President of the The Sterling Hall School Parents Association and has been on the Parent Executive for the last four years in capacities such as Grade Representative Coordinator, Vice-President and President. She also supports the SHS Buddy Program which helps to welcome and onboard new families into the community. At The Bishop Strachan School, Nicol has served as Grade Representative with the Parent’s Association and will be joining the Buddy Program to support incoming families in the fall.
Nicol is also a SickKids Innovator, a program that engages philanthropists who are passionate about children’s health and well-being. She holds a Specialist Degree in International Relations with a minor in Spanish Literature from the University of Toronto — Trinity College. She is married with three children. In her spare time, she enjoys gathering with family and friends, reading, tennis and travelling.
Kathy Leeder
ST. MICHAEL'S COLLEGE SCHOOL
SECRETARY
I am the mom of two fascinating and impressive teenagers. For the past 5 years I has been actively involved in the community at St. Michael's College School as well as the Parents’ Association. I have had the pleasure of promoting the school as a parent ambassador, grade representative and Parents’ Association executive member. Working closely with the faculty at the school, I have been blessed to support the arts programs in the production of the school musicals, concerts and drumline performances.
I have always been passionate about making a difference. More than a decade of human resources experience in both the private and public sector has brought richness to my skills as a volunteer. My commitment to the North York Harvest Food Bank spans 8 years of volunteer promotion, education and food distribution. I have worked alongside Canada’s leading concussion researchers to improve the information and objective assessment tools available for clinicians, patients and families. Holland Bloorview Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital gave me the chance to contribute to their accreditation process, the education of university student clinical placements, and the roll out of concussion protocols for youth sport in Ontario.
Newer to NISPA, I am keen on participating with such a dynamic and committed group of volunteers. I believe that volunteer participation is important for a thriving community.
Emily Delaney
Emily DelaneyTHE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
Emily became a member of NISPA last year and has recently joined the executive as the Social Media Chair.
Emily is the current Parent Association President of the The Country Day School. She has been on the Parent Executive for the last four years in capacities such as Grade Parent Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator and Vice-President. From the first day of her daughter starting junior kindergarten at CDS, Emily has been actively involved in the community, volunteering as grade parent, assisting with the pre owned uniform sale, making phone calls to welcome new families, helping with annual Auction set up, attending parent socials & coffee mornings.
Professionally, Emily has worked for numerous non profit organizations in a development capacity. Currently, she is lending her talents to Jack.org fundraising and building awareness for youth mental across Canada. She holds a Masters from the University of Michigan.
In her free time you will find Emily enjoying being on Georgian Bay or the Gulf of Mexico with her family and friends. When she’s not there you will find her listening to an audio book or podcast while hiking with her dog.
Alnar Meghji
Alnar Meghji
Alnar MeghjiHAVERGAL COLLEGE / UPPER CANADA COLLEGE
Alnar completed a BSc. at the University of Alberta, a Master’s in Dental Science at the University of British Columbia, and a Doctor of Dental Surgery at the University of Western Ontario. She is the proud mom of 11 year old twins, Zailin, in grade 5 at Havergal and Zian, in grade 5 at UCC. Alnar has been an active volunteer at UCC (Grade Rep) and with the Havergal College Parents Association (Grade Rep, Grade Rep Convenor, Vice-Chair, and most recently Co-Chair from 2020-2022.
Open Positions
Committee Members
The NISPA Board is looking for volunteers that will sit on committees as needed. A committee member does not necessarily sit on the NISPA Board.