Kati Parrott is the Senior Director of Marketing for the Ottawa Senators, overseeing all demand generation and brand equity initiatives for the organization. Nearly two years into her role, she brings a fresh, cross-industry lens to sport, shaped by her background in beauty and fashion. Her career journey reflects a passion for brand building, creativity, and advancing women’s leadership across industries.

Jackie Jarrell grew up in Belleville on her family dairy farm, RJ Farms. She played minor hockey with the boys Belleville Bobcats “AA” and the Quinte Red Devils “AAA.” After a short stint with the Belleville Bearcats, at the age of 16, Jackie played for the Durham Lightning of the National Women’s Hockey League (N.W.H.L) presently called the P.W.H.L. She had a full NCAA Division 1 Ice Hockey Scholarship to Mercyhurst University earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Medicine and master’s degree in Exercise Science. She recently retired from playing with Team Canada. Jackie was Team Canada’s Inline Hockey Captain and played for Team Canada in 12 World Championships. She is a 2X World Champion and won 10 World Championship Medals (2 Gold, 6 Silver, 2 Bronze Medals). In 2012, she led the World Championships in scoring and was named the Top Player in the World.

Professionally, she is the Owner of Gold Performance Training where she works as a Registered Kinesiologist & Strength & Conditioning Coach. She has operated this training facility for ten years and has worked with several of the Quinte Area’s top athletes during this time. She is one of ten women from across Canada who is a Certified Hockey Canada Skills Coach.

During the 2022-2023 hockey season, she signed her first NHL Contract before being promoted to a full-time NHL position at the start of the 2023-2024 season. She is currently the Director of Fitness and Training of the National Hockey League Officiating Department (the 33rd team in the NHL) where she leads a team of 100 men. This position makes her the first female ever, to have a full-time fitness position in the NHL.

Gia Spiropoulos
Raised in Belleville, Ontario, Gia Spiropoulos developed her love for basketball through the Belleville Spirits and Kingston Impact basketball clubs. Her talent and dedication led her to compete in Canadian university basketball, playing for the University of Waterloo, Queen’s University, and Lakehead University. During her time at Waterloo, she earned both team-based and league recognition in her first season, reflecting an immediate impact at the university level. While completing her master’s degree at Lakehead, she continued her playing career, took on a leadership role by coaching the women’s basketball team, and was later recognized as the institution’s Athlete of the Year.

At the provincial and international levels, Gia represented Team Ontario during her development years and went on to compete as a member of the Greek National Team for six years. She also fulfilled a lifelong goal by playing professionally in Greece, where she earned additional team and league recognition while competing at the professional level.

Committed to giving back to the sport, Gia has coached within the Belleville Spirits organization and at the AAU level, working with high-performance youth athletes. She is currently a teacher and coach within the Ontario independent schools athletics program, supporting both girls’ and boys’ basketball teams and continuing to mentor the next generation of athletes. 

Morgan McHaffie is in her third year as Head Coach, Queen’s Women’s Hockey after being Assistant Coach for seven years with the Gaels. McHaffie led the Gaels to a 10-14-1-1 record in the regular season, and advanced to the OUA quarterfinals in 2024-25.

McHaffie played five years with Queen’s in a career that saw her win two OUA Championships and a CIS bronze medal while being named a CIS All-Canadian in her final year. She was the OUA MVP and also awarded the Queen’s Athletics Outstanding Performance of the Year award in 2012-13.

On March 3, 2011, in a postseason game against the Guelph Gryphons, McHaffie ended the longest collegiate hockey game on record by firing home a rebound past Gryphons goalie Danielle Skoufranis in the sixth overtime period. The game lasted 167 minutes and 14 seconds.