Health Entrepreneur
Demetra Dimokopoulos graduated from UTM with a double major in Psychology and Professional Writing & Communication (PWC). Her first book, Exposed (2006), is a product of the PWC program; it explores the worst occupational disaster of the 20th century: W.R. Grace & Co. shipped household products worldwide that contained tremolite asbestos, a natural contaminant found in the vermiculite mine operated by the company in Libby, Montana. Libby miners and their families soon developed asbestos-related diseases from their asbestos exposure. This contamination had ripple effects felt long after the mine closed in 1990. Dimokopoulos’ account of this environmental and occupational disaster earned her the 2007 AllBooks Editor’s Choice Award in non-fiction.
She completed her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Copenhagen Business School (CBS) in 2015, specializing in leadership, entrepreneurship and sustainability. While living in the Danish capital, Dimokopoulos worked with CBS and the Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship to develop business case studies for MBA audiences worldwide. Her work has been published by both Ivey Publishing and the Harvard Business Review.
Dimokopoulos was a member of the University of Toronto Mississauga Alumni Association Board of Directors from 2017 to 2023. She was also a member of the University of Toronto's College of Electors and its Nominating Committee for Alumni Governors from 2018 to 2022. While serving on the College of Electors, she was elected to its Executive Committee from 2020 to 2022.
In May 2023, Dimokopoulos became an elected Bencher of the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) and an appointed Adjudicator of the Law Society Tribunal. Benchers are members of the LSO's Board of Directors who set policy and determine matters related to the governance of paralegals and lawyers in Ontario.
When she is not advising on governance matters, Dimokopoulos immerses herself in her health business focusing on fitness, nutrition, and wellness. She is now a holistic health coach and certified fitness trainer, helping moms and their tween girls look and feel their best.
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