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Strategic Leadership Team
Brookstreet’s management team is made up of experienced, creative hospitality professionals who are passionate about finding ever more innovative ways to serve not only our guests, but also our local community.
Patrice S. Basille
Executive Vice President
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Born in Normandy, France, Mr. Basille is a fourth-generation hôtelier. He graduated from the École Hôtelière de Thonon les Bains with a bachelor's degree in hotel administration, and has held prestigious positions around the world, including: General Manager, Hotel Tahiti Beachcomber, French Polynesia; Executive Assistant General Manager, Director of Operations, The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal; and General Manager, Accor Hotels, Toronto and Bangkok. Before opening Brookstreet, Mr. Basille was the General Manager of the Hotel Wyndham Montreal. He is an active member of many tourism and hospitality organizations including the Board of Directors of TIAC (Tourism Industry Association of Canada) and Ottawa Tourism. He is also a member of the Global Hoteliers Club, which brings together individuals currently operating in the industry who have worked on a minimum of three continents. In April 2007, Patrice was recognized with the Prix d'excellence for Leader of the Year (private sector) by the Regroupement des gens d'affaires de la Capitale nationale (RGA). Patrice is happily married to his high school sweetheart and a proud father of three girls.
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Troy Hughes
Director of Finance |
Mr. Hughes has 14 years experience in hotel finance. Since starting with Novotel Mississauga in 1985, his positions have included Controller for Toronto's Hotel Ibis; Controller, The Springs at Radium Golf Resort, B.C.; Director of Finance, Whistler Lodging Company (O'Neill Hotel Group); and Director of Finance and Technology for O'Neill Hotels and Resorts in Vancouver.
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Chantal Smitheram
Casting Director |
Ms. Smitheram was born in Charlottetown, P.E.I., graduated from Queen’s University with an Honours B.A. in psychology and sociology and is a Certified Human Resources Professional with over 16 years of HR experience. She rose to the position of Human Resources Director while working for Intrawest at Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler where she was responsible for recruiting and motivating over 1500 employees. As Human Resources Director at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler she led the HR initiatives for over 550 employees. In Ottawa, Ms. Smitheram was part of Brookstreet’s opening team. She considers her Brookstreet experience the professional adventure of a lifetime! She thrives on the challenge of attaining the ideal work culture for the hotel partners (employees). Innovation defines her approach to optimizing people needs with those of the business. In February 2007, Ms. Smitheram's was awarded the Hotel Association of Canada's Human Resources Award of Excellence. Ms. Smitheram balances her career with a busy home life as a wife and a mother of two young children. |
Brent Lavery
Director of Sales & Marketing |
Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Mr. Lavery attended the University of Alberta before joining the Jim Pattison Group and honing his professional skills with a decade of stints in Vancouver, Hamilton and Red Deer. Prior to joining Brookstreet in 2005, he was Director of Sales & Marketing at Deerhurst Resort, one of the largest resort facilities in the country, as well as at Red Deer Lodge in Alberta. Brent has been an active member of many tourism & hospitality organizations including the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership North American Committee, Ottawa Tourism Convention Committee and past President of Muskoka Tourism. Brent is a loving husband who is ever so grateful for the continued support of his spouse and proud father of two. |
Nyle Kelly
Director of Operations |
Mr. Kelly was born and raised in the Ottawa area. After completing the Hotel and Restaurant Management program in 1993 at Algonquin College he moved westward to pursue his career in the hospitality industry. He held several positions within the Rooms Division and Sales Department at the Banff Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise. In 1999, he then went on to work with Hostar International, a small consulting company based in Seattle that develops innovative material handling systems and applications for the hospitality industry. In his 4 years with Hostar, he was involved in over 20 hotel openings throughout North America and Asia. Mr. Kelly is happily married and is kept busy by his two healthy and active young boys. |
Michael Blackie
Executive Chef |
Mr. Blackie was born in Leicestershire, England, and raised in Montreal. Following his apprenticeship, he worked as chef with Jamie Kennedy at the Founders Club, a private food establishment at Toronto’s Sky Dome. Mr. Blackie also held positions as Sous Chef at Toronto's Westin Harbour Castle; Executive Chef at the Pierre Marques in Mexico; Executive Sous Chef at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong; and Executive Chef at the Oberoi in Bali, Indonesia—an exclusive five-star facility that was voted one of the world's best boutique resorts.
Chef Blackie is a loving husband and father of two. |
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