Our Community Ambassadors
Making our Community Stronger
The real essence of every community is the active participation and engagement of its members. Our ambassadors are an organized, dedicated and passionate group of members providing active leadership for our communities across Canada.
We’d like to thank and acknowledge our ambassadors for being a trusted point of contact for our family business community. They believe in the positive impact our community brings to business families and FEAs, and they’re open to share that passion with you.
As a family business owner, I believe it is hugely important to be able to connect with other family business members. We need a space to share ideas, explore the unique challenges and issues family businesses face, and support one another. This is why I decided to become an Ambassador of Family Enterprise Canada.
It has been a privilege for me to share the Ali Family story through the platforms that Family Enterprise Canada offers. My goal as a member and now as an Ambassador, has always been to drive intentional and purposeful communication within the Family Enterprise Canada network to help each other.
Meet our Ambassadors
Our team of Ambassadors is made up of people from across our community – members from family enterprises and Family Enterprise Advisors (FEAs) across Canada. They are delighted to connect with you to discuss their experience in Family Enterprise Canada.
Ryan Akhurst Akhurst Machinery Limited | Victoria Brown Legacy Family Business | James Pelmore Foundation Wealth Partners |
Deb Avis Wilson Avis Wilson Consulting | Julia Chung Spring Planning | Spencer Rolls Legacy Family Office of Assante Wealth Management |
Jeff Benna RE/MAX | Grant Conroy Genus Capital Management | Kevin Santos Grant Thornton LLP |
Gary Benson Danica Imports | Gabriel Dhahan Bellrock Benchmarking Inc | Colin Yakashiro Grant Thornton LLP |
Aaron Berman BERMANFALK Hospitality Group | Steven Ivacko MNP LLP | |
Karen Alko ABC Recycling Ltd. | Ken MacLeod Legacy Consulting | |
Jennifer Brookman WCD | Gerry Meyer Meyer Advisory Group |
Cheryl Alle Reggin Industries Inc. | Stephanie Domenco Family Wealth Group Ltd | Christopher Massie About Staffing |
Naim M. Ali SM2 CAPITAL PARTNERS | David Emond Cidel Asset Management | Steve Meldrum Swell Private Wealth Ltd. |
David Barnard RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Anne Evamy Revas Inc. | Aliya Mohamed Jubilee Engineering Consultants Ltd. |
Susan J. Brown Propel Insurance and Advisory Inc. | Shawn Hass RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Patrick O’Connor Blackwood Family Enterprise Services |
Doug Byblow Forthlane Partners | Dean Koeller Calvert Home Mortgage | Jerry Olynuk Northland Wealth Management Inc |
Brandy Cadorath Cadorath | Laura Lamb Kenway Mack Slusarchuk Stewart (KMSS) | Chris Reichert Blackwood Family Enterprise Services |
Todd Coleman BMO Private Wealth | Karen Macdonald Viewpoint Group | Michael Sadovnick Sadovnick Morgan LLP |
Kent Coulter Richardson GMP | Allison Maher Family Wealth Coach Planning Services | Sarah Tkachuk KPMG |
Margaret-Jean Mannix Loram 99 Corporation |
Richa Arora KPMG Family Office | Jerome Delle Palme Jerome Delle Palme | William H. Sheffield |
Michael Ayres CIBC Private Wealth Management | Keita Demming The Covenant Group | Holly Simmons Golden-Lasso Business Consulting |
Jacob Baribeau Baribeau Construction | Sabrina Fitzgerald PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | David R. Smith Smith Advisory Services Inc |
David Barnsdale RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Murray Flanagan Flanagan Foodservice Inc. | Susan St Amand Sirius Financial Services |
Colin Bierbaum BLUESTONE PROPERTIES INC. | Mara Kates Camp Arowhon | Ruth Steverlynck The Lovins Group |
Dan Brintnell Overbay Capital Partners | Michael Kirkpatrick Imperial Barber Shop | Allen S. Taylor Taylor Walraven |
Jim Burton James A. Burton Family Foundation | Ken Lancaster RBC Wealth Management Dominion Securities | Eric Toivonen North Pole Trim & Supplies Ltd |
Tammy Buss BlueRoots Inc. | Tom Mathies BDO Canada LLP | Vincent Valeri Creaghan McConnell Group |
William Buss Buss Financial Group Inc. | Debbie Mohr-Caldwell Goldie Mohr Limited | Brent VanParys R. Brent VanParys Professional Corp. |
Adam Carter BMO Private Wealth | Jeff Noble BDO Canada LLP | Roberto F. Villamar COHECO SA |
Christina Clement Independent Consultant | Jeffrey Pacitto Best Way Stone | Glen Way Scotia Wealth Management |
Joanne Creaghan TotalLeader Solutions | Don Reynolds Reynolds Custom Machine Inc. | Justine Zavitz Zavitz Insurance & Wealth |
Catherine Ouellette CMO Family Business Practices | Arthur Salzer Northland Wealth Management |
Sylvie Desmarais [FR] 8766 Quebec Inc. | Steve Legler [FR] Steve Legler | Rob Velan [FR] Velan Inc. |
Anna Giampà [FR] Crysalia | Janie Provencher Blais [FR] RBC Wealth Management | |
Krista Han Grant Thornton LLP | Lianne Ulin [FR] M Bacal Group |