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 | Gerry Meyer Meyer Advisory Group |
| Deb Avis Wilson Avis Wilson Consulting | Julia Chung Spring Planning | James Pelmore Foundation Wealth Partners |
| Jeff Benna RE/MAX | Grant Conroy Genus Capital Management | Spencer Rolls Legacy Family Office of Assante Wealth Management |
| Gary Benson Danica Imports | Gabriel Dhahan Bellrock Benchmarking Inc | Kevin Santos Grant Thornton LLP |
| Aaron Berman BERMANFALK Hospitality Group | Steven Ivacko MNP LLP | Colin Yakashiro Grant Thornton LLP |
| Karen Alko ABC Recycling Ltd. | Ken MacLeod Legacy Consulting | |
| Jennifer Brookman WCD |
| 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 | Aliya Mohamed Jubilee Engineering Consultants Ltd. |
| David Barnard RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Anne Evamy Revas Inc. | Patrick O’Connor Blackwood Family Enterprise Services |
| Susan J. Brown Propel Insurance and Advisory Inc. | Shawn Hass RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Jerry Olynuk Northland Wealth Management Inc |
| Doug Byblow Forthlane Partners | Dean Koeller Calvert Home Mortgage | Chris Reichert Blackwood Family Enterprise Services |
| Brandy Cadorath Cadorath | Laura Lamb Kenway Mack Slusarchuk Stewart (KMSS) | Michael Sadovnick Sadovnick Morgan LLP |
| Todd Coleman BMO Private Wealth | Karen Macdonald Viewpoint Group | Sarah Tkachuk KPMG |
| Kent Coulter Richardson GMP | Allison Maher Family Wealth Coach Planning Services | Margaret-Jean Mannix Loram 99 Corporation |
| Richa Arora KPMG Family Office | Jerome Delle Palme Jerome Delle Palme | Arthur Salzer Northland Wealth Management |
| Michael Ayres CIBC Private Wealth Management | Keita Demming The Covenant Group | William H. Sheffield |
| Jacob Baribeau Baribeau Construction | Sabrina Fitzgerald PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Holly Simmons Golden-Lasso Business Consulting |
| David Barnsdale RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Murray Flanagan Flanagan Foodservice Inc. | David R. Smith Smith Advisory Services Inc |
| Colin Bierbaum BLUESTONE PROPERTIES INC. | Mara Kates Camp Arowhon | Susan St Amand Sirius Financial Services |
| Dan Brintnell Overbay Capital Partners | Michael Kirkpatrick Imperial Barber Shop | Ruth Steverlynck The Lovins Group |
| Jim Burton James A. Burton Family Foundation | Ken Lancaster RBC Wealth Management Dominion Securities | Allen S. Taylor Taylor Walraven |
| Tammy Buss BlueRoots Inc. | Trevor Lively Blue Jay Sprinkler Systems Inc. | Eric Toivonen North Pole Trim & Supplies Ltd |
| William Buss Buss Financial Group Inc. | Tom Mathies BDO Canada LLP | Vincent Valeri Creaghan McConnell Group |
| Adam Carter BMO Private Wealth | Debbie Mohr-Caldwell Goldie Mohr Limited | Brent VanParys R. Brent VanParys Professional Corp. |
| Christina Clement Independent Consultant | Jeff Noble BDO Canada LLP | Roberto F. Villamar COHECO SA |
| Joanne Creaghan TotalLeader Solutions | Jeffrey Pacitto Best Way Stone | Glen Way Scotia Wealth Management |
| Catherine Ouellette CMO Family Business Practices | Don Reynolds Reynolds Custom Machine Inc. | Justine Zavitz Zavitz Insurance & Wealth |
| Sylvie Desmarais [FR] 8766 Quebec Inc. | Janie Provencher Blais [FR] RBC Wealth Management | Rob Velan [FR] Velan Inc. |
| Steve Legler [FR] Steve Legler | Lianne Ulin [FR] M Bacal Group | Krista Han Grant Thornton LLP |