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.
| Karen Alko ABC Recycling Ltd. | Julia Chung Spring Planning | Grant Conroy Genus Capital Management |
| Jesse Brotz Scotia Investments Ltd. | David Ford Clark Wilson LLP | Aaron Gillespie COBS Bread |
| Steven Ivacko MNP LLP | Michael Louie D & H Group LLP | Robert McLean Connor Clark and Lunn Private Capital |
| Gerry Meyer Meyer Advisory Group | Spencer Rolls Legacy Family Office of Assante Wealth Management | |
| Gary Benson Danica Imports | Jennifer Brookman WCD |
| David Barnard RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Doug Byblow Forthlane Partners | David Emond Cidel Asset Management |
| Todd Coleman BMO Private Wealth | Anne Evamy Revas Inc. | Laura Lamb Kenway Mack Slusarchuk Stewart (KMSS) |
| Max Fortmuller Vesta Family Office Ltd. | Dean Koeller Calvert Home Mortgage | Allison Maher Family Wealth Coach Planning Services |
| Karen Macdonald Viewpoint Group | Margaret-Jean Mannix Loram 99 Corporation | Aliya Mohamed Jubilee Engineering Consultants Ltd. |
| Daniel McPherson IG Wealth Management | Spencer Mellace Blackwood Family Enterprise Services | Chris Reichert Blackwood Family Enterprise Services |
| Patrick O’Connor Blackwood Family Enterprise Services | Cindy Radu Cindy Radu Advisory Ltd. | Aliya Rota Cameron Development Corporation |
| Michael Sadovnick Sadovnick Morgan LLP | Susan J. Brown Propel Insurance and Advisory Inc. |
| Jim Burton James A. Burton & Family Foundation | David Barnsdale RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Roberto F. Villamar COHECO SA |
| Keita Demming The Covenant Group | Tammy Buss BlueRoots Inc. | Dan Brintnell Overbay Capital Partners |
| Kieron Hayes RBC Wealth Management | Sabrina Fitzgerald PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Seema Sim Gakhar SG Wealth Management |
| John McFall Burnbrae Farms | Koel Loyer CI Private Wealth | Liz McBeth Armour Valve Ltd. |
| Holly Simmons Golden-Lasso Business Consulting | Jeff Noble BDO Canada LLP | Emma O’Dwyer Private Family Company |
| Vincent Valeri Creaghan McConnell Group | Susan St. Amand Sirius Financial Services |
| Anna Giampà [FR] Crysalia | Brian A. Henley Alec G. Henley Group |
| Janie Provencher Blais [FR] RBC Wealth Management | Krista Han Grant Thornton LLP |
| Lianne Ulin [FR] M Bacal Group | Nicole Paquin 3127397 Canada Inc. |
| Patricia Saputo Placements Italcan Inc. | Rob Velan [FR] Velan Inc. |
| Steve Legler [FR] Steve Legler |