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.
| Aaron Gillespie COBS Bread | Gabriel Dhahan Bellrock Benchmarking Inc. | Gary Benson Danica Imports |
| Gerry Meyer Meyer Advisory Group | Grant Conroy Genus Capital Management | David Ford Clark Wilson LLP |
| Jennifer Brookman WCD | Jesse Brotz Scotia Investments Ltd. | Julia Chung Spring Planning |
| Karen Alko ABC Recycling Ltd. | Spencer Rolls Legacy Family Office of Assante Wealth Management | Steven Ivacko MNP LLP |
| David Barnard RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Doug Byblow Forthlane Partners | Susan J. Brown Propel Insurance and Advisory Inc. |
| Todd Coleman BMO Private Wealth | Anne Evamy Revas Inc. | David Emond Cidel Asset Management |
| Max Fortmuller Vesta Family Office Ltd. | Dean Koeller Calvert Home Mortgage | Laura Lamb Kenway Mack Slusarchuk Stewart (KMSS) |
| Karen Macdonald Viewpoint Group | Margaret-Jean Mannix Loram 99 Corporation | Allison Maher Family Wealth Coach Planning Services |
| Aliya Mohamed Jubilee Engineering Consultants Ltd. | Patrick O’Connor Blackwood Family Enterprise Services | Chris Reichert Blackwood Family Enterprise Services |
| Michael Sadovnick Sadovnick Morgan LLP | Gabriel Dhahan Bellrock Benchmarking Inc. |
| Jacob Baribeau Baribeau Construction | David Barnsdale RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Dan Brintnell Overbay Capital Partners |
| Jim Burton James A. Burton & Family Foundation | Tammy Buss BlueRoots Inc. | William Buss Buss Financial Group Inc. |
| Joanne Creaghan TotalLeader Solutions | Keita Demming The Covenant Group | Sabrina Fitzgerald PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
| Kieron Hayes RBC Wealth Management | Koel Loyer CI Private Wealth | Liz McBeth Armour Valve Ltd. |
| John McFall Burnbrae Farms | Jeff Noble BDO Canada LLP | Holly Simmons Golden-Lasso Business Consulting |
| David R. Smith Smith Advisory Services Inc. | Susan St. Amand Sirius Financial Services | Allen S. Taylor Taylor Walraven |
| Vincent Valeri Creaghan McConnell Group | Brent VanParys R. Brent VanParys Professional Corp. | Roberto F. Villamar COHECO SA |
| 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 |