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 | Ian Macnaughton TransitionPoint Coaching Inc. |
| Karen Alko ABC Recycling Ltd. | Julia Chung Spring Planning | Gerry Meyer Meyer Advisory Group |
| Deb Avis Wilson Avis Wilson Consulting | Grant Conroy Genus Capital Management | Spencer Rolls Legacy Family Office of Assante Wealth Management |
| Jeff Benna RE/MAX | Gabriel Dhahan Bellrock Benchmarking Inc. | Kevin Santos Grant Thornton LLP |
| Gary Benson Danica Imports | David Ford Clark Wilson LLP | Jeff Wilson Avis Wilson Consulting |
| Jesse Brotz Scotia Investments Ltd. | Aaron Gillespie COBS Bread | Colin Yakashiro Grant Thornton LLP |
| Jennifer Brookman WCD | Steven Ivacko MNP LLP |
| Naim M. Ali SM2 CAPITAL PARTNERS | Anne Evamy Revas Inc. | Aliya Mohamed Jubilee Engineering Consultants Ltd. |
| David Barnard RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Max Fortmuller Vesta Family Office Ltd. | Patrick O’Connor Blackwood Family Enterprise Services |
| Susan J. Brown Propel Insurance and Advisory Inc. | Dean Koeller Calvert Home Mortgage | Chris Reichert Blackwood Family Enterprise Services |
| Doug Byblow Forthlane Partners | Laura Lamb Kenway Mack Slusarchuk Stewart (KMSS) | Michael Sadovnick Sadovnick Morgan LLP |
| Todd Coleman BMO Private Wealth | Karen Macdonald Viewpoint Group | Randy Semenchuck RBC Dominion Securities Inc. |
| Stephanie Domenco Family Wealth Group Ltd | Allison Maher Family Wealth Coach Planning Services | Sarah Tkachuk KPMG |
| David Emond Cidel Asset Management | Steve Meldrum Swell Private Wealth Ltd. | Margaret-Jean Mannix Loram 99 Corporation |
| Richa Arora KPMG Family Office | Sabrina Fitzgerald PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | William H. Sheffield William H. Sheffield |
| Michael Ayres CIBC Private Wealth Management | Murray Flanagan Flanagan Foodservice Inc. | Holly Simmons Golden-Lasso Business Consulting |
| Jacob Baribeau Baribeau Construction | Kieron Hayes RBC Wealth Management | David R. Smith Smith Advisory Services Inc. |
| David Barnsdale RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Michael Kirkpatrick Imperial Barber Shop | Susan St. Amand Sirius Financial Services |
| Colin Bierbaum BLUESTONE PROPERTIES INC. | Ken Lancaster RBC Wealth Management Dominion Securities | Ruth Steverlynck The Lovins Group |
| Dan Brintnell Overbay Capital Partners | Koel Loyer CI Private Wealth | Allen S. Taylor Taylor Walraven |
| Jim Burton James A. Burton & Family Foundation | Tom Mathies BDO Canada LLP | Eric Toivonen North Pole Trim & Supplies Ltd. |
| Tammy Buss BlueRoots Inc. | Liz McBeth Armour Valve Ltd. | Vincent Valeri Creaghan McConnell Group |
| William Buss Buss Financial Group Inc. | John McFall Burnbrae Farms | Brent VanParys R. Brent VanParys Professional Corp. |
| Adam Carter BMO Private Wealth | Jeff Noble BDO Canada LLP | Roberto F. Villamar COHECO SA |
| Joanne Creaghan TotalLeader Solutions | Catherine Ouellette CMO Family Business Practices | Justine Zavitz Zavitz Insurance & Wealth |
| Keita Demming The Covenant Group | Don Reynolds Reynolds Custom Machine Inc. |
| Anna Giampà [FR] Crysalia | Janie Provencher Blais [FR] RBC Wealth Management |
| Krista Han Grant Thornton LLP | Patricia Saputo Placements Italcan Inc. |
| Brian A. Henley Alec G. Henley Group | Lianne Ulin [FR] M Bacal Group |
| Steve Legler [FR] Steve Legler | Rob Velan [FR] Velan Inc. |