My Biography

Unique professional experience in risk management and executive management

Technical –

Over 15 years of compliance and operational experience as:

  • Compliance officer in IROC, MFDA, EMD, Portfolio Management, AML, Privacy and Insurance,
  • Policies and Procedures development, implementation and support MFDA, AML, Portfolio Management,
  • Reporting requirements to board of directors, shareholders and regulators,
  • Compliance Change Management,
  • Registrations and regulatory relationships,
  • Operational experience in IROC, MFDA and insurance processes.

Over Ten Years in Risk Management:

  • Design implement and support enterprise risk management programs,
  • Corporate Secretary,
  • Financial Reporting and auditing.

Twenty-five plus years of operational experience in the financial services industry, roles include:

  • Software training, implementation and support
  • Client services, advisor and branch support,
  • Custodial services, settlements, shareholder services, registrations, audit,
  • Operational change management.

Leadership –

Fifteen Plus Years of Management roles including:

  •  Organizational management as department supervisor, regional manager operations, systems and finance, compliance branch manager,
  • Executive Management as Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Operations Officer, President, Board of Directors,
  • Leadership responsibility for large teams, between head office and branch locations

Volunteer –

Multiple Positions as:

  • Board of Director
  • Board of Director committees

Qualifications –

Multiple industry certificates, courses and degrees:

  • MA (leadership), BA (Economics, Political Science)
  • CIM, PDO Course, CCO Course, PFP, CSC, Former FCSI,
  • Insurance Qualifying Course,
  • Specialist IRM, (Basil, Solvency), IRM Cert, Risk Management Certificate.