Glenn Shyba Glenn Shyba is a Founder and Principal of Origin Merchant Partners which is an independent investment bank that provides value added corporate finance,
mergers and acquisitions and merchant banking services across several core industries. He has spent over 20 years in the commercial real estate industry in Canada and is focused on the principal investing side. Prior to Origin Merchant Partners, Mr. Shyba was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Osmington Inc., and was Vice President, Development at Bramalea Inc. He also participated in the development of Canada’s first property valuation software program for commercial real estate. Glenn holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from UBC with a major in Finance. Glenn serves as a director on two public company Boards, both of which participate in the real estate investment sector. Glenn and his wife Sylvia Baumann are the parents of Blake, who is currently in grade 9, and Corie who is at Havergal College in grade 7.
Mary Wellner joins the Board as President of the CPA (Crescent Parent Association). Prior to taking on this role, she was CPA Vice President and has been an active member of the Crescent community.
Stuart Raftus
Mary has a degree in Political Science and English Literature from Queen’s University, and has held numerous positions in communications including her role as a Market Research Analyst at A.C. Nielsen, and stints at Leo Burnett and Concerned Children’s Advertisers— both in Toronto.
Stuart joins the Board of Governors after serving this past year on the Development Committee. A graduate of Saint Mary’s University, he started his career in Halifax as a Financial Consultant with Merrill Lynch Canada in 1985. Stuart moved to Toronto with his wife Tracey in 1994. During the past 18 years he has held senior executive roles within the financial services industry both in Canada and the United States. Currently he is President and Chief Operating Officer of Beacon Securities Ltd. Stuart and Tracey have four boys: Walter is in grade 8, Harry in grade 7, John in grade 2 and Michael is in junior kindergarten. As a family they enjoy summers in Nova Scotia, skiing and travelling.
Past and Present
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Fall Fall 2012 2012
Mary Wellner
Mary (with her husband Tom, and son and daughter) lived as an expatriate for 10 years in the United States, England and Germany. She has travelled extensively throughout Europe and brings global understanding to her work. In addition to her involvement at Crescent, Mary sits on the board of the Esprit Orchestra, and is an active volunteer at Havergal College. Mary and Tom have two children: Nicholas, grade 9 and Anna, grade 7.
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