WEALTHPROFESSIONAL.CA
INDEX BY NAME NAME
COMPANY
PG.
Amsden, Barbara
IIAC
27
Baxter, Susan
RBC Wealth Management
22
Bergevin, Cristiane
Desjardins Group
24
Bristow, Diana
Bristow Financial Group
34
Chaput, Jocelyne
Goodman Dundee Private Wealth
30
Cimoroni, Sandra
TD Bank
20
Cliff, Leslie
Genus Capital Management
26
de Cordova, Michelle
NEI Investments
28
deGraaf Hastings, Léony
deGraaf Financial Strategies
34
Dolby, Petrina
PricewaterhouseCoopers
27
Flanagan, Kate
Investors Group
30
Galpin, Cheryl
BMO Nesbitt Burns
20
Goldring, Judy
AGF Management Limited
20
Gravel, Monique
CIBC Wood Gundy
28
Harris, Marianne
Sun Life, IIROC
24
Hastings, Léony deGraaf
deGraaf Financial Strategies
34
Hirsch, Veronika
Arrow Capital
18
Horwood, Rebecca
The Horwood Team
32
Hudon, Isabelle
Sun Life Financial
22
Jalasjaa, Tuula
HollisWealth Network
18
Keene, Alison
BMO Nesbitt Burns
26
Laing, Jolene
Laing Portfolio Management /ScotiaMcLeod
31
Lunney, Elizabeth
Fiduciary Trust
19
Manson, Anne
CI Investments
28
O’Connell-Campbell, Colleen ScotiaMcLeod
30
Reynolds, Jennifer
Women in Capital Markets
17
Riyahi, Flora
ELITE Wealth Advisors
30
Rooney, Jane
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
24
Stovel Rivers, Gillian
ELITE Wealth Advisors
30
Taylor, Kathleen
RBC
22
Tory, Jennifer
RBC
28
Upshaw, Lisa
Manulife Financial
34
Verch, Sybil
The Verch Group
29
Vrooman, Tamara
Vancity
27
Wu, Sonia
Sun Life Financial
25
Q&A
Jennifer Reynolds President and CEO Women in Capital Markets WP: What has been the biggest challenge of your career? Jennifer Reynolds: I think overcoming the unconscious bias that women face when they’re having children. I don’t think this issue is unique to me; I think it’s one many women or perhaps all women face. Often people assume if you’re having kids, you’re downshifting in your career and your aspirations are different. WP: What are your goals? JR: Primarily, when I think about what we need to do to see more people in leadership roles in our economy, it really is to get men involved in the dialogue. I think too often a lot of women’s initiatives have been run by women, designed by women and only include women. I don’t think we will see significant change unless we involve men and engage men in initiatives to advance women. WP: What advice do you have for the next generation? JR: When I look to the next generation, what I’d really like is both men and women … to expect that they see both men and women in leadership roles – in the economy and politics and in society more broadly. I want their generation to expect to be very different from past generations on that front. I hope they all aspire to work and hopefully to lead organizations that are truly diverse that reflect the real face of Canada, both from gender and a cultural perspective. If this country is going to be competitive in this century, we need to use the full talent that we have at or disposal, and diversity is only going to help us. WP: What are some lessons you’ve learned? JR: My philosophy was always to work as hard as I could and get as much experience as I could. I always put up my hand when there was a challenge in front of me. I would encourage all young people to do just that. The other thing I would say is the ability or that willingness to take a risk, even when you didn’t perhaps have 100% of the qualifications – I think that’s very important for young women and young men. MARCH 2015 | 17
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