GAMA Leadership
Board of Directors
GAMA Global Canada’s volunteer Executive Committee and Board of Directors are comprised of leaders in the financial services industry.
President
Jason McMahon, CFP, CHS
PPI
1000-2235 Sheppard Ave East
Toronto, ON, M2J 5B5
Tel: (437) 855-9482
jmcmahon@ppi.ca
Past President
Jonathan Schjott, CFP, CLU, CHS
RBC Insurance
483 Bay Street, 10th Floor, North Tower,
Toronto, ON, M5G 2E7
Tel: (437) 246-6985
jonathan.schjott@rbc.com
Membership Director
Jaclyn Nemethy, CLU, CHS, CFP
PPI
2235 Sheppard Ave E #1200
North York, ON, M2J 5B5
Tel: (416) 915-2974
jnemethy@ppi.ca
Acting Secretary/Treasurer
Randy Little, CFP
DFS Independent Network
200-880 Lady Ellen Place,
Ottawa, ON, K1Z 5L0
Tel: (613) 220-2600
randy.little@dfsinottawa.ca
Member at Large
Brent Swatuk, CHS, CLU, CPCA, EPC
The Gryphin Advantage Inc.
50 Coreslab Dr
Dundas, ON L9H 0B2
Tel: (905) 690-3667
brent.swatuk@desjardins.com
Education and Professional Development Director
Stacy Brooks, CHS™, CEPA®
Capital Markets Advisors LLC425 Madison Ave, Suite 1700New York, NY 10017Tel: (212) 426-0685stacy.brooks@capital-markets-advisors.com
Marketing and Communications Director
Chris Paterson
Individual Insurance
SSQ Place, 110 Sheppard Ave. E., Suite 500
Toronto, ON, M2N 6Y8
Tel: (647) 376-5735
chris.paterson@ssq.ca
Member at Large
Phil Ackers
Lakeshore Performance Limited
2147 Lakeshore Rd. W,
Oakville, ON L6L 1H1
Tel: 416.471.7324
Phillip.ackers@lakeshoreperformance.com
Member at Large
Philippe Soulodre
Desjardins Financial Security Investments Inc.
95 St Clair Ave W, 7thFl,
Toronto, ON M4V 1N7
Tel: 416.926.2700 ex 5595554
philippe.soulodre@dsf.ca
Member at Large
Sonia Wu
Sun Life Financial
Metrotower II, 4720 Kingsway, Suite 1900,
Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2
Tel: 604.453.3377
sonia.wu@sunlife.com
Member at Large
Shawn Redford
Experior Financial Group
660 Speedvale Ave W, Suite 205 - Second Floor
Guelph, ON N1K 1E5
Tel: 289-440-4020
shawn.redford@experiorheadoffice.ca
Member at Large
Amanda Zhao, FEA, CFA, CLU, CFP, CHS, CEA
Canada Life
Metrotower 3, 2000-4515 Central Blvd
Burnaby, BC V5H0C6
Tel: (604) 783-1231
amanda.zhao@canadalife.com