Our Team
One of Ontario's largest independent accounting firms, Ward & Uptigrove has over 130 staff providing expertise in accounting, tax, bookkeeping, human resources and wealth management.
Accounting
Partners
Brad Bakker
Partner, Agriculture
Dan Benbow
Partner, Agriculture
Tim Bridge
Partner, Tax
John Collins
Partner, Business Advisory
Ryan Deyell
Partner, Business Advisory
Brendan Magee
Partner, Business Advisory, Veterinary Advisory
Jennifer McArthur
Partner, Agriculture
John Padfield
Partner, Business Advisory, Veterinary Advisory, Assurance, Managing Partner
Jon Soltys
Partner, Business Advisory, Veterinary Advisory
Besnik Sulemanovski
Partner, Tax
Jeff Sulemanovski
Partner, Tax
Kris Uptigrove
Partner, Business Advisory
Michelle Vanderwal
Partner, Business Advisory, Assurance
Pete Verbeek
Partner, Agriculture
Michael Weber
Partner, Business Advisory, Assurance
Principals
Sylvia Behrns
Principal, Agriculture
Rita Cole
Principal, Business Advisory, Veterinary Advisory
Evan Fallis
Principal, Agriculture
Ryan Goetz
Principal, Business Advisory, Veterinary Advisory
Jenny MacDonald
Principal, Business Advisory
Chad Martin
Principal, Agriculture
Alicia McDonald
Principal, Agriculture
Garrett Topic
Principal, Business Advisory
Counsel
Wil Bakker
Counsel, Agriculture, Business Advisory
Brad Buchanan
Counsel, Agriculture
Dave LeGault
Counsel, Transaction Services, Veterinary Advisory
Tom Soltys
Counsel, Tax
Managers
Sharlene Dowdall
Accounting Manager, Business Advisory
Valerie Gillespie
Accounting Manager, Agriculture
Heather Hamilton
Accounting Manager, Business Advisory
Rushana King
Accounting Manager, Business Advisory
Patty Zurbrigg
Accounting Manager, Business Advisory
Agriculture Team
Cassandra Gesinghaus
Shayna Gibson
Lucas Horton
Brennan Kuepfer
Josh Martin
Vanessa Martin
Maralee Parkhouse
Brayden Pellett
Chris Raben
Erin Stahlke
Scott Stephenson
Charlie Stratford
Jill VanderWier
Michael VanNiekerk
Jordan Wilson
Business Team
Aimen Ali
Don Annett
Bradley Babstock
Dehavalan Barton
Amanda Bekkers
Zack Boertien
Kyle Brown
Thomas Crummer
Venice Dela Sierra
Cole Fletcher
Brendan Gilles
Kate Hammel
Geoffrey Higginson
James Hruska
Colleen Jackson
Tori Jamieson
Christine Johnston
Brandon Kedves
Kelli Kirkham
Ahmed Makhtoum
Erin Marshall
Curt McLaughlin
Sunette Pelser
Kayleigh Ridge
Cam Ridgway
Alana Rubick
Christine Smith
Amina Sulemanovski
Julia Szasz
Mark Tasker
Ethan teBrake
Brody Tucker
Michael Uptigrove
Amanda Van Stee
Tax Team
Mihaela Danila
Tax Manager
Lydia Ossendryver
Senior Tax Accountant
Consulting & Bookkeeping
Managers
Jake Heibein
Accounting Software Manager
Trevor Seip
Manager of Bookkeeping
Consulting & Bookkeeping Team
Jennifer Biffis
Senior Bookkeeper
Drew Chalkley
Accounting Support Consultant
Deanna Furnemont
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Michelle Gorel
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Janelle Hill
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Annalee Horst
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Becky Horton
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Virginia King
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Cheryl Laffin
Senior Bookkeeper
Terri McNamara
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Dianne Nonkes
Bookkeeping Team Lead
Debbie Schalk
Bookkeeping Administrative Assistant
Operations & Administration
Randy Anderson
IT Manager
Melanie Berfelz
Administration Manager
Lola Brown
Human Resources Administrator
Jesse Cannon
Technical Support Analyst
Scott Coghlin
Office Services Manager
Julia Husnik
Internal Finance Accountant
Emily MacRobbie
Human Resources Manager
Luuk Postuma
IT Services Manager
Ally Wall
Marketing & Communications Generalist
Operations & Administration Team
Hollie Card
Administrative Assistant
Megan Ellis
Receptionist / Administrative Assistant
Tina Giesbrecht
Administrative Assistant
Chris Hawkins
Custodian
Carrie Henhoeffer
Administrative Team Lead
Annette Hoiting
Administrative Assistant
Rachel Lorenz
Administrative Assistant
Alexis Rock
Administrative Assistant
Vickie Sangrar
Receptionist
HR Solutions
Carrie Sharpin
HR Solutions Manager
Tonya Wilson
Team Lead/HR Advisor
Ben Cornell
Senior HR Professional
Jennifer Goertzen
Health & Safety Advisor
Hanne Nauwelaerts
HR Advisor & Immigration Consultant
Jason Clement
HR Advisor
Leah Frizzle
HR Advisor
Lena Kamasinska
HR Advisor
Alyssa Lidow
HR Advisor
Julie Edgar
Training/HR Coordinator
Wealth Management
Luke MacLennan
President, Ward & Uptigrove Wealth Management
Mich Landry
Past President & Wealth Management Advisor
Tamara Campbell
Wealth Management Advisor
Pat Downey
Wealth Management Advisor
Laura Long
Financial Planner
Brenda Annett
Executive Administrator
Brenda Bulmer
Administrative Assistant
Joyce Newbigging
Administrative Assistant
Kristy Smith
Administrative Assistant
Lee-Ann Tucker
Administrative Assistant
