Our Team
2026 Southwestern Ontario’s Top Employers Award Winner
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 Business Advisory
Dan Benbow
Partner, Agriculture Business Advisory
Tim Bridge
Partner, Tax
Rita Cole
Partner, Business Advisory, Veterinary Advisory
John Collins
Partner, Business Advisory, Assurance
Brendan Magee
Partner, Business Advisory, Veterinary Advisory
Jennifer McArthur
Partner, Agriculture Business Advisory
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
Garrett Topic
Partner, Business Advisory, Assurance
Kris Uptigrove
Partner, Business Advisory
Michelle Vanderwal
Partner, Business Advisory, Assurance
Pete Verbeek
Partner, Agriculture Business Advisory
Michael Weber
Partner, Business Advisory, Assurance
Principals
Evan Fallis
Principal, Agriculture Business Advisory
Ryan Goetz
Principal, Business Advisory, Veterinary Advisory
Colton Hoekstra
Principal, Tax
Jenny MacDonald
Principal, Business Advisory
Chad Martin
Principal, Agriculture Business Advisory
Alicia McDonald
Principal, Agriculture Business Advisory
Counsel
Wil Bakker
Counsel, Agriculture Business Advisory
Brad Buchanan
Counsel, Agriculture Business Advisory
Dave LeGault
Counsel, Veterinary Advisory
Tom Soltys
Counsel, Tax
Managers
Brad Babstock
Accounting Manager, Business Advisory
Kyle Brown
Accounting Manager, Business Advisory
Sharlene Dowdall
Accounting Manager, Business Advisory
Valerie Gillespie
Accounting Manager, Agriculture Business Advisory
Heather Hamilton
Accounting Manager, Business Advisory
Rushana King
Accounting Manager, Business Advisory
Mark Tasker
Accounting Manager, Business Advisory
Patty Zurbrigg
Accounting Manager, Business Advisory
Agriculture Business Advisory Team
Zack Boertien
Michael Dobson
Cassandra Gesinghaus
Shayna Gibson
Lucas Horton
Brennan Kuepfer
Vanessa Martin
Maralee Parkhouse
Brayden Pellett
Sunette Pelser
Chris Raben
Erin Richardson
Scott Stephenson
Charlie Stratford
Jill VanderWier
Michael Van Niekerk
Jordan Wilson
Business Advisory Team
Don Annett
Amanda Bekkers
Ben Buchanan
Thomas Crummer
Venice Dela Sierra
Cole Fletcher
Rebecca Garland
Brendan Gilles
Kate Hammel
James Hruska
Colleen Jackson
Tori Jamieson
Christine Johnston
Brandon Kedves
Kelli Kirkham
Ahmed Makhtoum
Erin Marshall
Curt McLaughlin
Lauren Pignatell
Cam Ridgway
Alana Rubick
Christine Smith
Amina Sulemanovski
Julia Szasz
Ethan teBrake
Brody Tucker
Michael Uptigrove
Amanda Van Stee
Tax Advisory Team
Mihaela Danila
Tax Manager
Joshua Dryden
Tax Manager
Lydia Ossendryver
Tax Manager
Bookkeeping & Software Consulting
Trevor Seip
Manager of Bookkeeping
Jake Heibein
Accounting Software Manager
Drew Chalkley
Accounting Support Consultant
Dianne Nonkes
Bookkeeping Team Lead
Cheryl Laffin
Senior Bookkeeper
Deanna Furnemont
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Geoffrey Higginson
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Janelle Hill
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Annalee Horst
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Becky Horton
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Kimberly King
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Virginia King
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Terri McNamara
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator
Debbie Schalk
Bookkeeping Administrative Assistant
Operations
Randy Anderson
IT Manager
Lola Brown
Human Resources Administrator
Jesse Cannon
Technical Support Analyst
Scott Coghlin
Office Services Manager
Julia Husnik
Senior Internal Finance Accountant
Emily MacRobbie
Human Resources Manager
Luuk Postuma
IT Services Manager
Jason Voll
Process Improvement Manager
Ally Wall
Marketing & Communications Generalist
Administration
Melanie Berfelz
Administration Manager
Carrie Henhoeffer
Administrative Team Lead
Hollie Card
Administrative Assistant
Lori Clysdale
Administrative Assistant
Megan Ellis
Receptionist
Tina Giesbrecht
Administrative Assistant
Annette Hoiting
Administrative Assistant
Rachel Lorenz
Administrative Assistant
Nicole Lowe
Receptionist
Alexis Rock
Administrative Assistant
Human Resources Solutions
Carrie Sharpin
HR Solutions Manager
Julie Edgar
Training/HR Coordinator
Leah Frizzle
HR Advisor
Jennifer Goertzen
Health & Safety Advisor
Lena Kamasinska
HR Advisor
Alyssa Lidow
HR Advisor
Michelle MacDonald
HR Advisor
Hanne Nauwelaerts
HR Advisor & Immigration Consultant
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
Client Service Representative
Brenda Bulmer
Client Service Representative
Tracy Hallman
Client Service Representative
Joyce Newbigging
Client Service Representative
Kristy Smith
Client Service Representative