Our People
Shareholders
As the owners of MHK Insurance, these four individuals work closely together to establish the vision, mission and corporate goals for our company. With abundant years of experience working alongside people in all areas of insurance, their collective style of leadership truly sets the warm, positive and productive tone at MHK.
Dale Faulkner
Shareholder since 1988
Email: dfaulkner@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 323
Jeff Homynyk, BA, CIP
Shareholder since 1991
Email: jhomynyk@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 318
Jeff Hughson, BBA, FCIP
Shareholder since 2005
Email: jhughson@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 343
Doug Laird, BSc, FCIP
Shareholder since 2008
Email: dlaird@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 348
Management Team
MHK is proud to introduce our management team – those leaders who demonstrate their passion and capability to work together in setting and fulfilling the goals of the company, determining the best strategies for getting there, and inspiring others to join in along the way. Within a corporate culture of inclusion, engagement, openness and compassion, this team establishes a climate of productivity and success for everyone who works at MHK.
Ruby-Lynn De Leske
Manager, Commercial Client Services
Email: rdeleske@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 308
Nicole Greidanus
Manager, Administrative Services
Email: ngreidanus@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 314
Jeff Homynyk, BA, CIP
President & Chief Executive Officer
Email: jhomynyk@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 318
Jeff Hughson, BBA, FCIP
Manager, Commercial Marketing Services
Email: jhughson@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 343
Doug Laird, BSc, FCIP
Senior Manager, Commercial Business Unit – Edmonton / Commercial Lines – Calgary
Email: dlaird@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 348
Jana Lumsden, CMA
Senior Manager, Finance & Administration – Edmonton & Calgary
Email: jlumsden@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 307
Dean Marchon, CRM
Manager, Commercial Business Development
Email: dmarchon@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 364
Herman Raposo, BCom, FCIP, CRM
Manager, Commercial Business Unit
Email: hraposo@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 315
Michelle Rose, BA
Manager, Communications & Corporate Relations
Email: mrose@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 366 Cell: 780.983.2976
Colleen Trueman, CAIB
Manager, Personal Lines – Edmonton & Calgary
Email: ctrueman@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 303
Broker Claims Services
Jay O’Hara, BA, CIP
Manager, Broker Claims Services
Email: johara@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 403.255.3050
Commercial Market Team
Our diverse group of client executives, service-oriented account managers, and technical support administrators and assistants bring forth more than 750 years of combined risk assessment and brokering experience, expertise and insight to benefit your commercial business operations. They truly are the best minds in insurance.
Individually and as a team, they are well versed in those commercial industries prevalent in Western Canada, including oil and gas, transportation, manufacturing, construction, and realty management, as well as all types of retail business and not-for-profit organizations. They continually seek to uncover risks and create new opportunities to make your small, medium or large-sized business more successful, today and down the road.
Hamish Farmer
Client Executive
Email: hfarmer@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 316 Cell: 780.691.9424
Tammy Hubbel, CAIB, CIP
Account Manager
Email: thubbel@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 372
Dale Faulkner
Senior Client Executive
Email: dfaulkner@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 323
Heather Leduc
Account Manager
Email: hleduc@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 332
Jeff Homynyk, BA, CIP
Senior Client Executive
Email: jhomynyk@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 318
Leah Marchon, CIP, CRM
Account Manager
Email: lmarchon@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 309
Jeff Hughson, BBA, FCIP
Senior Client Executive
Email: jhughson@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 343
Lesley Zieglgansberger
Account Manager
Email: lzieglgansberger@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 359
Matthew Ingram, FCIP, CRM
Client Executive
Email: mingram@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 341 Cell: 780.860.2341
Leah Marchon, CIP, CRM
Account Manager
Email: lmarchon@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 309
Doug Laird, BSc, FCIP
Senior Client Executive
Email: dlaird@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 348
Lesley Zieglgansberger
Account Manager
Email: lzieglgansberger@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 359
David Lynch
Senior Client Executive
Email: dlynch@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 320
Kristie Anderson
Account Manager
Email: kanderson@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 344
Dean Marchon, CRM
Senior Client Executive
Email: dmarchon@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 364 Cell: 780.293.7727
Jill Repchuk, CIP
Account Manager
Email: jrepchuk@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 313
Tammy Hubbel, CAIB, CIP
Account Manager
Email: thubbel@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 372
Mike Melnick, CIP
Client Executive
Email: mmelnick@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 333 Cell: 780.999.2517
Lorna Angus, CIP
Account Manager
Email: langus@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 365
Ted Petroff, CIP
Senior Client Executive
Email: tpetroff@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 321
Judi Meindertsma, CIP
Account Manager
Email: jmeindertsma@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 311
Ean Sharp
Client Executive
Email: esharp@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 370 Cell: 780.940.1805
Lorna Angus, CIP
Account Manager
Email: langus@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 365
Commercial Market Team Support
Barb Daymond, CIP
Account Administrator
Email: bdaymond@mhkinsurance.com
Sylvia Hoffer, CIP
Account Administrator
Email: shoffer@mhkinsurance.com
Kristina Kulak
Account Administrator
Email: kkulak@mhkinsurance.com
La Verne Walsh
Account Administrator
Email: lwalsh@mhkinsurance.com
Commercial Marketing Services
Marsha Kelly, CAIB
Marketing Broker
Email: mkelly@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 347
Commercial Business Unit
Suzi Alaber
Client Executive
Email: salaber@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 368
Pam Lecavalier, CAIB
Client Executive
Email: plecavalier@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 363
Alanna Rast, CAIB
Client Executive
Email: arast@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 317
Doug Ries, BA, CIP
Client Executive
Email: dries@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 322
Melissa Turcsanyi, CAIB
Client Executive
Email: mturcsanyi@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 328
Ryan Wass, FCIP, CRM
Client Executive
Email: rwass@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 319 Cell: 780.862.2353
Commercial Business Unit Support
Burke Bouma
Account Assistant
Email: bbouma@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 335
Melissa Coumont
Account Assistant
Email: mcoumont@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 357
Ashley Hodgins
Account Assistant
Email: ahodgins@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 312
Personal Lines Team
When it comes to personal insurance, it takes a great mind, a warm personality and a sense of adventure to join our team at MHK. Our clients have come to expect excellence in every way from our personal brokers. They share a wealth of knowledge, experience and common sense to help you protect your way of life and what makes it unique – from your home, cottage and auto to your personal belongings, toys and travel plans. No matter what stage of life you’re in, just starting out or enjoying your golden years, they provide well-informed advice and the highest quality of service so they can respond to and secure your lifestyle needs.
Rhonda Bilyk
Account Manager
Email: rbilyk@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 340
Peter Cheng
Account Manager
Email: pcheng@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 337
Carrie Dowdeswell
Production Manager
Email: cdowdeswell@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 329
Linda Holfeld, CIP
Account Manager
Email: lholfeld@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 360
Terra Matter
Account Manager
Email: tmatter@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 324
Janice S.
Account Manager
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 326
Cory Stabel
Account Manager
Email: cstabel@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 304
Michelle Struik
Account Manager
Email: mstruik@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 325
Caroline Tsang
Account Manager
Email: ctsang@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 367
Carmen Zelada, BA
Account Manager
Email: czelada@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 345
Personal Lines Support
Kathy Duncan
Account Administrator
Email: kduncan@mhkinsurance.com
Tracy Herklotz
Account Administrator
Email: therklotz@mhkinsurance.com
Mary Weston
Account Administrator
Email: mweston@mhkinsurance.com
Finance & Administration Team
Every good company needs good people to ensure daily operations run smoothly. From greeting our clients, creating an efficient and safe office environment, and providing accounting services for the business, we have built a strong, dynamic and harmonious team of professionals who work together like clockwork and take pride in the contributions they make to MHK.
Nicole Auger
Administrative Support
Email: nauger@mhkinsurance.com
Diana Bosman-Kwan
Senior Accountant
Email: dbosman-kwan@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 331
Courtney Burr, BA
Receptionist
Email: cburr@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9363
Renee Fantin
Administrative Support
Email: rfantin@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 362
Tanya Homynyk
Administrative Support
Email: thomynyk@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 362
Barbara Nielsen
Administrative Support
Email: bnielsen@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 362
Melanie McLeod
Administrative Assistant
Email: mmcleod@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 369
Kyla Smith
Senior Accountant
Email: ksmith@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 780.454.9424 ext. 346
Gurr Insurance Team
As a division of MHK Insurance Inc., our Calgary team of commercial and personal brokers has brought another dimension of excellence to our company. For our clients in Calgary and across southern Alberta, this group of highly skilled and motivated individuals brings to life the same corporate beliefs and personal values held by everyone within MHK, but with their own unique style and charisma. And when it comes to all kinds of insurance, once again we’ve brought together the best brokers in the business to exceed the expectations of our clients.
Valerie Annon
Personal Account/Production Manager
Email: vannon@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 403.255.3050
Ria Distefan, CAIB
Assistant Manager, Personal Lines & Administration
Email: rdistefan@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 403.255.3050
Glen Gurr
Commercial Sr. Client Executive
Email: ggurr@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 403.255.3050
Brad Janke, BMgt, FCIP, CRM
Commercial Account Manager
Email: bjanke@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 403.255.3050
Linda C. Toth, CIP, CRM, CAIB
Commercial Account Manager
Email: ltoth@mhkinsurance.com
Direct Line: 403.255.3050
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