Faculty
Chris Ryan, CFP, CFA
Chris is a Financial Planner with Ryan Lamontagne Inc. Chris completed a Bachelor’s of Commerce Degree with a specialization in finance at the University of Ottawa. He is also a holder of the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designation and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation. Chris is fluently bilingual, having completed most of his early education in French. After completing his university education Chris worked briefly for Canada Revenue Agency. He was then recruited by one of Canada’s major chartered banks where he worked his way to the role of Senior Financial Advisor. After several years with the bank, he made the transition to Ryan Lamontagne Inc. He brings with him a specialization in financial planning, investment management, tax planning and he is an expert on the Government of Canada Superannuation Pension Plan. Chris is passionate about financial planning which is why he’s a strong advocate for the fee-based financial planning model. He believes that financial advice and recommendations should be independent of sales targets and financial products.
David Dunlop
David brings over four decades of event planning experience to the table. David has planned, managed, and coordinated hundreds of meetings from 10 to thousands of participants, in both the public and private sectors, including small business meetings, multifaceted conferences, large and small trade shows, high-profile special events and complex visits programs. He has run events in every province and territory in Canada, and in five countries. David is a Past-Chair of Ottawa Tourism and, for many years, has been involved in mentoring and teaching students at Algonquin College’s School of Hospitality and Tourism, Event Management Program, in Ottawa.
David Jones
David is a dynamic educator with extensive training, facilitation, keynote speaking and coaching experience obtained by providing consulting services for a diverse client base in North America and Europe. He is a strong experiential learning program designer who is certified in needs analysis and program evaluation methodologies. Participants in his workshops appreciate his empathy, humour, flexibility and energy. His clients report that he gets results: the sessions he designs, facilitates and manages on their behalf are positive, inspiring experiences that stimulate desired changes and outputs.