Faculty
Phil Drouin
Phil Drouin is a Financial Planner with Ryan Lamontagne Inc. Phil completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in finance and accounting at Mercyhurst University in Pennsylvania. He was also a member of the men’s NCAA Division 1 hockey team. Phil is a holder of the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designation. Phil is fluently bilingual, having completed his early education in French.
After completing his university education, Phil pursued his passion for hockey and played professionally in Europe. Following his hockey career, he worked as a Senior Financial Advisor for one of Canada’s major chartered banks. After three years with the bank, Phil made the transition to Ryan Lamontagne Inc. to specialize in financial planning, investment management, and tax planning.
Phil strongly believes that comprehensive financial planning is essential to increasing your financial wellbeing. He believes that working in a fee-for-service environment is the best way to offer impartial advice to his clients.
Robin Campbell
Robin brings a wealth of experience as a graduate of Algonquin College with diplomas in both the administrative and legal fields. She discovered a love of teaching when she was later invited to instruct within her alma matter. For the past 14 years she has worked in an office environment in Ottawa, working originally with small businesses and in the not-for-profit sector, then later accounting and actuarial companies. Most recently she has worked in the Federal Government as a security practitioner and continues to practice this specialty with direct experience and knowledge of security issues. She brings this experience in office dynamics – in person, virtual, and the newer hybrid work models – to the materials covered in courses. Robin has worked for PMC, both in Ottawa and in the high Arctic, since 2013 with emphasis on the needs of both Indigenous peoples and people in the National Capital Region. She is a competent and a charismatic instructor who brings a joy for learning to her students.
Samantha Biron
Samantha is a fluently bilingual Certified Life & Professional Development Coach, Instructional Designer and Public Speaker of 15 years who has delivered over 1,000 presentations. A gifted communicator, Samantha is well known as an energetic empathic motivator with a sense of humor who specializes in experiential learning. Participants often describe her sessions as ‘transformative’ and ‘refreshingly unexpected’. Samantha has also conducted transformational retreats in destinations such as Costa Rica and is the former Co-Founder of a successful yearly charity fundraiser, a former Board Chair of a mental health charity and currently serves as a Board Director for a not-for-profit charity that focuses on inclusivity. Samantha frequently draws upon her 25 years of acquired business development, marketing, and sales experience in the private, non-profit, and public sectors. Her diverse background also includes work as Vice-President of Sales & Operations where she managed business operations and a sales team for two years, as a fundraiser for an environmental not-for-profit as well as two years working in Criminal Intelligence with the Ottawa Police Service.