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Bruce Atwood, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Bruce has over sixteen years of professional experience and has conducted numerous sales tax reviews for large multinational organizations in various sectors, including transportation, retailing and the public sector. His diverse industry background has given him exposure to many different accounting systems, allowing him to conduct computer-based reviews in challenging environments with much success. Prior to commencing his career in sales tax consulting, Bruce was Vice President, Finance of a large transportation company. He articled with KPMG in Toronto, Canada and has also successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course.
Anna Barkhouse, CMA – Director of Finance
Anna has over twenty years of finance and accounting experience in numerous industries, including manufacturing, medical practice and the service sector. During this time, Anna's focus has been on managing all aspects of the finance and accounting functions to optimize management reporting, enabling more timely and effective management decision-making. Anna obtained her CMA designation in 1992.
Denise Barron, CA – Sales Tax Associate
Denise has numerous years of professional experience as a chartered accountant, primarily in public accounting. While her most recent role was in finance in a private school, her focus and expertise is in audit, including internal audit for a major Canadian bank. Denise\'s experience covers a wide array of industries, including banking, financial services, insurance, investment management and not-for-profit organizations. This experience provides her with the ability to quickly understand her clients\' business and control environments, allowing her to conduct effective and efficient sales tax reviews for them. Denise articled with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Toronto, Canada.
Mara Belgrave, CA – Sales Tax Associate
Mara has over seven years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During this time, she has held senior finance roles in the high tech, travel, manufacturing and insurance industries. With her experience in systems implementation, mergers and acquisitions and Sarbanes Oxley compliance, she is able to quickly assess her clients situations in order to conduct sales tax reviews in the most efficient and effective manner. Mara\'s strong analytical and organization skills are further enhanced by her interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with senior management. Mara obtained her CA designation with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Waterloo, Canada. She also obtained her CPA designation in 1999.
Paula Brandao – Director, Client Relations
Paula brings over fourteen years of professional experience in both public and private corporations to Brendan Moore. Prior to joining us, Paula spent over fourteen years as a commodity tax practitioner in the telecommunications, software, leasing and financial sectors. Most recently, she spent six years as Senior Commodity Tax Manager with a large telecommunications company where she dealt with complex Canadian, US and international commodity tax issues on a daily basis. Paula has successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course and has been an active participant in several Canadian and US commodity tax groups and associations.
Paul Broos, CA – Sales Tax Associate
Paul has over fifteen years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During this time, he has held senior roles in finance, taxation, accounting, treasury and decision support in the cosmetics, beverage alcohol and consumer appliance industries. Paul was most recently Director of Finance for the Canadian subsidiary of a large multi-national privately held cosmetics company. In his role as a member of the senior management team, Paul provided financial advisory and taxation services to the company and its management. With Paul\'s strong experience in accounting and taxation, along with his extensive business knowledge, he is able to conduct effective and efficient sales tax reviews for clients in many industry sectors. Paul obtained his CA designation while working with Coopers & Lybrand in Mississauga, Canada.

Michael Browne, CA – Sales Tax Associate
Michael has several years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During this time, he has held senior roles in finance and accounting in the computer software and retail industries. His strong analytical and communication skills, along with his diverse audit and industry experience, enable him to interact in an efficient and effective manner with his clients ensuring sales tax reviews that successfully meet the needs of his clients. Michael obtained his CA designation with Grant Thornton International in Toronto, Canada.

Rod Butcher, CGA – Director of Consulting Services
Rod is a noted commodity tax practitioner with over twenty-five years of experience in both industry and public practice. While in industry, Rod held senior tax and financial positions at major international manufacturers with hands-on exposure to the foreign and domestic tax affairs common to all large Canadian businesses. A former senior tax manager with KPMG, Rod has contributed frequent articles to newsletters such as Carswell\'s GST & Commodity Tax, CCH Canadian\'s Tax Reporter series, as well as to industry and professional publications. Rod is co-author of CCH Canadian\'s publications Value-Added Taxation in Canada and Common Audit Exposures, and is a contributor to the commentary to CCH Canadian\'s Ontario Retail Sales Tax. Rod has also presented seminars to many industry and professional associations on Canadian sales tax, in both Canada and the US.
Ron Coburn – Director of Business Development
Ron brings over 25 years of business development experience to Brendan Moore. During this time, Ron has held various sales and business development positions in several industries, including sports management, television and radio broadcasting and sales tax consulting. Ron brings a strong sense of commitment to client service and satisfaction, and thrives on building enduring business relationships. His understanding of his clients\' sales tax challenges enables him to deliver a level of client support that consistently exceeds client expectations for service excellence.

Robert (Bob) Cotton, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Bob has twenty-five years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During the past seven years, Bob has practiced as a sales tax consultant providing services to a diverse group of large multinational organizations, including financial institutions. His broad range of experience, legislative expertise and strong computer skills enable him to maximize his clients' sales tax recoveries in an efficient and effective manner. Prior to this time, Bob was Vice-President, Finance of two separate Canadian companies with diverse interests in the retail, manufacturing, hospitality and investment sectors. He is a former senior manager with Deloitte & Touche in Toronto, Canada and has also successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course.
Tim Danaher – Vice President, Business Development (Eastern Regi
Tim has over twenty-two years of experience in sales, marketing and business development. Prior to joining Brendan Moore, Tim was a principal with Danaher and Associates Inc. which was recently acquired by the firm. Tims responsibilities at Danaher and Associates Inc. included implementing the corporate mission statement and plan, creating the marketing and sales strategies and managing the consulting and administrative divisions of the company. His focus at Brendan Moore will be to leverage his sales and leadership experience in the industry to provide an unsurpassed client experience. Tim holds a Bachelors Degree from Carleton University and is a member of the Ottawa Carleton Research Institute, the Canadian IT Professional Association and the Canadian Professional Sales Association.

Tom Danaher, CMA – Director, Consulting Services
Tom has over seventeen years of professional experience in the sales tax consulting industry. Tom joined Brendan Moore after its acquisition of Danaher and Associates Inc. in July, 2007. His current responsibilities include large file management and reporting, client process reviews, technical research, writing and development and presentation of client training programs. Prior to joining Danaher and Associates Inc., Tom held senior finance positions in industry in the Ottawa area. Tom has successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course and is a member of the Ottawa Commodity Tax Practitioners Group.

Robert Dew, CA – Principal
Partner in Charge of Engagements and Field Technology Rob is primarily responsible for sales tax reviews. Rob ensures that all review objectives are met, that clients are kept fully informed and that clients are fully satisfied with the review process. As the partner in charge of field technology, he ensures that Brendan Moore professionals are up-to-date on the clients' financial and ERP systems as well as the use of analytic tools in facilitating the identification of sales tax anomalies. Rob has been a leading sales tax consultant for over ten years. His exposure to many operating systems during this time allows him to oversee sales tax reviews in various computer environments and to lead the development of innovative use of analytic technology. Rob served as corporate controller at leading enterprises in the financial service and public broadcast sectors. He articled with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Toronto, Canada and successfully completed the 1996 CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course.
Maurizio DiVito, CA – Dir., Process & Product Development
Maurizio has over thirteen years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During this time, he has held the positions of Manager (Tax) and Senior Manager (Assurance) at KPMG LLP in Toronto, Canada where he provided value added advice to his clients. His background includes corporate income and commodity tax services, information technology consulting, project consulting, corporate finance and other business advisory services to large corporations in both Canada and the US. Most recently he was Chief Financial Officer for a technology services company with operations in Canada, the US and the UK. He has also successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Income Tax Course.

John Drysdale, CA – Principal
Partner in Charge of Technical Knowledge and Compliance John is responsible for all post-review client services, including client management reports, technical research and client training programs. He is also responsible for ensuring that review recommendations comply with tax laws and accepted practice and that all Brendan Moore professionals are up-to-date on relevant sales tax legislation and rulings. John has over ten years experience as a sales tax consultant and has performed sales tax reviews for numerous organizations, including large financial institutions and public sector bodies. John is a former senior tax manager with KPMG in Toronto, Canada. He is also a graduate of the 1990 CICA In-Depth Income Tax Course and the 1995 CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course. He is a contributing author to Value Added Taxation in Canada: GST, HST and QST (2000, CCH Canadian Limited).
Dieter Eisbrenner – Principal
Vice President, Business Development Dieter is responsible for managing the business development process. His focus is to tailor solutions to meet clients\' changing needs, to educate clients as to the range of solutions available and to ensure that every client contact exceeds expectations for service excellence. A key emphasis of Dieter\'s efforts is to build relationships with US-based entities that do business in Canada but do not have a footprint here. With over fifteen years of business development experience focusing on Fortune 500 companies across North America, Dieter has an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the demands facing financial and tax planning professionals in large organizations.
Shawn Garrett, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Shawn is a former controller with several years experience in the steel manufacturing, promotional advertising and marketing and brewing industries. During this time, Shawn has developed strong analytical and IT skills, enabling him to conduct his reviews in an efficient, non-disruptive and thorough manner. Shawn articled with Ernst & Young in Mississauga, Canada where he performed assurance, accounting and taxation services for clients in various industries, including manufacturing, financial services, health care, real estate and transportation. Shawn has also successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course.
Diane Gaudon, CGA – Manager, Client Services
Diane has over fifteen years of experience as a professional accountant. During this time, she has gained extensive accounting and taxation expertise in many industries, including food products, plastics and steel fabrication. During the past five years, Diane has been advising both Canadian and foreign companies on federal and provincial sales tax matters. She has also successfully completed both the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax and Advanced Commodity Tax Courses and is a recognized contributor to both CCH Canadian and Carswell commodity tax related publications. She is also a frequent presenter of commodity tax related material to numerous professional organizations, including CGA Ontario\'s professional development program.

Susan Glofcheskie, CA – Senior Manager, Client Services
Susan has over fifteen years of experience as a professional accountant. During this time, she has gained accounting, income and commodity tax expertise in many industries, including food services and consumer and commercial goods manufacturing. For the past four years, Susan has been advising both Canadian and foreign companies on federal and provincial sales tax matters, including addressing complex issues affecting taxpayers in all sectors of commercial and non-commercial activities, such as public sector bodies and financial institutions. Susan articled with Wilkinson and Co. in Belleville, Canada. She has also successfully completed both the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax and Advanced Commodity Tax Courses and is a recognized contributor to both CCH Canadian and Carswell commodity tax-related publications.

Trish Hanselman, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Trish has over fifteen years of professional experience in financial and operational roles for both public and private corporations. During this time, she has held senior positions in a wide variety of industries including telecommunications, information technology, power electronics, real estate development and financial services. Her experience in a variety of manufacturing environments, cross border business transactions, treasury and financial issues associated with corporate reorganizations has allowed her to understand complex financial and business environments. This understanding, combined with her outstanding organizational and interpersonal skills, allows her to conduct very thorough and effective reviews for a wide client base. She obtained her CA designation with KPMG in Toronto, Canada.

David Hurme, CA – Sales Tax Associate
David has over eleven years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During this time, he has held senior financial and operational roles with both private and public corporations in a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, nuclear energy and agriculture. Most recently, David was finance manager of the Canadian subsidiary of a world leader in the agri-business industry. With strong experience in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, process re-engineering, and a variety of ERP systems, he is able to assist with his clients\' process improvement initiatives while also maximizing their sales tax recoveries in an efficient and effective manner. David obtained his CA designation with Glenn, Graydon, Wright in Oakville, Canada.
Paula Hutcheson – Office Co-ordinator
Paula brings over ten years of corporate experience to Brendan Moore. During this time, she has focused her efforts on the areas of office services administration and human resources. Paula is a strong client service oriented individual with a proven track record for effectively and efficiently co-ordinating an organization's internal operations.
Lynne A. (Tim) Hutchins, CA – Director of Client Services
Tim is one of the foremost authorities in commodity taxation in Canada. With over twenty-five years experience, Tim has focused on the practical administration and application of virtually every tax encountered by Canadian companies and public service organizations. Tim has provided advice and counsel to hundreds of companies across North America that have been faced with complex issues surrounding commodity taxes. He has also successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Income Tax, Commodity Tax and Advanced Commodity Tax Courses and is a recognized contributor to commodity tax-related periodicals published by CCH Canadian and Carswell.
David Kvesic – Director of Business Development
David brings over twelve years of business development experience to Brendan Moore. Prior to joining us, David spent over ten years in business development and senior sales management positions in several industries, including major retail, information technology and distribution. David\'s strength is in building strong, lasting relationships with his clients. At Brendan Moore, David\'s continued focus is on building and maintaining long-term relationships with clients by providing them with the solutions required for successful sales tax management.
Anthony Lepore, CA – Sales Tax Associate
Anthony has over seventeen years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During this time, he has developed strong financial and analytical skills in both public practice and in industry. As a practitioner, Anthony spent much of his time as a re-organization consultant, although he was also involved in special valuation projects and financial and operational consulting services for a varied client base. While in industry, Anthony was involved in more traditional accounting and finance functions with a large transportation company. Most recently, Anthony spent numerous years in the business brokerage industry, where his diverse experience provided valuable insight to his clients. With Brendan Moore, his experience and broad background enable Anthony to quickly understand a client\'s particular circumstances and to identify both tax saving and process improvement opportunities. Anthony obtained his CA designation with Touche Ross in Montreal, Canada.
Brian Litvin, CA – Sales Tax Associate
Brian has nearly twenty years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During this time, he has both been a partner in public practice and held various senior financial roles in the manufacturing, distribution and retail industries. His experience in system analysis and implementation, combined with strong analytical skills and keen business acumen, enable him to conduct effective and efficient sales tax reviews for clients in many industry sectors. Brian obtained his South African CA designation in 1987, and his Canadian CA designation in 1996.
Bev Lucas-King, CGA – Manager, Client Services
Bev has over twenty years of experience gained in various industries, including pharmaceuticals, food products, chemicals, and agriculture. During this time, she has been exposed to all aspects of Canadian income and commodity taxes. This exposure enables her to deal with a wide range of client issues in a knowledgeable and thorough manner. Prior to joining Brendan Moore, Bev was Manager of Taxation for a large multinational corporation, where she worked with both federal and provincial income and sales tax legislation on a daily basis. She has also successfully completed both the CICA In-Depth Income Tax and In-Depth Commodity Tax Courses and has presented at various tax seminars and conferences.
Chester Lupinski, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Chester has over twenty years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. Of that time, he has spent the last seventeen years focusing exclusively in the area of commodity taxation. His broad industry experience includes the financial service, real estate, manufacturing, and retail sectors. Prior to joining Brendan Moore, Chester was a sole practitioner who provided sales tax recovery and consulting services to his clients, including other chartered accountants in public practice. Chester has completed numerous commodity tax courses. He has prepared educational materials and presented tax seminars to client staff and industry groups. His strong technical tax knowledge, coupled with diverse financial audit and business experience, enable him to provide Brendan Moore clients with valuable management and process improvement advice, while maximizing sales tax recoveries. Chester articled with Deloitte & Touche in Toronto, Canada.

Rob McGregor, CA – Sales Tax Associate
Rob has over twenty years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During this time, he has gained significant business and financial management experience in both entrepreneurial and multi-national corporations. He has held senior financial, executive and consulting roles in a wide range of industries, including automotive, distribution, and high technology. This familiarity with unique and complex business environments, along with strong analytical and interpersonal skills, enables Rob to conduct efficient, high quality and thorough sales tax reviews for a varied client base. Rob obtained his CA designation with Deloitte & Touche in Toronto, Canada.
Michelle Meandro, CA – Manager, Consulting Services
Michelle has over fifteen years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During that time, she has worked in the entertainment, food distribution and oil and gas industries. She has held senior roles in financial management, taxation and treasury departments in large multinational corporations based in both Canada and the US. This integration of functional areas and industries, combined with knowledge gained from her participation in several IT system implementations, qualify her to bring a focused perspective to her role with the consulting services group. Michelle articled with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Calgary, Canada and has also successfully completed both the CICA In-Depth Income Tax and In-Depth Commodity Tax Courses.
Clifford Miller, CA – Sales Tax Associate
Clifford has over fifteen years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During this time, he has held senior roles in finance, accounting and taxation in the pharmaceutical, telecommunication and wholesale travel industries. Clifford was most recently Manager, Business Partner Support and Taxation of a large multi-national pharmaceutical company where he provided financial advisory services to senior management and was responsible for all facets of income and commodity tax. With his strong accounting, taxation and business knowledge and extensive experience with ERP systems, Clifford is able to conduct effective and efficient sales tax reviews for his clients. He obtained his CA designation in South Africa and is currently a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Brendan Moore – President & CEO
Brendan is the driving force behind the creation of Brendan Moore & Associates and the reinvention of the sales tax consulting and recovery industry. He is responsible for the business vision, strategic growth, profitability, marketing, client service and operations of the firm. He is involved in every aspect of the business, ensuring that the firm's culture of excellence, scrupulous attention to detail and congeniality is strengthened by example and remains without compromise.
Dean Osmond – Director of Business Development
Dean brings over 15 years of business development experience to Brendan Moore. Prior to joining us, Dean spent more than ten years in various sales and business development positions in several industries, including financial services, telecommunications and sales tax consulting. Dean\'s service oriented approach and understanding of his clients\' sales tax challenges enable him to deliver a level of client support that consistently exceeds client expectations for service excellence. Dean\'s focus at Brendan Moore is to strengthen his client relationships by ensuring that they receive the most comprehensive sales tax management program in the industry.

Matt Osterroth, MCSE – Manager, Systems Technology
Matt brings over ten years of systems technology experience to Brendan Moore. During that time, he has designed, implemented and managed computer networks for numerous organizations of varying sizes and levels of complexity. His broad computer software, hardware and network knowledge enables Matt to efficiently and effectively manage Brendan Moore's continually evolving client data retrieval and manipulation requirements.
Mary Jane Paterson, CA – Sales Tax Associate
Mary Jane has over twenty years of diverse professional experience as a senior financial executive with numerous large public companies. During this time, she has also consulted in various industries, including telecommunications, retail and real estate development. Her background in systems implementation and forensic-style reviews, together with extensive organizational and strong interpersonal skills, enable Mary Jane to successfully provide premium client service to large, complex organizations. She articled with KPMG in Toronto and Mississauga, Canada.
Alex Pond, CA, MBA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Alex has extensive experience conducting computer-based sales tax reviews in multinational and regional organizations. Highly computer literate and experienced in developing and utilizing accounting systems, Alex can quickly establish a custom approach to each review to maximize the recovery in an efficient manner. Alex is a former CFO with over ten years of business experience in the service, retail and manufacturing sectors. He articled with KPMG in Toronto, Canada and received his MBA designation from the Ivey School of Business. He has also successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course.
Pierre Robinet, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Pierre has in excess of ten years experience as a sales tax consultant. During this time, he has performed sales tax reviews for numerous Canadian and US multinational organizations. Pierre has developed a broad technical and technological knowledge base that enables him to conduct detailed sales tax reviews in a thorough and non-disruptive manner. He is a former Director of Taxation for a large Canadian co-operative where he was directly responsible for the implementation of the GST compliance system. Pierre articled with Ernst & Young in Windsor, Canada and has also successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course.
Lynne Sangster, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Lynne has over 15 years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During this time, she has held senior positions in financial management, IT systems implementation and internal audit in both the telecommunications and banking industries. Her strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills, combined with her attention to detail and systems experience, enable Lynne to conduct reviews effectively and efficiently for her clients. Lynne articled with BDO Dunwoody in Mississauga, Toronto and Australia where she performed assurance, accounting, taxation and computer services for clients in various industries. She obtained her CA designation in 1988.
Sandeep Sareen, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Sandeep has over eleven years of experience providing professional services to clients in a variety of industries, including the telecommunications, high tech and health care sectors. More recently, Sandeep held the position of Tax Manager with a large Canadian pharmaceutical company. Prior to that, he was a Tax Manager with Deloitte & Touche in Montreal, Canada. With his background, experience and strong organizational and interpersonal skills, Sandeep has developed an ability to identify and deal with issues in a timely, effective and efficient manner. In so doing, he is always able to meet and exceed his clients\' expectations. He articled with Deloitte & Touche in Montreal, Canada and has also successfully completed both the CICA In-Depth Income Tax Course and the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course.
Gordon Shearer, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Gordon has in excess of fifteen years experience as a professional accountant. During this time, he has gained extensive accounting, auditing and commodity taxation expertise in numerous industries, including the manufacturing and retail sectors. For the past five years, Gordon has successfully performed comprehensive sales tax reviews for a wide variety of organizations in various sectors. His strong analytical skills, combined with his experience and knowledge of sales tax legislation, have enabled him to maximize his clients' recoveries in an efficient manner. Gordon articled with Martin, Tilley & Co. in Chatham, Canada and has also successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course.
Paul Shwetz, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Paul has over ten years of professional experience as a chartered accountant, providing accounting, treasury and taxation services to large multinational organizations. During this time, he has held senior finance positions in the real estate, service and manufacturing sectors. Paul\'s diversified experience has allowed him to quickly adapt to complex business environments and recommend and implement solutions effectively. Paul has worked in Germany as the Director of Finance for the European division of a Canadian automotive parts manufacturer. He also worked in Mexico implementing financial and management reporting systems for the same organization. Paul articled with Ernst & Young in London, Canada and has also successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course.
Sandra Smith Rose-Mighty, CA – Manager, Client Services
Sandra has over fifteen years of professional experience, providing assurance, accounting, taxation and treasury services to large corporations in a variety of industries, including retailing, food services and publishing. With this extensive business and professional experience, along with strong computer, organizational and interpersonal skills, she has developed an ability to identify and deal with a variety of client issues in a timely, effective and efficient manner. Most recently, Sandra has decided to apply the knowledge she gained while conducting sales tax reviews for our clients to further enhance our client services group. Sandra articled with Ernst & Young in Mississauga, Canada.
Brent Stackhouse, CA – Sales Tax Associate
Brent has over twenty years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During this time, he has held senior positions in both public practice and industry. Most recently, he was financial controller for a national distributor of graphic arts equipment and supplies to the printing industry. Brent prides himself in providing excellent and timely client service. His strong organizational and analytical skills lead to both efficient and effective sales tax reviews. For over ten years, Brent has been teaching accounting courses to professional accounting students at the community college level. Brent articled with KPMG in Calgary, Canada.

Doug Stickland, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Doug has in excess of eleven years of professional experience, providing assurance, accounting and taxation services to large multinational corporations. During this time, he has held key management positions in industry, resulting in the development of a strong understanding of many of the business, technological and taxation challenges facing organizations today. Doug's specific industry experience ranges from corporate finance functions with manufacturers and software developers to corporate tax responsibilities with a major Canadian financial institution. He articled with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Toronto, Canada and has successfully completed both the CICA In-Depth Income Tax Course and the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course.
Daemon Stott – Director of Business Development
Daemon brings over ten years of business development experience to Brendan Moore. Prior to joining us, Daemon was involved in both business development and account management in several service related industries, including waste management, uniform and facility services, and sports marketing. Daemons strength lies in his ability to translate his clients needs into sales tax management solutions through superior listening skills, strong relationships and a positive approach. Daemons focus at Brendan Moore will be to leverage these strengths to ensure an unsurpassed client experience.
Wayne Striker, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Wayne has more than twenty years of professional experience as a senior financial executive in the service, retail and health care sectors. During this time, his financial responsibilities focused significantly on information systems, resulting in extensive participation and management of several large financial system implementations. Wayne has conducted sales tax reviews for large organizations in many industries, including food products, manufacturing, retail and the service sector. With his knowledge of information systems, Wayne is able to effectively identify opportunities for his clients with maximum efficiency. He articled with Arthur Andersen in Toronto, Canada. Wayne has also successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course.
Michele Trempe – Director of Business Development
Michele brings over fourteen years of business development experience to Brendan Moore. Prior to joining us, Michele spent nine years in sales leadership in the corporate education, document management and technology sectors. A published author of several articles on sales force effectiveness, Micheles focus at Brendan Moore will be to leverage her leadership and multi-industry experience to provide a multi-faceted approach to our clients. Micheles commitment is to building long term strategic partnerships with her clients through exceptional service.
Aileen Trescher – Senior Vice President
Aileen has over twenty years of experience in sales, marketing and business development. Prior to joining Brendan Moore, Aileen led a national sales and account management team for one of the countrys top financial institutions. Her experience covers a variety of industries, including financial services, retail, publishing and loyalty/promotion. Aileens focus will be on enabling the business development team for success, establishing and implementing the firms marketing and communication plans and ensuring an exceptional level of client satisfaction at all points of contact with the firm.

Teresa Tugman, CA – Senior Manager, Consulting Services
Teresa has over twenty-five years of experience as a professional accountant. During this time, she has been exposed to all aspects of Canadian income and commodity taxes. Prior to joining Brendan Moore, Teresa was Manager, Taxation for a large multinational health care organization, where she worked extensively with both federal and provincial income and sales tax legislation on a daily basis. Over her career, Teresa has had senior tax and finance roles in various industries, including health care, financial services, real estate, technology and oil and gas. She has also successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Income Tax, Commodity Tax, and Advanced Commodity Tax Courses and has taught tax and accounting courses at the community college level. Teresa articled with KPMG in Toronto, Canada.
Maurizio Ulgiati, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Maurizio has ten years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During this time, he has held senior roles in finance and operations in the retail, automotive and technology industries. As a result of this experience, Maurizio has developed significant operational, analytical and interpersonal skills allowing him to understand complex accounting and business environments in a variety of industries. This understanding enables him to provide a complete and thorough review product to his clients in an effective and timely manner. Maurizio articled with Fruitman, Kates & Co. in Toronto, Canada.
Johan Verhaeghe, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Johan brings over fifteen years of varied business experience to Brendan Moore from both the private and public sectors. Prior to joining Brendan Moore, Johan was with the CCRA where he served in the Verification and Enforcement Division of the Compliance Branch. Johan was responsible for conducting and managing audit reviews of all types of businesses to ensure compliance with the GST/HST legislation. For a period of time, Johan was responsible for the management of the GST/HST Rulings field program. Prior to the CCRA, Johan worked for a large public accounting firm where he served clients in varied businesses, including the automotive industry and the professional services sector. He articled with PricewaterhouseCoopers in London, Canada and has also successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course.
Wayne Willis, CA – Sales Tax Associate
Wayne has over twenty years of professional experience as a chartered accountant. During this time, he has gained significant business and financial management experience in both entrepreneurial and global multi-national corporations. He has held senior executive roles in a range of businesses, including the telecommunications, distribution, manufacturing and high technology industries. This familiarity with unique and complex business environments, along with strong IT, analytical and interpersonal skills, enables Wayne to conduct efficient, high quality and thorough reviews for a wide client base. Wayne obtained his CA designation with Deloitte & Touche in Toronto, Canada. He has also successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Income Tax course.
Cynthia Wong – Professional Staff Support
Cynthia brings over five years of corporate experience to Brendan Moore. During this time, she has successfully focused her attention on perfecting her administrative and client service skills. Cynthia\'s organizational and interpersonal strengths also enable her to ensure the smooth and efficient management of administrative and client-related matters.
Diane Worden – Director of Business Development
Diane joins Brendan Moore with over 20 years of senior level sales and client services experience. Most recently from the marketing and promotion services industry she has dedicated her career to developing key strategic partnerships and delivering exceptional service to her clients. With a strong understanding of the financial needs of large organizations, Diane will continue to focus on developing key partnerships across a broad range of industries and delivering an exceptional level of service to the firms existing partners.

Bonnie Yashinsky, CA – Senior Sales Tax Associate
Bonnie has over 15 years of diverse business experience, ranging from attestation to finance to MIS, gained from working at large Canadian corporations. This broad experience base enables Bonnie to interact effectively with a company's financial processing systems, where she is able to provide premium client service in a concise and efficient manner. Bonnie articled with Ruby, Stein & Wagner in Montreal, Canada and subsequently moved into Levy Pilotte's tax department in Montreal where she was exposed to a variety of clients and their tax issues. Since moving to Toronto, Canada in 1991, Bonnie has held various financial roles in the broadcasting, mutual fund and banking industries. Bonnie has also successfully completed the CICA In-Depth Commodity Tax Course.
Charlene Zachar – Director of Business Development
Charlene brings over twenty years of business development experience to Brendan Moore, with the past ten years dedicated to the sales tax recovery industry. A seasoned professional in understanding and anticipating client needs, her experience in the ever-changing environment of sales tax compliance make her a valuable resource to the team. Charlenes focus will be to leverage her experience and knowledge to the benefit of our client base. She is a welcome addition to the Brendan Moore team and will provide the level of support our clients expect.