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Suzanne Lepage
Private Health Plan StrategistSuzanne is a private health plan strategist who bridges the pharmaceutical and group benefits industry.
Prior to beginning her consulting practice, Suzanne was National Manager Private Healthcare with the pharmaceutical company Roche Canada. During that time she developed and executed private healthcare strategies and managed a patient assistance program for biologic medications.
Prior to joining the pharmaceutical industry Suzanne worked in group benefits in a wide variety of roles for almost 20 years, which included managing the drug programs for a major Canadian insurer.
She is frequent speaker and contributor to both private market and pharmaceutical industry conferences and publications.
Erica McGuinness
Sequeira PartnersSequeira Partners is a mid-market corporate finance firm with offices in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. We are industry leaders in sell-side transactions and related services.
My focus within the firm is on advising business owners across a diverse range of industries, with a specialization in Insurance Brokerage M&A across Canada. I am passionate about developing strong business relationships with my clients and leading them through the complex (and often stressful) process of exiting their business or bringing on a new financial partner. My background in competitive sports lends well to the competitive nature of M&A – whether its negotiating preferential terms or working diligently to find a partner that meets all of a client’s key objectives.
I am also passionate about community and sport and serve on the Board of Directors at viaSport as well as the Chair of the Thunderbird Alumni Council at UBC.
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my husband and two kids, hiking the North Shore mountains, and improving my golf game at Marine Drive Golf Club.
Dave Patriarche
Mainstay Insurance BrokerageDave Patriarche founded Mainstay Insurance Brokerage in 1996 as a one-person shop specializing in providing employee benefits to small and mid-sized businesses in the Greater Toronto Area.
Dave is a strong believer in continuing education and recognized the need for the group insurance industry to broaden its efforts in this area. In 2003 he started a small networking group, which evolved into regular breakfast meetings across the GTA, then into regular educational seminars beginning in 2009.
Dave is recognized as a leader in the group benefits industry, an accomplished speaker at industry events and a contributor to various industry publications. He mentors and acts as an informal resource to benefit brokers, participates in industry think tank groups as well as panels such as; the Benefits Advisors’ Drug Plan Outlook, the Canadian Leadership Council on Drug Plan Partnerships.
Dave spends his spare time with his family and also enjoys taking groups sailing on Lake Ontario, the Caribbean and Mediterranean seas and has even crossed the Atlantic ocean in 2019.