Corey has 14 years experience in the financial planning industry. His MBA and expert accounting skills have made him a specialist in financial planning for business owners and high net worth individuals, and is recognized as an industry leader. He is also a founding member of Barrington Wealth Partners (BWP), a national financial planning firm with offices across Canada. Corey is head of BWP's investment team that manages a combined $1.5 billion in assets.
Diane McHugh - Client Services
Diane founded The McHugh Group in 1977 with Glenn and worked side by side with him until 2002.
After a 5-year vacation, she has returned to the family business to assist in client relation initiatives
and to manage the firm's contact management system. We are happy to have her back on the team.
Diane Badeau VP & Executive Assistant
Diane has been with the firm for a total of 30 years and was present when The McHugh Group sold its
first life insurance policy in December 1977. A fully licensed planner, Diane brings 30 years of experience
to the team in areas of advanced investment planning, tax planning, group insurance and estate planning. Diane
also manages the firm’s Group RRSP and pension division.
Denis Malo Senior VP & Partner
Denis has 24 years of business
development experience having worked
in Executive positions for a diversified
group of some of the world’s largest
corporations. His responsibilities are
centered on new business acquisition,
client growth initiatives as well as
spearheading our marketing and public
relations initiatives. Denis is currently
a Director on numerous Boards
including the Canadian Arthritis Society
(Qc Division) & l’Hôpital Rivières des
Prairies amongst others.
Dale Congram - CEO
Dale has 40 years of experience in the financial service industry, ranging from being a consultant and director to
vice-president and president of top insurance and investment companies in Canada, the US and Asia. Today he co-owns Marketing DFL
which specializes in sales and marketing strategies for distributors of financial service products. Dale will assist in making
executive decisions related to corporate direction.
Dale will also manage the firm’s sales initiatives and assist in implementing sales and marketing projects.
Christina Manioudakis – CFO
Christina is a trained investment broker with a background in financial planning. Christina will assist
Corey in areas of advanced financial planning. She will also assume the duties of
CFO and manage the firm's finances.
Kim Poulin Human Resources & Special Projects
Vice-President of "The Personal Coach", a firm that offers customized one-on-one business coaching for financial advisors,
Kim has been coaching top financial advisors and their teams since 1989. Her experience
allows her to understand and share ideas on many aspects of our practice. She will help the firm manage
its human resource initiatives and quarterback all of the firm's special projects.
Philippe Brissette Group Llfe & Health Benefits
Owner of Le Groupe Brissette, his firm optimizes plan designs, offers benchmarking and ensures quick
response time when employers or employees require help in their dealings with their group insurance carriers.
Philippe has been a group insurance specialist for 13 years. A member of the Barrington family for many years,
his group has developed a strong expertise in counselling manufacturers, IT providers and wholesale distributors
in their choice of fringe benefits for their employees. Philippe manages group life & health division of The McHugh Group.
Philippe is a recognized leader in the country for his expertise in group life and health benefits and executive
benefit compensation packages.
Leanne Fréchette, RHU Financial Security Advisor
Leanne has eleven years experience in the insurance industry as a Financial Security Advisor and Client Service Manager.
Her experience in living benefits and advanced insurance concepts is a value added to our clients. Leanne will assist in our goals of client service excellence.
Josée Thibault - Marketing & Sales
Josée has 15 years experience in the insurance industry. She worked as a brokerage manager with Manulife Financial for several years.
Her previous involvement in advanced tax concepts and estate planning is a great asset to our clients.
Josée is currently in the process of completing her studies for the Financial Planner designation.
Maggie Samarelli Group Savings Plan Brokerage
Maggie has 16 years of administrative experience in the financial services industry and as well, is licensed in Mutual Funds. She supports all of our team members in various areas of administration. Her refined skills in client servicing contributes to The McHugh Group’s goals and achievements in client service excellence.
Len McDougall - Financial Service Advisor
Len is embarrased to admit that he has over 46 years experience in the insurance industry, because this would give you a good idea of his age; having said that, Len’s years of expertise is a great asset to The McHugh Group. He spent most of his career as the Group Sales Manager for Quebec and Eastern Ontario for a major Canadian Life Insurance Company. Len was most active in the Group Pension Plan area and aquired a number of major accounts for his company. He retired from full-time employment in the year 2000 and remained active as a Financial Service Advisor through his own brokerage firm. Len merged his firm with The McHugh Group in 2009, to improve the services that he could provide to his clients and to also encourage his many friends made over the years, to benefit from the expertise provided by The McHugh Group.
Roselyne Berinstain Creative Marketing Director
Owner of GIZMO Communications, a dynamic creative marketing company, Roselyne is director of all of the firm’s
creative marketing projects. Her years of technical experience in design and her creative thinking, help us communicate
our ideas to our clients.
