About Debbie
Debbie is our CEO and Senior Estate Administrator. She is also a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP), an Estate and Trust Professional (MTI), and a Certified Executor Advisor (CEA).
With over a decade in the accounting world working with hundreds of grieving families, Debbie was plagued by her clients' needs regarding estate administration. Every day, she faced the frustration of families trying to resolve estates without fully understanding what lay before them. Debbie felt the call to clarify this process for Canadians, from comprehending the mountains of paperwork to even the simple things like closing a loved one's social media presence. In 2017, Debbie founded ETP Canada; in 2022, Debbie founded an online video course across Canada called Executor Ready. Debbie's vision for making the estate process easier for families has led her to offer herself as being named a client’s executor personally, leaving families with options for using someone with experience.
In 2022, she was awarded the Rhyze Award in the Scalable Business Stream by Innovation Guelph, recognizing local female entrepreneurs who exemplify ingenuity, passion, and perseverance.
Debbie's passion for helping others shows in her business and personal life. She is a Rotary Member in the Guelph Trillium Chapter; she was a “star” for Dancing with the Stars for Easter Seals and was honored as a Women of Influence by the Guelph Chamber of Commerce. Debbie is also a column writer for MoneySense, a segment guest on the Avoid Probate Show on Zoomer Radio, and featured in such publications as the Globe & Mail, the Toronto Star, and Guelph Today.
On the home front, Debbie is married; she is a Labrador Retriever lover and the mother of two incredible young women.