Barb started her career as a litigator in Toronto and the surrounding area, before calling upon her background in employment law to transition into market conduct and performance management in the financial services industry. Over the past 27 years, she has gone on to work extensively in the broader area of compliance, holding both corporate and field roles with two major carriers. In addition, she has taken on a number of industry speaking and volunteer engagements, including sitting on the Board of Trustees for the Advocis Institute, the Standards and Accreditation Committee, the CAILBA Board as co-Chair of the Compliance Committee, as well as CLHIA conferences and coalitions, all of which has given her access to many different industry stakeholder perspectives and an opportunity to advocate on behalf of the industry.

Barb has been leading the compliance team at PPI since December of 2021, enjoying the opportunity to expand her broad view of our industry to include the MGA perspective. She continues to participate in a number of industry organizations as she believes engagement and communication are the keys to keeping the industry focused on providing the best service possible to Canadian consumers of financial services and products. Born, raised and educated in Southern Ontario, she and her family currently reside on the shores of Nova Scotia, having called Halifax their home for 25 years.