Okanagan Collaborative Professionals

You may start the Collaborative Process by contacting any of the professionals who will explain how the Process works and assist you in building your team of two Collaborative lawyers, one or two Divorce coaches, and a child specialist and financial specialist as required.  Scan the member list below or click a city under a professional group.

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Jenny Balko, , CPA, CA

Financial Advisor

I am a Chartered Accountant in the Kelowna office of Grant Thornton LLP.  I have extensive experience in providing a broad range of taxation services to individuals, corporations, partnerships and trusts.  I focus on providing Canadian taxation services in the areas of compliance, corporate reorganizations, estate, business and wealth succession planning and in developing tax minimization strategies.

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Simone Brunton, CPA, CA, CBV

Financial Professional

I am a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and Chartered Business Valuator (CBV). I am a Partner in the Transactions group in the Kelowna office of Grant Thornton LLP.  I specialize in business valuation and litigation support related to matrimonial and other shareholder disputes. I am the Secretary and former Chair of the Executive of the Okanagan Collaborative Family Law Group and have been a member of the group since 2008.  …

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Derek Sanders, , CA, CBV, CFA

Financial Advisor

I have been working in the area of business valuations, mergers and acquisitions and litigation support services since 2004. I have experience with businesses operating in a variety of industries including a broad range of manufacturing industries, service, construction, distribution, technology, and retail.

I am a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C., and the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute.…

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Michael Smith, CPA, CA, CBV

Senior Manager Financial Advisory Services

I am a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators and the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of B.C. I graduated from Okanagan College and have been working at BDO Canada LLP in Kelowna since 2011. I obtained my CA designation in 2014 and joined the financial advisory group in the same year. I became a Chartered Business Valuator in 2019 and work primarily in business valuations and litigation support across a variety of industries.