Chad Donnelly is the CEO and co-founder of Peak Benefit Solutions, a leading benefits company in central Ontario dedicated to providing business with extensive benefit plan options. 

With over two decades of experience in the group benefit and retirement industry, Chad is consistently recognized for his unparalleled customer service and individual hands on approach with his clients. He built his business believing all company owners can benefit from his guidance and customized designs for group benefit solutions. Under his leadership, Peak Benefit Solutions has grown to be one of the most respected benefit firms in central Ontario, recognized for both their customer service and solid expertise in benefit plan options.

Chad lives in the Kawartha Lakes region with his wife and their two daughters. He is an avid volunteer with community organizations and coaches hockey and rugby.

Terry Windrem brings more than 40 years experience in financial, succession and estate strategies to his partnership with Park Place Financial. After successfully building several companies, including Terry G. Windrem Insurance Agencies, the two companies merged in spring 2018 where Terry now joins Park Place Financial as President and CEO. 

Terry works with clients to establish long-term relationships and built his successful business on the highest levels of trust, service, integrity and operational excellence. He is consistently recognized in the community and by his clients for helping business owners develop tax-deferred insurance strategies, investments, succession and estate plans. The Protectors Group and Peak Benefit Solutions have grown to be known leaders in Central Ontario.

Terry is continuously celebrated by both industry and the community and has received the National Quality Award from the Canadian Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors for over 35 years. He is an invited member ofThe Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting (CALU). As an active member of the greater Peterborough community, Terry is a founding member of Kawartha Family Business Group, a local organization dedicated to ensuring continuity of family businesses in the region. He is a current Lakefield College School Trustee and a former charter member of Kawartha Rotary. Terry served on the Peterborough Regional Health Care Foundation Board of Directors for nine years and in 2017 was bestowed the title of Governor Emeritus. He previously served as a Corporate Chair for Juvenile Diabetes and served on the Board of Directors for the United Way Peterborough and Trent Valley Literacy.

Terry is married to Janice and has two children.

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

PAUL BEAUVAIS, GBA,CMA

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT

CLIENT & TEAM EXPERIENCE

Paul brings over 30 years of experience in the group benefits and group retirement industry with him to his role at Peak Benefit Solutions. He specializes in providing superior knowledge on group benefit and retirement plans that meet the unique needs of entrepreneurs and small business owners. Drawing upon his extensive experience in the industry and his strong customer service background, Paul’s expertise is frequently relied upon by business leaders across the Durham region and Central Ontario.

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Paul lives in Durham with his wife and daughter where he is an active community member with several organizations including the Courtice food bank and the Lions Club.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONSULTANT

KINGSTON & EASTERN ONTARIO

Originally from Kingston, Ontario, John is well known amongst his colleagues and clients not only for his tenacious personality, but his expertise in helping independent businesses maximize their employee benefit strategy and retirement planning.  A dynamic individual with deep roots in the construction industry, he is an active member of the Kingston Construction Association, Durham Construction Association and Northumberland Builders and Construction Association.  As a licensed member of CADA, (Canadian Automobile Dealers Association), John has quickly become a trusted partner to many dealerships across Eastern Ontario.  

In working with his clients, John provides a thorough examination of current plans, ensuring they are up to date while mitigating risk for employers.  Also well versed on unique business structures, such as family medicine practise and hospitality, John prides himself on delivering a customized employee benefit plan that meets their individual and company needs, while providing a team of resources and support to improve employee communication and relationships.   Working with many clients on retirement plans, John can provide knowledge and clarity on enhancing the employee experience while working with long term goals from an employer perspective. 

As a former Olympian and professional hockey player for close to two decades, John understands the dedication, discipline and hard work required for success. He played in the NHL, six world championships and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. From 2007 – 2016 John also founded Tripp Charity for Kids with Cancer, to date raising over $300,000 for the cause. His commitment to community had him recognized for community service and humanitarian awards including the OHL 1997 Humanitarian Award.

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John lives in Kingston with his twin children and can be found in his spare time running hockey programs for children. 

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONSULTANT 

PETERBOROUGH & CENTRAL-EAST ONTARIO

Cameron joins the Peak team with a strong passion for helping business owners find solutions to create a healthy and happy work environment. Drawing from his entrepreneurial and family business background, Cameron provides his clients with customized solutions to deliver group benefit plans in a tax efficient manner. His clients admire his dedication to giving a personalized experience while continually ensuring their plan meets their ongoing needs.

Cameron is a recognized community leader in his hometown near Campbellford, where he was born and raised. He is an active member of the minor hockey association and proudly services clients throughout Central and Eastern Ontario.

He can be reached directly at cam@peakbenefitsolutions.com or 

705-868-8160.

MATT HOWELL, CHS

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONSULTANT QUINTE ONTARIO

Matt is a Group, Life and Disability Consultant and holds the Certified Health Insurance Specialist (CHS) designation and looks to help small business owners protect themselves, their families and their employees' families from lifestyle-threatening risks.

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Before merging with Peak Benefits Solutions, Matt founded Howell Financial Corp in 2018, after having  more than 20 years of experience as a small business owner. Prior to being in financial services, Matt spent 12 years growing 3 successful, local restaurant franchises.

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Matt is no stranger to financial services, having spent 10 years as an advisor with Freedom 55 and Riley Financial Group where he cared for a client base of over 500 homes and 80 businesses.

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A big believer in generosity, Matt supports the Trillium Gift of Life Network.

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As a proud father Matt sits on the board of the Children's Safety Village.

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As an engaged Financial Advisor, Matt is a director in the local chapter of Advocis, an association promoting advisor professionalism since 1906.

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As a concerned small business owner Matt is an active member in 5 local Chambers of Commerce in and around the greater Quinte area.

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Originally from the Bancroft area, Matt moved to Belleville in 1990 to attend Loyalist College and never left. Matt is the proud father of Donovan, future lawyer/NFL superstar, and Emily, future veterinarian/Mayor of Belleville.

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Matt collects guitars and likes to fish the Bay of Quinte.

RALPH MOJSIUK

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT 

GROUP BENEFITS 

EASTERN ONTARIO

Ralph co-founded the Manley Financial Group Inc. in 1992.  Prior to this, he held increasingly responsible positions in group underwriting and was a senior account representative with a major group insurer.  

Ralph’s extensive experience and expertise has been instrumental in developing the Manley Financial Group’s initiatives in the areas of cost containment, innovative market approaches and customer service. He has participated on numerous Advisor Councils, where he has been provided with industry and trend intelligence, participation through leadership sessions and provided opportunities to share ideas and feedback with senior executive teams from Employee Benefit providers.  

Ralph also provides close support in collective agreement negotiations/arbitrations for many clients, and is well versed in all sizes of organizations, in both the private and public sectors.

PATRICK GOOD

SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Originally from Kingston, Patrick Good has been involved in the insurance and benefits industry for over 14 years and has a passion for putting the right solutions in place for clients.

After working alongside top advisors and their clients at Great-West Life in both Toronto and Ottawa, Patrick moved to a corporate leadership role in in Toronto in 2014 with London Life. In 2016, he moved back home, to Kingston, to work as an advisor focused on Group Benefits at Manley Financial Group, which merged with Peak Benefit Solutions in 2022.

Patrick enjoys giving back to his community and has been involved with a number of local non-profit Boards and Committees. In his spare time, you might see Patrick on the golf course or find him out of the country on his next travel adventure. 

JOHN MACOUN

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONSULTANT 

GREATER TORONTO AREA

John Macoun brings more than a decade of exceptional client services to the position of Account Executive.  He will be providing Peak Benefit clients with audits of their current employee benefit plans, including recommendations on plan optimizations to meet the evolving needs of staff and the employer, tax saving strategies and education on value added services.  

Managing a broad range of customers at Yellow Pages Canada, with a client base of $4M+ in annual revenue, John consistently exceeded sales targets with integrated and strategic campaigns, delivering above projected ROI.  Servicing small to medium sized businesses across Canada for more than a decade, John provided multi-pronged marketing strategies to help companies grow revenues and increase their digital presence.

Having studied Communications at Wilfrid Laurier, and post graduate studies in Marketing at Humber College, John is keenly aware of the importance of creating unique strategies to address client needs.  John believes that the foundation of delivering excellence to clients lies in one’s ability to listen.  By discerning information to help identify objectives one can then create a comprehensive approach to meet each individual clients needs.  

“Hearing is listening to what is said. Listening is hearing what isn’t said.” 

– Simon Sinek

John and his wife live in the Trinity Bellwoods neighbourhood in Toronto with their two young children.  

LAURA KENNEDY

VICE PRESIDENT

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS  

Laura holds the role of Vice President, Marketing and Communications for the team.

With a background in public relations, Laura Kennedy’s career spans decades working in leadership roles in communication, partnership and event management in Canada and Europe.  Laura has a track record of turning dreams into reality that enhances and exceeds outcomes while building long-term, loyal partnerships.  She has a passion for team building and mentorship, leading with integrity and seeking measurable results.  

In her agency life in Toronto and Ireland, Laura worked for global brands including Vodafone, Johnnie Walker, Corona, Levi’s, Guess, Bridgestone, Pfizer Ireland, Subway UK, Coca-Cola and artists like Bruce Springsteen.  On the corporate side Laura has been responsible for developing marketing and communications strategies to build Canada’s largest country music festival, Boots and Hearts.  In her recent role as Executive Director of GPHSF, Your Family Health Team Foundation, Laura grew revenue for the organization by 548% in her first 2.5 years in leadership.

A few career highlights include:

• Development and leadership team on 2015 inaugural WayHome Music and Arts Festival making it one of the worlds largest first year music festivals with 35,000 in attendance and global media coverage.

• Working with Aiken Promotions to launch and establish Live at the Marquee as a stronghold in Europe for headlining artists like Elton John, The Who, Bob Dylan, Kanye West and many more.

• Curating a Republic of Ireland launch for the German-based Mustang Jeans Fall/Winter 2006 collection at an 18th century prison, not only was the event at max capacity, it resulted in multiple fashion features, increase in retail distribution channels and product placement with key influencers.

Laura is a member of the CPRS (Canadian Public Relations Society), is an advocate for excellence in communications and has been a guest speaker and panelist at numerous industry events, sharing best-practises and metrics for success.  She and her team have been honoured with awards including 5 consecutive CCMAs (Canadian Country Music Awards), CMW (Canadian Music Week) Award, CPRS (Canadian Public Relations Society) Awards, and she was nominated for Cork business woman of the year in 2006.

Laura is a Queen’s University graduate and recently completed her Yoga Teacher Training.  She is a longstanding volunteer with the Peterborough Theatre Guild and a board member of the Peterborough Petes Education Fund.  She lives in Peterborough with her two teenage boys and their dog Gracie.

DIRECTOR CLIENT EXPERIENCE & OPERATIONS

CLIENT EXPERIENCE SPECIALIST

CLIENT EXPERIENCE SPECIALIST

Melissa began her career in the financial and insurance industry in 2007 with one of the industry’s largest insurance carriers where she worked as a Marketing Associate, helping clients and a team of financial security advisors achieve financial success. In 2012 Melissa expanded her skillset and transitioned to working with an employee benefits consulting firm in Ottawa where she worked as a Benefits Analyst, focusing on clients’ day-to-day service needs, plan marketing and renewals.

Having worked in the customer service industry since 2002, Melissa is relationship focused and strives to build long-lasting relationships with clients. Her positive attitude, discretion, and attention to detail will compliment Peak’s strong commitment to client service. 

Melissa lives with her husband in Ennismore and is a proud mom of son William and twins Brie and Ellie 

LINDSAY FERGUSON

SENIOR CLIENT EXPERIENCE SPECIALIST

Lindsay joined Manley Financial in 2003 as a client service representative to support client needs and continues in that specialty role for Peak Benefit Solutions in Kingston.  For the last 20 years she has built and maintained excellent relationships with clients, 90% of whom she has worked with since 2003.  

As the first point of contact for plan administrators.  She provides employee support, new staff on-boarding for benefits, meet and greets for new customers, liases with union reps and supports the benefit renewal process.  Having worked on the claim processing end of business prior to joining the team, she has extensive knowledge of the inner workings of the claim process, a benefit to all the customers she supports. 

Originally from Cambridge, Ontario Lindsay relocated to Kingston in 2003 and now lives in Roblin, Ontario, enjoying country living by the Salmon River with her family.  Lindsay has been a long time driver volunteer for Love your Neighbour Free Food Share, a part of the Lion Hearts partnership, in which same day restaurant food is redirected to those affected by food insecurity.   

OLIVIA HENDERSON

CLIENT EXPERIENCE SPECIALIST

Olivia joins the Peak Benefit Solutions team as a Client Service Specialist, working to support clients across the province.  Olivia is passionate about building positive relationships as she believes solid relationships are the foundation for success in both professional and personal development.  

With a background in health care, Olivia has provided support work for those with developmental needs most of her life.  She has held front line nursing positions in the delivery of health care in long term care facilities, the hospital setting of in-patient mental health, and in an addiction treatment centre.  

Olivia has supported families for more than decade as a certified maternal support practitioner (doula), specializing in birth support, empowering, nurturing, educating and supporting them in their child-bearing journey.  She continues to advocate for strong, healthy, equitable communities. 

Olivia and her husband recently purchased a farm in Douro where they are raising their young family.