Headquarters:
1 Hyperion Ct, Kingston, ON K7K 7G3
Year founded:
1999
Number of employees:
5 partners, 2 associates, 40+ staff members
Phone:
613 384 5886
Email:
injurylaw@bergeronclifford.com
Website:
bergeronclifford.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/bergeron-clifford-injury-law
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CAAT Pension Plan
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BERGERON CLIFFORD
Ted (Edward) Bergeron
Founding Partner
Chris Clifford
Founding Partner
Gavin Cosgrove
Partner
Leadership
Ted Bergeron is a Queen’s University graduate with degrees in Physical Education, Arts, Education and Law. His legal career started in insurance defence litigation. He worked at a boutique law firm in Toronto, servicing only insurance companies. He switched to representing only injured clients and their families in 1995. He knows both sides of the system inside and out.
Ted has successfully represented injured clients and their families in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, and before the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. He has successfully managed jury trials in several Ontario counties and cities from Parry Sound to Toronto to Ottawa.
He joined the American Trial Lawyers Association (now the American Association for Justice) and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association in 1994 and continues to be a member of both. He received a Distinguished Service Award from the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association in 2004.
To know more about Ted, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/edward-bergeron/
Founding Partner
Ted (Edward) Bergeron
Chris Clifford is a Queen’s University graduate and former professional goaltender with the Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins organizations.
Chris’ legal career began with the Toronto firm of Cassels Brock and Blackwell. He then began working for one of Eastern Ontario’s top insurance defence firms, Templeman Menninga. In the fall of 1999, Chris joined forces with Ted Bergeron and since then, they have limited their practice to the representation of injured plaintiffs and their families.
Chris has successfully represented injured clients and their families throughout Ontario and has successfully appeared in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and before the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, the Workers’ Compensation Board, Social Benefits Tribunal and in front of the Canada Pension Appeals tribunal.
Chris has been a proud supporter of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Advocates Society, the Ontario Brain Injury Association and the Canadian Paraplegic Association of Ontario. Chris has sat on the board of the Law Foundation of Ontario.
To know more about Chris, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/chris-clifford.
Founding Partner
Chris Clifford
Gavin Cosgrove is a graduate of Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in Kingston. Upon graduation, he attended Manhattan College (New York, NY) on an athletic scholarship where he competed in track and field. He completed his legal studies at the University of New Brunswick.
Gavin joined Bergeron Clifford in the summer of 2009 and is now a partner at the firm. He is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Frontenac Law Association, the County of Carleton Law Association, The Advocates’ Society, and the County of Lanark Law Association. He represents innocent victims of negligence in auto cases, medical malpractice and negligence cases.
To know more about Gavin, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/gavin-cosgrove.
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Gavin Cosgrove
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BERGERON CLIFFORD
Joe Dart
Partner
Chris Clifford
Founding Partner
Ted (Edward) Bergeron
Founding Partner
Leadership
Headquarters:
1 Hyperion Ct, Kingston,
ON K7K 7G3
Year founded:
1999
Number of employees:
5 partners, 2 associates, 40+ staff members
Phone:
613 384 5886
Email:
injurylaw@bergeronclifford.com
Website:
bergeronclifford.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/bergeron-clifford-injury-law
Ted Bergeron is a Queen’s University graduate with degrees in Physical Education, Arts, Education and Law. His legal career started in insurance defence litigation. He worked at a boutique law firm in Toronto, servicing only insurance companies. He switched to representing only injured clients and their families in 1995. He knows both sides of the system inside
and out.
Ted has successfully represented injured clients and their families in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, and before the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. He has successfully managed jury trials in several Ontario counties and cities from Parry Sound to Toronto to Ottawa.
He joined the American Trial Lawyers Association (now the American Association for Justice) and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association in 1994 and continues to be a member of both. He received a Distinguished Service Award from the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
in 2004.
To know more about Ted, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/edward-bergeron/
Founding Partner
Ted (Edward) Bergeron
Chris Clifford is a Queen’s University graduate and former professional goaltender with the Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins organizations.
Chris’ legal career began with the Toronto firm of Cassels Brock and Blackwell. He then began working for one of Eastern Ontario’s top insurance defence firms, Templeman Menninga. In the fall of 1999, Chris joined forces with Ted Bergeron and since then, they have limited their practice to the representation of injured plaintiffs and their families.
Chris has successfully represented injured clients and their families throughout Ontario and has successfully appeared in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and before the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, the Workers’ Compensation Board, Social Benefits Tribunal and in front of the Canada Pension Appeals tribunal.
Chris has been a proud supporter of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Advocates Society, the Ontario Brain Injury Association and the Canadian Paraplegic Association of Ontario. Chris has sat on the board of the Law Foundation of Ontario.
To know more about Chris, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/chris-clifford.
Founding Partner
Chris Clifford
Joseph Dart is a partner at Bergeron Clifford LLP. He graduated from Yale University in New Haven, CT, in 2001, where he played for four years as a defenseman on the varsity hockey team. He graduated from Queen’s University Law School in 2005.
Joe was called to the bar in 2006 and began his legal career as a crown prosecutor in the Crown Attorney’s Office, first in Scarborough and later in Belleville, where he worked on various high-profile criminal cases. During his time with the Crown’s Office, Joseph litigated many cases in both the provincial and superior courts of Ontario.
He joined Bergeron Clifford in 2015 and represents plaintiffs in negligence, medical malpractice and auto cases. He is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Frontenac Law Association, the Ontario Bar Association, the County of Carleton Law Association, The Advocates’ Society, and the County of Lanark Law Association. He also coaches the moot court trial advocacy team at Queen’s Law in both the Arnup and Sopinka Cup annual competitions.
To know more about Joe, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/joseph-dart.
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Joe Dart
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For the second year running, Shielded Insurance Brokers has claimed the number-one spot among IB’s Top Brokerages. In 2020, it was record-setting growth that drove the company’s impressive success. This year, says managing director Stuart Brady, the key ingredient behind the win is the Shielded culture. Brady is proud of the shared vision for constant improvement across all aspects of the business. “We are thrilled to take out the win again, and it’s hats off to the team for their hard work over the past year,” he says.
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
“We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
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BERGERON CLIFFORD
Warren WhiteKnight
Partner
Chris Clifford
Founding Partner
Ted (Edward) Bergeron
Founding Partner
Leadership
Headquarters:
1 Hyperion Ct, Kingston, ON K7K 7G3
Year founded:
1999
Number of employees:
5 partners, 2 associates, 40+ staff members
Phone:
613 384 5886
Email:
injurylaw@bergeronclifford.com
Website:
bergeronclifford.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/bergeron-clifford-injury-law
SPECIAL REPORT
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Bio
Ted Bergeron is a Queen’s University graduate with degrees in Physical Education, Arts, Education and Law. His legal career started in insurance defence litigation. He worked at a boutique law firm in Toronto, servicing only insurance companies. He switched to representing only injured clients and their families in 1995. He knows both sides of the system inside and out.
Ted has successfully represented injured clients and their families in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, and before the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. He has successfully managed jury trials in several Ontario counties and cities from Parry Sound to Toronto to Ottawa.
He joined the American Trial Lawyers Association (now the American Association for Justice) and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association in 1994 and continues to be a member of both. He received a Distinguished Service Award from the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association in 2004.
To know more about Ted, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/edward-bergeron/
Founding Partner
Ted (Edward) Bergeron
Chris Clifford is a Queen’s University graduate and former professional goaltender with the Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins organizations.
Chris’ legal career began with the Toronto firm of Cassels Brock and Blackwell. He then began working for one of Eastern Ontario’s top insurance defence firms, Templeman Menninga. In the fall of 1999, Chris joined forces with Ted Bergeron and since then, they have limited their practice to the representation of injured plaintiffs and their families.
Chris has successfully represented injured clients and their families throughout Ontario and has successfully appeared in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and before the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, the Workers’ Compensation Board, Social Benefits Tribunal and in front of the Canada Pension Appeals tribunal.
Chris has been a proud supporter of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Advocates Society, the Ontario Brain Injury Association and the Canadian Paraplegic Association of Ontario. Chris has sat on the board of the Law Foundation of Ontario.
To know more about Chris, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/chris-clifford.
Founding Partner
Chris Clifford
Joseph Dart is a partner at Bergeron Clifford LLP. He graduated from Yale University in New Haven, CT, in 2001, where he played for four years as a defenseman on the varsity hockey team. He graduated from Queen’s University Law School
in 2005.
Joe was called to the bar in 2006 and began his legal career as a crown prosecutor in the Crown Attorney’s Office, first in Scarborough and later in Belleville, where he worked on various high-profile criminal cases. During his time with the Crown’s Office, Joseph litigated many cases in both the provincial and superior courts
of Ontario.
He joined Bergeron Clifford in 2015 and represents plaintiffs in negligence, medical malpractice and auto cases. He is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Frontenac Law Association, the Ontario Bar Association, the County of Carleton Law Association, The Advocates’ Society, and the County of Lanark Law Association. He also coaches the moot court trial advocacy team at Queen’s Law in both the Arnup and Sopinka Cup annual competitions.
To know more about Joe, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/joseph-dart.
Partner
Joe Dart
For the second year running, Shielded Insurance Brokers has claimed the number-one spot among IB’s Top Brokerages. In 2020, it was record-setting growth that drove the company’s impressive success. This year, says managing director Stuart Brady, the key ingredient behind the win is the Shielded culture. Brady is proud of the shared vision for constant improvement across all aspects of the business. “We are thrilled to take out the win again, and it’s hats off to the team for their hard work over the past year,” he says.
Joe Dart
Partner
Joseph Dart is a partner at Bergeron Clifford LLP. He graduated from Yale University in New Haven, CT, in 2001, where he played for four years as a defenseman on the varsity hockey team. He graduated from Queen’s University Law School in 2005.
Joe was called to the bar in 2006 and began his legal career as a crown prosecutor in the Crown Attorney’s Office, first in Scarborough and later in Belleville, where he worked on various high-profile criminal cases. During his time with the Crown’s Office, Joseph litigated many cases in both the provincial and superior courts of Ontario.
He joined Bergeron Clifford in 2015 and represents plaintiffs in negligence, medical malpractice and auto cases. He is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Frontenac Law Association, the Ontario Bar Association, the County of Carleton Law Association, The Advocates’ Society, and the County of Lanark Law Association. He also coaches the moot court trial advocacy team at Queen’s Law in both the Arnup and Sopinka Cup annual competitions.
To know more about Joe, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/joseph-dart.
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Joe Dart
Gavin Cosgrove
Partner
Gavin Cosgrove is a graduate of Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in Kingston. Upon graduation, he attended Manhattan College (New York, NY) on an athletic scholarship where he competed in track and field. He completed his legal studies at the University of New Brunswick.
Gavin joined Bergeron Clifford in the summer of 2009 and is now a partner at the firm. He is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Frontenac Law Association, the County of Carleton Law Association, The Advocates’ Society, and the County of Lanark Law Association. He represents innocent victims of negligence in auto cases, medical malpractice and negligence cases.
To know more about Gavin, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/gavin-cosgrove.
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Gavin Cosgrove
Gavin Cosgrove
Partner
Gavin Cosgrove is a graduate of Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in Kingston. Upon graduation, he attended Manhattan College (New York, NY) on an athletic scholarship where he competed in track and field. He completed his legal studies at the University of New Brunswick.
Gavin joined Bergeron Clifford in the summer of 2009 and is now a partner at the firm. He is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Frontenac Law Association, the County of Carleton Law Association, The Advocates’ Society, and the County of Lanark Law Association. He represents innocent victims of negligence in auto cases, medical malpractice and negligence cases.
To know more about Gavin, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/gavin-cosgrove.
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Gavin Cosgrove
Warren WhiteKnight
Partner
Warren WhiteKnight is a partner at Bergeron Clifford LLP. He is based in the firm’s Kingston office but travels throughout Eastern Ontario each week as clients’ needs require.
Warren is an avid cyclist, rock climber, snowboarder, and soccer player, and is heavily involved in volunteer work. He understands that when a person is injured, the impact runs more than skin deep – an entire family is affected, and people lose their ability to work and play the way they did before.
Warren graduated from Queen’s Law, where he achieved top 10% standing all three years and received numerous course prizes and scholarships. He regularly represents his clients in court and tribunal proceedings and has an excellent track record of achieving results both in court and in out of court settlements.
To know more about Warren, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/warren-whiteknight.
Partner
Warren WhiteKnight
Warren WhiteKnight
Partner
Warren WhiteKnight is a partner at Bergeron Clifford LLP. He is based in the firm’s Kingston office but travels throughout Eastern Ontario each week as clients’ needs require.
Warren is an avid cyclist, rock climber, snowboarder, and soccer player, and is heavily involved in volunteer work. He understands that when a person is injured, the impact runs more than skin deep – an entire family is affected, and people lose their ability to work and play the way they did before.
Warren graduated from Queen’s Law, where he achieved top 10% standing all three years and received numerous course prizes and scholarships. He regularly represents his clients in court and tribunal proceedings and has an excellent track record of achieving results both in court and in out of court settlements.
To know more about Warren, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/warren-whiteknight.
Partner
Warren WhiteKnight
Joe Dart
Partner
Warren WhiteKnight is a partner at Bergeron Clifford LLP. He is based in the firm’s Kingston office but travels throughout Eastern Ontario each week as clients’ needs require.
Warren is an avid cyclist, rock climber, snowboarder, and soccer player, and is heavily involved in volunteer work. He understands that when a person is injured, the impact runs more than skin deep – an entire family is affected, and people lose their ability to work and play the way they did before.
Warren graduated from Queen’s Law, where he achieved top 10% standing all three years and received numerous course prizes and scholarships. He regularly represents his clients in court and tribunal proceedings and has an excellent track record of achieving results both in court and in out of court settlements.
To know more about Warren, visit https://www.bergeronclifford.com/our-lawyers/warren-whiteknight.
Partner
Warren WhiteKnight
Bergeron Clifford LLP is a personal injury law boutique firm serving Ontario since 1999. The firm is composed of seasoned trial lawyers with a proven track record in accident benefit claims, catastrophic injury claims (brain and spinal cord injuries), disability denials, and medical malpractice claims. They prepare every case for trial so that their clients have the best options, both in and out of court.
The firm is headquartered in Kingston and has offices in Ottawa, Perth, and Carleton Place.
Bergeron Clifford's practice areas include:
• Car and automobile injuries
• Brain injuries and concussions
• Spinal cord injuries
• Medical malpractice
• Insurance denials
• Slips and falls
• Other personal injuries and claims
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
Paul Miller
Partner, Head of Class Actions/Mass Tort Group
Cody Woolf
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Paul Miller has 20 years of experience as an advocate for people who have suffered personal injuries, often due to airline accidents or defective products and medical devices. Paul was one of the first litigators in Canada to make use of mass torts (in which a group of plaintiffs simultaneously launch individual lawsuits against a common defendant). He has worked on some of the most socially relevant cases of our time, and has demonstrated the value of the mass tort approach as a means of achieving justice for many deserving Canadians in numerous high-profile cases.
Partner, Head of Class Actions/Mass Tort Group
Paul Miller
Cody Woolf joined the Fillmore team in 2011 and holds the title director of health, safety and environment. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP). He also has extensive safety experience and background in criminal justice, which provides a depth of experience for the implementation of Fillmore Construction’s health and safety program. Cody is responsible for creating a positive and safe work environment and strives to promote safety as not only a policy but a lifestyle. He has initiated and implements a range of health, safety and environmental features that have been of critical importance to the overall safety objectives, operations, and profitability of Fillmore Construction. The results of his impact are evident in the positive statistical results and policies that have been developed since he joined the company and the emphasis on safety program development.
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Cody Woolf
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Paul Miller
Partner, Head of Class Actions/Mass Tort Group
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Cody Woolf
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Paul Miller has 20 years of experience as an advocate for people who have suffered personal injuries, often due to airline accidents or defective products and medical devices. Paul was one of the first litigators in Canada to make use of mass torts (in which a group of plaintiffs simultaneously launch individual lawsuits against a common defendant). He has worked on some of the most socially relevant cases of our time, and has demonstrated the value of the mass tort approach as a means of achieving justice for many deserving Canadians in numerous high-profile cases.
Partner, Head of Class Actions/Mass Tort Group
Paul Miller
Cody Woolf joined the Fillmore team in 2011 and holds the title director of health, safety and environment. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP). He also has extensive safety experience and background in criminal justice, which provides a depth of experience for the implementation of Fillmore Construction’s health and safety program. Cody is responsible for creating a positive and safe work environment and strives to promote safety as not only a policy but a lifestyle. He has initiated and implements a range of health, safety and environmental features that have been of critical importance to the overall safety objectives, operations, and profitability of Fillmore Construction. The results of his impact are evident in the positive statistical results and policies that have been developed since he joined the company and the emphasis on safety program development.
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Cody Woolf
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich
School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at
The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and
Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Paul Miller
Partner, Head of Class Actions/Mass Tort Group
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Cody Woolf
Director, Health,
Safety and Environment
Sarah M Stewart
Associate
Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Paul Miller has 20 years of experience as an advocate for people who have suffered personal injuries, often due to airline accidents or defective products and medical devices. Paul was one of the first litigators in Canada to make use of mass torts (in which a group of plaintiffs simultaneously launch individual lawsuits against a common defendant). He has worked on some of the most socially relevant cases of our time, and has demonstrated the value of the mass tort approach as a means of achieving justice for many deserving Canadians in numerous high-profile cases.
Partner, Head of Class Actions/Mass Tort Group
Paul Miller
Cody Woolf joined the Fillmore team in 2011 and holds the title director of health, safety and environment. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP). He also has extensive safety experience and background in criminal justice, which provides a depth of experience for the implementation of Fillmore Construction’s health and safety program. Cody is responsible for creating a positive and safe work environment and strives to promote safety as not only a policy but a lifestyle. He has initiated and implements a range of health, safety and environmental features that have been of critical importance to the overall safety objectives, operations, and profitability of Fillmore Construction. The results of his impact are evident in the positive statistical results and policies that have been developed since he joined the company and the emphasis on safety program development.
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Cody Woolf
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the
Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years
of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation
of the company’s internal customer
service department.
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart