Stephen Biddle, CIM, B.Comm.
Senior Portfolio Manager and Senior Wealth Advisor
Lisa Garnett
Administration Associate (Senior)
Ashley Nichols
Client Service Associate
Sean Harding
Senior Wealth Planning Consultant, BMO Wealth Planning
Sean advises high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, families, professionals and business owners on comprehensive wealth planning and structuring. In addition to drawing on his own extensive experience, Sean is a member of the BMO High Net Worth Planning team of specialists with expertise in taxation, estate and trust planning, business succession planning and philanthropy. Sean helps clients understand and define their needs and goals and can explain complex solutions in an easy to grasp approachable manner.
Jennifer Muscoft, CPA, CA, TEP
Director of Tax Planning, BMO Tax Planning
Jennifer works as part of a collaborative team of wealth planning professionals to assist individuals and business owners with comprehensive tax and estate planning. Drawing on her years of experience in public practice, Jennifer works closely with clients to provide guidance tailored to their specific tax and estate planning needs.
Jennifer is a CPA, CA with over 16 years of experience. Prior to joining BMO, Jennifer was a Senior Tax Manager at one of the largest international accounting firms in Edmonton where she advised a variety of clients in the areas of tax, estate, retirement and financial planning. Jennifer is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Edmonton Branch and is a member of the Edmonton Estate Planning Council.
Shawna Albornoz, MTI, TEP
Vice President of Trust Services, BMO Trust Company
Shawna Albornoz is the Vice President of Trust Services (Prairies) with BMO Trust Company, the fiduciary arm of the BMO Financial Group. Shawna has been in the Estate and Trust Industry since 2001 and she has administered over 130 Estate, Trust, Power of Attorney, and charitable foundation accounts during her career.
Through her experience as a corporate Executor and Trustee for high net worth clients, she has acquired the expertise to help families effectively plan for the transfer of wealth to the next generation and deal with all fiduciary responsibilities. Shawna holds her MTI designation from the Canadian Securities Institute, she is a member of The Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners (STEP), an international professional organization dedicated to promoting financial and estate planning considerations between generations and is a member of the Calgary Estate Planning Council (EPC).
Paul Lytle
Private Banker
Paul Lytle is a University of Alberta graduate, who has been a Banker more than 15 years. Paul councils’ business owners, professionals, and high net worth families on a broad range of banking solutions. In collaboration with your Investment Advisor, Paul offers tailored solutions to support the long-term financial goals of clients.