About me

Sean Rourke

Senior Portfolio Manager & Senior Investment Advisor

Sean C. Rourke, B.Comm, FMA, FCSI, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager & Senior Investment Advisor

Sean has worked with Ross McCrady & Nesbitt Burns since December 1997. Sean has achieved both his CFA designation, as well as his Portfolio Manager designation – the industry’s highest achievement. These designations allow him to deliver discretionary investment management to clients with sophisticated financial needs. This is awarded to an exclusive group of advisors who meet strict standards for education, long work experience, and practice with the highest standards of ethics and dedication to clients. He has built a reputation as a trusted Portfolio Manager.

Sean’s education and other professional designations include: Financial Management Advisor (FMA), Bachelor of Commerce in Finance (B.Comm.) from the University of Alberta, as well as the Fellowship of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI).

Outside of the office, Sean enjoys golf, skiing, regular exercise, reading business fiction, or autobiographies, and most of all travelling with his wife, Christine. Sean is very active with the Alzheimers Society of Alberta & NWT, and also sits on the board of the Minerva Foundation.

Linda Desnoyer

Senior Investment Associate

Linda T. Desnoyer, Senior Investment Representative,

Linda studied Finance at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. Her experience in the investment industry began in 1997 when she joined Levesque Securities Inc. (now NBF Financial Services) and has been handling equity and bond orders as an Investment Representative since 1998. Linda joined the McCrady Rourke Advisory in May 2002.

Linda assists the Advisory in client administration and trading, with a dedication to offering our clients efficient and knowledgeable service.

When she is not at the office, she dedicates her time to her husband Randy, a teacher, and her 8 year old son, Lucas, and spoiling her numerous nephews and nieces. Linda loves to cook and bake, often sharing her recipes with the office.

Kathy Nham

Senior Client Service Associate

Kathy Nham, Investment Representative,

Kathy is an Investment Representative who joined BMO Nesbitt Burns in November 2012. She came to the McCrady Advisory from the Bank of Montreal where she was a Financial Services Manager for 7 years. Kathy has in-depth knowledge of banking and lending with considerable expertise in personal and small business lending. Kathy prides herself on providing extraordinary support to the McCradyRourke Advisory and their clients. She is responsible for client assistance and documentation for client meetings, and her goal is to exceed clients’ expectation on service. Kathy is also fluent in Cantonese.

Outside of work, Kathy enjoys spending time with family, friends and her 3 small dogs, Biggy, Biggy Jr and Bambi.

Jamila Jaffer

Client Service Associate