CAIB RIBO
Position: Owner and Farm Insurance Broker, Listowel
Employed with Van Allen Since: 1993
First Role at Van Allen: Reception and Administration work
Education: Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker
First Job: Farm Hand on a beef farm
Favourite Movie: Smokey and Bandit
Favourite TV Show: Letterkenny
Favourite Song: Eye of the Tiger
Currently Reading: Finding Ultra and Living with a Seal
Where in the World He Would Like to Visit: Stonehenge in England
Favourite Quote: "Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it"
Contact Shane: 519-291-2470 ext. 226
BBA FCIP CAIB CRM RIBO
Position: Owner, Insurance Broker, Life Insurance and Jack-of-all-Trades, Listowel
Employed with Van Allen Since: 2003
First Role at Van Allen: Summer student, reception and administration work
Education: Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University, Fellow Chartered Insurance Professional Certified Risk Manager, Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker
First Job: Cashier at Carter’s Variety in Milverton
Favourite Movie: Elf
Favourite TV show: How I Met your Mother
Favourite Song: Anything Tragically Hip
Currently Reading: Not a big reader but I love to cook so Cookbooks are my reading material
Where in the World She Would Like to Visit: New York City
Favourite Quote: "Life is full of setbacks, success is determined by how you handle those setbacks"
Contact Sarah: 519-291-2470 ext. 230
Position: Founder
Employed with Van Allen Since: 1989-2011
First Role: 1989 Co-founded Van Allen Insurance with Ken Van Allen
Education: Business Diploma, Sir George Williams University
First Job: Junior Camp Counsellor
Favourite Movie: Dr. Zhivago
Favourite TV Show: Big Bang Theory
Currently reading: all about nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices for mind, body and spirit
Favourite Song: Amazing Grace
Where in the World She Would Like to Visit? Would love to do a road trip all across Canada, and especially, Newfoundland. Road trips rock!
Favourite Quote: "It's not joy that makes us grateful. It is gratitude that makes us joyful"
BA RIBO
Position: Office Manager & Personal Lines Insurance Broker, Listowel
Employed with Van Allen Since: 2012
First Role at Van Allen: Personal Lines Broker
Post-secondary Education: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from the University of Western Ontario & Post Grad Certificate in Court & Administrative Tribunal Agent from Fanshawe College and currently half way through a CAIB (Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker) designation
First Job: Kitchen staff at the Wingham & District Hospital
Favourite Movie: Dirty Dancing, Point Break, Bridesmaids and all Christmas movies!
Favourite TV show: The Ellen Show, Scandal, How I Met Your Mother
Favourite song: This constantly changes, but currently Can’t Stop the Feeling by Justin Timberlake
Currently Reading: The Nest, Pretty Happy, Essential Oils
Where in the World She Would Like to Visit: Paris
Favourite Quote: "If you only do what you can do, you will never be more than you already are"
Contact Kelly: 519-291-2470 ext. 227
CAIB RIBO
Position: Manager, Insurance Broker, Life Insurance, Guelph
Started with Van Allen: 2007
First Role: Manager Guelph/Insurance Broker
Post-Secondary Education: Business Insurance Diploma, Mohawk College; Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker
First Job: Farm Hand, Dairy Farm
Currently Reading: Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown
Favourite Movie: Princess Bride
Favourite TV Show: Game of Thrones
Favourite Song: Anything by Metallica
Where in the World He Would Like to Visit: Athens Greece, to see the Coliseum
Favourite Quote: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Contact Mike: 519-823-2665 ext.105
RIBO CIP
Position: Personal Lines Insurance Broker, Listowel
Employed with Van Allen Since: 2012
First Role at Van Allen: Personal Lines Insurance Broker
Post-secondary Education: Early Childhood Education, Chartered Insurance Professional, Yoga Instructor, Reflexologist, Bowen Therapy Practitioner and Reiki Certification
First Job: Cashier at a grocery store
Favourite Movie: Serendipity
Favourite TV Show: Toss up between Friends and Seinfeld
Favourite Song: Loving the Arkell’s right now
Favourite Book: Obsessed with National Geographic magazines
Where in the World She Would Like to Visit: Everywhere! Top 3 are hiking Machu Picchu, Exploring the largest Cave in the world-Vietnam and Tomatina Festival in Spain
Favourite Quote: “In a gentle way, you can shake the world”
Contact Charlene: 519-291-2470 ext. 231
RIBO
Position: Personal Lines Insurance Broker, Bookkeeper, Guelph
Employed with Van Allen Since: 2007
First Role at Van Allen: Personal Lines Insurance Broker, Bookkeeper
Post-secondary Education: Bachelor of Arts in French, University of Guelph
First Job: Convenience store cashier
Favourite Movie: Rain Man
Favourite TV Show: Dancing with the Stars
Favourite Song: Hotel California by the Eagles
Currently Reading: Breakdown by Jonathan Kellerman
Where in the World She Would Like to Visit: Australia and New Zealand will be coming off my bucket list shortly!
Favourite Quote: “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page”
Contact Carley: 519-823-2665 ext. 102
RIBO
Position: Farm Insurance Broker and Personal Lines Insurance Broker, Listowel
Employed with Van Allen Since: 2013
First Role at Van Allen: Farm & Personal Lines Broker
Education: Agricultural College at MLS Dordrecht, Holland
First Job: Working in a produce store
Favourite Movie: Crocodile Dundee
Favourite TV Show: Survivor
Favourite Song: Dancing Queen, Abba
Currently Reading: Children’s books to grandkids
Where in the World He Would Like to Visit: Grand Canyon
Favourite Quote: "It always seems impossible until it’s done"
Contact Gerry: 519-291-2470 ext. 225
RIBO
Position: Personal Lines Insurance Broker, Listowel
Employed with Van Allen Since: 2016
First Role: Personal Lines Insurance Broker
Education: Diploma in Rec and Leisure at Cambrian College and post diploma in Therapeutic Recreation at Georgian College
First Job: Dance Instructor
Favourite Movie: Torn between Footloose and Dirty Dancing
Favourite TV Show: Depends on my mood
Favourite Song: Anything by John Mayer
Currently Reading: Bedtime stories to my kids
Where in the World She Would Like to Visit: Africa
Favourite Quote: "This too shall pass"
Contact Jayme: 519-291-2470 ext. 235
RIBO
Position: Personal Lines Insurance Broker, Listowel
Employed with Van Allen Since: 2009
First Role: Personal Lines Broker
Education: Hotel & Resort Administration at Georgian College
First Job: Lifeguard at the Brussels, Morris & Grey Public Pool
Favourite Movie: Pretty Woman
Favourite TV Show: All-time favourite is Gilmore Girls and currently This Is Us
Favourite Song: Dig Your Roots by Florida Georgia Line
Currently Reading: What to Expect The First Year
Where in the World She Would Like to Visit: Anywhere I haven’t been yet
Favourite Quote: "Live what you love"
Contact Kendall: 519-291-2470 ext. 232
RIBO
Position: Personal Lines Insurance Broker, Listowel
Started with Van Allen: 2018
First Role: Personal Lines Insurance Broker
Education: RIBO Licensed in 2017 completed CAIB part 1
First ‘official’ job: Part time arena attendant
Currently Reading: Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
Favourite Movie: Not sure, watching a lot of children’s movies with my kids currently
Favourite TV Show: Impractical Jokers
Favourite Song: Don’t really have a favourite song, like all types of music
Where in the World He Would Like to Visit: Europe: would love to go to Juno Beach and Vimy Ridge
Favourite Quote: "Worrying is like a rocking chair, gives you something to do but doesn’t get you anywhere"
Contact Chris: 519-291-2470 ext. 233
Position: Office Assistant, Guelph
Employed with Van Allen Since: 2016
First Role: Office Assistant
First Job: Snack Bar – Acton Arena
Favourite Movie: Dirty Dancing
Favourite TV Show: Criminal Minds
Favourite Song: Too many to narrow down to just one.
Currently Reading: The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
Where in the World She Would Like to Visit: Europe – England, Scotland, Ireland
Favourite Quote: "Learn from Yesterday, Live for Today, Hope for Tomorrow"
Contact Marilyn: 519-823-2665 ext.104
