Christine Lengvari, BSc, MBA, CPA, CA, CBV, CLU, EPC
President & CEO
Christine is President and CEO at Lengvari Financial. She is a Montrealer who completed a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Concordia University and graduate studies at the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario and McGill University.
Trained as a Chartered Accountant specializing in Business Valuations as well as Mergers and Acquisitions, Christine has lectured in financial accounting at both McGill University and at the University of Natal in Durban. She spent 6 years in South Africa where she set up a non-profit organization to raise funds by means of a lottery for job creation projects in disadvantaged communities in Zululand.
Christine is actively involved in the community serving on various boards and committees. At Concordia University: The Foundation Board, KWPMP at JMSB and as Chair of the Alumni Women and
Leadership Program, St Mary's Hospital and the Montreal executive of International Women's Forum (IWF). She sits on the Government Relations Committee and the Tax Policy group as the Québec representative for the Conference of Advanced Life Underwriting (CALU). In 2013, Christine was appointed to the first Advisory Board of Manulife Bank and Trust. In 2014, she was named one of "50 Women of Influence in Canada's Life Insurance Industry" by the Insurance and Investment Journal. She has previously served on Concordia's Board of Governors and the Advisory Board of McGill University's School of Continuing Studies.
Jane Davis, BA
Marketing Assistant
Jane grew up in Longueuil and completed her undergraduate degree at Concordia with an honours in Human Relations.
She joined Lengvari Financial in March 2014 as the Marketing Assistant.
She has been in the financial services industry for over 30 years having previously worked at other specialized financial firms in both the Investment and Insurance fields with an emphasis on client servicing and new business. Jane's strengths are thinking out of the box and problem solving.
Jane is an avid runner having completed 16 marathons, which include twice participating in the prestigious Boston Marathon.
Rosaline Ruzyckij
Officer Manager
Of Ukrainian decent, Rosaline grew up in Montreal’s east end.
She joined Lengvari Financial in 2007, first as receptionist and eventually worked her way up to office manager including responsibilities for accounting and compliance.
Rosaline’s career started at Sun Life Assurance Company at its then Head Office in Montreal. She was assigned to the Policy Department as an Office Administrator to 3 different supervisors working in the same field. Following a transfer to the Personnel Department, she conducted entrance and exit interviews. She was also responsible for guiding employees with all aspects of relocating with Sun Life’s move to Toronto.
She then joined Tretiak Holowka, Chartered Accountants, as Office Administrator with duties pertaining to the Accountancy field.
She arranged monthly luncheons and acted as hostess for the Montreal Million Dollar Businessmen’s Association. Over the years, she has tirelessly worked on behalf of the Ukrainian community. Her many activities include:
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Member, Board of Directors for Ukrainian Residence and Villa Ukrainian for the elderly, 2006 to Present
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Organizer and hostess of the VIP Tent of the Montreal Ukrainian Festival, 2001 to Present
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Event planner and Fundraiser for the Montreal Ukrainian Festival, 2001 – 2004
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Group member, instrumental in getting bilingual program into the English Schools (Nesbitt) in the East End of Montreal
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Assistant Organizer of the Canadian Professional Business Association Conference in Montreal, 2000