Meet Our Team
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Executive Management Team
Tim Longworth
CEO
Cornerstone Insurance is the culmination of Tim’s 22 years of industry experience along with 37 simultaneous years of other business experiences. Tim started in this business in 1979, yes pre fax machine. Over time through the good, the bad, even the downright ugly times, proven success formulas have been developed and mastered so that anyone here that wants to love their career and thrive can. Tim says “great rewards depend on great client experiences. Great client experiences depend on trusted, knowledgeable, happy people.”
Building industry and community leaders and witnessing their successes has been Tim’s passion during his Cornerstone tenure. Cornerstone Insurance inwardly and outwardly reflects the values of trust, respect, service, proactive behavior and teamwork. Beyond the company he enjoys being surrounded by nature, four seasons of fishing, improving at golf (there’s lots of room), great home and restaurant dining and social experiences with friends and family.
Tim’s actions demonstrate his strongly held belief that one ought to give back to the communities that we are so fortune to be a part of. Those same 37 years have also been very rewarding years of personal and corporate contributions of time, talent and treasure.
Brock Longworth
Operations Manager
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Brock literally grew up in the insurance industry, having started working at Cornerstone Insurance at the age of 15, and issuing his own driver’s license shortly thereafter. Brock obtained his broker’s license at the age of 17, and has been around insurance ever since! As someone dedicated to a life of learning, Brock has obtained and currently holds 7 industry designations (CAIB CPIB CCIB CRM ACSB CIP FCIP).
Having been recognized by Insurance Business Canada as one of the nation’s top 30 brokers for the past 5 years, Brock is someone who is well known and regarded across the insurance landscape of Canada. Brock was also recently featured as one of the top 10 brokers under the age of 40 by Canadian Insurance.
Brock works closely with the staff of Cornerstone Insurance to hone the skills, and product knowledge of staff to ensure that Cornerstone Insurance delivers an exceptional customer experience. One of the accomplishments Brock is most proud of, is Cornerstone Insurance’s national placement as a top customer experience brokerage at the 2017 Insurance Business Awards Ceremony in Toronto.
When not around the office Brock enjoys spending time in the gym, at the lake or spending time with friends. Brock also enjoys travelling, and staying connected (big preference for planes with wifi)
Shantel Kalika
Sales Manager
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Shantel Kalika was born and raised in Prince Albert, SK and started with Cornerstone Insurance in 2014. Since this time, Shantel has become one of the top selling brokers at Cornerstone Insurance with a focus in all aspects of personal lines insurance including homeowners, seasonals, ATV’s, snowmobiles, farms, boats, automobiles and more in both Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. With the “can do” attitude Shantel is willing to take on any new challenge thrown her way. Shantel holds a CAIB designation in the insurance industry, loves meeting new people, being prominent in the community and is the Sales Manager at Cornerstone Insurance.
Away from the office, Shantel can be found auto racing and has the following achievements:
* Pro Truck Series Championship – Wyant Group Raceway (2016)
* Sportsman Series Rookie of the Year – Wyant Group Raceway (2018)
* Sportsman Series Championship – Wyant Group Raceway (2018)
* 10th Female to enter the NASCAR Pinty’s Series (2018)
* Female Athlete of the Year – Prince Albert (2018)
Personal Lines
Yvonne Jones
Director of Personal Lines
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Yvonne started working in the insurance industry in 2011 and is currently the Director of Personal Lines for Cornerstone Insurance. With over 15 years of sale knowledge, Yvonne can help with all your personal insurance needs in both Saskatchewan and Alberta, including home, tenant, condo, auto, boats and more. She loves to help advise clients of policies that suit their needs best and whether it’s new business or helping change your policy as your life changes she will be there through it all!
Jenna Henderson
Supervisor of Personal Lines
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Jenna began her career with Cornerstone Insurance in 2015, starting in the motor license issuing department and has since transitioned into a Personal Lines Account Manager at our Christopher Lake branch. Jenna’s focus is personal auto, snowmobile insurance, boats, condos, homeowners insurance and tenant policies. Jenna is a dedicated team player who enjoys assisting clients as well as her teammates to make sure clients are getting the best service possible.
Ryan Kennedy
Personal Lines Account Executive
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Ryan Kennedy has been a trusted advisor for Cornerstone Insurance since 2010. His passion is helping clients accomplish their goals by providing the right personal lines insurance to every situation. He provides insurance solutions to the individuals and assists his clients with their personal homeowners, seasonals, ATV’s, snowmobiles, farms, boats, automobiles and more. As a property insurance broker, Ryan’s goal is to protect his clients giving them the coverage needed prior to having a devastating loss.
When not helping his clients, Ryan enjoys coaching soccer and reading books. The best part of every day for him is the time he gets to spend with his family. He and his wife welcomed their first child in 2017 and are enjoying the roller coaster ride of being new parents.
Dawn Werezak
Personal Lines Account Executive
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Dawn Werezak, committed to our community and to you. I can help you with home, farm, condo, tenant, auto, boat, ATV, snowmobile and motorcycle insurance. With me, you can choose the insurance coverages that meet your needs so your biggest financial assets are not only covered, but protected! I am here for you every step of the way – whether you have a question or want to review your coverages. Call me today to review your policy or get a free quote!
Jana Budan
Personal Lines Account Executive Christopher Lake location
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Jana has been an insurance broker since 1996 and joined the Cornerstone team in 2016 as a Personal Lines Executive. She works at the Christopher Lake branch with a focus on Personal lines including home, seasonal, ATVs, snowmobiles, farms, boats, automobiles and more.
Away from the office you can find Jana on the lake fishing or boating or on her snowmobile.
Doug Erickson
Personal Lines Account Executive
After a long and successful career as a small independent Brokerage, Doug recently joined forces, and brought his client base into the Cornerstone family. First licensed in 1981, he has nearly 40 years of experience in our industry.
His experience and knowledge allow him to be involved in providing coverage for all lines of Insurance, both in Personal lines and Commercial lines.
He’s our “not in the office a lot” broker, who enjoys getting out and meeting with prospects and clients on their own turf, and over the years has enjoyed cultivating lasting and meaningful relationships with all of his clients. With the merger into the Cornerstone family, he now looks forward to working with the ever changing technology, and the expanded markets that have been made available to him, to not only grow his client base, but also increase the level of service he is able to provide.
Danielle Van Damme
Personal Lines Account Executive Birch Hills Location
Danielle began her career in the Insurance Industry in 2017, but took some time off to spend with her daughter and at the time newborn son. Before insurance Danielle worked in the hospitality industry for 7 years. So you can rest assured that all your needs will be taken care of with an unparalleled customer service experience.
When not working you can usually find Danielle with her children thinking of what great activity or craft they should do next. Or just going for a walk in their new quiet and friendly home town of Birch Hills.
William Sarchuk
Personal Lines Account Executive
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William Sarchuk started at Cornerstone Insurance after graduating with a bachelor of arts in economics. Having previous experience in retail, and a few years in fast food industry, he has the fortitude to handle the busy day-to-day life of being an insurance broker.
He is currently gaining experience at a quick rate in personal lines – by providing service for homeowners, tenant, condominium, hobby farm, and personal auto insurance. He looks forward to furthering his career in the insurance industry thanks to its many opportunities for continuous learning.
In his spare time, he regularly enjoys playing guitar, ripping his F150 through back road trails, counting the dollars for all of the parts he spends on his truck afterward, and revving the chainsaw from time to time to get fire wood for the lake or backyard fires.
Karen Dyck
Personal Lines Account Executive
Growing up on a farm outside of Hepburn, Karen has always enjoying living and working in small town Saskatchewan.
With over a decade experience in the insurance industry, Karen looks forward to reviewing your policies and customizing them to your needs.
Wedding bells brought her to Kinistino, where she resides with her husband, his daughter, and their small zoo of animals.
Outside the office, Karen enjoys all things creative. She currently showcases her artwork at the Northern Lights Gallery in Melfort.
Melissa Powell
Personal Lines Account Executive
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Melissa grew up on a farm south of Humboldt, Saskatchewan and is now a proud resident of the town of Birch Hills – A Small Town with a Big Heart. She is passionate about small town community strength and supporting small local businesses and is excited to explore the opportunity to create new relationships within the community and surrounding area.
As an insurance broker, she hopes to assist her clients in protecting their most valued possessions, with integrity in any unique situation. Although she in new to this field of work she is dedicated and determined to work hard to accomplish whatever comes her way. Melissa has four young boys who keep her busy being in as many sports as possible.
Rozeni Aguilar
Personal Lines Account Manager
Rozeni started with Cornerstone Insurance in May 2021 after graduating with a Business Management Diploma at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. She grew up in the Philippines, where she practiced as a Hospital Pharmacist for 6 years before moving to Canada with her family. Her broad experience, coupled with interpersonal and analytical skills have provided her with the right foundation to enter the insurance industry and further her career.
Rozeni currently provides service for personal auto insurance. She welcomes everyone with a smile and is very dedicated in assisting our clients with obtaining the protection they need. Outside the office, Rozeni enjoys outdoor activities, learning about different cultures, and relaxing with her family.
Saad Malik
Personal Lines Account Manager
Saad recently joined Cornerstone Insurance in April 2021. He graduated from the University of Regina in 2015 obtaining his Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Finance.
Saad has worked in retail management and real estate, where he has developed a broad and diverse skill set with a particular eye towards providing quality client service. Saad plans to pursue the CAIB designation as he wants to expand his insurance knowledge and grow as an Insurance professional.
When he’s not working Saad is an avid sports fan, playing soccer and following his favourite teams Manchester United and Toronto Raptors
Angelique Madura
Personal Lines Account Manager
Angelique started with Cornerstone Insurance in September 2021. Before Insurance Angelique worked in the Customer Service industry for over 10 years. She also worked as an Assistant Branch Manager at a Financial Institution. She has quite extensive experience with Customer Service which provided her with the fortitude to handle the busy day-to-day life of being an insurance broker.
Angelique is currently gaining experience with providing service for Personal Auto insurance. However, she looks forward to furthering her career and expertise in the insurance industry.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending quality time with her family. Angelique also has a passion to sing and loves to sing with her daughter. She loves the outdoors, enjoys to travel and experience different cultures , food and music.
Commercial Lines
Heather Rolfes
Supervisor of Commercial Lines
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Heather began her career in the insurance industry in 2004 when she moved to the small community of Birch Hills. She works in all areas of insurance including agro, commercial, commercial auto, bonding and municipal accounts. Her background is in accounting, which fuels her attention to detail and accuracy. With advancements in technology she has built a customer base both near and far.
She enjoys working in the community where she lives, seeing familiar faces and working with great co-workers. They enjoy attending conferences together and participating in fun activities whenever the opportunity presents. When she’s not spending time with her ‘Cornerstone family’, Heather likes to go camping and sailing at Redberry Lake sailing club, enjoying family fun where she spent her summers growing up. Apparently sailing is like riding a bike – you can take it up again after a long hiatus, and a helmet is now recommended! At family get-togethers she looks forward to making music and memories.
Farren Huxted
Commercial Lines Account Executive
Farren resides in Melfort, SK, with his wife and the youngest of their three sons.
Farren comes to Cornerstone Insurance with 14 years of sales experience in the agriculture market. He has travelled the breadth of the prairies, meeting with farmers face to face, and looking after their needs.
Farren understands producers and the challenges they face. Farming is not just a business; it’s a passion. Anyone that has worked with Farren will tell you that he values integrity and hard work – that he is just as passionate about adding value to his customers’ operations as they are about farming.
Adam Berg
Commercial Lines Account Executive
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Adam moved to Prince Albert in 2007 where he found a short-term gig as a professional painter. However it was in 2012 that he discovered the world of insurance. Finding that his drive and desire to help others through protecting their futures, businesses and families was what he was born to do.
Adam has joined the Cornerstone family in 2021 bringing with him a breadth of knowledge he gained from his previous 8 years of insurance experience. He is looking forward to honing his commercial insurance skills and deepening his knowledge base even further.
When Adam is not in the office you can find him enjoying the outdoors, exploring the river banks, lakes and parks. He loves spending time with his family of 5 and his friends. He is always on the hunt to reel in his next big fish.
Ryan Sokulski
Commercial Lines Account Executive
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Ryan joined Cornerstone with the Motor Licencing Team in 2018 and quickly rose to become one of our most trusted Commercial Lines Account Executives.
Ryan was born and raised just outside Prince Albert on the family farm. He holds strong roots in Prince Albert and is eager to continue building towards his personal and his community’s success.
With a strong work ethic instilled in him from a young age, Ryan strives for excellence in all that he does. Ryan has been able to develop his professional experience by overcoming obstacles, done by applying creative solutions that have helped drive his own success. His extreme focus on customer satisfaction and service has propelled his career further and faster than he could have possibly imagined.
Shortly after accepting the position with Cornerstone Ryan began exploring his education. This lead to him obtaining his CAIB designation in 2020, becoming a Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker. It is Ryan’s goal to continue expanding his knowledge of the industry with future educational opportunities.
Ryan is passionate about providing value and creating sustainable relationships in all of his insurance transactions. His sense of ownership, knowledge and work ethic make Ryan a top professional insurance advisor in our area. We are happy to have him on our team.
Naomi Schnitzler
Commercial LInes Account Manager
Naomi joined the Cornerstone Insurance family in 2005 bringing with her tons of customer service, management and IT experience. During a span of almost 10 years she took on many responsibilities including supervising the MLI department, IT Manager, level 1 insurance licence and commissioner for oaths. In 2015 she made a huge decision to pursue a career in photography alongside her sister to nurture her creative nature. Through this experience she was able to apply her desire to provide clients with exceptional service in a completely different setting – all the way from assisting with the photo sessions – Clifford the Dog puppet being her greatest ally, helping the families choose their images and editing the digital files.
In February of 2019, after a 4 year hiatus, she was thrilled to rejoin the Cornerstone team as the Motor License Issuer Manager! She will bring her high energy and outgoing team spirit – be prepared to dress up for Halloween everyone! Her enthusiasm for ensuring her customers receive top notch service makes her a great addition to the team. Naomi is also certified as a Notary Public for Saskatchewan.
In her spare time, when she’s not spoiling her grandson, you can find her at the cabin, spending time with her family, perusing the aisles at Michaels looking for her next craft idea or watching her favorite movies.
Motor License Issuing
Logan Bicknell
Motor License Issuer
Logan started out with Cornerstone Insurance on October 3rd 2019. He graduated from St Mary’s high school in 2018. Logan is a huge fan of sports as he played hockey, lacrosse, and football and loves following all the pro sports leagues in North America. When not working Logan enjoys going out with friends, going to the gym, and doing different activity’s. Logan is very laid back, kind, and really enjoys working with all of his coworkers and the Cornerstone staff. He is understanding of situations and is always trying to help customers in the most respectful manner.
Andrei Atienza
Motor License Issuer
Andrei joined the cornerstones Family in July of 2021. Originally from the Philippines where he was born and raised, Andrei found his way around Motor Licensing quite quickly.
With his upbeat and positive attitude Andrei loves engaging with customers. On his down time, you can find Andrei in the gym or at home relaxing. In the summer he loves being outdoors fishing, camping, and hanging out with friends and family.
Joanne Howe
Motor License Issuer – Birch Hills Location
Joanne loves being in a small town and has been the smiling face at the Motor License Issuing counter in the town of Birch Hills since 2011. Joanne is a licensed broker who specializes in personal lines auto and travel insurance. Whether it’s for your travel insurance, extended auto policies, driver’s license renewals, plate registrations or any of your auto questions, she can be counted on to provide exceptional service for your auto needs. You will always get service with a smile, and often a recent story of the shenanigans at her farm.
Joanne has a huge heart when it comes to animals and loves spending time with her dogs, cats, two little pigs, miniature goats, five sheep and her small flock of chickens.
Noah Gareau
Motor License Issuer
Noah has been with Cornerstone since 2019. He enjoys making motor licensing quick and stress free for customers by drawing from his years of experience in the department.
When not at work, you can find him spending time with family and friends. He loves to create art and has a large portfolio of drawings.
Richard Bagsic
Motor License Issuer
Richard joined the Cornerstone team in November 2021 as a Motor License Issuer. He is fun, energetic, and loves connecting with people.
In his free time, he enjoys chasing around his Boston Terrier named Taro and spending time at his family cabin at Candle Lake. He also loves travelling in his motorhome that he bought and repaired this past year.
Sam Baker
Motor License Issuer
Sam joined the Cornerstone Family in March 2022 as a Motor License Issuer. She was born in Prince Albert and raised in Nipawin before her family returned to the city. Her summer home is at Waskesiu Lake, where she spent the last number of summers golfing at the Waskesiu Golf Course. Sam has found temporary homes in both Saskatoon and Vancouver but soon after decided Prince Albert was permanent.
In her free time, Sam reads many books and has a passion for writing. When not indulging in a book you can find her at the lake with her family, or re-watching her favorite TV shows.
Katherine Forde
Motor License Issuer
Katherine Joined the Cornerstone family in 2021, where she quickly excelled to provide advice and service in all things Motor Licensing.
She’s fun, energetic and always looking to build long lasting relationships with her clients. Kat is always smiling and strives to provide fantastic client service for anyone that walks through the doors.
When she is not at work you can find her at her home in Christopher Lake, tinkering around the house, chasing her daughter or relaxing at home with her boyfriend. She loves fishing, and driving her sports car, and enjoying warm summer days.
Corissa Depeel
Motor License Issuer
Corissa joined the Motor Licensing team in October of 2021.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their dog as well as spending time with close friends. Her and her husband are avid boardgame enthusiasts and have amassed an extensive collection. She also enjoys sewing, painting, and other crafts and DYI projects, one of the more recent ones being the customization of gaming consoles and controllers.
Kurt Margolis
Motor License Issuer
Although new to the Cornerstone family, Kurt has over 20 years experience in motor license issuing in Kinistino. He is happy to be a part of the Cornerstone team and looks forward to continuing to provide exceptional service to the motor licensing customers. When not working or following his son play hockey, Kurt likes to relax at home, spending time with his wife, daughter and their 2 dogs and 4 cats. When hockey season ends Kurt enjoys golfing and going out on the ATV’s with his family.
Support Team
Lisa Wilkinson
Senior Account Administrator
Lisa began her career in insurance in 2012 filling in for a maternity leave at our Birch Hills location. The maternity leave that sparked an interest in insurance that turned into a successful career with Cornerstone Insurance. As a licensed insurance broker, she currently works in the finance and administration department supporting the personal and commercial insurance teams by looking after insurance policy transactions and document flow to the client files. We call her our golden child in the department as her knowledge and accuracy with work flows is respected to a level where we feel she can do no wrong. She is committed, driven and team focused. She may be shy, but she never hesitates to introduce an improvement or to ensure that client information is handled in the most optimal way. Lisa also backs ups the motor licensing department at the Birch Hills location and has experience with plate renewals, driver’s license renewals, policy payments and any auto policy changes or questions. In her time off, Lisa enjoys travelling and has visited 10 different countries so far and hopes to expand that list in the future.
Megan Loyns
Human Resource Coordinator
Megan convocated in 2019, with her Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in Human Resource & minoring in Finance. She is currently working towards obtaining her CPHR designation. While studying to complete her degree, Megan was also a Varsity athlete, for the NAIT Women’s Soccer team. Megan strives to lead by example with her effort and ‘team first’ attitude each and every day.
Beth Wiebe
Operations Coordinator
Beth stumbled upon a career in the insurance industry back in 2011 after completing 9 years in the transportation compliance industry. With her background in transportation, commercial auto risks are the area of insurance the she enjoys most. She is an Account Manager within the Commercial Lines Department working on large commercial fleets, municipalities and commercial risks.
She is detailed oriented and enjoys digging to find information and solutions for clients.
Shayna Campbell
Account Administrator
Shayna started her career with Cornerstone Insurance as a motor license issuer, and spent a year with the issuer team. In order to pursue an education this meant moving away from Prince Albert, but Shayna was able to accept a position with the Cornerstone Insurance support team and now enjoys working with support the staff behind the scenes, while pursuing her education. Outside of work she enjoys traveling, spending time outdoors and creating art.
Kalyn Crosland
Account Administrator
Kal is the Cornerstone Insurance resident expert on the information flow of our commercial and personal insurance. He is responsible for the daily processing of the bulk of our client documents and data transactions into our insurance software system. He is the quiet, behind the scenes, easy going person that everyone loves to work with. He is focused on exceptional customer service through his efforts to support the brokers so they can provide an optimal customer experience to our insurance clients. Kal enjoys family time with his wife and new son. He never misses a Raider game, loves to play baseball on the Cornerstone Insurance team and he can’t wait to get out to the cabin in the summer for a little R&R.
Jennifer Durand
Controller
Jennifer convocated with Honors Bachelor of Commerce from Laurentian University in 2014, obtaining her CPA, CGA designation shortly after. Jennifer is our main point of contact for everything accounting at Cornerstone Insurance. She is focused on the management of the majority of both the personal and commercial insurance accounting processes. She is dedicated to the improvement and resolution of the more complex insurance accounting issues for the company. Her experience spans the real estate, aviation, and construction industries. She most recently worked in public accounting prior to joining the Cornerstone Insurance team. When Jennifer is not working, you will find her on her acreage with her nose in a book surrounded by family and friends.
Spencer Stadnek
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Spencer started his career at Cornerstone Insurance as a motor license issuer, but with a passion for digital marketing as well as graphic design he was quickly able to propel Cornerstone Insurance to reaching their marketing goals and is currently the Digital Marketing Coordinator.
Outside of work, Spencer enjoys going on walks and spending time with his girlfriend Morissa, as well as spending time with his friends and family any chance he can get.
Krizzia Encomienda
Account Administrator and HR Assistant
Krizzia graduated from a University in the Philippines with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Major in Human Resource Development Management.
She migrated to Canada in late January 2022 and currently settled at Prince Albert. Krizzia successfully found a job at Cornerstone and she is enjoying working with the team.
She loves to travel and enjoys outdoor activities. Krizzia has a positive outlook in life, always seeing the best in difficult situations, and is determined that wherever she is. Her persistence and drive will lead her to success.
Monica Holz
Receptionist
Monica came to Cornerstone Insurance in 2008 and started out as a Motor License Issuer. After less than a year, she studied to be come a Personal Lines broker, a position she held until August of 2020. During her time as a broker, Monica excelled at customer service and providing support to other brokers.
After a brief absence (attempt at retirement), she came back to Cornerstone in January 2022 as a Receptionist.
She enjoys spending time with her kids and grand kids. Her other passions include cooking, painting landscapes and golfing.
Kelsey Ogden
Receptionist
Kelsey and her family moved to Saskatchewan in the summer of 2021 from Alberta to buy the family farm outside of Prince Albert. After graduating with a Certificate in Administration, Kelsey joined the Cornerstone Insurance team as a Receptionist. She has enjoyed learning about the insurance industry.
In her free time, Kelsey enjoys hiking, camping and being outdoors with her husband and daughter.
Lacey Halcro
Accounting Coordinator
Lacey started out at Cornerstone Insurance at the end of October 2019 in the Motor Licensing Department and worked as an issuer for over a year before accepting the position of Receptionist.
In her free time, Lacey likes spending time with her family and pets. She also enjoys watching movies and is constantly adding to her film collection.