Meet Our Team
When you're bringing in a professional team for your accounting and human resources, it's important to get to know who's doing the work. Our accountants and bookkeepers are just like you: people dedicated to a business who just want to help others like them!
Andrea VanderWeide
Describe Your Education:
Three years toward BA in creative writing, then an accounting diploma.
What is the Best Thing About Your Job?
Variety!
Why Did You Choose Your Profession?
Nobody wanted to pay me to do creative writing! Seriously, though, I love puzzles, I love using my brain.
Andrea VanderWeide
What cities have you Lived In?
London, St. Thomas, Thunder Bay, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto
Who Lives in Your Household?
Husband: Mike
Dogs: Nelson and Isis
Cat: Wolverine
What Was Your Dream Job Growing up?
I wanted to be Julie Andrews.
Mike VanderWeide
Describe Your Education:
Fanshawe College Bookkeeping
What is the Best Thing About Your Job?
Working with my wife
Why Did You Choose Your Profession?
I fell into it and like that numbers can explain everything.
Mike VanderWeide
What cities have you Lived In?
Calgary, Spruce Grove, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, London
Who Lives in Your Household?
Andrea, Wolfie (cat), Nelson (dog), Isis (dog)
What Was Your Dream Job Growing up?
To play hockey.
Naureen Ammad
Favourite movie:
The Conjuring(complete series), Insidious (complete series), The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, The Hobbit Trilogy.
Favourite pass-time:Â
Baking, long drives, Home renovations
What are you most proud of
My 4 beautiful daughters
Naureen Ammad
Place I want to travel:
Eqypt, Morocco, Switzerland, Greece
Hobbies and interests:Â
Reading Suspense and supernatural novels, watching every horror movie, Love to learn new skills.
Cassie Simmons-Karp
What is the best thing about your job?
It’s interesting to learn about the different businesses that we work with and chatting with clients
about their industries.
Why did you become a bookkeeper?
I worked in management until my son was born, and decided that it was time to pivot to a new
career. Working with numbers had always been my favourite part of the job, so working in
accounting was the logical next step.
Where have you lived?
Cambridge, Brantford, Chatham
Cassie Simmons-Karp
What was your dream job growing up?
Journalist or Magazine Editor.
What is your favourite movie / book / band?
Movie: A Simple Favour. Book: The Shining. Band: Queen.
What are you most proud of?
My beautiful little family.
What do you do with your spare time?
Baking, cooking, reading, binge-watching HBO shows.
Matt Reid
Matt Reid
Beth
Beth
Stephanie Miller-Olczak
Stephanie Miller-Olczak
Our Fluffy Team Members
You’ve met the people behind Trillium, but we couldn’t do it without Zoey (right), Nelson (left), Isis (middle), and the rest of the pet accounting squad. Our furry friends are an important part of the team!
