Our Team

Don Carson, CFP, CLU, ChFC, TEP

VP Business Development and Planning Consultant

  • Spent early career years as the manager of an Edmonton Bridge Club playing and directing Bridge Tournaments throughout western Canada and the U.S.A.
  • Began his life insurance career in December 1976 as Agent with New York Life.
  • Married to Mary in 1977 and proud father of two exceptional young gentlemen.
  • Active in South West community serving on many boards.
  • Edmonton Symphony board member for three years.
  • Appointed as a Training Supervisor with New York Life 1979.
  • Dealt with progressively more advanced Estate Planning cases supporting sophisticated Top of the Table Agents.
  • Developed and presented seminars, training programs, case studies in advanced corporate insurance markets.
  • Left New York Life in 1989 for personal production. (New York Life of Canada was soon sold to Canada Life)
  • Personal production and Case Consultation with a boutique MGA until 1997.
  • Joined PPI in 1997 and became an Advanced Markets Consultant providing Case Consultation, Seminars, Custom Presentations for Insurance Advisors working in the Corporate and High Net Worth markets.
  • Last three years, presented the ADVOCIS annual CLU Update Seminar