Our Staff
New Additions
Rhonda Chapman, General Insurance Salesperson Level I
Rhonda began working for Dave Dale Insurance in November 2006. She has recently completed her General Insurance and ICBC Autoplan Essentials certification. She is also working towards her Motor Vehicle Branch certification. r_chapman@davedaleinsurance.com
Janet Hultgren, General Insurance Salesperson Level I
Janet began working for Dave Dale Insurance in November 2006. She has her General Insurance and ICBC Autoplan Essentials certification, and is working towards her Motor Vehicle Branch certification as well. j_hultgren@davedaleinsurance.com
Motor Vehicle Branch & General Inquiries
Donna Gottfried
Donna began working with our agency in 2002. She administers the Motor Vehicle Branch handling all aspects of this part of our business.
d_gottfried@davedaleinsurance.com
Personal Lines/Auto Insurance
Louise Popoff, General Insurance Agent Level II Louise obtained her first insurance agent's licence in 1979 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 1986, upon moving to Grand Forks, she started with Dave Dale Insurance, where she has since worked handling Personal Lines insurance, ICBC and Motor Vehicle Branch transactions.
l_popoff@davedaleinsurance.com
Sara Tomashewsky, Insurance Agent Level II
Sara joined our staff in December 2004 and has obtained her Insurance Agent's Level II licence. She is also certified to handle ICBC and Motor Vehicle Branch transations, as well as personal lines. s_tomashewsky@davedaleinsurance.com
Megan Visser, General Insurance Salesperson Level I
Megan began her career in the insurance industry in 2000, and obtained her General Insurance certification in 2001. She handles personal lines, auto insurance and motor vehicle branch inquiries.
m_visser@davedaleinsurance.com
Commercial Lines
Dan McNamara, General Nominee Level III, Life Agent Nominee Level II In 1967, Dan began in the insurance industry as an agent for The Prudential Life Insurance Company. He became a General Insurance agent as well in 1969, working for Allstate Insurance until 1983 when he became a partner in his own independent brokerage. Dan has been a partner in Dave Dale Insurance since 1990, functioning as General Manager and specializing in handling Commercial Lines insurance.
d_mcnamara@davedaleinsurance.com
Yvonne Schatz, CAIB, CIP, General Insurance Agent Level II Yvonne began her insurance career in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She started with Royal Insurance as a claims examiner in 1970, then moved into personal lines underwriting. In 1980 Yvonne began working in personal lines at the agency level, and assuming office manager responsibilities for auto, personal lines and small commercial businesses. She has been with Dave Dale Insurance since 1991, focusing mostly on Commercial Lines.
Yvonne currently holds both CAIB and CIP designations. The CAIB designation stands for Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker, CIP for Chartered Insurance Professional. Both require years of additional study and examinations to acquire.
y_schatz@davedaleinsurance.com
Financial Services
Rob Klassen Robert has been protecting the lifestyles of Kootenay/Boundary residents with investment solutions since 1988, and insurance solutions since 1996. He brings to his role 18 years of experience in the financial services industry, including work with a chartered bank and a large mutual fund firm.
r_klassen@davedaleinsurance.com
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