Our Staff

New Additions

Rhonda Miller, General Insurance Salesperson Level I
Rhonda began working for Dave Dale Insurance in November 2006. She has completed her General Insurance and ICBC Autoplan Essentials certification. She is also certified to handle Motor Vehicle Branch transations, as well as personal lines.

Nicole Barkley, General Insurance Salesperson Level I
Nicole began working for Dave Dale Insurance in October 2008. She has her General Insurance and ICBC Autoplan Essentials certification as well as her Motor Vehicle Branch certification.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.