The Riata team is made up of a diverse and accomplished bunch of people. Together, they make magic!
Darren BaumgardnerManaging Director
Darren has spent the last 25 years learning through experience – from marketing to sales to owning several companies, he has gained enough knowledge to know better.
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Michelle StrooDirector, Business Development
Michelle’s experience in building and running a small business makes her perfectly suited to her position as Director of Business Development at Riata Partners. Not only does she have the right connections to find the right people to do the job, she is well-versed in the need for processes and procedures to ensure everything runs smoothly. Cause that’s what Riata clients deserve!
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Petrina DriscollDirector, Marketing Services
Since graduating from the infamous Advertising and Public Relations Program at Grant MacEwan College, Petrina has logged over 16 years in the communications and marketing business. Time flies when you are having fun!
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Shannon StiletDirector, Business Services
The experience Shannon brings as Director of Business Services is amazing and diverse. She has worked in the private sector as well as in the not-for profit, owned her own business and spent any free time volunteering. Remarkably she has also found time to raise a son. Her organizational abilities are astounding!
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Cynthia SchmutzDirector, Web & Design
With a certificate in Design Foundation and a diploma in Design and Digital Media from Grant MacEwan University, Cynthia offers Riata not only an art background, but also a practical application. Her design capabilities have grown to represent warm and visually appealing sites over her years in the industry, yet she is also able to encompass the tools necessary to allow clients to stay competitive on line.
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Glenda RouleauDirector, HR Services
With a 25 year career, Glenda has led strategic HR functions in manufacturing, financial services, biotechnology and not-for-profit sectors. Working with award winning organizations including one of “Canada’s Best Managed Companies” and the “Biotechnology Company of the Year”, she has built teams that have delivered best-in-class results for their organizations.
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Mark DellerDirector, Business Advisory
As an MBA and a professional accountant, Mark has gained experience working for such organizations as Nortel Networks, Macquarie and GE Capital. One of his key areas is sourcing strategic and tactical capital for clients via conventional and non-conventional equity and debt investors/lenders.
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