Our Team

As a Senior Trust Advisor, Catharine Turner serves clients throughout British Columbia in the Vancouver office. Catharine is well known within the Estate and Trust industry in the British Columbia region. She has held many client facing roles focused on business development as well as servicing complex accounts of domestic and international high net worth families during her roles as an Estate and Trust Advisor, Senior Advisor and Private Banker.

A graduate of the University of British Columbia, Catharine has continued to deepen her knowledge and expertise with key industry designations such as the Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) and the Financial Management Advisor (FMA) designations.

Catharine works with individuals, families, and businesses providing customized estate, trust and incapacity solutions. Whether it is helping someone to settle an estate, establishing a trust to ensure the successful transfer of family assets, or arranging to assist with the administration and responsibilities for a Power of Attorney, Catharine can help.

With more than 30 years of industry experience, Catharine brings to each client the necessary skill set to provide both the technical expertise as well as the genuine understanding of the emotional complexities that underlie these issues. Catharine understands that no two clients are the same and so, together with her RBC Royal Trust partners, she can find the solution that’s right for you. 

What will your legacy be? Will it pass seamlessly to the people and causes you care about?

The son of an accountant and a teacher, Jesse is naturally analytical while driven towards empathetic conversations. He uses a technical and creative skillset to design plans that incorporate insurance based solutions to protect and enhance the impact of wealth across generations. He excels at turning complex planning matters into easily digestible options.

Committed to learning and growth, Jesse holds the Certified Financial Planner® and Chartered Life Underwriter® designations, is an Affiliate of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction. A husband and father of two, he lives an active life and can be found Nordic ski coaching, cycling to work or paddleboarding at Cultus Lake.

Jessica obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Fraser Valley in 2012 and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Calgary in 2015. She was called to the Bars of both Alberta and British Columbia in 2016.

Prior to joining RBC Wealth Management, Jessica practiced estates and trust law in downtown Vancouver, first at a mid-sized regional firm and later at a large international firm. Her practice focused on assisting clients with estate and incapacity planning, including the preparation of Wills, Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements. Jessica also assisted high net worth individuals engaged in tax efficiency planning through the establishment, maintenance and reorganization of trusts and privately held corporate structures. In addition to her estate planning practice, Jessica advised executors, trustees and beneficiaries on estate and trust administration issues such as applications for representative grants, the administration of complex asset structures and passing of accounts.

Jessica would be pleased to work with you and your advisor to review your estate and trust matters, ensuring they efficiently achieve your estate planning and succession goals.

As a Premier Banking Advisor for Fraser Valley, Mehrasa Badihi works as a single point of contact, providing banking and credit solutions for select clients of Wealth Management Canada and their families. Partnering with Investment Advisors and Counsellors across the region, she provides personalized service and tailored advice to help clients save time and effectively manage their day-to-day banking needs.

With more than 4 years' experience in the financial services at RBC, Mehrasa thrives on delivering the best client experience to all her clients. She is respected by her clients, her peers and the industry. She has received top performer recognition multiple years for her diligent and effective work with clients and partners. Mehrasa is committed to giving back to her community and actively participates in various volunteer activities.

Mehrasa is currently resides in Port Coquitlam. When she is not hard at work for her clients, she enjoys spending time with her family, working out and taking her dog on long walks.

Song is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and has completed the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada’s In-Depth Tax Courses. He holds a Bachelor of Accounting degree from the British Columbia Institute of Technology and is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation.

Prior to joining RBC, Song was a tax manager with a national accounting firm where he has experience in tax planning, estate planning, and business reorganizations for high-net-worth families. In addition, Song also worked at the Canada Revenue Agency as a senior tax avoidance auditor. Song is fluent in Mandarin.

Song’s role is to work with and support your advisor in preparing and presenting your Compass Financial Plan as well as to identify and assess any related financial and tax planning concerns you might have.

Prior to joining RBC in 2014, Zora spent over a decade with a mid-size Canadian accounting and business advisory firm where she focused on assisting owner- managers and their families with personal, trust and corporate tax planning and compliance. Zora focused on development and implementation of strategies for wealth preservation in the context of tax, estate and succession planning.
Zora, together with your primary RBC advisor, helps you to explore succession, tax, retirement and estate planning issues you face as a business owner. Zora specializes in tax and estate planning for business owners and high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families.
Zora received a Bachelor degree in Science from Simon Fraser University and a Master in Business Administration from the University of British Columbia. Zora is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Certified General Accountant. Zora
has completed the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants In-Depth Tax Courses, as well as the Advanced Tax Issues for the Owner-Managed Business Course. Zora is also a TEP designated member of STEP (The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).