Extended Team

As a Premier Banking Advisor for the Greater Edmonton Region, Alexandra works as a single point of contact, providing banking and credit solutions for select high net worth individuals and their families. She partners with Investment Advisors and Counsellors across the region and provides personalized service and tailored advice to efficiently manage their clients' day-to-day banking needs.

Alexandra has worked in the financial industry for over 18 years and brings in-depth experience to the Premier Banking role. Over the past 9 years, she worked as a Business Account Manager in Business Markets focusing on relationship management with business owners.

Alexandra holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Alberta, major in Finance. Committed to giving back to her community, Alexandra volunteers with Edmonton Food Bank and Edmonton Ronald McDonald House.

Alexandra was born in Taipei, Taiwan and has called Edmonton home for over 30+ years. When she is not hard at work for her clients, Alexandra enjoys travelling, reading mystery novels and hiking.

As a Premier Banking Advisor for Edmonton and area, Shane works as a single point of contact, providing banking and credit solutions for select clients, and their families, of Wealth Management Canada. Partnering with investment Advisors and Councilors across the Region, he provides personalized service with tailored advice to help clients save time and effectively manage their day-to-day banking needs.

With more than 23 years of experience in financial services with RBC, Shane is respected by his clients, his peers and the industry. He has received Top Performer recognitions, i.e. RBC Annual Convention Winner, 2 RBC Gold Awards and represented RBC as an Olympic Torch Runner at the Vancouver Games. Shane is committed to giving back to his community, and has volunteered with the Boys & Girls Club, Junior Achievement of Alberta, and the Zebra Center throughout the years.

Born and raised in the Maritime Provinces, Shane has called Alberta home for over 15 years. When he is not hard at work for his clients, Shane enjoys training for, and running, Marathons. Other pursuits include squash, landscaping, traveling, and spending time with his family and friends.

As a Premier Banking Advisor for the Greater Edmonton region, Marc works as a single point of contact, providing banking and credit solutions for select high net worth individuals and their families. He partners with Investment Advisors and Counsellors across the region and provides personalized service, and tailored advice to efficiently manage their clients' day-to-day banking needs.

Marc has worked in the financial industry for over 10 years, and brings in-depth experience to the Premier Banking role. Over the past 3 years, he worked as a Business Account Manager, in Business Markets, with a focus on relationship management. Committed to giving back to his community, Marc volunteers with the Edmonton Ronald McDonald House and Habitat for Humanity Edmonton.

Marc was born in Calgary, raised in Edmonton, and calls Alberta home for over 40+ years. When he is not hard at work for his clients, Marc enjoys camping with his family in the summer; skiing and hiking activities in the winter. Other pursuits include rollerblading, reading books, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. Marc is also Bilingual and fluent in both French and English.

Lia Cultraro brings over 23 years of experience in financial services to her role as Private Banker serving business owners, entrepreneurs, high-net-worth clients and their families in Edmonton and the surrounding area.

Lia was raised in an entrepreneurial family. By drawing on both her upbringing and background in financial planning, Lia delivers sophisticated banking, personalized short-and long-term lending solutions and flexible credit packages to her clients and their families. She collaborates with a variety of partners, both within RBC and externally, to deliver specialized wealth management planning, business owner planning, estate planning, and domestic and international trust structures.

Clients value the experience and expertise she brings to her role, including her background in mortgage credit, small business and relationship management. As a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Lia is able to bring perspective to the advice she provides. To ensure personalized service and attention to detail, Lia works with a limited number of clients and their families. This approach allows her to spend more time simplifying her clients' lives.

Lia was raised in Edmonton, where she currently resides with her husband and adorable dog. Outside of the office she is an avid reader, enjoys martial arts, golf, biking, gourmet meals, and travelling. She is especially fond of animals and any charity that supports their well-being.

As a Private Banker with RBC Wealth Management, Geoff Nielsen brings over 14 years of diversified Retail and Commercial banking experience. Leveraging his Personal Financial Planner (PFP) designation, he provides comprehensive wealth management and financing strategies to professionals, high-net-worth business owners, executives and their families in Edmonton and Fort McMurray.

Drawing on his previous experience as a Healthcare Specialist in Commercial Banking, Geoff has a deep understanding of leveraging cash flow to build significant wealth strategies for Professional Corporations and related Holding Companies.

Geoff and his team provide customized and integrated solutions that include complex credit structures, tax and retirement planning and sophisticated packages for managing daily banking and cash management needs. Working with a selective client base ensures a high level of personalized service. He leverages his broad range of domestic and international experts who provide investments, commercial banking, and domestic and international trust services; enabling him to deliver comprehensive financial strategies.

Geoff is a proud father of two young daughters and can be found on the soccer field coaching their respective teams. He's considered a sports fanatic that appreciates the value of healthy competition and enjoys playing hockey and golf in his spare time.

Having begun his career in the financial services industry in 2003, Denny has a range of experience working in both sales and management positions. He prides himself on fostering high-trust relationships and matching client goals with ideal solutions. Specializing in working with families, professionals and business owner clients, including extensive work with physicians, Denny offers unique and customized life and living benefits insurance-based solutions to meet your needs.

Denny is an active member of ADVOCIS, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada, which is the oldest and largest voluntary professional membership association of financial advisors and planners in Canada. He previously held a five-year board member position for ADVOCIS at the Edmonton Chapter.

Katie’s genuine interest in understanding client’s desires and objectives has been a key driver to her success. She works to build strong relationships with RBC’s clientele of affluent families, professionals, executives and business owners while partnering with their trusted advisors to ensure they receive a collaborative and mindful approach to their wealth planning needs.

As an Estate Planning Specialist, Katie lends her expertise by providing insurance-based solutions as a foundation for clients to strengthen their wealth goals of managing financial risk, protecting or transferring wealth while enhancing their ultimate estate plans.

Katie’s home away from office is in Sherwood Park, AB, where she was born and raised. She and her husband Chris have moved just outside of the city limits to an acreage where they are raising their 3 children who continually keep them on their toes with soccer games and dance practices.

"In order to help, we must be knowledgeable, ask the right questions and listen." Working with clients for more than 20 years, Patrick believes empathy is the key to understanding people. "Learning what matters most, and providing meaningful advice with purpose is why I am passionate about what I do."

Collaborating with our team of professionals, Patrick helps implement wealth management plans by using insurance based solutions that preserve wealth, increase estate values and transfer wealth to the next generation.

While driven to succeed, it is Patrick's family that brings him the most joy. Together they enjoy parks, travelling, and biking. He is fluent in Polish, German and English, and remains active in the industry by volunteering for Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada. He's also proud of curating the best espresso not found in your local coffee shop.

Bryn Bezaire graduated from the University of Alberta with a B.A. in 2002 and with a Bachelor of Laws in 2005. She was called to the Alberta Bar in 2006.

Early in her career Bryn briefly practiced family law, but for the 14 years prior to joining RBC, she practiced exclusively in the areas of Wills, estate planning, incapacity planning, estate probate, estate administration, and trusts. Her practice included advising on high net worth estates, cross border estates, and tax matters relating to estate planning, as well as making various court applications including passing of accounts, validation and rectification, and Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship matters. The majority of her Wills and estates practice took place at a boutique Wills and estates law firm and later at a mid-sized full service law firm.

Bryn has spoken at many public and private seminars on the importance of proper estate planning, including planning for incapacity and succession. For many years she was a regular speaker during Edmonton Wills Week, sponsored by the Edmonton Community Foundation.