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Owner/manager of Morris Financial Group with agents under contract to Manulife Financial, Great-West Life and other life companies. Doug is also an account representative of the mutual funds dealership- Manulife Securities International Ltd.
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Education:
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Graduated from Camille J. Lerouge in Red Deer 1972 as class valedictorian
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Post Secondary:
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- Attended Red Deer College 1973 & 1974
- Attended Grande Prairie Regional College 1977 & 1978
- Attended University of Victoria 1979
Other
- Counselor Selling Seminar
- Life Underwriters Association Training Course
- Investment Funds Institute of Canada Training Course
- Train the Trainer Course offered by the Estate & Financial Planning Institute
- Completed the Certified Financial Planner course of study through Advocis (formerly the Life Underwriters Association of Canada)
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Continuing Education:
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Currently completing Chartered Life Underwriter designation through Advocis
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Community involvement:
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Currently:
- Vice-chair GPRC Alumni Foundation Board & chairman of their Planned Giving committee
- Member of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners representing GPRC Alumni Foundation
- Board member of Community Foundation of Greater Grande Prairie
- Member of St Joseph's Catholic Church Finance Committee
- Member of the Manulife Financial Life Advisory Board
- Member of advisory board to Department of Physical Education and Athletics at GPRC
- Founding Member & member of Executive Committee and of the Estate & Financial Planning Institute
Previously:
- GPRC Student Association VP Athletics 1977/78
- Served on the GPRC Foundation Board and helped implement their Planned Giving Honor Wall by making the first gift of life insurance to GPRC in 1985
- Member of the organizing committee of the inaugural GPRC President's Ball
- Member of the organizing committee of the GPRC College Classic golf tournament for the first 6 years
- Tournament Chair of the Grande Prairie Open Badminton as a GPRC fundraiser for 18 years(1977-1995)
- Promotions Chairman for the CCAA Basketball Championships hosted by GPRC 1988
- Tournament Chair 1991 Alberta Junior Badminton Championships hosted in Grande Prairie
- Tournament Chair 1993 C.C.A.A. National Badminton Championships
- Presented part of the successful bid to host the 1995 Canada Winter Games
- Charter member of the Estate and Financial Planning Institute
- Charter member and former President of GPRC Wolfpac Booster Club(fundraising mandate 1985- 1995)
- Two terms as President Northern Alberta Life Underwriters Association and 24 years as executive member
- President Peace Badminton Association
- President of Badminton Alberta
- Director of Badminton Canada
- Chairman Holy Cross School Parent's Council
- Head coach GPRC Wolves Badminton team 1979-1994
- Alberta Colleges Athletic Association Coach of the Year 4 consecutive seasons 1986 through 1990
- Canadian Colleges Coach of the Year 1986
- Charter Member of GPRC Wolves Wall of Fame
- GPRC Wolves Junior Club basketball coach
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