A family of companies working closely together to offer cutting-edge, highly-profitable real estate properties tailored for investment success.
LEARN MOREA pioneering real estate development corporation focused on providing innovative commercial, retail, office, industrial and condominium buildings in Alberta.
LEARN MOREA real estate industry leader in providing environmentally-friendly, high-quality real estate developments to investors.
LEARN MOREFunds appealing to investors seeking high current income rather than growth of principal.
LEARN MOREKeeping families together by providing support, encouragement and assisting with personal goals.
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Geoff brings a deep background in Sales, Marketing, Investor Relations and Private Equity to the PRISM Private Syndication team within PRISM Group.
Prior to joining PRISM, Geoff helped Solar Income Fund (SIF) successfully close out 3 Funds and has recently launched a fourth $30M offering. Prior to joining SIF, Geoff successfully raised multiple rounds of private equity financing from 2001-2007 and developed a series of highly successful technology products (ebooks, ebook reader device, web applications, online curriculum/workshops, boxed software, digital downloads/mobile applications).
In addition to his exempt market, private equity and technology start-up experience Geoff has held numerous Senior Management positions in Corporate Strategy, Innovation, Sales, Marketing and Product Development over 10+ years with 2 of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies (TELUS Communications and Shaw Communications). Geoff brings a strong ability to help others understand and articulate the unique value proposition of a company’s products.
Geoff will be committed to expanding PRISM’s Support, Training, Marketing and Investor Relations efforts. PRISM has built a high performing team that is relentlessly focused on servicing the needs of our many diverse industry partners. Geoff is an important addition to the team and we look forward to his energy, experience and approach to positively impact and improve our business structure.
Associate Broker with CIR Realty in Calgary, Mr. Brooke has 10 years experience in real estate sales and 35 years of real estate valuation experience. He graduated from the University of Calgary in 1977 with a BSc in Psychology. Beginning with CMHC in early 1978, Mr. Brooke has been a commercial fee appraiser since 1979, completing commercial appraisal assignments of all types of properties. In 2003 Mr. Brooke obtained his real estate license and has specialized in development land and industrial, commercial, and investment sales.
Notable Transactions
• Represented sellers and the buyer in an assembly of medium density multifamily land. Assisted the new owner in subsequently selling the land.
• Represented buyers in the bulk purchase of limited service industrial lots and then re-sold individual lots to end users.
• In the context of a team, represented multiple sellers and the purchaser in assembling a 42 acre parcel in East Springbank.
• Represented the seller and buyer in a purchase of a significant interest in a parcel of residential development land.Notable Transactions
• Represented sellers and the buyer in an assembly of medium density multifamily land. Assisted the new owner in subsequently selling the land.
• Represented buyers in the bulk purchase of limited service industrial lots and then re-sold individual lots to end users.
• In the context of a team, represented multiple sellers and the purchaser in assembling a 42 acre parcel in East Springbank.
• Represented the seller and buyer in a purchase of a significant interest in a parcel of residential development land.
Ali Ghani has a rich educational and professional background that makes him uniquely qualified to champion the PRISM cause. Following in his father’s footsteps, with a desire to make a difference, he began medical school in Nigeria, but soon yearned for another challenge. He elected to pursue and obtain his Electrical Engineering Diploma at SAIT Polytechnic, and thereafter, a Bachelor of Applied Information Systems Technology. He then moved into the Information Technology sector, where he worked successfully for several large corporations as a Network Specialist. At the same time, he slowly tried his hand in real estate, and in 2000, heeded that growing passion and sought a formal career. He soon found his stride at PRISM.
Since its inception, Ali Ghani has played many roles at PRISM Group of Companies, but most recently has taken on his largest mandate yet – directing and guarding its vision. As the President of PRISM Group, Ali is responsible for connecting the organizational vision to daily operations, and he does so with a contagious commitment to excellence. In addition to managing operations, he is responsible for creating the investment vehicle, strategies and criteria for each project that carries the PRISM banner. He also oversees the acquisition, approvals, permits, pre-construction, construction, post-construction, resolution of development issues and warranty of all of PRISM projects. With an eye for detail, and a carefully honed systematic approach to planning, Ali ensures that each project is delivered on time, on budget, and is unsurpassed in quality. In fact, as a testament to his heart for the projects and his commitment to their success, he continues to work on-site with all development and construction teams. Determined not to compromise the quality and integrity of any project, despite market pressures, he works tirelessly to ensure each project is delivered with excellence.
Dr. Abdul Ghani is a General Practitioner by profession, and received his medical training from University of Punjab in Pakistan in 1969. Shortly thereafter, he volunteered to be relocated to Nigeria where he worked for 23 years as a missionary doctor. While in Nigeria, Dr. Ghani went to remote areas and acquired land, secured permits and built clinics, hospitals and dispensaries for less fortunate people. In doing so, his passion for real estate with a purpose grew, as did his knowledge and commitment to creating developments that were functional, adaptable, safe and of the highest quality possible. The health and well-being of his patrons depended on it.
In Canada, that passion and dedication continued to flourish as Dr. Ghani began real estate developments and private investment syndications in 1995. He started a private family real estate investment firm, and worked with trusted business associates and partners to acquire lands with potential for development. Dr.Ghani was involved in 2 private land developments in Airdrie, primarily Luxstone.
After the successful completion of the Luxstone land subdivision, he decided to take the company to the next level by expanding the scope of his projects, and at the same time, making them accessible to private investors. PRISM was born.
Dr. Ghani brings to PRISM Group of Companies a wealth of knowledge, experience, and foundational values upon which the organization operates and thrives. As the Chief Financial Officer, Dr. Ghani is instrumental in all organizational planning, accounting, and gathering key information for reporting, but beyond his duties, he is personally invested in ensuring that all PRISM projects are highly profitable and meet the needs of the community.
Vince Gaboury’s career spans more than three decades in the financial field commencing work in Winnipeg where he gained expertise in banking while at the Bank of Nova Scotia. His assignments included working at the Main Branch located at Portage & Main where he worked in a fast paced environment of dealer financing for numerous car retailers throughout the city. Having gained invaluable experience in this field his next assignment was to coordinate field requests to attend to client residences to resolve issues related to personal loans and mortgages. Next Vince saw himself move to a branch in the inner city where he gained experience in the personal loans portfolio. This included insight into various bank marketing tools designed to broaden the scope of customer experience with the bank. Vince excelled in bringing to the bank new customers with a wide ranging portfolio to products and services.
Vince’s career progression continued in the automotive sector where he worked for the Chrysler Corporation in the Credit Division of the Manitoba – Northwestern Ontario Region. In this role, he expanded his knowledge and expertise related to dealer financing products enabling the dealers within the Region to sell their product more effectively. Gaining an understanding of their specific challenges he was able to tailor the services available of Chrysler Credit to their needs. Additional responsibilities included customer and dealer compliance audits designed to ensure the stability of the dealer financing loan portfolio, as well as the consumer credit portfolio. Vince aided and assisted customers facing difficult economic circumstances in resolution of obligations in respect of their loan obligations specific to Chrysler in a fashion maintaining the integrity and image of the Chrysler Corporation.
Having gained a varied and wide insight in the credit and collections field, he put this knowledge to use in his lengthy career with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) spanning more than twenty years. Initially assigned a role as an Enforcement Officer involved in account resolution for individuals and corporations which exposed him to the depth and scope of statutory obligations and requirements for individuals and businesses in Canada.
His diligence and hard work led to advancements in his career with the CRA ultimately becoming a supervisor. Over a period of more than 14 years he supervised various groups and teams involved in numerous aspects of enforcement and compliance related fields that included issues related to personal tax, corporate tax, GST and payroll taxes
After numerous years of work in the financial and taxation fields Vince joined the PRISM Group of Companies in the role of VP – Accounting. With his attention to detail Vince ensures corporate records and statutory requirements are maintained and kept current.
With this combined insight and experience, Vince is diligent in respect of ensuring the Prism Group of Companies is viewed within the community as a responsible and compliant corporate citizen. Accurate and timely records and reports are always available to the board of management and are an integral part of Prism’s growth strategy and shareholder/Investor returns on investment. With valuable financial information at hand management is able to make timely decisions and provide forecasts that are integral to the success of all projects.
Vince works closely with the Prism Group of Companies corporate accountants reporting back to the directors of Prism Group thereby ensuring shareholder value and private investment returns on capital are one of the best in the industry.
Norm has been involved in Land Development, Residential and Commercial construction for the last 18 years. His ability to assess and evaluate properties is a key component to successful ventures. Over the years Norm has managed projects ranging from raw land acquisition to 50 million dollar commercial construction projects. In the late 90’s Norm managed a large Restoration and Building Envelope Remediation company in Vancouver British Columbia in his position there he oversaw in excess of 300 million in projects per year. The year 2000 brought Norm back to Alberta where he entered the New Residential home construction business and has maintained and managed his own companies within the commercial and residential markets. Leadership, Experience and Planning are the attributes that drive Norm. He excels in his time management and people skills which have been honed in his project management experience where he has managed crews of up to 200 people.
Based out of Sherwood Park, Alberta Regan Ostermayer has been a successful entrepreneur and business manager for the last 20 years. Regan has very diverse experience as a professional business manager and owner. Being a highly motivated individual with strong leadership capabilities Regan has been successful in Land Development, Landscape Construction, Excavation, Residential and Commercial Construction. With Regan’s proven ability and integrity, his business ventures have kept him on the leading edge from concept to completion in all areas of acquisition through construction. Regan’s vision and direction have attracted specific industry experts ensuring his successful track record. The companies owned and operated by Regan have earned industry respect through his attention to detail with his customers, trades and employees.
Mr. Kamal Elkadri has self-directed all of his projects, being his own boss from the age of twenty-two (22). Over the 30 years in business, through due diligence and discipline, Mr. Elkadri has adopted numerous business situations which yielded in maximum profitability and opened doors to new ventures and ideas continually.
After starting a very successful construction company, the opportunity to take over an unsuccessful Marble and Granite company came to light in 2003. Mr Elkadri saw a niche market and was excited to take on a new challenge. He then started developing connections internationally with established marble and granite quarries, as well as capitalized on his previous experience and connections with condo developers and their need for high quality kitchen counter tops.
Today, his company has become one of the top Granite Manufacturing companies in Edmonton due to Mr. Elkadri‘s commercial experience, his focus on client needs, and attention to detail. In 2007, production peaked with the purchase of bridge saws and a computer assisted CNC machine for micro-millimetre precision. Accent continues to flourish even during hard economic times.
Thereafter, a Land Acquisition and Development Company was also established by Mr. Elkadri in 2006. With a strong foothold in construction, the move to mixed use condo developments was an organic progression. With success in mind, Mr. Elkadri established a land acquisition company for the purpose of land development, as well as private residential property acquisitions. Between 2006 and 2008, his company purchased and sold land for the purpose of development, for a total of over $50 Million. Mr Elkadri takes great pride in his accomplishments and his extreme love for his community and City of Edmonton. When not pursuing business opportunities, he gladly enjoys dedicating his spare time by giving back to the community through various charity work and not-for-profit affiliations. He continues to do so to this day and hopes to continue to do this for years to come.
Rob Sanderson started his career by becoming licensed to handle personal insurance and financial planning. While enjoying the analytical aspect of working with numbers, Rob pursued an education in accounting to acquire a deeper understanding of effective budgeting and bookkeeping. Putting a Bachelor of Business Administration degree on-hold, Rob followed his passion and began working with PRISM on a variety of roles at their latest project, Bella Casa Condos. Rob’s major responsibilities for the multimillion dollar Bella Casa project included: overseeing the onsite management, property management, sales management, public relations and marketing initiatives. Through Rob’s drive to succeed, passion for business and attention to detail, Rob has nearly completed all residential sales at Bella Casa allowing for quick success of this new development.
After a few successful years with PRISM Group of Companies, Rob realized his passion for Real Estate acquisition and sales and is currently licensed with CREB as a Realtor with RE/MAX REAL ESTATE (MOUNTAIN VIEW). Within a few short months, Rob had already reached the Monthly Performance TOP 10 for sales volume in his office!
Rob currently specializes in the sales and marketing of condominium units as well as representing first time homebuyers. One of his strongest skill sets is educating potential buyers of the current market conditions and negotiating with sellers to get the best possible value. Rob Sanderson enjoys working on-site on new developments and developing a deeper understanding of the construction types used. Rob keeps up-to-date with the necessary terminology used to properly educate his clients to ensure they understand what they are investing in.
PRISM Group of Companies offers to sell all commercial space to the open market as their driving principal, which makes for a competitive, multi-offer market. Rob enjoys working with these clients as they see the full potential of owning commercial real estate versus paying a lease for an indeterminable amount of time.
Gordon Morozoff has over 35 years construction experience in and around Alberta. 25 years have been attributed to management as a construction superintendent and Project Manager. Gordon used this experience to run his own company for over 15 years which included building high-rise apartments and high end homes. Gordon has also been a part of a number of commercial renovation projects featuring companies such as Tim Horton’s, Boston Pizza’s, A&W’s, Warehousing and many more. Gordon has had a hand in all types of renovation from small residential projects, to large scale commercial redevelopments.
Gordon has been added to the Government of Canada’s and Government of Alberta’s preferred contractor list in the late 80′s. Since then he has consulted on many projects of various types and sizes. He is also proud to be a qualified estimator, which he earned from SAIT, and has been mostly involved in timberline estimating. Among his many skill sets, Gordon has assisted many companies on due diligence issues and had his R2000 certification in late 80′s and 90′s as well.
Mr. Lavoie has over 20+ years of construction and project management experience, primarily in the Commercial & Industrial area as an owner operator of KMD (1981) Ltd. and Vogue Management Ltd.
He began his career with Midway Sales in 1971 as a project foreman and quickly developed management skills in all aspects of Commercial & Industrial construction. Moving to the Okanagan with his young family in the pursuit of working for himself, Mr. Lavoie developed several successful businesses in diverse markets in the construction field and including the service industry, newspaper business, health & wellness centers, telecom industry and the financial field. Personal development and management has been at the fore front of all these companies.
Mr. Lavoie continued to take on increasingly senior positions with International companies specific to training and development of opening new markets for those companies. Throughout his long career, Mr. Lavoie prides himself with his keen eye for detail and solution orientation, and has also played a key role in strengthening relationships between all parties when solutions are required in the course of doing business.
Through his participation in every role within those companies – from hands on labor, to estimator, to superintendent, to project manager, to operations and onward – Mr. Lavoie has developed proven expertise in constructing alternative projects that require specialized skills, sensitivity to unique program requirements, and knowledge in all aspects of the construction process. He takes a “hands on” approach who prides himself on attention to detail and being readily accessible to each and every level of a project.
As Project Coordinator, Paul has spearheaded innovation within these organizations to both better serve its members and provide an enhanced workplace for business associates. He plays a key leadership role in setting the strategic direction for those global organizations and has helped to guide those firms through a challenging period marked by taking innovative direction.
One of Paul’s passions is developing future leaders. He has championed the implementation of leadership development and training programs at all levels within the organization, including support and the development of a proprietary, rotational program for entry level associates. In addition to his zeal, Paul is infused with compassion. As Project Coordinator he ensures the firm’s exceptionally strong tradition of corporate and social responsibility. This allows the firm to provide significant financial support to all its members as well as encourages personal participation from most of its independent contractors.
Paul is a graduate of the College St. Jean/Edmonton, Alberta and the Okanagan College/Kelowna. B.C. and brings over 20 years in related construction experience and over 10 years in the Financial field.
Paul is the proud father of four boys, Jason, David, Craig & Marcus whom all share their father’s entrepreneurial spirit and resides with his wife DR just outside the city of Calgary area.
Travis has been in the construction trade for 20 plus years and has been lucky enough to work on residential, commercial and light industrial projects. He began his career as a carpenter which led to spending some time as a general contractor, lead carpenter, foreman, superintendent, and Project Manager within various companies.
Prior to joining the Prism team, Travis was the Senior Project/Construction Manager for Procura Real Estate Development in Edmonton, Alberta, where he managed the development, design and construction of all residential, commercial and institutional projects in Alberta. He also over saw the tender process and design/construction process of various management companies such as Clark Builders, UPA and Chandos. In addition, he played a major role in the construction of a 20 story concrete residential condo with office space in Calgary, Alberta called, The Montana. He also managed Service & Warranty and job completion of Century Park in Edmonton, Alberta.
As a Project Manager, Travis has overseen many projects such as multi-family, small commercial and retail, light industrial and estate style high-rise condominiums. His projects have ranged from one million to an impressive 74 million dollars. Travis has extensive knowledge and formal training in the Canadian National Building Code, Moisture Control Technical as well as blue print examination, materials takeoff, project estimating/cost control and contract administration with a very strong ability to develop scopes of work for all trades/suppliers, design specification and service warranty policies/procedures. He also implemented the “Home Front” Online Project Management Software which is used in construction and development departments.
He prides myself on quality workmanship, customer and client satisfaction, timely project completion, and has a diverse range of experience in all three disciplines of commercial, residential and industrial development. His philosophy is to always strive to keep learning from everyone around him and to continually stay on the leading edge of this ever-changing industry that he is proud to be a part of.
Warren joins Prism Group after spending the last 2 years as District Manager for Morguard Investments Limited, a large International property management and Advisory Firm. Warren’s role at PRISM will be to lead and head the Real Estate Sales and Marketing team. Warren will Pre-lease and Pre-Sell properties that are currently under development to a wide range of local and national clients/tenants. Warren’s extensive Industry contact list gets him in front of Senior decision makers at large institutional funds, REIT’s and Advisory Firms. Warren believes in the vision of PRISM Group and would be instrumental to take PRISM to the next level.
Warren moved to Calgary in 2005 from Vancouver after selling his private security alarm company after 13 years of operation. As a dealer for ADT Security, he learned effective sales and marketing techniques that increased his business over 500% in just a few month. Warren had always wanted to be involved in real estate and moved to Calgary to pursue his goal of becoming a real estate investor. He took the real estate associates course and became a realtor working with investors by presenting cash flow rental property opportunities. By 2007 he had acquired his Real Estate Broker’s License and a portfolio of 19 Rental properties using Joint Venture techniques where he would assess properties, find equity investors, arrange mortgage financing, purchase the property, manage renovations and place tenants. Through his contacts, Warren was able to determine the pending real estate collapse was near so he began selling the properties. All but 4 were sold by 2008 and a final 2 properties remain in 2013.
Warren obtained his Mortgage Brokers license in 2005 and started his own firm in 2007 working on large Residential and Commercial deals. The deals ranged in size from a $175,000 Rental house mortgage all the way up to a $9.5M mortgage for a Saskatoon Multi-Family portfolio. Warren has funded over $60M in Mortgage loans between 2005 and 2010. In 2011, Warren was involved in the partnership of Prism Place with Morguard. Warren introduced PRISM’s CEO, Ali Ghani, to the Morguard Asset Management team.
Starting in 2009, Jordan set out to fulfill his goal of a career as a Graphic and Web Designer. Jordan has been fascinated for most of his life with what makes something a good design. Jordan wished to study the principles of Graphic Design and to familiarize himself with many different facets of the industry, and to make a living by providing people practical and stylish print & web materials. Throughout his time at SAIT Polytechnic, he immersed himself in the material and lessons provided to him, and before he knew it, he had received a New Media Production and Design Diploma in Web Design and Development in 2011 with Honors.
Jordan has worked in the Industry straight after graduating and has improved his knowledge and Design skills by a substantial amount ever since then. He is always learning and seeking ways to better himself as a Designer. Jordan is driven by success and always seeks to make his clients happy and excited about working with him. When Jordan is not busy working hard at designing, he helps officiate games for a Calgary Recreational Dodge ball leagues. It’s a lot of fun, and allows him to actively take on a leadership and team role. Jordan loves playing guitar, traveling, photography and experiencing new countries and cultures. He is always in search of looking at the world with a different set of eyes.
With a certificate in Arts Management from Grant McEwan University, Leah spent time working in the Canadian County Music industry in Public Relations before starting a family and creating a freelance Writing and Social Media Management business. After three years working from home, Leah found herself ready for a new challenge in the corporate world with her sights set on Communications. Now, she is proud to be taking on the role of Communication and Public Relations Coordinator at PRISM Group of Companies. You will see Leah’s work in our Blog, Websites, Social Media profiles and future Newsletters.
Starting in May, 2011 Crissy has filled many roles with PRISM Group of Companies under the title of Investor Relations, where she oversees the daily office operations and administration tasks, as well as focuses on the integral role of processing and tracking investment files. Crissy has a keen eye for detail, which has created a solid foundation for an intense role such as this.
Working in conjunction with the lawyers and Olympia Trust Company, Crissy finds opportunities to follow up with the many Dealing Representatives that work closely with PRISM to insure the transactions involved with client funds, runs smoothly.
After attending Post-Secondary school for Hotel and Restaurant Management, Crissy has acquired the skills to thrive in a fast paced environment and has settled in well with PRISM over the past two years.
Matthew graduated from the University of Calgary in 2012 with a Bachelor of Economics and a minor in Business Administration. Having proven himself in research, Matthew was approached and acknowledged by the University of Calgary for his accurate predictions and calculations regarding Brazil’s International Trade Forecast. With a driven entrepreneurial background Matthew was also recognized for his first place finish in the University of Calgary Entrepreneurial Pursuit Challenge.
At Prism, Matthew is responsible for assisting in Development Analysis, Project Proformas, Investor Reporting and providing assistance in a variety of PRISM’s ongoing projects.
Outside of work, Matthew holds a private pilot’s license, enjoys skiing and playing golf, as well as spending time with his friends and family.
