VERICO Management Team
Colin Dreyer - Chief Executive Officer / President
Colin Dreyer is a founding director of Verico Financial Group Inc. He presently serves as the corporations CEO and President.
As the former president of the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals (CAAMP) he was one of the originating designees of CAAMP's AMP (Accredited Mortgage Professional Designation). He is presently Chair of the CIMBL Foundation. Colin is also Past President of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, and a Past Director of the B.C. Real Estate Association and Past Director of the Canadian Real Estate Association.
Colin is a graduate of the Professional Development Program from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia (SFU). He combined his interest in business and his enthusiasm for personal development and began a highly successful sales career that ultimately resulted in ownership of various companies including mortgage brokerage, real estate brokerage and franchising, as well as real estate development.
Colin established one of British Columbia's premier mortgage companies in 1990 - The Mortgage Source Ltd. - which was amalgamated with Invis Financial in June 2000. Colin has remained active in the mortgage industry providing professional consulting services to a variety of local and national companies. In addition to Colin's diversification in business he has gained invaluable experience by serving on countless industry related committees and task forces over the past 20 years.
John P. Kelly - Chief Operating Officer
John Kelly is a founder and director of Verico Financial Group Inc. He presently serves as the corporation's COO.
John has extensive senior level experience in the mortgage, insurance, and real estate business. John began his career as a real estate appraiser and mortgage lender for London Life Mortgage Division. John went on to establish a mortgage technology company with clients that ranged from real estate boards to financial institutions across Canada. John sold the company in 2000 and began a new career as a senior executive at Century 21 Real Estate Canada where he founded CENTUM and introduced a new networking business model and loan pooling system to the Canadian mortgage market. In 2005 John left CENTUM to found and launch VERICO.
Karla Dreyer - Associate Vice President
Karla has been in the mortgage industry for more than ten years taking on various roles in the broker, insurer and lender segments of the industry.
She started out as a mortgage broker in 1998, later joining GE Capital in 2001, now called Genworth, where she maintained strong accounts with mortgage originators and Lenders. Karla most recently worked on the lending side of the industry, working directly with mortgage brokers throughout BC.
Karla has a diploma in Public Relations and Marketing and has received various awards from the International Association of Business Communicators and the Canadian Public Relations Society for her outstanding work in marketing and promotions. She is green belt certified in Six Sigma, to assist in process improvement and has completed programs such as Managerial Leadership, Presentation Skills, and extensive sales training including the 'Wedge' to hone her skills. Karla has also volunteered for industry associations, most recently involved in special event planning.
The experience she has gained within the industry has provided Karla with the necessary real life insight and expertise to assist in the mortgage industry and continual growth of VERICO through strategic partnerships, communications/events and operations.