South Coast Community Caring for Cancer

Jessica joined BMO Financial Group in 2005, graduated from Sir Sandford Fleming College in Business Financial Planning and holds the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) designation, a Life Insurance licence with BMO Estate Insurance Advisory Services, and certificates in Portfolio Management Techniques and Advanced Investment Advice from the Canadian Securities Institute.

A long-time cancer survivor, Jessica has contributed significantly to health services in the region. She is Vice Chair of the Board for Hamilton Health Science Foundation, serves on the Finance and Governance Committees, and is past Chair of the Fundraising and Gift Planning Service Committees. Jessica founded South Coast Community Caring for Cancer, which has delivered 1,300+ men’s and women’s cancer care bags as well as mastectomy pillows to bring patients comfort and support. Having raised $250,000 selling pumpkins in Waterford on the roadside for Hamilton Health Sciences’ Juravinski Cancer Centre, she is known locally as “The Pumpkin Lady.” She was proudly named Citizen of the Year at the Simcoe and District Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Business Achievement Awards 2022.

Jessica resides on a 10-acre riverside property near Port Dover. Her personal passions include gardening, raising heirloom chickens, cycling, walking, and soaking up the natural beauty of Norfolk County with her husband.