Meet Our Team
Andrea Collis, CIP
President / Commercial Insurance Broker - Collis Insurance Services Group Inc.
Andrea has been affectionately referred to by some of her friends as the “Insurance Goddess” – who only somewhat graciously leaves this here just to make people smile… As a Chartered Insurance Professional, she has specialized as a SME business insurance broker for over 30 years.
She established her own brokerage in 2008 and has grown from there. Andrea loves that she and her team of experienced Insurance Brokers are servicing her clients daily, in ways that help her to build customer relationships and maintain the highest standard of customer care. Together with her staff, the office now boasts combined business insurance experience of over 70 years, which allows them to help clients with every phase of their business insurance needs.
Andrea’s new clients come almost exclusively from referrals. The overriding comment from all who deal with Andrea is that she truly cares about them and their businesses. She is prepared to go the extra mile because she knows from experience that an important factor in ensuring an ongoing business is the right insurance coverage. Collis Insurance Services Group helps clients with their Business Insurance needs throughout Alberta.
Andrea is a proud member of the Women Presidents Organization (WPO), enjoying her time contributing to and receiving business and personal support from fellow business owners.
Andrea was nominated for the 2015 AWE Celebration of Achievement Award. The Celebration of Achievement Award pays tribute to exceptional entrepreneurs who have achieved recognizable success in Alberta. They are visionary women and inspirational leaders, who make a significant impact on the economy and community, and who act as role models for women in business.
Lisa MacDonald, CAIB
Commercial Account Manager
Lisa began her career as an Underwriter in 1976. In 1979, she joined the brokerage force and has been a Broker ever since.
Lisa Joined Collis in July 2009 and is our primary commercial broker. Lisa has worked on virtually all facets of commercial and personal insurance throughout her career. Lisa holds her Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker designation, which she achieved in 1990.
She has been a Board Member of three local non-profit organizations over the past 15 years, and is currently the Secretary/Treasurer for the Food Bank in her area.
In her free time, Lisa enjoys calligraphy, gardening, reading and spending time with her kids and grandkids.
Marilyn Lindbeck
Account Manager
Marilyn is our newest team member as at October 2023. A well experienced Private Client Services and Personal Lines Broker, Marilyn will head up assisting our Personal Lines clients.
Marilyn will also assist Andrea and Lisa with our Commercial Clients.
Mercy Sibanda
Accounting & Office Administrator
Mercy joined Collis Insurance in 2021 after completing the Career Services for Foreign Trained Professionals Program at Calgary Immigrants Women Association.
Mercy handles our inhouse accounting and office administration, providing support to our Brokers. Prior to moving to Canada in 2019, she worked in administrative support positions in Dubai and Australia. She holds a BBA from the University of South Africa, and she loves crunching numbers, so she is currently pursuing her CPA designation.
Mercy loves spending time with her young family and enjoys travelling with them. She enjoys binge watching medical tv series and reality tv shows. She gets her “me-time” at the Y doing yoga on most weekday evenings.
Jennifer Nguyen
Client Services Administrator
Jennifer joined our office in May 2023 as a summer student. As at Sept 2023 she has continued on with our office, on a part-time basis, while continuing her schooling.
Jennifer is currently in her fourth year of pursuing a degree in finance at Mount Royal University. She is committed to utilizing her passion for finance to make a positive difference in the industry and help others make informed financial decisions. She looks forward to continuing her journey in the insurance industry and exploring the endless possibilities that lie ahead.