EDMONTON GRANITE MEMORIALS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Owner / Memorial Consultant
Prior to acquiring Edmonton Granite Memorials, Ashley spent the past 15 years working as a nurse within the Stollery Pediatric Oncology program - coordinating care for children with cancer. She brings a passion for helping others and takes pride in assisting families to create a memorial that deeply honours their loved one's unique and special life.
In her downtime, Ashley enjoys spending time with her husband, Paul, and their daughters, Quinn and Margot. She loves meeting up with family and friends for walks to the local markets, restaurants, and coffee shops, and settling down to read a good mystery at the end of the day.
Job Titles:
- Designer / Memorial Consultant
- New Member to the
Ashlyn is a new member to the Edmonton Granite Memorials team. Prior to joining, she completed her Bachelor of Science at Mount Royal University where she made the President's Honour Roll each year. Not afraid to work hard to get a job done right, she hopes to serve her community at EGM by helping families honour their loved ones.
She was born in Calgary, AB and raised in Ponoka, AB. In her spare time, you can find Ashlyn on the ski slopes or with her nose in a book.
Carmen is passionate about helping others and loves working with families to create something special for their loved ones.
In her time off, Carmen enjoys spending time with her husband Carter and Winnie the cat. She loves going for bike rides in the river valley, trying new brunch places, and making crafts for her family and friends with her Cricut machine.
Carter has worked for 7 years making monuments, which started as a summer job during high school working at his grandparent's business. After starting as Operations Manager in 2023, Carter has continued to uphold the quality standard that Edmonton Granite Memorials is known for. Prior to this, Carter completed his Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta in 2021 and worked at a funeral home full-time in 2022. Carter has always had a passion for serving those who are grieving and looks forward to using his previous experience to help families create a meaningful memorial for their loved ones.
Carter grew up in Camrose, Alberta and recently moved to Edmonton in 2020 with his wife Carmen. When Carter is not at work, you can find him playing sports, enjoying the city's great food and festivities, and spending time with his friends and family.
Estella joined Edmonton Granite Memorials on April 11, 2022, as a Controller of the company. Since then, she has been enjoying her role immensely. As a CPA, CMA, and MBA, her goal is to help with Strategic business decisions, utilizing her past experience, education, business, and financial acumen. She contributes to her daily fulfillment of life with the provision of exceptional values and services, seeing everyone as a stakeholder in the company. She carries her mission with life-long learning, to embrace herself with growth and challenges along the way.
In her spare time, she has a variety of interests like reading, trail hiking, as well as yoga. Estella has also been a Toastmaster for seven years. Estella earned Distinguished Toastmaster and Toastmaster of the Year in Division C in 2020. Her continuous growth journey involves serving the club, as well as District 99 Toastmasters. Estella enjoys time with family and sitting around with a cup of tea in hand and chatting. Her favorite quote for encouragement is "Wisdom begins in wonder".
Gail has been with Edmonton Granite Memorials for over 20 years. She is married and has two boys and a girl, a Miniature Pincher named Weezie. In her spare time, she likes to quilt and go on road trips to find that special piece of fabric.
Jeremy started with Edmonton Granite Memorials in 2001, and trusts that providing quality memorials is a meaningful and rewarding occupation. He lives on the south side of Edmonton with his wife, Nicole, and his two daughters, June and Frances. Jeremy enjoys ice carving.
Kristi joined the EGM team in September of 2022. With many years in an Administrative role, she enjoys the diversity each day can bring, learning new skills and keeping busy. This comes naturally for Kristi being a wife and mother of 4 active boys and her hyper pup Ella.
She enjoys spending summer days with her family going camping, playing sports, bike rides, picnics and more. In her downtime, Kristi loves to cook almost as much as she loves to eat, but is always more than happy to share!
Lisa brings 40 years of graphic design experience to Edmonton Granite Memorials and is honored to work with families memorializing their loved ones. She finds this work the most gratifying of her design career.
Raised in Edmonton, Paul is proud to serve the community as the President and Owner of Edmonton Granite Memorials. Along with his co-owner and wife, Ashley Crosty, Paul will continue to provide the exceptional customer service and quality Edmonton Granite Memorials has offered its customers for over 60 years.
Paul takes great pleasure in working with people and listening to what they have to say to fully understand their needs and goals. He has a passion for helping others and seeing all projects through to completion to ensure the end result exceeds expectations.
Paul and his wife Ashley have a beautiful little girl, Quinn, and in January of 2022, their second daughter Margot was born. When he isn't walking through the river valley with his family, or spending time with his daughters in one of the many parks Edmonton has to offer, you'll find him playing hockey or the occasional round of golf.
Job Titles:
- Designer / Memorial Consultant
Taryn is one of the newest additions to the Edmonton Granite Memorials team. She takes great pride in every aspect of the collaboration process. From talking with families to designing the monument. She strives to create the perfect monument for every family and their loved ones.
In her free time, Taryn enjoys reading, watching movies and spending time with her family.
Theresa has been working for Edmonton Granite Memorials since July 2021. With over 20 years of design experience, she is happy to integrate her style into the company. She likes to spend her free time with her family.