MACCRIM SOLUTIONS - Key Persons


Anna Gill

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
Born and raised in Victoria, BC, Anna grew up in Saanich with a large, diverse familial and social influence. With the skills she has acquired from her multitude of work experiences, Anna has established strong local connections which brought her to her current position as Richard Michaels' Executive Assistant.

Brent Bickerton

Job Titles:
  • Mortgage Specialist
  • Vice President of Mortgage Specialists
Brent Bickerton is the Vice President of Mortgage Specialists covering the Vancouver Island, Gulf Island, and Sunshine Coast markets. Brent's team provides all forms of home financing solutions to their valued clients.

Colleen Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Bookkeeper
Born in Victoria and raised on Vancouver's Lower Mainland, Colleen has happily been back on the island for the last 10 years. Colleen has been providing professional bookkeeping services to clients for nearly 30 years, with a strong background in commercial business and personal finance accounting services.

Greg Gillespie

Greg is a creative and passionate land-use consultant with proven success in negotiating and project management at a senior level. He offers 14 years of extensive leadership and real estate experience delivering end-to-end land management expertise in acquisitions, permitting, and municipal affairs across multiple geographic regions.

Jeff Shaw

Job Titles:
  • Real Estate Agent
Born in Victoria, BC, and raised on Vancouver Island, Jeff has an expansive knowledge of Victoria and its coveted real estate market. He has been a licensed realtor since 2008 and has worked hard to create a strong client base.

Mike Reilly

Job Titles:
  • Financial Advisor
Mike works with families and business owners to design Financial Flight Plans that help people reach their goals despite life's turbulence. Using his proprietary process "Gaining Altitude", clients create a plan that utilizes the five fundamentals of financial flight planning: Fuel, Target Destination, Turbulence, Course Correction, and Failure.

Nima Rohani

Job Titles:
  • Lawyer
Nima was born and raised in Victoria and has a strong network of family and friends in the community. He attended the University of Victoria where he received his undergraduate degree in anthropology before venturing to Australia to gain his law degree at James Cook University.

Richard Michaels - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
Richard Michaels specializes in assisting investors, developers, and landowners facilitate and create a vision of well-planned sustainable land use development and redevelopment projects using best practices. Richard is a collaborative facilitator and highly responsive to client's needs.

Richard Van Leeuwen

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Professional Accountant
Richard is a financial professional with broad experience in all aspects of accounting, assurance, tax, and financial management. He has direct experience with leadership, people management, education management, real estate, leisure, equity raising, and acquisitions, and is interested in business networking and professional development. Richard is a father of two and enjoys the outdoors.

Russ McCarthy

Job Titles:
  • Inspector
Russ McCarthy, a licenced home inspector, has been in the inspection business for nearly 20 years. Russ has established an excellent reputation in his employment with Barnes & Co. Home Inspection Services, serving clients in Victoria and the southern Vancouver Island region, including Duncan, Mill Bay, Sooke, Sidney, etc.

Ryan Cochrane

Job Titles:
  • Real Estate Agent
Born and raised in Victoria, Ryan grew up in Broadmead. Staying in the community to pursue his athletic career, he trained with the National Swim centre for over 15 years. He received a BA in Psychology from UVic, and later a Professional Certification in Project Management from Stanford University.

Sam Corcoran

Job Titles:
  • Licensed Insurance Professional
Raised on Vancouver Island, Sam Corcoran is a licensed insurance professional with more than 5 years experience in the Greater Victoria area. After graduating from the University of Victoria, Sam joined The Co-operators Insurance Company. Sam is proficient in all lines of personal insurance, servicing clients all over Vancouver Island.