Our Team

Brian Teeney, CPA, CGA

Brian is our resident CPA, CGA.  He has worked in the accounting field for over 25 years, initially as an auditor for the Canada Revenue Agency and then as a self employed accounting, bookkeeping and tax specialist.  In 2002, Brian founded The Homestead Group Inc. in Roncesvalles Village and has worked with hundreds of individuals and small businesses to help them achieve financial success.  His down to earth and pragmatic nature, combined with his sense of humour make for a rare combination for an accountant.

Whatever challenge clients’ may be facing, Brian is able to drill down to the heart of the matter, formulate an effective plan and empower his clients to charge ahead accordingly.  Brian specializes in small business start-ups, financial, business & tax planning, and has a knack for helping financially-challenged clients to face up to their situation and map out an effective action plan!

Brian was the Treasurer for the Roncesvalles BIA (2006 – 2017), and is the founder of The Taylor Cup Pond Hockey Championship which is a fundraising event that benefits The Princess Margaret Hospital Cancer Research Fund.  Since the event started in 2006, over $1 million has been raised!

In his spare time, Brian can be found at the local rink playing some pick-up hockey, lounging at his cottage north of Bancroft or feeding his voracious appetite for knowledge.

He recently published a book, The Bucket List Bible, where he coaches people to make changes to their life to live their dreams!

Good news … after some time on medical leave, Brian is back at work, behind the scenes, preparing T1 files and providing consultations.

“Great Experience!  We met with Brian and are so glad we did.  He was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and efficient.  He provided us with some useful tax tips for next year and the entire process was painless and quick.  I would not hesitate to recommend The Homestead Group to anyone.  Location was convenient and easy to find as well.  Thank you Brian and team!    J. Ng, April 2017

“Thanks Brian for all your help!  You were very informative and patient with all of my questions!  I look forward to working with you again!”     K. Gill, February 2017

Lisa J. Cox, MBA 

Lisa manages all the back-end operations of The Homestead Group Inc.  Business planning, operations, invoicing, marketing, HR & client service.  Her background as a Client Service Director for a marketing & promotions company serves her well in supporting The Homestead Group’s business.  Lisa also provides business consulting and cash-flow management support to clients.

In additional to her responsibilities at Homestead, Lisa has been an active volunteer: Tournament Director of The Taylor Cup (2006-2014), Treasurer of the Non Contact Hockey League (2103-14), and President & Treasurer of Dufferin/St. Clair Bears Nursery Co-op (2002-2004).  She does love a good project!

In her spare time, Lisa likes to play tennis, attempts to keep her family organized and is mom to five furry felines!

Ardys Lynch Hoffman

Ardys manages all of The Homestead Group Inc.’s tax and bookkeeping business.  She has worked in the accounting field for over 15 years and has been with Homestead since we first opened the doors; expanding her experience and expertise in all things tax-related.  Ardys is currently working toward her CPA accreditation.

Ardys is a QuickBooks Certified Pro Advisor, and is also proficient in AccountEdge & Simply Accounting.  She is an accounting/tax jack-of-all-trades splitting her time between T1 (personal) tax prep for more complicated tax situations & T2 (corporate) tax prep.

Ardys is a committed, conscientious and knowledgeable professional who goes above and beyond the call of duty for her many clients.  Ardys is a mom to a busy 15 year old son and a 6 year old daughter.

“Ardys and the fine people at Homestead manage to make tax filing a breeze year after year.  Always a pleasure to complete this annual challenge in a calm and professional manner.”  M. Gibson, March 2017

“Ardys is wonderful, so efficient and friendly.”    J. Gutzeit, April 2017

   Mary Ann Cattral

Mary Ann is a jack of all trades as she splits her time among bookkeeping, T1 preparation & T1 administration. She ensures all our T1 files are complete with supporting documents, signed paperwork & efiled to the CRA.  She tracks all the files that are “work-in-progress” and follows up with clients to chase down any missing information required to complete their returns. Mary Ann’s experience as an administrator for a hockey league, her experience running her own graphics arts business, along with her incredible organizational abilities serve her well at The Homestead Group!

 She is experienced with both QuickBooks, QuickBooks Online and MYOB/AccountEdge.

  Marie Cumbo ___________________________________________________

Marie is our bookkeeper extraordinaire — she is knowledgeable, thorough & efficient with all things QuickBooks & is a whiz at excel!  She primarily works on QuickBooks Online, but is also very experienced with the desktop version of QuickBooks, as well as, AccountEdge.  She has been with The Homestead Group since 2017 and just recently passed the T1 Prep course.  Once we navigate through Covid, the plan is for Marie to mentor with Brian & Ardys to further her knowledge & experience with T1 Preparation.