Know Your SISIP Team

SISIP — At SISIP Financial, we have served the military community for over 50 years. We specialize in helping you set financial goals that align with your military life stage, providing advice and solutions for your investments and insurance. We also offer confidential support and financial counselling to help you achieve financial security when handling finances becomes stressful.

Over the next two weeks, you will meet your Esquimalt SISIP team. You may have seen them on base or walked by them in the CANEX building. This week, we want to introduce you to our three Financial Advisors: Spencer, Shannon, and Jonathan.

Spencer Elliot

Spencer Elliot

Spencer Elliot has been a registered Financial Planner since 2015 at CIBC Imperial Service and later with Scotia Wealth. He specializes in later career planning. A graduate of McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts (Economics), he also has a Personal Finance Planning designation. Spencer has an innate understanding of complex financial situations and takes a systematic quantitative and qualitative approach with his clients. When he is not focused on getting you to your end game, he is out climbing, hiking or camping. He has run 16 half marathons and hopes to do his first full marathon in October. He also loves reading and going to pubs.

Shannon Childs

Shannon Childs

As a military spouse, Shannon Childs has firsthand knowledge of military culture and the unique challenges military families may face. Shannon spent 16 years at SISIP and over 18 years in finance and has her Personal Financial Planning designation and a strong accounting background, which makes her financial planning approach very robust. Shannon prefers in-person engagements and is quick to share her incredible knowledge of military resources and tips on everyday life. In her free time, you can find Shannon hiking with her two boys and exploring all the island has to offer.

Jonathan Mar

Jonathan Mar

Jonathan Mar was born and raised in Victoria and is a UVIC graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Economics focusing on finance. He got his first taste of the finance industry during his schooling working with the investment management team at CIBC Wood Gundy. He has been with SISIP for five years and has completed the Investment Funds in Canada course. Jonathan brings an invaluable ability to break down financial concepts to explain them to newer members, taking the mystery out of investing and ensuring their financial futures start on solid footing. Jonathan is at the gym regularly, where his passion is weightlifting. For relaxation, he loves fishing and the occasional hike in the woods.