Stephen Palmer Classification

Rotary classification talks always give a great insight into club members and Stephen Palmer is an interesting guy! His mother is the daughter of an American submarine captain and was a black jack dealer when his father met her. They married and lived in Lynden where Stephen grew up. He attended Western University studying finance and philosophy. Working part-time at the Garden Gallery in Dundas he worked his way up just by chance to be the flower buyer for a multi-store greenhouse. He spent 3 years at this part-time job and travelled extensively throughout the world when he was not working. He loved India.

Upon his return to Dundas he bought a house, wooed his sweetheart and got a full-time job at Ippoloto Group in Burlington where he was a produce buyer specializing in asparagus. He is married to Lindsay and has two young children. Of course marriage, a house and children required an occupation that paid more; so, Stephen qualified to be a financial planner and was hired by CIBC Woodgundy. He has been with them for the past 3 years.

Stephen believes in continuous learning and relies on his "work dads" at CIBC and his uncles who are in the financial planning business to provide insights and guidance. His mantra is, "Ever increasing stream of income" and he puts that to good use as he helps area farmers who are retiring from farming to transition their farm capital to investments.

As a new member of the Dundas Valley Sunrise Rotary Club Stephen wasted little time to actively become involved, volunteering for most club events and fundraisers.