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"West Oak’s success has come from always putting our clients’ best interests first and always finding ways to improve and add more value to them"
Andrew mcquiston, 
west oak family office, wellington-altus private wealth
 
Elizabeth Wood is a solutions-oriented leader with expertise in organizational design, change management, policy development and implementation, and regulatory oversight and governance.  
Wood joined CMI in 2015. In recognition of her trailblazing contributions to the industry, she was named a 2021 Woman of Distinction at the Canadian Mortgage Awards and a 2019 Woman of Influence by Canadian Mortgage Professional. She is chair of the Canadian Lenders Association’s diversity, equity and inclusion roundtable where she advocates for advancement and empowerment of marginalized groups in the financial services sector.  
Wood holds several industry-leading certifications, is an instructor and course content developer with the McMaster University CCE Business and Marketing programs, and is the treasurer of the board of directors of CIM Chartered Managers Canada. She has earned an MBA, a Bachelor of Commerce in Management, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.  
2425 Matheson Blvd. E. 8th floor, Mississauga ON, L4W 5K4 
(888) 465 1432 
elizabeth.wood@thecmigroup.ca  
ca.linkedin.com/in/ewood
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Elizabeth Wood
Executive Vice President 
CMI Financial Group 
 
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2020–present 
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Deputy Principal at Australian Christian College - Southlands  
Doctor of Education 
2020–present 
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2021
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Year 7 Community Leader and Leader for Learning Technologies and Platforms at Northern Beaches Christian School  
Master of Business Administration, 2017–2019 
2021 
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Elizabeth Wood  
Executive Vice President 
CMI Financial Group 
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2012 
2015 
2018 
2019 
2021-present 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elizabeth Wood
Executive Vice President 
CMI Financial Group 
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2022
2019 
2018 
2015 
2012 
2021-present 
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Recognized as a Woman of Distinction at the Canadian Mortgage Awards in 2021 
Earned her MBA and began leading all CMI operations in 2022 
2021-present 
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2019
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Joined McMaster University’s Center for Continuing Education as a business and marketing instructor Elected to CIM National Board   
Recognized as one of CMP’s Women of Influence 
2019
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2018
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Promoted to executive vice president 
2018
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2015 
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Joined CMI as PT accounting clerk; was promoted to accounting manager, then operations manager over the next three years  
2015 
1997
2012
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Founded an award-winning tax and bookkeeping firm  
2012
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Milestones
2021-present 
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2022
Excellence awardee – Independent Mortgage Adviser of the Year category at the New Zealand Mortgage Awards
2022
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2022
2020–present 
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Deputy Principal at Australian Christian College - Southlands  
Doctor of Education 
2020–present 
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2021
Launched his own business, 
Ascend Financial Services 
2022
2022
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2021
Launched his own business, 
Ascend Financial Services 
2022
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