Staff Bios

Lorne C. Wallace C.A.
Lorne C. Wallace, CEO and Founder of Lone Wolf is a Chartered Accountant who has specialized in real estate brokerage accounting since 1989. Graduating from the University of Toronto in 1984, Lorne worked for Thorne, Ernst & Whinney, the largest chartered accounting firm in Canada at that time. In 1987, Lorne identified the need for accountants to take back control of the software products being produced from the programmers writing them. He founded Lone Wolf Software in 1988 and it has grown into the pre-eminent accounting software package for real estate brokerages in North America, servicing over 9,000 real estate offices, while having locations in Cambridge, Ontario; Langley, British Columbia; Show Low, Arizona; Las Vegas, Nevada; and representation in Texas, Colorado, Ohio, Florida and Alberta. In conjunction to Lone Wolf, for over 20 years Lorne operated a real estate brokerage accounting practice, becoming involved in mergers and acquisitions as well as year-end financial accounting and income tax preparation.
Lorne has spoken at numerous industry events over the last fifteen years. The topics of these real estate board events, franchise meetings and regional events, revolve around the profitability of real estate brokerages. He also taught accounting at the college level in Ontario for a number of years.
Lorne is the third generation of his family to be involved in the real estate industry in Canada. He has strong opinions on the reasons for the diminishing of profits in the industry and he believes that, with the proper understanding, it is still possible to run a profitable real estate brokerage operation.

Des O'Kelly
Des O'Kelly is the President and partner of Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies. Des joined forces with Lorne in 1990 where his primary responsibility was sales of the Lone Wolf brokerWOLF back office accounting solution. Des' current role in the company consists mainly with product enhancement as well as new software initiatives. Prior to Lone Wolf Des owned his own real estate office for 3 years.
Outside of Lone Wolf, Des enjoys woodworking, doing remodelling projects around his home, spending time with his wife and three kids at their cottage, and golfing.

Dave Furness, P. Eng.
With the pack since 2008
Dave Furness is the Vice President of Operations for Lone Wolf, stationed in Cambridge. After graduating third in his class as a Chemical Engineer from the University of Waterloo in 1984, Dave's career has spanned leadership roles in small, entrepreneurial companies through to larger multi-national firms such as Xerox and Tyco Fire and Security. His expertise is in improving operations, reducing costs, building and mentoring dynamic teams and delivering excellent customer satisfaction. Dave is an avid curler and enjoys cottage life with his family.

Jonathan Peterson
With the pack since 2000
Jonathan Peterson is the National Sales Manager of Lone Wolf's WOLFtracks Division. Jonathan brings invaluable experience to the WOLFtracks Division as Lone Wolf's previous Vice President of Sales. Jonathan is based out of California and enjoys surfing, anything outdoors, wine, fine dining and spending time with his friends and family.

Samantha Tino
With the pack since 2005
Samantha Tino is the National Sales Manager of Lone Wolf's brokerWOLF and globalWOLF Divisions, based out of Colorado. Samantha has almost ten years of experience in the Real Estate and Technology industry and enjoys many athletic activities such as running, triathlons and cycling and also loves spending time with her family and friends.

L.V. Wallace
With the pack since 1993
L.V. Wallace is Lone Wolf's Sales Representative in our brokerWOLF Division supporting Eastern Canada, as well as New England and surrounding areas. L.V. works from the Cambridge head office with previous expertise in the Corporate Financial Management industry. In his spare time L.V. enjoys golfing, woodworking and spending time with his family.

Jen Booth
With the pack since 2007
Jen Booth is Lone Wolf's Key Account Sales Representative for the Pacific Northwest region. Jen joined the WOLFpack with previous experience in the real estate industry, and is based out of Colorado. In her spare time, Jen enjoys water sports, softball and camping.

Claire Murphy
With the pack since 1999
Claire Murphy is Lone Wolf's Director of Support Services and joined us with an extensive Customer Service and Accounting background. Claire enjoys travelling and spending quality time with her family.

Laura Gillespie
With the pack since 2003
Laura Gillespie is one of Lone Wolf's Key Account Sales Representatives based out of the Cambridge head office. Laura joined the team with previous experience in the Real Estate technology industry and enjoys reading, golfing and spending time at the cottage with her family and friends.

Tracy Simmons
With the pack since 2003
Tracy Simmons is Lone Wolf's Key Account Sales Representative in our brokerWOLF and globalWOLF Divisions. Tracy is based out of Alberta with her background in software for many years prior. In her spare time Tracy enjoys reading and golfing.

Andrea Mulrooney
With the pack since 2005
Andrea is one of Lone Wolf's Client Development Sales Representatives in the brokerWOLF Division, currently residing in Alberta. Andrea has previous experience in the financial industry and as a Lone Wolf Training Specialist. Andrea enjoys travelling, golfing and camping in her spare time.

Ryan Kinsella
With the pack since 2009
Ryan Kinsella is one of Lone Wolf's Client Development Sales Representatives in the globalWOLF Division, based out of the Cambridge head office. Ryan joins the team with previous sales, marketing, and event management experience in the Sports industry. Ryan enjoys travelling, baseball, hockey, golfing and spending time with his wife and son, family & friends.

Sharon Schnarr
With the pack since 2009
Sharon joined Lone Wolf in 2002 working in Sales for brokerWOLF. After living in Europe for a period of time, Sharon returned in September 2009 and is now a Client Development Sales Representative in the globalWOLF Division. She works out of the Cambridge head office and brings over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry. In her spare time Sharon loves to travel, spend time at the cottage with family and friends, and finds time to participate in local charities.

Gordon Wallace
With the pack since 2008
Gordon Wallace is the Marketing and Technology Expert Team Lead in the globalWOLF Division and is based out of the Cambridge head office. Gordon joined the team with management experience in the hotel & customer service industry. That combined with Gordon's main hobby, website programming, make the globalWOLF Division a natural fit. Gordon also enjoys barbequing and playing baseball.