Meet The Team

With over 35 years of business experience, Melissa joined the Investment Industry over 15 years ago.

An entrepreneur born and bred, Melissa has founded, built and sold two companies. Understanding how hard it is to start, grow and succeed in business, has given her first hand knowledge, experience and expertise of exactly how important preservation of capital, growth and safety are for her clients, an experience that many others in this field don't share. She is passionate about taking care of her clients, building a roadmap to their retirement, being there and dynamically changing with them every step of the way, regardless of how short or long that path might be.

Having access to the exclusive "Mandeville Difference" allows Melissa to customize a portfolio built for the client using Private & Public companies through the unique tools of the Framework of Wealth Creation.

Divorced, with 2 grown daughters, Melissa knows about how that affects women and gives her direct insight of how best to help with wealth management and the stages of life that can arise from this part of life.  Having a "special place" for women in this situation, Melissa takes special care to make sure each person clearly understands investing, their investments and how to grow their assets, carefully, providing a path towards the future.

A graduate from George Brown College, Melissa began her business career in 1983. Melissa is a fully licensed Investment Advisor and Insurance Advisor earning her CSC, CPH, WME and LLQP certifications.

Melissa is very passionate about charitable activities, especially surrounding Rapid Diagnostics in Breast & Ovarian Cancers. As a founder of Oakdale's Golf Fore The Cure, over $2million dollars has been raised in this area for both Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation and Sunnybrook Hospital Foundation. Giving back is very important to her and philanthropy is an important part of her time.

Melissa has 2 grown daughters, one son-in-law, 1 grandson and in her spare time loves to travel and play golf.

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• Helping women clients navigate the rising tide of grey divorce

• How advisor's own life journey strengthens bond with clients

By putting clients first, leading with exceptional ideas, and demonstrating integrity, Martin Garcia consistently delivers the best that Mandeville Private Client has to offer. Drawing on over 8 years of financial industry experience Martin prides himself on delivering the highest level of professionalism and performance.  Martin customizes advanced portfolio strategies and unique wealth protection solutions to meet the needs of families and businesses.  In addition, he is also licensed to provide insurance solutions to protect and preserve personal and corporate wealth.

Martin earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Guelph and started his career working for a large US investment firm before joining Melissa Prusky in 2018.  Together with their assistant Andrea, they have created an incredible team for their clients.

Outside of the office, Martin is actively involved in his community with several charitable causes and enjoys playing squash, tennis and traveling.

Martin lives in Toronto with his wife and 2 sons.

I have been working with Melissa & Martin since 2018 and I love all our clients!  I’ve been instrumental in the growth of the practice and building it year over year.  I'm responsible for all of the administrative needs of our clients, which include new account openings, deposits and withdrawals, transfers, statements, quotes, research, and online access. I've been in the Industry since 2015 in various capacities, and feel there isn't any issue I can't find a solution too!

Melissa & Martin have helped my husband and I personally with our financial wealth, we follow the same “recipe” that all our clients follow.

I live in the GTA with my husband & daughter. I am also the mother of 2 dogs. In my spare time, I love to travel and spend quality time with them whenever possible.

Terry Petsis joined the Prusky Garcia Team in November 2022.  A welcomed new addition to our team, Terry is a licensed Associate assisting in the day to day activities for internal and client processes and procedures.

Terry started his career in 2017 working in the Financial Services industry at a major Canadian bank. Terry gained the necessary education and skills required to build a long-lasting career in the Wealth Management industry by graduating with an advanced diploma in Business Administration and Finance from George Brown College.

Terry is currently studying to complete his Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation and the Chartered Investment management (CIM) designation.

Outside of the office, Terry likes to be physically active in the gym and has a passion for sports, especially Hockey. He also enjoys his summers travelling with his family and loved ones.