Our Team

We are proud to have a very strong team working on our clients' behalf. Our team includes a knowledgeable management team, experienced property managers and skilled administrative and accounting support staff.

Eric Spurling, FRI, R.I. (B.C.), CRF, CPM - President

Our President and Managing Broker has had considerable experience in the management and real estate fields and continues to be active in the day-to-day management of the company. Eric has been involved in the real estate industry, property management and the lending and asset management field in Victoria for the past 35 years.

Eric holds diplomas from the University of British Columbia in Urban Land Economics in both the property management and appraisal specialty areas. Eric also holds recognized professional designations in these areas and in Real Estate Finance from both the Real Estate Institute of Canada and the Real Estate Institute of B.C. Eric has also earned the CPM (Certified Property Manager) designation, which is awarded by the Institute of Real Estate Management. This is the highest recognition of professionalism in the property management field awarded in North America.

In addition to his professional designations, Eric has held positions as Chair of the Rental Housing Council of B.C., the Apartment Owners & Property Managers Association of B.C., and the Victoria Chapter of the Real Estate Institute of Canada. Eric has served as a Governor of the Real Estate Institute of B.C. and as Co-Chair of the Government Liaison Committee. Eric is currently a director of the Strata Property Agents Association of British Columbia.

Andy Spurling, B.A., LL.B. - Vice President Operations and In House Counsel

Andy oversees the day-to-day operations of the company and the activities of our property managers and also provides property management services to some clients. Andy holds a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria. Prior to joining Proline in 2007, he acted as counsel for Bell Canada. Andy has also worked in major law firms in both Toronto and New York. Andy is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Law Society of British Columbia, as well as the Canadian Bar Association and Victoria Bar Association. Locally, Andy is the Vice President of the Vancouver Island chapter of the Canadian Association of Family Enterprise (CAFE).

Dwight Mueller, B.B.A., CA - Vice President of Finance and Administration

Dwight oversees our accounting and administrative functions, as well as managing a number of large strata corporations. Dwight has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Trinity Western University and earned his CA designation with Deloitte and Touche in 1992. After a term as an Audit Manager, Dwight worked for a Victoria based Real Estate Investment/Holding firm prior to joining Proline in 2003.

Katherine Soetaert, B.Comm., CMA - Accounting Manager

Kathy oversees the accounting functions at Proline and deals with the day-to-day activities within the accounting department. Kathy has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta. Kathy earned her CMA designation in 1993. Kathy worked for a number of accounting firms and with manufacturing firms and governments overseas prior to joining Proline in 2005.

Kathryn Squires Basson, B.A. - Administrative Supervisor

Kathryn currently supervises our strata administrative support staff and reception. Originally from Northern British Columbia, Kathryn has travelled extensively and taught English in Taiwan for a number of years before joining Proline. In additional to supervising administrative support staff and reception, Kathryn is also active in  assisting our management team and helping to set our human resources policies.

Arnold Hobson, B.A., J.D. - Supervisor and Rental Property Manager

Arnold maintains a rental management portfolio and is also responsible for assisting with the day-to-day supervision of the rental property managers. Prior to joining Proline, Arnold has a varied and broad background, which includes hands on management of residential and estate properties and the practice of law in the USA for ten years, with a focus on civil litigation.  Arnold manages a portfolio of single family dwellings, condominium units and apartment buildings.

Michael Peters

Michael is our longest serving rental property manager and has been with the company since 1991. Michael relocated to Victoria in 1991 from Montreal where he was involved in a manufacturing business for many years. Michael manages a portfolio of primarily single-family dwellings and condominium units, as well as some small apartments.

Elaine Ferguson

Elaine is a senior strata manager. Originally from Ontario, Elaine held a number of accounting and administrative positions before becoming involved in property management in the early nineties. Elaine has been with Proline since relocating to Victoria and presently manages a portfolio of large, high end strata corporations.

Laura Gallinger

Laura is a rental property manager. Laura has had many years of administrative experience and experience dealing with people. Originally joining Proline in an administrative capacity, Laura also worked in our accounting department before becoming a property manager. Laura manages a portfolio of single-family dwellings and individual condo units, as well as some multi-family properties.

Elaine Smith, B.A.

Elaine is a rental property manager. Elaine has been involved in property management and real estate for many years. Elaine was a property manager with another local firm prior to joining Proline. Elaine's portfolio consists of single and multi-family dwellings. With a flair for design, Elaine is often involved in renovation projects within her portfolio.

Alan Haddow

Alan is a strata manager. Alan has 30 years experience in graphics design, production and management, and brings his experience to the strata management team at Proline. Alan is responsible for a variety of strata developments with an emphasis on larger buildings.

Kate Devlin

Kate came to us from another management company. Her background prior to joining Proline was in rental management administration. Kate is a rental manager specializing in apartments, single condominiums and single family dwellings.

Adam Taylor

Adam is a rental manager specializing primarily in unfurnished rental apartments and condominiums.  Prior to joining Proline in 2009, Adam was involved in service industries for many years, both in the restaurant industry and outdoor adventure guiding. Adam's quick wit is always appreciated at team meetings.

Paul Merrien

Paul is a strata manager who recently emigrated from England. Paul's previous experience prior to joining Proline was working for law firms in Great Britain where he dealt with and prepared regulatory submissions and followed up on various infractions primarily within the liquor licensing system.

Daryl Foster

Daryl is a strata manager. Daryl has spent a number of years serving on strata councils where he lives, and completed a term as President of his strata council prior to joining Proline. Daryl has had personal experience with the remediation process and has been an active participant in the various seminars available within the industry. Daryl is also a board member of the Condominium Home Owners Association of B.C.

Cheryl Harrison, B.A., LL.B.

Cheryl is a strata manager. Originally trained as a lawyer in South Africa, Cheryl immigrated to Victoria a number of years ago and has worked in various positions in both the public and private sector. Prior to joining Proline, she was involved in an administrative capacity with another local management company.

Linda MacMillan

Linda relocated to Victoria from the lower mainland. Linda, a Certified Financial Planner by training, has a wide variety of office and administrative experience. Linda has owned condominiums for many years and has served on a number of strata councils. Linda is an active member of our Green Team.

Donna Grapko

Donna came to us from a property management role in another local management company. Donna has managed buildings big and small and looks after a small portfolio of buildings, while helping to organize a number of special projects that apply to many buildings in our portfolios. She will also be assisting some of our other managers with individual special projects in their buildings.

Shelby Alfred

Shelby has an extensive background in communications and administrative services within the public sector. A self confessed real estate junkie, Shelby is involved with our long term furnished rentals and is also building a portfolio of unfurnished rental units.

Bryan Johns

Bryan has recently joined us from another local management company where he handled all their residential rental properties. Bryan manages a variety of good quality residential rentals, both of high end homes and individual condominiums.

Our Accounting and Administrative Staff

We presently have an administrative/accounting support team of 15 people. Our support staff members have all enjoyed a variety of experiences, both in and out of the property management area. This team's diverse skills blend very well to provide excellent service, accounting and administration for our clients.