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Colleen Whale
Owner
Colleen spent over a decade working in hotels, both at the front desk and behind the scenes in the accounting office. It was during her time as a night auditor, reconciling the books while everyone else was asleep, that she realized she had a serious knack for numbers. Unfortunately, the hours weren’t exactly family-friendly.
In 2014, Colleen went back to school for bookkeeping. She juggled full-time work, a growing family, and part-time studies, graduating with honours in 2015. From there, she hit the ground running, first assisting a local bookkeeper handling fast food franchises (with a heavy focus on payables), then moving into a full-time accounting clerk role at a building centre, where she managed both receivables and payables before being promoted to purchasing agent.
While she enjoyed analyzing reports and tracking inventory, Colleen missed hands-on bookkeeping. In November 2018, she launched Blue Whale Bookkeeping Service and hasn’t looked back. Since then, she’s worked with clients in a wide range of service-based industries, including contractors, hair salons, and marketing professionals, helping small business owners stay organized, confident, and tax-season-ready.
When Colleen isn't whipping her clients' books into shape, she has a huge passion for music and loves going to concerts and music festivals, and cheering on the Blue Jays.
Rodney Reichstein
Personal Income Tax Specialist
Rodney Reichstein brings over 30 years of experience in personal income tax preparation. He completed multiple certificate programs at Sheridan College while working full-time as the Manager of IT Operations and Networking for the City of Mississauga. His credentials include:
- Certificate in Service Administration (1985)
- Certificate in Management Studies (1989)
- Certificate in Accounting (with Honours) (1998)
After retiring in 2007, Rod continued to prepare personal tax returns independently, building a loyal client base with his calm, detail-oriented approach and deep knowledge of the Canadian tax system. He specializes in straightforward personal returns, including those for retirees and individuals with employment or pension income.
Rod is a trusted and valued part of the team each tax season, bringing precision, patience, and a genuine passion for taxes to every return.
When Rod finally tears himself from taxes in the spring, he enjoys keeping active by playing in multiple local baseball leagues (in addition to other sports like pickleball), and traveling with his wife.
Chris Seguin
Income Tax Preparer
Chris brings a deep knowledge of personal and self-employed taxation to the Blue Whale Bookkeeping Service team. He began preparing personal tax returns in the 1990s and returned to tax work full-time in 2023 after a long career in television broadcast.
Chris specializes in personal and self-employed returns, with a strong focus on T2125s, GST/HST filings, and multi-year catch-up returns.
Known for his attention to detail and methodical approach, Chris utilizes many tools to ensure accuracy and clarity throughout the process. He values collaboration, structured workflows, and clear communication, and is excited to support Blue Whale’s clients during tax season.
When he’s not working on taxes, his professed "first love", Chris is a lifelong baseball fan, a passion that fits right in at Blue Whale, and enjoys going to amusement parks with his family.
Katrina Garay
Administrative Assistant
Katrina is the organizational backbone of Blue Whale during our busiest season. Each year from February through June, she handles all administrative communications and onboarding so we can stay focused on client work behind the scenes. She works with Blue Whale through her virtual assistant business based in Barrie, Ontario.
With over 10 years of experience in administration, Katrina manages our calendar, schedules appointments, fields incoming emails, and ensures every tax client is onboarded smoothly and efficiently. During tax season, she’s the friendly and professional first point of contact for all inquiries.
Katrina is calm under pressure, highly organized, and an absolute lifesaver during those high-volume months, and we’re lucky to have her on the team each year.
When Katrina isn't keeping everyone organized, she loves being outdoors and spending time at the lake, as well as traveling our beautiful green earth.
