Our Veritas Valuation Team
Shelly Peeken, AACI, P.App, PLE
Principal
Ms. Peeken has over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry. Her experience includes multi-family asset management on behalf of pension and segregated fund clients, as well as an established career as a fee appraiser. Ms. Peeken's areas of practice are focused on mid-to-large scale and institutional-grade multi-family properties, new purpose-built rental housing development projects, high-density multi-family land, and non-profit, affordable, and social housing projects across Ontario. Ms. Peeken has an Honours B.A. (Urban Development) from the University of Western Ontario, a Diploma in Urban Land Economics from the University of British Columbia, and has been a designated appraiser (AACI, P.App) with the Appraisal Institute of Canada since 2010. Ms. Peeken is also designated as a Professional Land Economist (PLE) with the Association of Ontario Land Economics (AOLE).
J.P. (Phil) Deschenes, AACI, P.App (Retired)
Founder
Mr. Deschenes has 35 years of experience in the real estate industry, including a number of years as a mortgage investment officer with an institutional lender and a long career as a fee appraiser. In 2000, Mr. Deschenes founded Veritas Valuation. Mr. Deschenes’ areas of focus included appraisal and consulting services for institutional-grade, mid-to-large scale multi-family assets and portfolio work in Ontario and beyond. Mr. Deschenes has a Bachelor of Arts (Urban Geography) from the University of Western Ontario and received his appraiser designation (AACI, P.App) with the Appraisal Institute of Canada in 2000. Mr. Deschenes has been a guest lecturer at the University of Western Ontario, as well as participated as a guest speaker in break-out sessions at the Canadian Apartment Investment Conference (CAIC) and the North American New Apartment Construction and Mixed-Use Symposium (Aptcon). Mr. Deschenes retired as an active member of the Appraisal Institute of Canada at the end of 2024.