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CPA Careers in Accounting
Panels – Kelowna & Vancouver
The CPABC recruitment team hosted two CPABC “careers in
accounting” panels on December 3—one at the Coast Capri Hotel in
Kelowna and the other at the Terminal City Club in Vancouver.
In Kelowna, more than 50 attendees and member volunteers
networked and listened as the panellists—Mike Gilmore, CPA, CA, a
partner with BDO LLP; Pat Keller, CPA, FCGA, an electronic commerce
audit specialist with the Canada Revenue Agency and chair of CGA
Canada’s board of directors; and Karlene Sewell, CPA, CMA, general
manager of the YMCA Okanagan—spoke about their career paths
and offered advice to prospective CPA students.
In Vancouver, more than 100 prospective CPA students and member
volunteers were in attendance to hear the panellists—Marianne
Carroll, CPA, CA, a manager with PwC; Linda Lucas, CPA, CMA,
the chief operating officer for KNV Chartered Accountants LLP;
and Manoj Popat, CPA, CGA, an analyst with the BC Ministry of
Finance—give their perspectives on working in public practice, industry,
and the public sector.
Thanks go to Sandy Hilton, CPA, CA, Ph.D., director of professional
education programs for CPA Canada, and Tammy Towill, CPA,
FCMA, chair of the CMABC board of directors, for moderating the
Kelowna and Vancouver events, respectively.
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1. Panellists (l to r): Mike Gilmore, CPA, CA; Karlene Sewell, CPA, CMA; and Pat Keller, CPA, FCGA, at the Kelowna
CPA speakers’ panel on careers in accounting. 2. Sandy Hilton, CPA, CA, Ph.D., moderates the Kelowna event.
3. Nicole Fisher, a prospective CPA student, networks with CAs, CGAs, and CMAs in Kelowna. 4. CMABC board
chair Tammy Towill, CPA, FCMA, welcomes everyone to the Vancouver CPA speakers’ panel on careers in
accounting. 5. Vancouver panellists (l to r): Marianne Carroll, CPA, CA; Linda Lucas, CPA, CMA; and Manoj Popat,
CPA, CGA. 6. Ruben Ortiz, CPA, CMA (right) at the Vancouver event. 7. Prospective students network with
member volunteers and panellists in Vancouver.
Kelowna photos by Grant Hancock. Vancouver photos by Brian Hawkes.
CPABC in Focus • Feb/Mar 2014
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