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Sukhvinder ( Sukhi ) Chouhan , CPA , CA , CAFM , president of Chouhan Accounting Ltd . in Kamloops , has been appointed to the board of directors of the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of BC . Sukhi became a certified aboriginal financial manager in 2015 , while working as a consultant with the Skeetchestn Indian Band and the Upper Nicola Indian Band .
Daniel Healey , CPA , CA , has been named one of KPMG ’ s “ Top 20 Under 40 .” Daniel is a senior manager at KPMG ’ s Vernon office and a member of the firm ’ s Western Canada audit service practice . He ’ s also an active contributor to his community , serving on the board of directors of the Downtown Vernon Association .
Robin Hemmingsen , CPA , CMA , has been appointed president of LaSalle College Vancouver ( LCV ), a branch of LaSalle College International ( LCI ). Robin is responsible for leading LCI Education ’ s Canadian West Coast headquarters , which include LCV and the Canadian Second Language Institute . She previously served as dean of the School of Business at BCIT .
Mark Mawhinney , CPA , CMA , an investment advisor at Odlum Brown Limited in Victoria , has been appointed to the board of directors of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority ( GVHA ). Mark also serves as vice-chair of the GVHA ’ s finance and audit committee .
Maureen McCurdy , CPA , CA , a partner at Daley & Company in Kamloops , has been named vice-president of the 2018 BC Winter Games . Maureen has contributed extensively to sporting events in her community , including the Tim Horton ’ s Brier , the BC Seniors Games , and the Western Canada Summer Games , and received an ICABC Community Service Award in 2014 .
Kyleen Myrah , CPA , CMA , has been named to the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce ’ s “ Top 40 Over 40 ” list , which showcases mentors , champions , and role models in the community . Kyleen is a professor with the Okanagan School of Business at Okanagan College and holds a doctorate of education in educational leadership and policy .
Markus Schrott , CPA , CA , has been elected vice-president of the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce . Markus is a partner with BDO Canada in Vernon , where he provides accounting , audit , and taxation services and contributes to the training of professional staff . He also volunteers on the boards of not-forprofit organizations in his community .
Don Wilkes , CPA , CA , recently published his fourth novel , Withered Expectations , which follows the story of a budding accountant on a perilous journey abroad . Now retired , Don lives on Vancouver Island , where he runs Abbey Isle Publishing . In addition to his works of fiction , he has written a book on writing concepts and two memoirs : A Bean Counter ’ s Travels ( 2009 ) and A Family Journey ( 2014 ).
Smythe LLP is pleased to announce three new appointments . Jeanette DeMarni , CPA , CMA , appointed director of finance , leads the internal Smythe accounting team , as well as budgeting , forecasting , and other strategic initiatives . Edwin Liu , CPA , CA , appointed as a principal , provides accounting , audit , and tax services to privately owned businesses and not-for-profit organizations . Aliya Rawji , CPA , CA , appointed as a manager , is a general tax advisor with a focus on personal and corporate tax-planning for owner-managed businesses across a number of different industries . |
Jeanette DeMarni |
Edwin Liu |
Aliya Rawji |
58 CPABC in Focus • Jan / Feb 2017 |
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