Members appointed to AWF board The Association of Women in Finance ( AWF ) has appointed four CPABC members to its board of directors . Calle Johnson , CPA , CA , managing director at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Vancouver , has been appointed head of PEAK nominations ; Louisa Lun , CPA , CA , a senior manager at Ernst & Young in Vancouver , has been appointed events chair ; Erica McGuinness , CPA , CA , a senior associate at |
Calle Johnson |
Louisa Lun |
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Sequeira Partners in North Vancouver , has been appointed president ; | |||
and Rikki Senghera , CPA , CA , a partner in audit services at KPMG in Vancouver , has been appointed treasurer . | |||
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Steve Alisharan , CPA , CA , CMA Steve was a senior instructor in the accounting division at the UBC Sauder School of Business , chair of Sauder ’ s MBA Core Program , and an influential educator both locally and internationally . During his more than 30-year tenure at UBC , Steve held numerous directorship roles , introduced a wide range of innovative initiatives and programs , and taught accounting , financial reporting , entrepreneurship , and small business development courses at the undergraduate , graduate , and executive levels . He also served at the board level for many other organizations , including the legacy CA , CGA , and CMA bodies . In addition to lecturing for all three legacy bodies , he served on the boards of governors for the legacy ICABC and CMABC educational programs and on the national board of examiners for CGA-Canada . Steve received numerous awards during his career , including the Arne Olsen Award for Career Teaching Excellence . He passed away on September 26 , 2016 . |
J . Elmer Benoit , FCPA , FCMA Elmer ’ s varied career of almost 50 years included working as a writer and editor for radio news , a psychiatric nurse , and a management accountant . He became an RIA ( registered industrial accountant — a precursor to the CMA designation ) in 1963 and joined MacMillan Bloedel the following year . He went on to hold a number of positions with MacMillan Bloedel over the next 27 years , 21 of which were spent in Port Alberni . After retiring in 1991 , he settled down in Kelowna . Elmer was involved in community service for more than 40 years , volunteering with Scouts Canada , youth soccer , and the United Church . He was also an active volunteer with CMABC , serving as a committee member , as a member and president of the provincial council , and as chair of the Vancouver Island Chapter . His contributions to the profession were recognized with a CMA Life Membership in 1992 and with the FCMA designation in 2007 . Elmer passed away on October 16 , 2016 . |
David R . Sinclair , FCPA , FCA David was born in Glasgow , Scotland , where he qualified as a chartered accountant . He immigrated to Canada in 1952 and began his professional life with the CPR in Montreal . In 1956 , he moved to Vancouver , where he became a partner with McDonald , Currie & Co . ( a predecessor of PwC ). He served as the firm ’ s managing partner from 1973 until his retirement in 1989 . David was passionate about volunteering , and his numerous contributions included serving as a commissioner on the BC Royal Commission on Health Care ; as a director on the boards of the BC Children ’ s Foundation and the Parkinson ’ s Institute ; as chair of the BC Cancer Foundation ; and as a trustee of Vancouver General Hospital . Additionally , he served on the board of TRIUMF ; chaired the finance committee for UVic ’ s board of governors ; served on the board of Cominco ; and chaired the committee that recommended the merger of Cominco with Teck Corporation . David received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the ICABC in 2010 . He passed away on November 30 , 2016 . |
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