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MEMBERS IN FOCUS

Kudos !

Michael Adams , CPA , CA , a partner at Taylor Adams CPAs , has been named Cranbrook ’ s 2017 Citizen of the Year by the city ’ s chamber of commerce . Michael ’ s contributions to the community include five years of service as president and past president of the chamber ’ s board of directors and 10 years as a board member of the Cranbrook Society for

Community Living , including six years as treasurer .

Shelley Brown , FCPA , FCA , an audit partner and board member at Deloitte Canada , has won a 2018 Influential Women in Business Award from Business in Vancouver . Shelley has served as a strategic business advisor and audit partner for multinational public companies for almost 30 years and has more than 25 years of board experience . She has received numerous awards and was inducted into the Women ’ s Executive Network Hall of Fame in 2014 .

Thanks !

Gordon Clissold , FCPA , FCGA , has been appointed CFO of Gatekeeper Systems Inc . in Abbotsford . Gordon has more than 20 years of operational and financial management experience and previously held governance positions with his provincial and national legacy accounting bodies .

We would like to thank the following volunteers for their assistance in preparing CPABC ’ s RRSP and tax tips for 2017 :

• D & H Group LLP : Jeff Foreman , CPA , CA ; Cara Pavlakovic , CPA , CA ; and Nancy Lum , CPA , CA .

• BDO Canada LLP : Kam Nat , CPA , CA ; and Robert Mah , CPA , CA .

• Clearline : Bilal Kathrada , CPA , CA ; Gurbir Rai ; Gina Gill ; and Shehzel Saif .

• Derek Bennett , CPA : Derek Bennett , CPA , CGA .

• Ernst & Young LLP : Larry Bell , CPA , CA .

• Grant Thornton LLP : Alan Tian , CPA , CA ; Andriana McConkey ; and Anthony Jay .

• KPMG LLP : Shane Onufrechuk , FCPA , FCA ; and Hannah Dekker .

• PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP : Melanie Campbell , CPA , CA .

Special mention goes to the team from D & H Group , who co-ordinated the entire project with CPABC staff . Thank you Jeff , Cara , and Nancy !

Sandra Chamberlain , CPA , CMA , PhD , was recently named the CPA Chair in Accounting at the UBC Sauder School of Business . Sandra is an associate professor in the school ’ s accounting and information systems division and was UBC ’ s Deloitte and Touche Professor in Accounting from 2008 to 2017 .

Andreas L ’ Abbé , CPA , CA , has joined Discovery Metals Corp . in Toronto as CFO . Andreas has more than 10 years of experience in the mining sector and previously served as director of finance for Tahoe Resources Inc . in Reno and VP of finance Canada for Timmins Gold Corp . ( now Alio Gold Inc .) in Vancouver .

Vinetta Peek Embarks on New Adventure

In January 2018 , Vinetta Peek , FCPA , FCMA , C . Dir ., retired from her position as executive vice-president of marketing and business development for CPABC , capping off a lengthy and distinguished career in the accounting profession . Vinetta held senior leadership roles in media , marketing , and the beverage industry before joining CMABC in 2003 as its vicepresident of marketing . Education was added to her purview in 2008 , and she became president & CEO of the organization in 2012 . Vinetta continued to serve as president & CEO of the legacy organization in the lead-up to CPABC proclamation , and played a critical role in the unification process . Vinetta ’ s diverse portfolio at CPABC included strategic brand development , and she was instrumental in shaping and fostering the growth of the CPA brand across the country . She played a lead role in developing the Brand Ambassador campaign and served on several branding and marketing committees , including the CPA Brand Steering Committee and the CPA National Magazine Advisory Board . Notably , Vinetta became the sixth British Columbian to receive an Honorary CMA designation in 2007 , and when she earned her CMA designation in 2011 , she became the first Canadian to complete the CMA program after already having received an honorary designation . Travel is now on the horizon , and we wish her the best of luck in her future endeavours !

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