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Sandy Hilton, CPA, FCA
Sandy is the director of professional
education programs for CPA Canada.
Prior to taking on this role in 2013, he
was a senior accounting instructor for
UBC Okanagan.
Sandy became a CA in 1998, and went
on to earn a PhD in accounting from the
University of Waterloo (2003) and a master
of education from the University of BC
(2013).
Widely recognized for his dedication
to excellence in professional accounting
education, Sandy has been a steady
contributor to the accounting profession.
At the national level, his contributions
have included chairing both the CICA
Competency Map Committee and the
Canadian Academic Accounting Association’s Education Committee, and serving on
the CICA Branding Task Force. At the provincial level, his contributions have included
serving on the ICABC Council and on the board of governors of the Chartered
Accountants Education Foundation. While serving on the latter, he was responsible
for new initiatives designed to support accounting educators across the province.
Sandy has also written extensively on accounting and education issues.
Also active in the community, Sandy volunteers on the board of the Canadian
Mental Health Association’s BC Division. He is also a past board member for the
United Way of the Central and South Okanagan.

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Gerry Humphries, CPA, FCA
Before taking on his current role as a
partner with WMC (Western Management
Consultants) in 2005, Gerry was a
partner with Ernst & Young Consulting/
Capgemini EY—a practice area he’d helped
build while serving as partner-in-charge
of the human resources consulting practice
for EY Vancouver. Throughout his career,
he has consulted in the areas of strategic
planning, governance, executive search,
IT, and finance.
Over the past 20 years, Gerry has made
tremendous contributions to the Canadian
Association of Management Consultants
(CMC-Canada), holding a variety of
leadership roles provincially, nationally,
and internationally. In recognition of his
service, he was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Management Consultants
of BC in 2001 and received CMC-Canada’s Golden Jubilee Award in 2013.
Also a tireless volunteer in the community, Gerry currently chairs the Investment
Committee for the Endowment Fund of the YMCA of Greater Vancouver, and is a
board member and past chair of the West Vancouver Community Foundation. He
previously served on the boards of West Vancouver United Church and the North
Shore Counselling Centre.
Gerry became a CA in 1978, and is one of five CAs in the Humphries family. He is
also its third FCA—grandfather Thomas was an FCA in Alberta, and cousin Bill is an
FCA in BC.

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