Member Recognition Supplements CA Honourees

ICABC Fellows Kelly Lohn, CPA, FCA Kelly is a partner with Lohn Caulder in Vancouver, where he specializes in taxation and related financial planning. He became a CA in 1974 while articling with Touche Ross, and branched out on his own in 1980 with the launch of Lohn & Company. The practice, which evolved into Lohn Caulder, is now the Vancouver representative of BKR International, a global affiliation of accounting firms. Kelly is the founding chair of the Canadian Tax Committee for BKR International, and the only Canadian serving on its Medical Health Industry Committee. Kelly has given back to the accounting profession at the provincial and national levels. His contributions at the provincial level include chairing the ICABC’s Public Practice Forum and serving on the Task Force on Investment Advice. His contributions at the national level include serving on the PrimePlus Eldercare Task Force, the Financial Literacy Committee, and the Small and Medium-Sized Practices Advisory Group for the CICA. Kelly is a lecturer and speaker on taxation and financial planning issues, and provides commentary to local media outlets. In the community, Kelly currently volunteers as treasurer of the West Vancouver Boy Scouts. He is also a past treasurer for St. Francis in the Wood Anglican Church in West Vancouver. 20 CPABC Celebrating Achievement • February 2015 20 ICABC Fellows George Mason, CPA, FCA George is a partner, business adviser, and income tax specialist with Meyers Norris Penny (MNP). He previously served as the firm’s regional tax leader. George became a CA in 1979 while articling with Thorne Riddell. He later became a tax partner with Thorne Ernst and Whinney and then Peat Marwick Thorne before joining Snowsell Jennens & Carter (a predecessor of MNP) in 1991. Over the past four decades, George has been a teacher, mentor, and role model for countless young CAs, both at his firm and in the Central Okanagan region. He has also contributed to the accounting profession as an instructor for the ICABC professional development program and as a seminar leader for the CICA. George’s professional excellence is matched by his commitment to community service. He has served on the boards of numerous not-for-profit organizations in the Kelowna and Central Okanagan region, including the Central Okanagan United Way and the Central Okanagan Foundation. Today, he serves as director and chair of the finance committee for the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation, which is currently undertaking a campaign to raise $12 million for a new cardiology and surgical centre. CPABC Celebrating Achievement • February 2015 21 2015

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