Governance

On June 24, 2015, the Chartered Professional Accountants Act came into force, officially unifying the three professional accounting bodies in B.C. to establish the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC), one of the largest professional organizations in the province. 

CPABC protects the public interest through rigorous educational and certification programs to uphold the highest professional standards and ethics. It represents over 38,000 CPA members and 6,000 CPA candidates. 

The role of CPABC’s Board of Directors is to govern the CPA profession in B.C. and develop policy supporting CPABC’s mandate of professional education, regulation, member service, and protection of the public interest.

2022-2023 Board of Directors

Sheila Nelson, CPA, CA, Chair
S.A. Nelson Inc., Armstrong (term expires 2023)

Christopher Gimpel, CPA, CA, 1st Vice Chair
Deloitte LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2023)

Peter Guo, CPA, CA, 2nd Vice Chair
MNP LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2024)

Andrew Sweeney, CPA, CA, Treasurer
PH&N Institutional, RBC Global Asset Management Inc., Vancouver (term expires 2023)

Bernard Achampong, CPA, CMA, Director
Ministry of Health, Population & Public Health Division, Victoria (term expires 2025)

Craig Elliott, CPA, CGA, Director
Crowe MacKay, Surrey (term expires 2023)

Lisa Ethans, FCPA, FCA, Director
Retired Partner, Deloitte LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2024)

Thomas Fink, CPA, CMA, Director
Coast Mountain Bus Co., Surrey (term expires 2024)

Wendy Ham, CPA, CGA, Director
Aboriginal Finance Officers Association – BC, Vancouver (term expires 2024)

J. Alain LeFebvre, FCPA, FCA, Director
Retired Partner, KPMG LLP, Prince George (term expires 2025)

Josie Lim, CPA, CA, Director
KPMG LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2025)

John Mackenzie, CPA, CA, Director
Odlum Brown Limited, Vancouver (term expires 2024)

Tiffany Snauwaert, CPA, CA, Director
Selkirk College, Castlegar (term expires 2025)

Alexander (Sandy) Stedman, FCPA, FCA, Director
Schibli Stedman King LLP, Victoria (term expires 2023)

Peter Tingling, CPA, CGA, Director
SFU Beedie School of Business, Burnaby (term expires 2025)

Alicia Williams, CPA, CPA(Arizona), Director
Vancouver (term expires 2023)

See Board Photos

Public Representatives

Ken K.L. Leung
Bijan Pourkarimi
Grace Wong

Executive Management Committee

Lori Mathison, FCPA, FCGA, LLB
President & CEO 

Amy Lam, FCPA, FCA
Executive Vice President, Corporate Services & CFO

Simone Leonard, FCPA, FCGA
Executive Vice President, Learning & Engagement

James Midgley, FCPA, FCA
Executive Vice President, Regulation & Registrar

Jan Sampson, FCPA, FCA
Governance & Strategy Officer