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 40,000 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.
2025-2026 Board of Directors
J. Alain LeFebvre, FCPA, FCA, Chair
Retired Partner, KPMG LLP, Prince George (term expires 2026)
Alexander (Sandy) Stedman, FCPA, FCA, 1st Vice Chair
Schibli Stedman King LLP, Victoria (term expires 2026)
Alicia Williams, CPA, CPA(Arizona), 2nd Vice Chair
YWCA, Vancouver (term expires 2026)
Bill Chan, CPA, CGA, Treasurer
Vancity/Provincial Health Authority Boards, Vancouver (term expires 2026)
Julia Aspinall, CPA, CMA, Director
BC Liquor Distribution Branch, Vancouver (term expires 2028)
Amy Bonner, CPA, CA, Director
TELUS, Vancouver (term expires 2028)
Jayana Darras, CPA, CA, Director
Deloitte LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2027)
David Diebolt, CPA, CA, Director
Manning Elliott LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2027)
Craig Elliott, CPA, CGA, Director
Crowe MacKay LLP, Surrey (term expires 2026)
Wendy Ham, CPA, CGA, Director
Aboriginal Finance Officers Association – BC, Vancouver (term expires 2027)
Bill Lau, CPA, CA, Director
Retired Partner, KPMG LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2027)
Louisa Lun, CPA, CA, Director
Ernst & Young LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2028)
Regan McGrath, CPA, CA, Director
Metrics Chartered Professional Accounting, Victoria (term expires 2027)
Gary Parmar, CPA, CA, Director
MNP LLP, Kelowna (term expires 2028)
Rahim Somani, CPA, CA, FCA (Pakistan), FCMA (Pakistan), Director
University of Northern BC, Prince George (term expires 2028)
Andrew Sweeney, CPA, CA, Director
PH&N Institutional, RBC Global Asset Management Inc., Vancouver (term expires 2026)
Public Representatives
Ken K.L. Leung
Raheil Moradi
Bijan Pourkarimi
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
Stella Lam, CPA, CA
Executive Vice President, Regulation & Registrar
Jan Sampson, FCPA, FCA
Strategy & Governance Officer