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 34,000 CPA members and 5,200 CPA students and candidates.
The inaugural CPABC Board of Directors was appointed by the provincial government. 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.
2016-2017 Board of Directors
David Hallinan, FCPA, FCMA, Chair
City of Kamloops (term expires 2017)
Heather Banham, FCPA, FCGA, First Vice-Chair
Okanagan College, Kelowna (term expires 2018)
Barry Macdonald, FCPA, FCA, Second Vice-Chair
Corporate Director, Vancouver (term expires 2019)
Douglas Lang, CPA, CGA, Treasurer
Independent Consultant for Local Government, Campbell River (term expires 2018)
Lindalee Brougham, FCPA, FCA, CGA, Director
Grant Thornton LLP, Victoria, (term expires 2018)
Stanley Chang, CPA, CGA, Director
Financial Institutions Commission, Vancouver (term expires 2019)
Geoffrey Dodds, CPA, CA, Director
Buckley Dodds Parker LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2019)
Brian Friedrich, FCPA, FCGA, Director
Friedrich & Friedrich Corp., Darcy (term expires 2017)
Doris Good, CPA, CMA, Director
Provincial Government, Vancouver (term expires 2017)
Diane Kerley, FCPA, FCMA, Director
Mason Group, Vancouver (term expires 2018)
Sheila Nelson, CPA, CA, Director
Retired from Public Practice, Prince George (term expires 2018)
Ben Sander, FCPA, FCA, Director
Sander Rose Bone Grindle LLP, Dawson Creek (term expires 2019)
Tom Senft, CPA, CGA, Director
JD Sweid Foods, Langley (term expires 2017)
Gavin Still, CPA, CGA, Director
MNP LLP, Fort St. John (term expires 2019)
Note: Olin Anton, FCPA, FCA served as a director until March 31, 2017 at which time he stepped down from the board to fulfill his role as the appointed interim president & CEO for CPABC.
Public Representatives
Barbara Brink, CPA (Hon.)
Elizabeth Jackson
Roland Krueger
Executive Management Committee
Olin Anton, FCPA, FCA
Interim President & CEO
Amy Lam, FCPA, FCA
Executive Vice President, Operations & CFO
James Midgley, FCPA, FCA
Executive Vice President, Regulation & Registrar
Vinetta Peek, FCPA, FCMA
Executive Vice President, Marketing & Business Development
Jan Sampson, FCPA, FCA
Executive Vice President, Education and Member Engagement