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.
2024-2025 Board of Directors
Peter Guo, CPA, CA, Chair
MNP LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2025)
J. Alain LeFebvre, FCPA, FCA, 1st Vice Chair
Retired Partner, KPMG LLP, Prince George (term expires 2025)
Alexander (Sandy) Stedman, FCPA, FCA, 2nd Vice Chair
Schibli Stedman King LLP, Victoria (term expires 2026)
Alicia Williams, CPA, CPA(Arizona), Treasurer
Vancouver (term expires 2026)
Bernard Achampong, CPA, CMA, Director
Office of the Human Rights Commissioner, Victoria (term expires 2025)
Bill Chan, CPA, CGA, Director
Vancity/Provincial Health Authority, Vancouver (term expires 2026)
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, 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)
Josie Lim, CPA, CA, Director
KPMG LLP, Vancouver (term expires 2025)
Regan McGrath, CPA, CA
Metrics Chartered Professional Accounting, Victoria (term expires 2027)
Tiffany Snauwaert, CPA, CA, Director
Selkirk College, Castlegar (term expires 2025)
Andrew Sweeney, CPA, CA, Director
PH&N Institutional, RBC Global Asset Management Inc., Vancouver (term expires 2026)
Peter Tingling, CPA, CGA, Director
SFU Beedie School of Business, Burnaby (term expires 2025)
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
Stella Lam, CPA, CA
Executive Vice President, Regulation & Registrar
Jan Sampson, FCPA, FCA
Strategy & Governance Officer