Kudos!
Smythe LLP is pleased to announce new appointments for three
CPABC members at the firm’s Vancouver office. Tamiko Iwata,
CPA, CA, has joined the firm as director of finance after nine years
as director of finance with another regional firm. Sapna Dayal,
CPA, CA, and Dean Golbeck, CPA, CA, have joined the firm as tax
managers. Sapna specializes in personal Canadian and US taxation
services, and Dean specializes in corporate and personal tax planning.
Tamiko Iwata
Sapna Dayal
Dean Golbeck
In Memoriam
We wish to send our condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the following members:
Alexander (Al) Dancs, FCPA,
FCMA
Al earned his accounting designation
in 1966, completing his studies
through night school while working
full-time as the managing partner of
Johnston Floor Company, which he’d
co-founded in 1964. He remained
with the Coquitlam-based company
until his retirement in 1989.
Prior to his work with Johnston Floor,
Al worked as a clerk with Monarch
Life Assurance, held bookkeeping roles with Arnett Manufacturing
and Willy’s Auto Distributors, and served as a branch accountant
with H.K. Porter Company.
Al was very active in the construction industry throughout his
career, holding leadership roles on the boards of the Vancouver
Regional Construction Association, the BC Construction Association,
and the Canadian Construction Association. He also served in the
community as president of the YMCA in South Vancouver and was a
member of the YMCA Board of Governors for 17 years. His service
was later recognized with a YMCA life membership.
Al was highly active in the accounting profession as well, with
volunteer service spanning more than 20 years. He served as
treasurer of the Vancouver Chapter for the Certified Management
Accountants Society of BC (CMABC), served on CMABC’s
Provincial Council in the early 1970s and early 1980s, and was a
member of the Memorial Scholarship Committee and the
Scholarship Fund Trustees. He also served on a number of other
boards and committees at the provincial and national level. His
significant contributions were recognized first in 1998, with a Life
Membership award, and again in 2007, with CMA Canada’s highest
honour, the FCMA designation.
Al passed away on Dec 17, 2017, at the age of 89.
Ronald William (Ron) Park,
FCPA, FCA, CPA (Hon)
Ron received his accounting
designation in BC in 1955, while
articling with McIntosh, McVicar
and Dinsley. He left public practice
in 1964 to join what is now Finning
International and rose quickly to the
rank of corporate secretary.
Ron was a vital member of Finning’s
leadership team as it grew from a
regional, family-owned business to a
publicly traded international company. When he left Finning in 1981,
it was to serve as CEO of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
British Columbia (ICABC), a role he held until his retirement in 1990.
Ron was passionate about the accounting profession and held
leadership roles on provincial and national committees throughout his
career. Notably, his service on a national accounting research committee
in the 1970s (including as the first chair from industry) contributed
significantly to the development of Canadian and international
accounting standards. He was elected to the BC Fellowship in 1977.
Ron also volunteered on the ICABC council, becoming its president
in 1980. That same year marked the beginning of 12 years of service
on the Auditor General’s Advisory Council. He was also dedicated to
the Financial Executives Institute (FEI), contributing at both the
provincial and national levels.
In 1990, Ron was recognized as a Life Member of the FEI Vancouver
Chapter, received a certificate of recognition from the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Alberta, was elected to the Fellowship of
the Institute of Charte