MEMBERS IN FOCUS
Kudos!
42 CPABC in Focus •May/June 2015
Sang Ly
Mike Cridge
Paul Maarschalk
Two members recognized with PEAK awards
Lana Kirk, CPA, CA, and Cathy McLay, CPA, CMA, were both
recognized by the Association of Women in Finance in 2015. Lana, a
partner in PwC’s BC Region mining group specializing in assurance,
won a 2015 PEAK Award in the “Rising Star” category. Cathy, the
CFO and executive
VP of finance and
corporate services at
TransLink, won a
2015 PEAK Award in
the “Excellence in the
Public Sector”
category.
Cathy McLay
Linda Tynan, CPA, CGA, was recently
appointed chief administrative officer for the
District of Summerland. Linda has held senior
management positions with the City of Nelson,
the Village of Nakusp, and the Regional District
of Central Kootenay. She started her local
government career with the City of North
Vancouver. Linda is currently president of the
CivicInfo BC Society and VP of the Government
Finance Officers Association of BC.
David McDougall
Farnaz Riahi, CPA, CA, has been appointed
CFO of the Industry Training Authority (ITA),
and will lead ITA’s financial strategy as the
organization focuses on implementing priority
actions. Farnaz has over 12 years of experience
in senior financial management roles in both
the public and private sector. Before accepting
the role at ITA, she was VP of finance at
Canada Wide Media.
Members appointed to COEDC Advisory Board
Jim Grant, CPA, CA, a partner at Grant Thornton, has been appointed
to the advisory board of the Central Okanagan Economic Development
Commission. Also new to the board is David McDougall, CPA, CMA,
founder and principal of Blenz Coffee, BC Interior Region. Paul
Maarschalk, CPA, CA, CBV, of Maarschalk Valuations Inc., is also a
member of the advisory board, and served as board chair in 2014.
Lana Kirk
Pat Kennedy, CPA, FCMA, chief financial
officer of the Pacific Flying Club, was recently
appointed to the board of the Canadian Air
Transport Security Authority for a three-year
term.
Kyman Chan
Brian Friedrich, CPA, FCGA, a principal with
Friedrich + Friedrich and co-chair of CPABC’s
Transitional Steering Committee, has been
appointed as a director adviser to the Real Estate
Board of Greater Vancouver and as a member
of the education committee of the BC Council
of Administrative Tribunals. In addition to his
accounting credentials, Brian holds a C.Dir.
(chartered director) designation from McMaster
University and a master of education from UBC.
Members appointed to Victoria Foundation
In February, Kyman Chan, CPA, FCA, joined the board of directors
of the Victoria Foundation, and Mike Cridge, CPA, CGA, and
Sang-Kiet Ly, CPA, CA, joined the Foundation’s finance and audit
committee. Kyman is a partner with Hayes Stewart Little & Co.;
Mike is a director & senior private banker at BMO Harris Private
Banking; and Sang is a partner at KPMG.
Jim Grant
Ken Carmichael, CPA, CA, a partner in
accounting and audit with BDO Canada,
became president of the Kelowna Chamber
of Commerce for 2015-2016 in April.