CPABC in Focus May/June 2016 | Page 40

MEMBERS IN FOCUS Kudos! Brent Ashby, CPA, CA, a partner with KPMG (Kamloops), has been appointed to serve on the executive committee of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce. Brent will serve as treasurer for 2016-2017. Bev Briscoe, FCPA, FCA, president of Briscoe Management Ltd., and Fiona Macfarlane, CPA (Hon.), BC managing partner and chief inclusiveness officer at Ernst & Young LLP, were both included in BC Business magazine’s 2016 list of the 35 most influential women in British Columbia. J.S. (Woody) Hayes, FCPA, FCA, was appointed as a Bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) by the Provincial Cabinet, effective January 1, 2016. Woody replaces Peter Lloyd, FCPA, FCA, as an appointed Bencher on the Society’s board of governors. Originally appointed to the board in 2008, Peter is now a Life Bencher of the LSBC. Woody Hayes Peter Lloyd Bruce McLennan, FCPA, FCMA, has been appointed interim deputy minister of Health and Social Services for the Government of Yukon. Bruce is a former deputy minister of Finance, Education, and Health and Social services for the Yukon government. Bev Briscoe Fiona Macfarlane At the Surrey Board of Trade’s annual Surrey Women in Business Awards luncheon, which was held on March 8, 2016, Janice Comeau, CPA, CA, CFO of LMS Reinforcing Steel Group, was recognized in the Corporate/Leadership category, and Amanjit Lidder, CPA, CA, a partner and regional tax leader with MNP LLP (Surrey), was recognized in the Professional category. Janice Comeau Amanjit Lidder 40  CPABC in Focus • May/June 2016 Carolyn Rogers, CPA, CMA, has won a 2016 PEAK Award from the Association of Women in Finance. She has been recognized in the Excellence in the Public Sector category for her role as CEO and superintendent of the Financial Institutions Commission. The award will be presented on May 10 at the PEAK Awards gala. Have an announcement you'd like to share? Email us at: [email protected]