Q&A
Bob: In the next year, my role as vice-chair
is to support Shelley and work with others,
both on the board and in accounting organizations across Canada, to further confirm
unification of the profession. I see myself as
an ambassador to help spread the message
and ensure full unification under the CPA
umbrella.
We also need to celebrate the significant
successes we’ve accomplished by sharing who
we are and what we deliver to all stakeholders,
including employers and the business community, students and educational institutions,
governments, and the general public.
Ultimately, the common thread that will tie
unification together will be a good governance
model both nationally and provincially. We
need good strategies and creative decisions to
ensure the impact of CPA Canada is realized
both domestically and internationally.
How can members feel pride in the
CPA designation?
Bob: We know members are proud of their
legacy designations, and asking them to give
those up will be hard. Each designation had
a great certification program and did a great
job in promoting the profession. But now,
we’re building something bigger and better.
For our members, this means that we have
to meet and exceed the promises we made to
them when we entered into merger discussions. The CPA profession needs to build a
very good education product that will provide
value to members and employers. We need to
be at the forefront of accounting and business
education, ensuring that the certification
program is better than any of our legacy programs, and that it aligns with employer needs.
The staff and board members must also engage in relevant and diverse communication
with members and the public—not only to
discuss technical proficiencies and provide
the latest standards updates, but also to
emphasize the sense of community with the
profession.
Also serving on the CPA Canada board
In addition to Shelley Brown and Bob Strachan, the following BC
members serve as directors on the board of CPA Canada:
Barb Carle-Thiesson, CPA, FCA
Partner, MNP LLP
John Nagy, CPA, FCGA
Shareholder & Director, Reid Hurst Nagy Inc.
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