MEMBERS IN FoCUS
2013 CMABC
Life Members
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Yvonne Pinder,
CPA, CMA, FCMA
Yvonne has had a long
and successful career
in the health sector
and in post-secondary
education. Before retirement, Yvonne was
acting vice-president of finance and corporate
services for Okanagan College, and was an
external consultant to the College for the
implementation of their enterprise-wide risk
management system. She is currently a
member of the College’s board of directors
and chair of the College’s Governance Committee.
In the education and health sectors, Yvonne
was director of the integrated financial
services unit for Saskatchewan Health; she
also served as chief financial officer for the
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science
and Technology.
Since receiving her CMA designation in
1982, Yvonne has made significant contributions to both the CMA National and
Provincial societies. She served as a director
on the Saskatchewan council, was a member
of the National Entrance Exam Board, and
was chair of the Saskatchewan Accreditation
Committee.
Active in the community, Yvonne is involved
with various boards and foundations. She
was nominated for the Saskatoon YWCA
Women of Distinction Award in the Business
and Professional Category in 1997, and was
named a Fellow of the CMA Society in 2003.
CMABC Fellows and Life Member photos by
Montizambert Photography.
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CPABC in Focus • Nov/Dec 2013
Recognizing Member Achievement
Many professional accountants in British Columbia are involved
in volunteer activities that benefit their communities, and the
ICABC, CGA-BC, and CMABC have each recognized these
contributions through their respective member recognition
programs. Memb