CPABC in Focus November/December 2016 | Page 13

IF YOU GET EXCITED BY TREND ANALYSIS AND GREEN ENERGY... COMBINE YOUR PASSIONS. Clockwise from top: 1. Presenting at Business in Vancouver’s Influential Women in Business Awards (2015). 2. At the CPABC board’s meet and greet with Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson on proclamation day (June 24, 2015). 3. Leading the Convocation procession (May 2016). 4. With then CPABC board chair Olin Anton, FCPA, FCA, and CPABC Canada board chair Alain Côté, FCPA, FCA, at Convocation (November 2015). 5. Presenting a keynote speaker at the CPABC Pacific Summit in Kelowna (September 2015). 6. The Rees family (l to r): Rory, Elise, Richard, and James, taken at the 2012 legacy awards dinner, during which Richard was surprised to learn that he’d won the Diamond Jubilee Medal. 7. Speaking at the BC Business Summit (November 2015). 8. Chatting with a member during the Member Engagement Tour (October 2015). 9. At the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation, with then ICABC president/ CPABC TSC member Dan Little, FCPA, FCA, and Don Aubrey and Rick Sweeney, the chair and executive director, respectively, of the Washington State Board of Accountancy (February 2015). 10. A portrait of the president & CEO as a young lad. Being a CPA isn’t just about accounting, balance sheets, and crunching numbers. It’s putting real business strategy skills to work, and adding value to any business in any industry. For those who want to combine their business career with their passion, there is no better designation than CPA. Visit our website to find an info session near you. goCPAbc.ca