MEMBERS IN FoCUS
Kudos!
In Memoriam
Helen Blackburn, CPA, CA, has been
appointed to the position of senior VP of
strategy and analytics at Pacific Blue Cross.
Helen has more than 15 years of experience
as a senior executive overseeing the
management and strategic direction of
complex financial services in member-based
organizations. Prior to joining Pacific Blue
Cross/BC Life, she held the position of CFO,
senior VP of strategy and served as interim president and CEO for
Central 1 Credit Union, where she was instrumental in supporting
and overseeing the strategic vision for the organization.
William Perrault, ACIS, FCGA
We wish to send our condolences
to the family and friends of William
(Bill) Perrault, who passed away on
May 27. Bill was a dedicated and
esteemed volunteer in the CGA
profession who provided leadership
on a number of levels.
The New Westminster native began
his CGA career in 1951, with the
distinction of being a charter student
in Canada’s first course in the new
CGA program, and graduated from
the program in 1956. That same year,
Bill moved to North Vancouver,
where he and his wife Margaret raised two children. He gave generously
to his community, serving as a board member for Lions Gate Hospital
and the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, and as a director
of Outward Bound in BC.
In 1975, Bill’s expertise as a senior financial officer for construction
and real estate companies helped CGA-BC select its first building at
1555 West 8th Avenue in Vancouver. That same year, he entered public
practice with his own firm in North Vancouver, where he not only
advised clients as a public practitioner but also worked as a notary
public. His firm was a fixture on Lonsdale Avenue for decades. Bill
later co-founded the national firm Evancic Perrault Robertson, which
now has offices in 40 locations across Canada.
Bill was the first supernumerary member of CGA-BC’s Board, which
he joined in 1975. He served as president of the Board in 1980, and
subsequently led CGA-Canada as president in 1985. While serving as
chair of CGA-BC’s Bylaws Advisory Group, Bill was responsible for
rewriting the bylaws and the code of ethics; once adopted, these became
the basis for the revamped bylaws and code of ethics at the national
level.
Warren Everton, CPA, CMA, recently
joined BC Tree Fruits Cooperative in
Kelowna BC as CFO. Warren has over 15
years of experience in accounting and
strategic management in the fruit industry
as well as five years in municipal
government management. His focus over
the next few years will be on strategic
planning, risk management, the upgrading
of facilities and systems, and the expansion of overseas markets.
Cheryl (Cher) Wood, CPA, CGA, has
been appointed a director of Reid Hurst
Nagy Inc. Certified General Accountants
(RHN), effective August 1. Cher joined RHN
as manager of client services in November
2008. She has over 20 years of tax and
accounting experience with municipal
audits, not-for-profits, vineyards, and
farming operations, and has been
instrumental in the establishment of RHN’s location in Osoyoos.
Koffman Kalef LLP welcomes Parveen B. Karsan to the law firm partnership
as a partner practicing in the areas of corporate taxation, tax litigation and
estate planning. Parveen has completed all three parts of the Canadian
Institute of Chartered Accountants' In-Depth Tax Course and In-Depth GST
Course and is fluent or proficient in a number of languages including
French, Spanish, Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati.
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