Convocation 2021
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Convocation 2021 Wednesday, May 19, 2021 a message from the chair To our graduates: On behalf of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia, I would like to extend my congratulations on reaching this important day. Throughout your rigorous program of studies, you have challenged yourself to acquire professional knowledge, values, and ethics, and you have applied your education to solve real-world problems. Now it is time to celebrate everything that you have worked so hard to achieve! The CPA designation ensures that you have a foundation of skills required to be an effective business leader in any sector. While our business environment is experiencing ongoing challenges caused by the pandemic, you are equipped with the forward-looking skills that clients and organizations need to face the future. Your strategic insight and ability to embrace new ways of working are essential to navigate challenges and achieve sustainability. CPAs are also trusted business advisors and sources of ethical leadership. Our designation is the pre-eminent internationally recognized Canadian accounting and business credential that best protects and serves the public interest. Clients and organizations will look to you for this expertise. Graduates, I hope you feel immensely proud of what you have achieved. Continue to develop your professional knowledge as you have done during your studies – your capacity to keep learning and challenging yourself will support your continued career success. I wish each of you the very best. Sincerely, Geoff Dodds, CPA, CA Chair, CPABC Board of Directors 2021 CONVOCATION agenda of events CPABC PRESIDENT AND CEO’S ADDRESS Lori Mathison, FCPA, FCGA, LLB CPABC President and CEO CPABC CHAIR’S ADDRESS Geoff Dodds, CPA, CA Chair, CPABC Board of Directors CPA CANADA VICE-CHAIR’S ADDRESS Richard Olfert, FCPA, FCA Vice-Chair, CPA Canada Board of Directors VALEDICTORIAN’S ADDRESS Omar Dhanani MESSAGES FROM SPECIAL GUESTS INTRODUCTION OF THE HONOUR ROLL STUDENTS CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2021 board of directors CHAIR DIRECTORS Geoff Dodds, CPA, CA Craig Elliott, CPA, CGA Lisa Ethans, FCPA, FCA FIRST VICE-CHAIR Elizabeth Jackson, Public Representative Karen Horcher, FCPA, FCGA Bereket Kebede, Public Representative J. Alain LeFebvre, FCPA, FCA SECOND VICE-CHAIR Josie Lim, CPA, CA Sheila Nelson, CPA, CA John Mackenzie, CPA, CA TREASURER Jeanette McPhee, CPA, CA Christopher Gimpel, CPA, CA Stuart Newton, CPA, CA Alexander (Sandy) Stedman, FCPA, FCA Andrew Sweeney, CPA, CA Martha Thomas, CPA, CA Peter Tingling, CPA, CGA Alicia Williams, CPA, CPA (Arizona) Grace Wong, Public Representative CPABC executive management Lori Mathison, FCPA, FCGA, LLB President & CEO Amy Lam, FCPA, FCA Executive Vice President, Corporate Services & CFO James Midgley, FCPA, FCA Executive Vice President, Regulation & Registrar Jan Sampson, FCPA, FCA Executive Vice President, Member & Student Experience 2021 CONVOCATION achievement awards Special congratulations to British Columbia’s candidates on the National Honour Roll, each of whom will receive the following awards: CPA CANADA CERTIFICATE OF HONOUR The Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada Certificate of Honour is presented to the top students nationally who wrote the 2020 CFE. CPA BRITISH COLUMBIA The Chartered Professional Accountants of BC will be awarding each honour roll recipient with a Bulova watch as a lasting memento of their achievement. NATIONAL FIRMS AWARD Each honour roll recipient will receive a $1,000 cash award, funded by the following CPA firms: BDO Canada LLP; Deloitte LLP; Ernst & Young LLP; Grant Thornton LLP; KPMG LLP; MNP LLP; and PwC LLP. REGIONAL GOLD MEDAL In addition to the other awards noted the regional gold medallist will receive the CPA Canada Regional Gold Medal for Western Canada and a cash prize of $2,500. 2021 national honour roll Omar Dhanani Aron Funk Rene Grewal Lachlan Hicks Regional Gold Medallist Justine Johl Daniel Kong Katherine Kuo Lucas Lo Ben McDonald Jordan McGarry 2021 CONVOCATION 2021 graduating class This list only includes candidates who have provided consent to CPAWSB to release their names. As a result, they do not represent the full listing of successful BC and Yukon candidates on the 2020 CFE. Kevin Abad* Jordan Aujla* Mark Bickford* Tanja Burovska* Christel Abades* Robert Avis* Atefeh Biglar* Krystle Buszko* Jeffrey Adolfo* Tasneem Mohammed Aziz* Ka Mana Bikadi, CPA Carly Butcher, CPA Muhammad Fahim Afzal* Ge Bai* Manbir Binning* Madiha Butt* Michelle Aghamohseni* Bulpreet Bains* Alexandra Bishop* Hailey Byrnes* Muqaddar Ahmad* Jagvir Bains* Michael Bitcon* Peter Cameron* Bharat Ahuja, CPA Justin Bains* Scott Bjorkland* Xihang Cao* Gaurav Ahuja* Sandeep Bains* Evan Blacklock* Sarah Carreira* James Aitken* Gurkeerit Bal* Eric Bleim* Heather Carroll* Asal Alavi Moghaddam* Kelly Ball* Gregory Blow* Jeffrey Carter, CPA Nelson Allan* David Ballarin* Thomas Bogucki* Clark Cernoia Benjamin Amisano* Barbara Barbosa De Amanpreet Boparai* Davin Chahal* Yue An* Mello Giannoni, CPA Robert Borowski* Manjinder Chahal* Jordan Andrews* Alexandra Barker* Bradley Bourne* Carson Chan* James Andrianos, CPA Corey Barker, CPA Kaitlyn Bouvier, CPA Cheuk Man Chan* Kristen Angeltvedt* Hoori Barkh* Eric Bow* Chi Chan* Naveen Ansari, CPA Jonathan Barkowsky* Jessica Boyczuk* Christin Chan* Farah Arifin* Robert Bartoszewicz* Cara Boyer de la Giroday* Jason Chan* Gurjot Bassi* Fiorella Armoa, CPA Haolin Bradbury* * As of April 7, 2021: Cooper Arnold* Brianne Battisti* Sapinder Braich, CPA To be admitted to membership upon Mandeep Arora* Bernadette Bauzon* Celine Bramley* completion of requirements. Simran Arora* Peter Behncke* Akashdeep Brar* Patricia Arrais do Rosario* Chanel Bellefeuille* Amritpal Brar* Shelby Arthurs* Olivia Bergen* Jean-Philippe Brennan* Ali Asadi* Brenden Bergeron* Scott Brownlie* Gurkaran Athwal* Tracy Bergmann, CPA Leah Brulotte* Madison Attwood, CPA Karan Bhatti, CPA Matthew Buchanan* Avraj Aujla* Reema Bhatti* Kayla Burian* 2021 graduating class Kelvin Chan* Catherine Cheung* Tyler Chuang* Zirun Deng* Kimmie Chan* Hoi Ching Cheung* Tina Chui* Ashley Derbyshire* Rachael Chan* Lawrence Cheung* Yiu Chui* Akshay Desai, CPA Evan Chand* Wang Cheung* Kari Chung* Rebecca Dewar* Jaspreet Chand* Sandy Chiang* Connor Clausen* Inderpreet Dhah* Genie Chang* Tzu-Hsuan Chien* Kalli Clavora* Arshpreet Dhaliwal* Jing-Yah Chang* Sabrina Chittaranjan* Sarah Clough, CPA Avneet Dhaliwal* Yin Chi Chang* Paul Cho* Bailee Cohen* Preet Dhaliwal* Keira Chapman* Chelsea Choi* Nicola Corno* Rohit Dhaliwal* Scott Chase* Hee Yeon Choi* Matthew Couldwell* Omar Dhanani* Leah Chatfield, CPA Man Kit Peter Choi, CPA Joshua Cribby, CPA Adarsh Dhatt* Parmeet Chatrath* Edna Chong* Antonio Da Costa* Jagroop Dhillon* Lize Mirela da Silva Christie Chau* Laura Chorley, CPA Rajdeep Dhiman* Lopes de Oliveira* Amar Cheema* Li-Chia Chou* Anjana Dhingra, CPA Jeffrey Dagg* Annabelle Chen* Shaowen Chou* Muriel Dian de Mello* Sue Dai* Guan-Ting Chen* Yi-Che Chou* Ivan Djuricanin* Rajashri Dalwadi, CPA Wendy Chen* Won Hee Chough* Derek D’Andrea* Thi Nuong Nuong Doan, CPA Winston Chen* Andrew Chow* Wenting Dang* Owen Dobler, CPA Xinyuan Chen, CPA Felix Chow* Rajdeep Daudharia* Natalia Doherty* Yiran Chen* Jonathan Chow* Mitul Daulat Ramani* Justin Dohm* Yiyan Chen* Philip Chow* Alexander Davies* Natassia Dombovary* Yu Tung Chen* Samuel Chow* Zachary de Boer* Matthew Dong* Benjamin Cheng* Timothy Chow* Carmela De Dios* Yanxiu Dong* Chi Cheng* Winnie Chow, CPA Loredana Debreczeni* Carolyn Donnelly, CPA Cindy Cheng* Geoffrey Christie* Sophia Dee* Reece Dozzi* Joelle Cheng* Julia Chu, CPA Harpreet Dehal* Yuandi Du* Timothy Cheng* Xizi Chu* Borjana Dejic* Yong Duan* Vanessa Cheng* Abel Chua* Nancy deMelo* Nurhian Dulay* Zifu Cheng* Citadel Chua* Thomas den Hartog* Daniel Duncombe* 2021 CONVOCATION graduating class Zirun Deng* Alexander Dundas* Amanda Fu* Lucas Gilmour* Gajeong Han* Ashley Derbyshire* Warren Dupasquier* Edwin Fu* Haiana Gomes Souza* Long Han* Akshay Desai, CPA Tessa Durrance* Ricky Fu* Hebe Gomez* Chelsea Hanbury* Rebecca Dewar* Jamie Dy* Cameron Fulton* Tyler Goulding* Kayla Hanlon* Inderpreet Dhah* Kevin Eng, CPA Alfred Fung* Brandon Graham* Tiana Hansen, CPA Arshpreet Dhaliwal* Hermon Ephraim* Jeremy Fung* Jessica Graham* Md Haque* Avneet Dhaliwal* Sepideh Eshghiroshkhar* Aron Funk, CPA Andrew Grange* Jill Harris* Preet Dhaliwal* Sara Eslami, CPA Jennifer Gamel* Gillian Grant* Brigette Hawkes* Rohit Dhaliwal* Marla Eugenio, CPA Dawei Gao* Levi Gray, CPA Kelsie Hawkins* Omar Dhanani* Nathan Evans* Peng Gao, CPA Chadd Gregson, CPA Chuan He* Adarsh Dhatt* Erica Fairley* Qing Yi Gao* Harkirat Grewal* Huazhen He* Jagroop Dhillon* Trevor Fairweather* Navin Gaunder* Ramandeep Grewal* Tianlei He* Rajdeep Dhiman* Daniel Favell* Siddharth Gautam* Rene Grewal* Michael Heale* Amarjit Heer* Anjana Dhingra, CPA Daniel Fazeli, CPA Ramya George* Trevinder Grewal* Nicola Helfrich* Muriel Dian de Mello* Sydney Feeney, CPA Sena Gerami* Siyi Gu, CPA Raymond Helgason, CPA Ivan Djuricanin* Kayla Feltan* Andre Ghoshal* Stephen Guan* Jacqueline Henley, CPA Thi Nuong Nuong Doan, CPA Isabella Ferguson* Amreet Gill* Naina Gulati* Damian Herman* Owen Dobler, CPA Anna Patricia Fernandez* Bonita Gill* Anna Gunkevich* Christopher Hesje* Natalia Doherty* Julia Figas* Gagan Gill* Shuangning Guo* Anna Hetherington* Justin Dohm* Kendra Finlay* Gina Gill* Tianye Guo* * As of April 7, 2021: Natassia Dombovary* Lindsay Finnerty* Harleen Gill, CPA Isha Gupta* To be admitted to Matthew Dong* Maria Fischer*