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TIM BEAUCHAMP, CMA
Tim Beauchamp is the Director of the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of Canada and has been directly involved in standard setting for the public sector for over 19 years. He is responsible for the strategic and operating plans of PSAB and reporting its performance to the Accounting Standards Oversight Council. Tim provides advice and oversight to PSAB and staff on technical projects and administers staff activities. He serves as a special advisor on various public sector financial reporting related committees. Tim joined the staff of PSAB after working more than 7 years in the public sector with responsibilities that included accounting, budgeting and debt management.

WARD BLATCH, CA
Ward is an Associate with K2 Enterprises.  Ward began W. A. Blatch Inc. in 2004.  His company offers sales, training, and support on applications and networking to professional firms.  Some of his education includes Bachelor of Commerce, Chartered Accountant,  Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator, Speaker training with the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, and Canoe instructor.

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KRISTIE DEWALD, CA
Kristie’s experience has been largely in the areas of accounting and assurance. She is currently contracting to public accounting firms, primarily consulting and working on audit and review engagements. She also facilitates for the CA School of Business (CASB). In addition to her previous positions at a national firm and a local mid-sized firm, her other experiences include industry positions in a public company and in the not-for-profit sector.

LISA DORIAN , CPA, CA•CIA
As President of PowellDorian, Lisa provides internal audit services, including outsourced solutions, internal control certification, quality assessment reviews, risk assessments and risk management strategies primarily to the financial services industry. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba, Lisa moved on to become a Chartered Accountant and is a Certified Internal Auditor. She also holds the U.S. Certified Public Accountant designation. Lisa is currently President of Financial Executives International's Vancouver Chapter and a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

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TED FINNINGLEY, CA, TEP
Ted is a Partner - Tax Services with Catalyst LLP Chartered Accountants and Consultants.  He has practiced extensively in the income tax area since 1984. Ted is a graduate from the University of Saskatchewan and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and the Canadian Tax Foundation. The focus of Ted's practice is addressing income tax, corporate and estate planning matters for privately-owned businesses and their owners, as well as individuals who desire to maximize the tax paid value of their estates. Many of the business clients he deals with are family owned.  He has written and lectured extensively on tax and estate planning matters for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) and many of the provincial institutes. He has been involved as an instructor in the CICA In-Depth Tax Course program since 1987.

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STUART HARTLEY, FCA
Stuart is the President of FocusROI Inc., a specialized consulting firm that provides education, mentoring, risk management and internal auditing services. Stuart is currently focusing on helping public companies get prepared for the anticipated CEO/CFO certi- fication on internal controls. Stuart is a chartered accountant in the U.K. and Canada and has worked extensively in the U.S. Stuart's entire career has been spent in providing professional services (audit and consulting) to clients including public companies, government agencies and not-for-profit organizations. Prior to joining FocusROI he was senior audit partner in BDO Dunwoody. He was National Director of Accounting and Auditing and a member of the CICA's Auditing Standards Committee.

LAURIE HUDEMA, CA
Laurie Hudema is a senior tax manager with Virtus Group LLP.  Her main area of practice is tax advisory to owner-managed businesses and credit unions.

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DR. VIJAY JOG
Founder and president of Corporate Renaissance Group, Dr. Vijay Jog is a Professor of Finance at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, and a leading authority in corporate valuation, shareholder value creation, activity-based costing and management, and organizational performance improvement. Dr. Jog has been published extensively in national and international journals, and has over one hundred articles, monographs, and books to his credit. He's received numerous awards for his research and publications, including the prestigious national "Leaders in Management Education" award in year 2000. Dr. Jog consults to public and private sector organizations, stock exchanges, and regulatory bodies in countries around the world including Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Austria, South Africa, Ukraine, Poland, and India. Dr. Jog believes that advances in technology and knowledge allow every organization to find better ways to meet their global competitive challenges, and is proud of the leading edge products and value-creation services that CRG provides, which give clients the ability to significantly improve their organizational performance. His philosophy is work hard, have fun, and deliver innovative solutions to client challenges by constantly striving to creatively stretch the envelope of knowledge and technology. Dr. Jog is a chemical engineer with a Masters in Engineering, an MBA and a Ph.D. in Finance all from McGill University.

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DOUG KALESNIKOFF, CA●IFA, CFE, CMC
Doug is an Assistant Professor with the College of Commerce at the University of Saskatchewan.  In 2004 and 2006 Mr. Kalesnikoff was awarded the MPACC Teaching Excellence Award which is sponsored by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta.  Doug has practiced in the forensic accounting discipline for the past 20 years. He has provided expert evidence in the courts, international commissions of inquiry, and other commissions, hearings and tribunals on over 50 occasions His work as a forensic accountant dealing with criminal investigations and public inquiries, include:

• Investigation of alleged frauds on behalf of the R.C.M.P. Commercial Crime Sections, corporations and government agencies. 
• Investigations of alleged drug traffickers on behalf of the R.C.M.P. Anti-Drug Profiteering and Proceeds of Crime Sections.
• Investigations into government corruption and fraud allegations for both the Williams and the Blom-Cooper Commissions of Inquiry for the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis, West Indies.
• Investigation into government corruption, theft and fraud allegations of the Medical Benefits Scheme for the McIntyre Royal Commission of Inquiry in Antigua and Barbuda, West Indies. 
• Compliance audits for royalty and tax matters for the governments of St. Kitts-Nevis, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent–Grenadines, Antigua and the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean.

He has developed and instructed courses on Forensic Accounting and Fraud Auditing provided to the R.C.M.P. Commercial Crime Sections of Saskatoon and Regina, the Saskatchewan Police College, the Saskatoon City Police, the Calgary Police Service, the Inland Revenue Service of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Tax Audit and Administrative Department of the Jamaica Revenue Service, Saskatchewan Crop Insurance, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Saskatchewan.

Doug was featured in an article titled “Our Man in Antigua” in the October 2002 issue of CA Magazine, a publication of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.

MAUREEN KENNEDY
Maureen Kennedy has over 25 years combined experience as a professional speaker, workshop facilitator, business consultant and educator. She is founder and president of Eclectic Communications, a highly recognized training and consulting company specializing in personal and professional communication strategies. Maureen has worked nationally and regionally with a broad range of private and public-sector organizations including major corporations, all levels of government, professional associations and post-secondary institutions. Maureen has earned her professional designation with the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and is frequently sought after as a speaker at meetings and conferences.

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RICHARD LOGAN
Richard is an expert in the field of mind training and human development, and has a deep understanding of how the mind can be accessed and used. An educator for most of his working life in various fields and roles, he presents seminars and workshops specifically tailored for memory training, sleep control and stress management.

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SEAN MAREK, CA
Sean is a partner at Marek Chartered Accountants in Winnipeg.   He is also a lecturer for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba and is currently the designated lecturer for Financial Instruments for Manitoba and Saskatchewan.  He earned two University of Manitoba Gold Medals upon receiving his Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1994 and his Master of Accountancy designation in 1995.  He has lectured for the I.H. Asper School of Business at both the undergraduate and graduate level and for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba since 1996.

DREW MCDONALD, CA
Drew has a diverse background in personal and corporate taxation matters, having worked at both large and small firms. He has lectured and tutored in the qualification seminar and the In-Depth Tax seminar and has co-lectured both the corporate and personal income tax update seminars. He has experience in numerous areas of international and domestic taxation and has also advised on GST and provincial sales tax issues.

DAN MCKINLEY, FCA
Dan has over 21 years experience in public accounting with two major accounting firms. Dan has specialized in taxation and related areas. In particular, he is knowledgeable about taxation issues concerning the real estate industry and not-for-profit organizations.

DOUG MCKILLOP, CMA, CA
Doug is a Partner with Virtus Group in Regina.  He is involved with providing tax advice to small to medium sized owner manager businesses in Saskatchewan.  Doug has lectured for the Institute for many years in the field of taxation.

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HUGH NEILSON, CA, TEP
Hugh an associate with Veres Picton & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants in Edmonton.  His practice focuses on income tax services for individuals and owner-managed private corporations.  Hugh has practiced in the tax area since 1990, and provides tax consultation in many diverse areas, including business structuring and restructuring, negotiations with Canada Revenue Agency auditors and Appeals Officers, tax-effective compensation strategies, immigration and emigration planning, United States income tax compliance and strategies for tax-effective personal, family and estate tax planning. Hugh has instructed pre-and post-certification courses for the Institutes of Chartered Accountants of Alberta and Saskatchewan in the area of taxation, and presented a workshop at the 2005 Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants' National Conference on Income Tax.  His articles have been published in Law Now and Lawyers' Weekly.

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LOIS OUELLETTE, CA
Lois is a senior manager with KPMG LLP in St. Catharines Ontario and has 25 years of experience serving municipal and school board clients. Lois developed the PSAB Financial Reporting course for the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants. She is a PSAB instructor for the Institutes of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan. Lois is a PSAB resource within KPMG for the province of Ontario and provides PSAB training to staff of the firm and its clients.

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JAYSON PEACE, BComm, MPAcc, CA
Jayson graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction in 1998 and a Masters of Professional Accounting in 1999.  He will also receive a Master of US Tax with High Honors from Golden Gate University in San Francisco in May 2008.  He is a Tax Senior Manager at Deloitte in Saskatoon, where he has worked for 10 years.  He has extensive experience dealing with Canadian and US tax issues for individuals, including planning and compliance in both countries.

EILEEN PEASE, BA, B.Ed., M. Ed.
Eileen is President and founder of Dynamic Learning Inc., a company devoted to enhancing people's ability to grow and learn by improving their knowledge and thinking skills. She is an effective, creative and energetic trainer and coach with over 15 years experience. She has led executives, management and supervisory groups across Canada and the United States using innovation and determination to help individuals and teams develop their full potential. Eileen holds a B.A. and B.Ed. from Dalhousie University and a Masters in Education from Mount Saint Vincent University.

STEPHEN PRIDDLE, CA, CMA
After working with KPMG for five years, Stephen moved to industry and has worked for several companies, including small and medium size, public and private companies in the high technology sector. He has extensive experience in financial reporting, treasury management, merger and acquisitions and other areas. He is currently Vice-President, Finance and CFO of Chinook MHD Corporation. Stephen has taught a number of professional development seminars for various Institutes of Chartered Accountants, as well as at the University of Toronto, Carleton University, and in the CMA and CGA programs. He is also a prolific author of published business cases.

DAVID PROST, CA
David is a Partner with Virtus Group in Regina.  He has over 13 years of experience in public practice focused on Assurance and Financial Reporting.  Throughout his career he has delivered professional development instruction in the areas of Assurance, Financial Reporting and Management Skills.

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IAN QUIGLEY, MBA, CFP, CIM
Ian is an independent financial planner and investment manager specializing in topics related to pension, compensation and small business tax planning. Ian holds an MBA from the University of Alberta and is currently a candidate in the Chartered Financial Analyst program (CFA). He is a partner in the consulting firm, Qube Consulting Inc., located in Edmonton Alberta.

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ALAN SALMON
Alan Salmon, has over 25 years of management, systems and training experience in the fields of consulting, business and education. He has provided software design and marketing consulting services to a number of computer software companies and has provided his services to many Canadian accounting and consulting firms to improve their consulting practices. Alan is a syndicated international computer columnist and is the Technology Editor and regular columnist for the Bottom Line and has contributed to CGA Canada, Office Productivity magazine, Computing Canada and Computer Paper to name a few. Alan is the chairperson of the Microsoft Canada "Accounting Technology for the 21st Century" seminar series.

DAVIN STACHOSKI
Davin graduated from University of Regina with a Bachelor of Administration with Distinction in 2004.  He worked for four years at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Calgary, AB, specializing in US and Canadian expatriate tax before joining Deloitte in Regina as a Tax Manager in January 2008.  He has extensive experience with cross-border tax planning for individuals, incentive compensation arrangements and international tax equalization programs for medium to large-size companies.  Davin has completed the CICA Tax In-Depth 1 Course.

A.G. (SANDY) STEDMAN, CA
Sandy is a partner with Schibli Stedman King in Victoria.  His practice focuses on accounting and tax advice for groups of privately held companies and their shareholders.  Sandy’s professional experience includes internal audit, public company audits, and corporate controller for a group of privately held companies.   Sandy is a course author for the ICABC and an instructor for the B.C., Alberta, and Saskatchewan Institutes.

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NEIL TURCOTTE, BA, LLB
Neil is a partner with MacPherson Leslie Tyerman LLP in Saskatoon.  His practice emphasis is on family property division, spousal and child maintenance, and parenting issues.  He is an experienced litigator who regularly represents clients before the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench and Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, and he has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada.  Neil regularly advises companies, including family-run businesses, on succession and next generation planning.  His detailed estate planning advice ensures any potential issues are resolved with as much predictability as possible.

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KIM VAREY, CA
Kim has instructed financial accounting for the ICAA and Mount Royal College. She is presently a management instructor for Audit Watch Canada Inc. and a facilitator for the CA School of Business. She also consults on GAAP/GAAS and efficiency issues directly to small and medium-sized firms. Her background includes eleven years in public practice with concentration in owner-managed businesses, agriculture, public sector and the oil and gas industry.

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