Announcing the 2023 Achievement Award Recipients

Announcing the 2023 Achievement Award Recipients

CPA Alberta is pleased to announce the 2023 Achievement Award recipients. These outstanding CPAs embody the core principles of the CPA profession: integrity, expertise, and commitment. Their contributions and accomplishments bring honour to the profession and strengthen the reputation of all CPAs. Congratulations to all 2023 Achievement Award recipients!


2023 Fellows of the Chartered Professional Accountants

The Fellow of Chartered Professional Accountants (FCPA) is granted to those Alberta CPAs who have rendered exceptional service to the profession or whose achievements in their careers, the community, or in the profession have earned them distinction and brought honour to the profession.

Yvonne Barthel FCPA, FCA
Stephen Bergstrom FCPA, FCMA
Christopher Burrows FCPA, FCA
Larry Brownoff FCPA, FCA
Raymond Crossley FCPA, FCA
Laura Daniels FCPA, FCA
Brian Koshman FCPA, FCA
Stuart Lee FCPA, FCA
Lynda MacNeill FCPA, FCMA
Dwayne Pohranychny FCPA, FCA
Colleen Purdy FCPA, FCMA
Hilary Rose FCPA, FCA


2023 Distinguished Service Awards

The Distinguished Service Award recognizes CPAs or supporters of the profession who have demonstrated a significant achievement within the last five years.

Toks Bakinson CPA, CMA
Joseph Devaney CPA, CA
Priti Laderoute CPA, CMA
Jason Lukman CPA, CMA
Betty Mah CPA, CMA
Kolawole Oladimeji CPA, CGA
Gerald Whitford


2023 Early Achievement Awards

The Early Achievement Award recognizes CPAs who have had their accounting designation for 10 years or less and have contributions or achievements worthy of recognition.

Michelle Coleman CPA, CA
Leonard D’Silva CPA, CMA
Jeffrey Herzog CPA
Mark Mowbrey CPA
Amy Richards CPA, CA
Kristen Schafer CPA, CA
Janice Tran CPA, CMA


In addition, you may recall that earlier this year CPA Alberta announced two outstanding individuals as the recipients of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards: Dr. Karim Jamal FCPA, FCA and Colette Miller FCPA, FCA. Read Karim’s and Colette’s reflections on their professional careers and thoughts on what this recognition means to them on our website.

Detailed biographies of all of the 2023 CPA Alberta Achievement Award recipients will be available on the CPA Alberta website soon. CPA Alberta will be celebrating the accomplishments of these exceptional individuals and formally honouring them with their recognition at the Elevate Awards Gala, planned for May 13. Watch for more details on the Gala and other Elevate 2023 events to come soon!

Congratulations to all 2023 recipients!



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