Celebrating excellence in the profession, CPA Alberta is thrilled to honour the 2026 CPA Alberta Achievement Award recipients. These remarkable individuals set the standard for integrity, leadership, and impact, inspiring the CPA community and beyond. Congratulations to this year’s outstanding honourees!
2026 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 the profession have earned them distinction and brought honour to the profession.
Scott Bolton FCPA, FCA
Shane Doig FCPA, FCA
Shelley Harriman FCPA, FCGA
Robert Hawley FCPA, FCA
Greg Kautz FCPA, FCMA
Darlene Lowe FCPA, FCMA
Raj Manek FCPA, FCA
Jamayssar Persaud FCPA, FCA
Phillip Peters FCPA, FCA
Mehri Salimova FCPA, FCMA
Norman Taylor FCPA, FCA
Tina Thomas FCPA, FCMA
2026 Distinguished Accomplishment Awards
The Distinguished Accomplishment Award recognizes CPAs or supporters of the profession who have demonstrated a significant achievement within the last five years.
Daniel Bosters CPA, CA
Chief Ouray Crowfoot
Mika Friesen CPA, CMA
Martin Gerlings CPA, CMA
Debbie Gorsline FCPA, FCMA
Amber Joss CPA, CA
Erin Marshall CPA, CA
Murray Mikulak FCPA, FCA
Lydell Torgerson CPA, CA
2026 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.
Sharif Ahmed CPA
Lindsey Bauman CPA
Emily Clark CPA
Taylor Collins CPA
Candy Davis CPA, CGA
Avice DeKelver CPA, CA
Sarah Ellis CPA
Cameron Gardner CPA
Connor James CPA
Morgan Lock CPA
Jason Strandberg CPA
Elizabeth Tkachuk CPA
Nataliya Voronova CPA
Karly Woof CPA
Earlier this year, CPA Alberta announced two recipients of the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award: Wayne Kauffman FCPA, FCA and Mary Ritchie FCPA, FCA. Learn more about these distinguished individuals on our website, including their career journeys and the significance of this recognition.
Full biographies of all 2026 CPA Alberta Achievement Award recipients will be available soon. These exceptional individuals will be formally celebrated at the Elevate Awards Gala on Saturday, May 23, in Edmonton. We invite all CPAs to join us for Elevate—a chance to connect, give back, learn, and celebrate.
Congratulations to all 2026 recipients!
