VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) is pleased to present Vickie Whitehead, CPA, CGA, director at Deloitte Canada, with a Distinguished Service Award for her remarkable commitment and dedication to the community.
Vickie Whitehead, CPA, CGA has provided leadership to First Nations across Canada for over 20 years. As a director with Deloitte Canada, she leads the firm’s Indigenous Wealth Services in B.C. and the North. Passionate about the power of diversity, she is a regional co-leader for the firm’s inclusion program.
Before joining Deloitte, she managed program planning and implementation with Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada.
Whitehead is a dedicated volunteer and leader in the community and has mentored other indigenous women formally and informally. As vice-chair of the National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association (NATOA), she helps the charity provide First Nations with the resources to create and operate trusts, and she has improved NATOA’s financial management through an annual budgeting process and expenditure approval process.
She also chaired an advisory group for AFOA Canada, a not-for-profit organization that supports First Nations with training and professional development to foster finance skills, served on the board of directors of AFOA BC, and was recently elected to the AFOA Canada board by her peers.
Active within her profession, Whitehead is a member of the CPABC Bylaws Committee, contributing to the strength of CPABC’s governing documentation and code of professional conduct. Her ability to quickly grasp the broader implications of a bylaw change adds remarkable value to her role as an advisor to the board of directors on proposed amendments.
Quote from Lori Mathison, FCPA, FCGA, LLB, president and CEO of CPABC
“The philanthropic work of volunteers like Vickie brings a positive impact on communities and the lives of others. They are truly deserving of this award.”
To read the profiles of all the award winners, visit bccpa.ca/members/recognition-program.
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