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News Letter
CG A NWT and NU
Fall-Winter 2013
News from the North
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Welcome our new members
1
Board Members 2012-2013
2
News from the office
2
Lead by Example
3
CGA Awards
3
Retiring board member
4
Exam Schedule
4
FCGA Award
5
Thank You Supervisors
6
Welcome to our New Members!
The Paul Smith Volunteer
of the year award
6
Saying their Oath: From left to right:
Sapan Seth, Sharan Shrestha, David Feeley and David Colbourne.
Congratulations on behalf of the Board of Governors, Education Committee
and the Executive Director to our newest members,
Sapan Seth (Yellowknife)
Sharan Shrestha (Yellowknife)
David Feeley (Yellowknife)
The great thing about
David Colbourne (Newfoundland)
working in the
All your hard work has paid off and it did not go unnoticed.
accounting department
One of our new members did more than just pass their CGA exams.
is that everybody counts
 Sapan Seth also won the CGA Canada Top Ten Recognition Award
in the PACE level.
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News from the office
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The Board Members of 2013-2014
I would like to
introduce you to
Tonya Barnes. Tonya
is working until the
end of December.
She came on board
on Sept. 11, 2013.
Glad to have you here
Tonya and I am
looking forward to
working with you.
Professional
Development has had
another fantastic
session. Speakers
and attendance were
great.
Exam schedule is
posted on line for
those who have
exams in December,
session 1.
Upcoming deadline to
register for session 2
is November 20,
2013.See www.cganwt-nu.org for more
information.
Interested in helping
out? Let the Chairs
know of your interest.
Now is the time for the
Chairs to set up their
committees.
From left to right
Back: Zakar Hovannisyan, Edwin Castillo, Cathy Cudmore, Peter Tumilty, James Martin,
Eric Frenette, Lee-Anne Tomkins and Biswanath Chakrabarty
Front: Pamela Murray and Sharan Shrestha
Missing: Regina Pfeifer and Andy Wong
Biswanath Chakrabarty, CGA
President
Cathy Cudmore, CGA
Vice President
Zakar Hovhannisyan, CGA
Treasurer
Eric Frenette, CGA
Chair of Professional Development
James Martin, CGA
Chair of Education
Peter Tumilty, CGA
Board Member; Representative for Nunavut
Pamela Murray, CGA
Co-Chair Public Relations
Sharan Shrestha, CGA
Co-Chair Public Relations
Lee-Anne Tomkins, CGA
Secretary
Regina Pfeifer
Commissioner’s Appointee
Edwin Castillo
Student Representative
Andy Wong, FCGA
Past President
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AWARD WINNERS
Lead By Example
We
encourage
our
students to work hard
while doing the CGA
Program. The road to
getting your CGA is not
an easy one. It is long and
very difficult. Just ask the
newest members! We do
have some more students
to be recognized for the
2012-2013 year.
ShashaYou
(Yellowknife)
Edwin Castillo
(Yellowknife)
The ULU Award for his
academic excellence by
achieving the highest
overall average on at least
two CGA examinations.
The
Seema
Chugh
Memorial Award for her
excellence in community
service combined with
achieving the highest
mark in a course.
Jacqueline Demers
(Fort Simpson)
The Amrita Award for her
academic excellence for
achieving the highest mark
in
Advanced
External
Accounting (AU2)
Attiya Khabir
(Yellowknife)
The Piyare Lal Chugh
Memorial Scholarship for
the highest mark in FA1,
FA2 or FA3.
CGA Canada Recognition Award Winners
For obtaining high marks in their courses nationally:
Attiya Khabir
The Award of Excellence Level 1
Roxanne Ruediger
The Award of Excellence Level 2
Jacqueline Demers
The Award of Excellence Level 4
Shasha You
The Award of Excellence Level 4
Attiya Khabir
The CGA Program of Professional Studies Award for MA1
Sanchita Mandal
The CGA Program of Professional Studies Award for MA1
cannot count
Attiya Khabir
The CGA Program of Professional Studies Award for QU1
us out!!!
Attiya Khabir
The CGA Program of Professional Studies Award for FA1
Austin Rice
The CGA Program of Professional Studies Award for FA4
Maria Beleuta
The CGA Program of Professional Studies Award for FA4
Edwin Castillo
The CGA Program of Professional Studies Award for MS2
Shasha You
The CGA Program of Professional Studies Award for MS2
We have the
smallest
student count
nationally,
but you
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RETIRING BOARD MEMBER
Nancy Magrum, CGA
After 6 years on the Board of Governors in the positions as the Chair of
Professional Development & Secretary she retired as a board member.
Nancy, you will be missed and thank you for taking the time to serve this
association. Happy retirement! We wish you good health and happiness as
you begin your new journey where ever it takes you.
Nancy receiving her award from President Biswanath Chakrabarty
Examinations Schedule
Monday Dec-2
Tuesday Dec-3
Wednesday Dec-4
Thursday Dec-5
Friday Dec-6
Saturday Dec-7
6:30pm - 10:30pm
6:30pm – 10:30pm
6:30pm – 9:30pm
6:30pm – 10:30pm
6:30pm – 9:30pm
9:00am – 1:00pm
PA1
FA4
FA2
FA1
LW1
TX2
OL2
PA2
MA2
MA1
CM1
MM2
MS1
FA3
OM1
OM2
RM2
SP1
HC1
PT1/2
MM1
AU2
MU1
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CGA Canada Award for FCGA
PAWAN CHUGH, FCGA
The FCGA designation is a CGA-Canada award which recognizes members who provide
exemplary service to CGA-Canada or a Provincial, Territorial or International Association, the
profession or the public, or achieve prominence through a variety of means.
Pawan receiving his FCGA form Patrick Keller –Chair of CGA Canada
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THANK YOU TO ALL THE SUPERVISORS! WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOU!!!
Supervisors for 2012-2013 Session 4 Exams Sept.3 – Sept.5, 2013
Lew Voytilla
Peter Tumilty
Debora Voth
Lew Voytilla
Daniel Quevillon
.
Christine Siu
Agnes Olowokere
Lindsey Blake
T
Trevor Ryhorchuk
Bob Shahi
Thanks for stepping up!
The Paul Smith
Volunteer of the Year
And the winner is!
Nancy Magrum
Nancy was recognized by her peers for her hard work
as the Chair of the Professional Development
Committee and as the creator of the development of
the Business Continuity plan for the Association
Nancy with Biswanath receiving her gift
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Executive Meeting Dates 2013-2014
Board of Governors Meetings 2013-2014
Nov 19, 2013
January 7, 2014
March 18, 2014
May 6, 2014
July 2, 2014
Dec 3, 2013
Jan 21, 2014
Apr 1, 2014
May 20, 2014
June 17, 2014 Budget
Sept 3, 2014
Office Closure
Reminder that the office will be closed On Monday October 14, 2013 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!