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Please join us at GFOA BC in congratulating and celebrating the achievements of Lenora Lee.

In February of 2022, the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) honoured Lenora Lee, FCPA, FCA with a fellowship designation (FCPA) for her outstanding professional achievements and community contributions. Lenora has been an important contributor to the success of the Government Finance Officers Association of British Columbia (GFOABC). She has served on GFOABC’s Board since 2015 and over her Board tenure, Lenora has also served on the Finance & Administration, External Relations and Education Committees.

GFOABC relies strongly on its partners to deliver education programs that are relevant and responsive to our members’ needs. Lenora has dedicated a significant amount of her time and expertise in developing and presenting courses, webinars and workshops on a regular basis.

Her many contributions include: • being a regular author for articles in the GFOABC quarterly newsletter informing members of current developments such as proposed accounting standards • providing real-time resources for GFOABC’s members during COVID-19, including summaries of discussions with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs on funding supports and recommended accounting strategies for these funds in local government financial statements • organizing plenary keynote presentations for GFOABC conferences on topics including money laundering, smart cities, investing in economic development and

COVID-19 recovery

In addition to the time Lenora commits to Board and Committee meetings, she provides valuable strategic and practical advice to GFOABC staff balancing ambitious goals with reasonable implementation plans.

Lenora not only shares her time and expertise with GFOA and its members, she is also active in the community, serving as a director with the Royal BC Museum for the last few years and as an ambassador for the University of Victoria from 2022 to today. And she actively supports the development of female entrepreneurs by leading financial boot camps with the Women’s Enterprise Centre (2016-2019).

As a client of KPMG who has Lenora as our Audit Partner, I have first-hand knowledge of her expertise, professionalism and calmness under pressure. I cannot imagine a more deserving candidate for this award than Lenora Lee. …I have known Lenora for over 15 years, during which time I have witnessed her become a “go-to” expert for local government accounting and a highly respected role model for the CPA profession. Lenora is a constant source of stability and financial wisdom. As the Partner on the MFA audit, she has proven herself more than adept at handling this complicated file. While serving on the GFOABC Board together, Lenora and I have collaborated on several educational offerings including the Financial Indicators course as well as Regional District Day and I have always appreciated the wisdom, insight and calmness she brings to the sessions.

There is no doubt Lenora Lee is deserving of the CPA Fellowship….

—SHELLEY HAHN, Chief Services Officer, Municipal Finance Authority of BC.