THE CANADIAN BOARD 2015-2016 Chair of the Board: Carmen Abela, CIA, CCSA Carmen was elected Chairman of the Board for IIA Canada in September 2014. In this capacity, she plays a leadership role in setting direction for the Canadian internal audit profession and for the Institute, developing strategies for service delivery, thought leadership and advocacy. She is a long-time volunteer with the IIA, having devoted nearly 14 years to various volunteer duties at the local, national and Global levels. Carmen is the Managing Director of WindReach Consulting Services Inc. and has nearly twenty years of experience advising senior leaders on public sector oversight, accountability and operational excellence. Her practice focuses on risk management, internal audit, strategic review and governance. Carmen s career is characterized by her personal commitment to protecting and advancing the public good through good governance and strong public administration. She has been at the forefront of the implementation of key initiatives central to government accountability and oversight. Of note is her extensive involvement in the transformation and professionalization of the federal internal audit function and the government-wide implementation of Enterprise Risk Management. Carmen holds a Masters degree in Public Administration. She is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and holds a professional designation in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA). She is also a Chartered Director. Senior Vice Chair: Jeff Erdman, CIA Jeff leads the global internal audit and risk management function for Finning. In his role he has overall responsibility for Finning s global internal audit team and the coordination of the company s enterprise risk management program. Prior to joining Finning, Jeff was a partner in Deloitte s enterprise risk practice based in Vancouver where he led its business risk solutions area. Jeff is a current member of the IIA s Canadian Board and former member of the IIA s North American and Global Boards. He s also a current member of the IIA s global advocacy committee. Jeff has over 22 years of professional experience having served in public practice and industry and has experience with a variety of sectors in the areas of enterprise risk management, governance and internal audit. Jeff is a frequent speaker on the topics of control, risk and governance and has presented for the IIA and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC. Jeff is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor and Certified Information Systems Security Professional.
Past Chair: Sheila Smigarowski, CA, CIA, CRMA Sheila has over 20 years of experience in internal and external audit services, consulting and Enterprise Risk management most recently serving as the Director, Risk Assurance and Advisory Services for EPCOR Utilities Inc. in Edmonton and formerly serving as director of internal audit at North American Construction Group, a publicly traded construction contracting company, Cameco Corporation, a publicly traded uranium and gold producer, Peoples Trust, a privately held national trust company and with PRA Group, an internal audit and consulting service provider to the financial services sector in Canada. An active member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Sheila currently serves as the Past-Chair of the Canadian Board; Nominating and Governance Committee Chair; Mastering Risk Awards Steering Committee member; Human Resources Advisory Committee member and is a volunteer instructor for IIA public seminars. In the past, she has served as the Canadian Board Chair, Western Canada District Representative, an ex-officio member is on the Chapter Relations Committee of North America and within Canada, the Editorial Committee member. While in Saskatoon, she served as the Saskatoon United Way Fundraising Campaign s Profession s Division Chair for three years. While in Vancouver, she served as treasurer for a number of years with the Katherine Sanford Housing Society, which is a nonprofit housing society and charity that builds and manages homes for mental health consumers. Sheila graduated with a bachelor s degree in Accounting with Honors from the University of Saskatchewan and has obtained the Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certification of Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) professional certifications. Member of the Board: Dailene Kells, CIA, CGAP, CRMA Dailene Kells is a Partner of the Enterprise Risk practice at Deloitte in Saskatoon. Dailene leads the Prairie Region s Business Risk practice and has over 20 years of experience in delivering internal audit, control assurance, finance, governance, and enterprise wide risk management solutions to clients. Her clients cross a wide variety of industries including financial, mining, gaming, transportation, telecommunications, and public sector. Dailene continues to actively raise awareness and provide leadership to finance staff, internal auditors, and board members on their roles and responsibilities with regard to risks and internal controls in order to strengthen their organization s control environment. She is a sought after advisor and speaker on risk management, corporate governance, and internal audit topics. Dailene is a member of The IIA s Canadian Board and serves as the Vice Chair of Business Development. She also served on The IIA s International Membership Committee, including three years as Chair. Dailene has earned CGA, CIA, Certified Government Audit Professional (GGAP), and Certificate in Risk Management Assessment (CRMA) designations. North American Board Member: Robert Kuling, CIA CRMA
Robert Kuling is a Partner with Deloitte in the Enterprise Risk Services group based in Calgary, Alberta. He assists organizations with internal audit planning, governance, and performance as well as delivering insights on risk management, internal controls, fraud and ethics. Prior to joining Deloitte, Robert was the Vice-President, Internal Audit for Tervita, a leading North American environmental solutions provider based in Calgary. Other positions include Chief Audit Executive for Viterra and Director of Audit Services for Precision Drilling Corporation. He has held audit management positions with Farm Credit Canada and the Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan. His formal education includes a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Commerce, both from the University of Saskatchewan. Mr. Kuling hold designations as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) both from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and a Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) from the American Society for Quality. As a leader of the IIA s global organization, Mr. Kuling is a member of the North American and Global Board and is a former member of the Global Ethics Committee. He has been a key national spokesman for the internal audit profession with regulators, professional groups, and government organizations. Member of the Board: Vincent Cartier, CPA, CA Vincent Cartier, CPA, CA, is a Partner with the Risk Advisory Services Practice at Ernst & Young in Montreal. Vincent has over 21 years professional experience acquired in North America and Europe. His recent areas of focus have been delivering internal audit and risk management services and providing Sarbanes-Oxley and Canadian equivalent services to several international clients. He also provides a broad range of organizational and strategic-type mandates relating to governance structure and related types of mandates. He assists clients in a variety of industries (including financial services, manufacturing, and utilities) to prioritize business risks and develop methods to manage these risks on a continuous basis. Vincent is currently the Partner responsible for a number of internal audit outsourcing engagements for both Crown corporations and public firms. In this capacity, he not only coordinates the engagement audit teams, but also participates in risk and control identification activities and reports results to senior management. He is responsible for coordinating service delivery across various geographic regions for several national and international internal audit outsourcing or teaming clients. Vincent has acquired extensive experience in corporate governance issues both in Canada and abroad. As a Risk Management specialist internal audit Vincent has been invited to speak at many Round Tables and seminars. Member of the Board: Jodie Lobana, CPA, CA, CPA (US-IL) CIA, CISA, PMP Jodie Lobana is an award winning Management Consultant, Educator, Author, and an experienced Director, with an integrated expertise in Leadership, Governance, Technology, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Project Management, and Finance. Jodie is the President of Lobana Consulting Group. She is a CPA, CA (CDN), CPA (US-IL), IFRS Certified (ICAEW - UK), CIA, CISA, CFE, & PMP. She is also an Adjunct Faculty Member at York University in Canada teaching Technology Governance. This course teaches Board of Directors, and Senior Management on
how to bridge the gap between business and technology, and get the most value out of their technology investments. Jodie is also teaching "Accounting Information Systems" course at University of Waterloo in Canada. In addition, Jodie is teaching a soft Leadership course at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology ("IIT") in India. Jodie sits on the Board of Directors of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Canada. She is the Vice Chair of Professional Issues for the IIA Canada where she oversees Thought Leadership, and Emerging Issues committees. She also sits on the Board of University of Waterloo's UWCISA Program. Further, Jodie sits on CPA Canada's IMTAC technology advisory committee. Jodie is also a member of Liaison Committee between CPA Canada and IIA Canada promoting new collaboration initiatives between them. Jodie served in the past as Audit Committee Member for Compliance Audit Committees of the City of Brampton, and Dufferin-Peel Catholic School Board. Jodie has provided services to more than 50 national and multi-national organizations in North America. Further, she has traveled to 37 countries, and worked in 7 countries. Jodie is the winner of the prestigious "2013 Award of Distinction" awarded by the CPA Ontario to recognize her early professional achievements. Member of the Board: Fern Cyr, CGA, CIA Fern has over 30 years of oil and gas experience in a variety of senior leadership roles. Her current position is the General Auditor of Imperial Oil Limited, one of Canada s largest integrated energy companies, with ExxonMobil Corporation as the majority shareholder. Fern brings demonstrated strengths in leadership, strategic thinking and risk management. She has international experience, which includes executive financial positions in the U.K., as well as the global audit training manager for a large corporation. Over her career, she has played a key role in a number of strategic teams resulting from reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions. She has been an active leader in risk-based auditing and enterprise risk management for the past twelve years. In addition to an executive MBA from the Haskayne Business School, University of Calgary, Fern holds the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified General Accountant (CGA) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designations. Chapter Relations Chair: Cindy Kailly-Smith, CPA, CMA, CIA, CRMA Cindy Kailly-Smith started her professional career in Finance before switching to a career in Internal Audit. She has over 10 years of internal audit experience in Public Sector Organizations and is currently Manager of Internal Audit for the British Columbia Lottery Corporation.
Cindy has been an active member of the IIA since 2006, serving several roles on the Vancouver Chapter, including President. Currently, she serves as Governor for the Vancouver Chapter and Volunteer Co- Chair for the 2015 IIA International Conference Organizing Committee. She has also co-presented at the 2013 IIA & ISACA GRC Conference and is a past IIA Certification exam question author. Cindy has her Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) and Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) designations. Member of the Board: Jayson Kwasnik, CPA-CA, CIA, CCO Jayson Walter Kwasnik is a senior-level executive in risk management, compliance and corporate governance. He has over 20 years experience working with public, high growth international companies in the consumer products and entertainment industries. Mr. Kwasnik is currently responsible for the global internal audit and compliance requirements of Dorel Industries Inc. in Montreal, Canada. Prior to this, he was with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu s Growth Solutions practice in Sydney, Australia. Mr. Kwasnik also serves on the Learning Solutions Committee of the Institute of Internal Auditors-North America and is the Chair of its Facilitators subcommittee. Member of the Board, Chair Thought Leadership Committee: Richard Arthurs, CPA, CMA, MBA, CIA, CFE, CRMA Richard Arthurs is currently the Chief Audit Executive/Director of Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management for AltaLink LP, based in Calgary, Alberta. AltaLink provides and manages the electrical transmission to 85 per cent of the population of Alberta. AltaLink was recently acquired by Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Prior to AltaLink Richard spent 13 years with General Mills Inc. in the U.S. and U.K., where in his last role he was the Director of Global Internal Audit. Presently, Richard is the Chair of the National Thought Leadership Committee and a Certified Trainer for the Institute of Internal Auditors. Richard is also a facilitator of the ERM course for the Institute of Corporate Directors, Directors Education Program.