EDUCATION:
 

2003    REGISTERED TRUST AND ESTATE PRACTITIONER

            Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

2003    CERTIFIED ABORIGINAL FINANCE MANAGER

            Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada

1998    CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER
            Financial Planners Standards Council of Canada
 

1996    CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (U.S.A.)
            North Dakota State Board of Accountancy
 

1993    CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
            The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba
 

1983    CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANT
            The Certified General Accountants Association of Manitoba (Silver Medal Winner)
 

1987    MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
            Moorhead State University (U.S.A.)
 

1972    BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Business Economics)
            North Dakota State University (U.S.A.)

 

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1986 - Present

Haugen Morrish Angers, Chartered Accountants, The Pas
Position: Partner, Business Consulting & Taxation

● Responsible for consulting, management advisory and income and goods and service tax areas of practice; appointed Receiver/Manager of a local First Nation by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada; has provided business advisory services to local businesses and First Nations and their commercial entities and has participated in the delivery of various training programs for Canada Employment and Immigration.

1981 - 1986 &

1975 - 1979

Twin Motors Ltd., The Pas
Position: Vice-President, General Manager and Corporate Comptroller

● Responsible for all operations of company's Chrysler franchised dealership and Budget Rent-A-Car franchised automobile renting and leasing business. Negotiated contracts with The Federal Minister of Transportation, Lease Agreements with Federal, Provincial and Local governments and national leasing companies.

1979 - 1981

Seth, Twichell & Associates, Architects, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.A.
Position: Business Manager

● Responsible for financial affairs of a registered architectural firm which included property management and project development. Involved with contract negotiations and administration with the U.S. Federal and State governments.
 

1979

Performance Incorporated, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.
Position: Consultant and Facilitator

● Consultant to Canadian franchised automobile dealers and facilitator for group discussions involving composite financial statement analysis and relative performance review.
 

1972 - 1974

U.S. Army Recruiting Support Centre, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.
Position: Personnel Management Specialist
 

Professional Activities: Current:

● Member, Manitoba Crown Corporations Council

● Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
● Member, Financial Planners Standards Council of Canada
● Member, Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada
● Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba & Ontario
● Member, Certified General Accountants Association of Manitoba
● Member, The Pas Chamber of Commerce

● Member, North Dakota Society of Certified Public Accountants
● Member, Taxation Committee, C.A. Manitoba
 

Public Accounting Licenses held:

Ontario

North Dakota (U.S.A.)