Advisory Groups

We consult regularly with our members, partners, and stakeholders to ensure that our products and activities reflect their knowledge and experience and meet their needs. To support product development, we form both standing and project-based advisory groups, whose members provide input into selection and development of products, review draft versions of products, and provide general advice on products and activities.

Our current standing advisory groups are:

• Performance Audit Capacity Building Group

  Chair

  John Reed, M.E.S.
  President and CEO
  Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation

  Vice-Chair

  Yves Genest
  Vice-President, Products and Services
  Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation

  Secretary

  Julien Raynaud
  Projects Officer, Products and Services
  Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation

  Members

  Canada
  Office of the Auditor General of Canada

  Alberta
  Maureen Debaji
  Systems Audit Principal
  Office of the Auditor General of Alberta

  British Columbia
  Sheila Dodds
  Assistant Auditor General, Performance Audit
  Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia

  Manitoba
  Sandra Cohen, CA
  Director, Value-for-Money Audit Services
  Office of the Auditor General of Manitoba

  New Brunswick
  Eric Hopper
  Director, Value-for-money Audit
  Office of the Auditor General of New Brunswick

  Newfoundland and Labrador
  Sandra Russell
  Deputy Auditor General
  Office of the Auditor General Newfoundland and Labrador

  Nova Scotia
  Terry Spicer
  Assistant Auditor General
  Office of the Auditor General of Nova Scotia

  Ontario
  Nick Stravropoulos
  Audit Manager
  Office of the Auditor General of Ontario

  Prince Edward Island
  Barbara Waite
  Audit Director
  Office of the Auditor General of Prince Edward Island

  Québec
  Serge Nkuindja, MBA, MPA
  Performance Auditor, Professional Practices
  Vérificateur général du Québec

  Saskatchewan
  Regan Sommerfeld
  Principal, Performance Audit
  Office of the Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan

• Oversight Advisory Group

  Chair

  John Reed, M.E.S. 
  President and CEO
  Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation

  Vice-Chair

  Lesley Burns, PhD
  Director, Oversight
  Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation

  Secretary

  James Oulton
  Governance and Research Officer
  Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation

  Elected Members

  David Christopherson, MP – Hamilton Centre
  Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Public Accounts
  House of Commons 

  Paolo Gallina, MLA – Porter Creek Centre
  Vice-Chair Standing Committee on Public Accounts
  Yukon 

  Trevor Holder– MLA –Portland-Simonds
  Chair, Standing Committee on Public Accounts
  Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

  Hon. Kevin Sorenson, MP – Battle River—Crowfoot
  Chair, Standing Committee on Public Accounts
  House of Commons

  Former Elected Officials

  Shawn Murphy
  Former Chair, Standing Committee on Public Accounts
  House of Commons

  Auditors General

  Michael Pickup 
  Auditor General, Nova Scotia

  Judy Ferguson
  Provincial Auditor, Saskatchewan

  Oversight Experts

  Professor Rick Stapenhurst
  Professor of Practice, McGill University

  Elizabeth Weir
  Parliamentary and Political Party Strengthening Consultant

  Legislative Staff

  Kate Ryan-Lloyd
  Deputy Clerk and Clerk of Committees, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

• Municipal Oversight Program Advisory Group

  Chair

  John Reed, M.E.S.
  President and CEO
  Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation

  Vice-Chair

  Lesley Burns, PhD
  Director, Oversight
  Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation

  Members

  Evangeline Colman-Sadd
  Auditor General Halifax

  Katharine Palmer
  City Auditor, Calgary

  Gordon Ruth
  Auditor General of Local Government, British Columbia

  Michel Samson
  Auditor General, City of Quebec

  Dr. David Siegel
  Professor Emeritus, Brock University

  Richard Pootmans
  Former Chair, Audit Committee, City of Calgary

  Colleen Macdonell
  Institute for Internal Auditors

  Marianne Wilkinson
  Former Councillor, Kanata North, Member of the Audit Committee, City of Ottawa

  Stefan Mihailovich, CPA
  Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada

  Ken Hughes
  Auditor General, City of Ottawa

  Beverly Romeo-Beehler
  Auditor General, City of Toronto

  Michael J. McLaughlin
  CAAF Associate

  Dr. Lisa Baillargeon
  Associate Dean of Studies / Professor Université du Québec à Montréal