The Sage Circle of Excellence Accounting awards recognizes and celebrates accountants and bookkeepers who have made a positive impact on their clients, communities or the accounting profession.
The Sage Circle of Excellence Accounting Awards is all about recognizing and celebrating you – our highly active and engaged Sage accountant and bookkeeper community. Join us in acknowledging the hard work and dedication you have shown to your practice and your community by nominating yourselves or any deserving accountant or bookkeeper in one or several of the award categories below. Once nominations close, a panel of judges will select the winners in each category, culminating in the awards celebration in Vancouver in the summer of 2019!
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2019 Sage Circle of Excellence Accounting Awards!
Dianne Mueller
Alan Salmon Lifetime Achievement Award
Soma Small Business Solutions
Gibsons, BC
Karen Brault
Accountant Partner of the Year
RSM Canada
Red Deer, AB
Bianca Mueller
Bookkeeper Partner of the Year
Books by Bianca
Burnaby, BC
Clyde Harris
Community Spirit Award
Alwyn Enterprises
Scarborough, ON
Anna Abbruzzese
Innovator Award
Actium Consulting Inc.
Toronto, ON
Andrée Dubé
Innovator Award
Intégratech
Longueil, QC
Stéphane Dumont
Small Business Influencer Award
Dumont St-Pierre
Montreal, QC
Debrah Burleigh
Social Influencer Award
Debrah Burleigh and Associates Ltd
Surrey, BC
Marge Wegren-Debre
Trainer of the Year
P51 Computing Strategies
Edmonton, AB
Celebration event
On June 26, you are invited to join us for some food, drink and good conversation as we announce and celebrate the winners of each award category.
Event details
Venue: The Roof at Black + Blue
Address: 1032 Alberni Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 1A3
Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
To register or to find out more about the event, click on the link below. We hope to see you there!
Registration closed
Judges
Finalists and winners will be be judged by a diverse group of panelists.
Ward Blatch, CPA, CA
Managing Director,
K2E Canada Inc.
Ward provides consulting and training services as a partner with K2E Canada throughout the United States and Canada. The professional development courses presented by Ward include cloud computing, business intelligence, security, technology updates, internal controls, paperless office, mobile office, Adobe Acrobat, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Ward obtained his CPA, CA designation while working at a Nova Scotia regional accounting firm before starting his own consulting and accounting practice. His practice provides accounting, tax, training, support, and network evaluations for small businesses and not-for-profit organizations.
Why Ward chose to join the judging panel:
When offered the opportunity to join the Sage Circle of Excellence Judging Panel I jumped at the chance. To be involved in recognizing the individual bookkeepers and accountants that have made a positive impact on their clients and in their communities is truly an honour.
Colleen Hoggarth, FCPB
Vice-Chair, IPBC
Owner, Security House Accounting Services
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Colleen Hoggarth, FCPB Vice-Chair, IPBC
Owner, Security House Accounting Services
Colleen has been in the accounting industry for over 25 years, working in both public accounting and in industry. In 2012, she purchased a bookkeeping business, Security House Accounting Inc. which offers a full range of bookkeeping and tax services for small to medium sized businesses as well as individuals. Soon after, she joined the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada (IPBC) completing the Certified Professional Bookkeeper (CPB) exam and earning her designation. Security House Accounting Inc. has since grown to include fifteen team members. Colleen is Vice Chair of the IPBC Board, Chair of the Accreditation and Compliance Committee, defining the policies related to the CPB designation and Continuing Education Credits, and a member of the Governance Committee. In 2016 she received the IPBC’s Fellowship Award and is an FCPB.
Why Colleen chose to join the judging panel:
I believe in excellence in the bookkeeping industry and I look forward to working with others in our industry to select the best for the Sage Circle of Excellence!
Geneviève Grenier, FCPA, FCMA
Director, Professional Programs,
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
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Geneviève Grenier, FCPA, FCMA,
Director, Professional Programs
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
In her current role, Geneviève provides leadership to the creation, development and delivery of professional development programs within the Member Development and Support team at CPA Canada.
During her career, Geneviève has had the opportunity to work in increasingly senior positions in various industries. Before joining CPA Canada, Geneviève was the Senior Director Finance and Technology for a large division of Rona. Some of her achievements include the participation in the negotiation and due diligence process for the sale and acquisition of multiple mid-size to large organizations, the transition from a publicly traded ownership to a privately owned organization and the deployment of a Business Intelligence technology to the entire organization.
Since 2002, Geneviève has acquired extensive teaching experience, including being an associate professor at Ryerson University, and at the Royal Military College, delivering Management Accounting courses. She has also prepared and guided accounting candidates in obtaining their accounting designation. For over 10 years, she taught the Strategic and Leadership program for CMA Ontario and prior to this, moderated for a number of years with CMA Quebec.
Todd McCallum
Vice President, Products & Services
H&R Block
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Senior Executive with over 30 years of experience in the financial, business development, retail and digital tax spaces. A creative, solutions focused leader that strives to innovate and optimize the client experience. Passionate about leveraging technology to inform business strategies creating a competitive advantage. Constantly seeking opportunities to leverage emerging industry trends and the latest innovations within the digital and mobile space.
Paul Struthers
Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Canada
Sage North America
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Paul Struthers, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Canada
Sage North America
Paul Struthers is executive vice president and managing director of Sage Canada. Mr. Struthers is responsible for Sage’s overall business in Canada, working alongside Sage’s cherished network of customers, partners, and accountants.
Prior to joining Sage in August 2016, Struthers spent 15 years with Amdocs, a global software solutions company servicing the world’s largest communications, entertainment and media service providers. Previously, Struthers managed the Enterprise Resource Planning consulting practice at RSA companies, where he also led and supported over 20 projects for small and mid-sized businesses in the U.S. and Canada. Prior to RSA, Paul oversaw business transformation initiatives for small and mid-sized business customers at Bell Canada.
Eligibility
Nominees do not need to be Sage Accountant Network members, however nominees must support Sage products.
Nominees can nominate themselves.
Nominators can nominate multiple nominees.
Employees of software companies cannot be nominated.
Nominees should be based in Canada.
Nomination Process
To nominate, nominators must provide the following information in the nomination form: nominees' full name, nominees’ contact details and a short write-up (approximately 200 words) explaining why the nominee is deserving or embodies the award.
Once a nomination form is submitted, nominees will be notified via email.
Nominees have the option to decline the nomination and be removed from consideration.
The deadline for nomination form submissions is May 10, 2019 11:59 pm PT.
Winner Selection
Once nominations close, a panel of independent judges will rank nomination write-ups based on its embodiment of the award.
The three highest ranked nomination write-ups will be the finalists in each award category.
The highest ranked nomination write-up will be the winner in each award category.
Winners will be announced at the awards reception.
