Qualifications:
BBA (Bishop's), MBA (Dalhousie)
Professional designations: Chartered Accountant (CA)
Joined MSVU: 1983
Relevant Prior Work Experience:
Field auditor, chartered accountant, foreign exchange clerk, educator, consulting
Courses taught:
Busi 1112 (Introduction to Business Administration), Busi 2221 (Introduction to Accounting I), Busi 3325 (Intermediate Accounting: Assets), Busi 3326 (Intermediate Accounting: Equities and Special Topics), Business 3308 (Production and Operations Management), Busi 3320 (Managerial Accounting), Busi 3360 (Finance I), Busi 3361 (Finance II), Busi 4428 (Accounting Theory),
Research Interests:
Tax allocation, course costing in universities, foreign direct investment, taxation.
Academic Activities and Publications (since 1999):
Books-
1. Study Guide to accompany ACCOUNTING the Basis for Business Decisions EIGHT CANADIAN EDITION McGraw-Hill Ryerson 1999. Wrote with Wendy Doyle, Elizabeth Hicks and Ann MacGillivary.
2, Instructor’s Guide to accompany ACCOUNTING the Basis for Business Decisions EIGHT CANADIAN EDITION McGraw-Hill Ryerson 1999. Wrote with Wendy Doyle, Elizabeth Hicks and Ann MacGillivary.
Professional Activities:
Reports-
Forensic accounting for the RCMP, contract work for publishers including book reviews and textbook supplements, financial analysis for Teachers' Union local, consultation with professional accounting practice, and basic accounting and tax preparation for clients.
Organizations and Committees-
1. Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
2. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia (INCANS)
3. Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA)
4. Academy of International Business
5. Canadian Tax Foundation (former)
6. Canadian Association For Co-operative Education (CAFCE) (former)
7. Ordre des comptables agréé du Quebec (former)