Nominees and nominators should be members or partners in good standing.
New Member Award (NEW)
The New Member Award is to recognize new members who demonstrate the desire to take on the challenge of local government finance through education and professional development. To be eligible for this award, new members should have a maximum of two years of local government finance experience. (Individual Award Category)
Past Recipient Highlight:
Julia Aspinall, City of Vancouver
Mike Kennedy, City of Rossland
Outstanding Achievement Award
The Outstanding Achievement Award is to recognize an achievement of a member or team by peers and possibly other organizations as extraordinary and unique. The achievement should address local government finance. (Individual and Team Award Category)
Past Recipient Highlight:
City of Campbell River - Financial Stability and Resiliency Program
City of Vancouver - Social Procurement
Chris Paine, City of Colwood (Formerly) - Sustainable Infrastructure Replacement Plan
Innovative Idea Award
The Innovative Idea Award is to recognize originality and creativity of a program or project that has overall significance to local government. The program or project should be a financial or technical advancement, improving a process significantly with proven cost and benefits and has garnered some form of recognition within local government. (Individual and Team Award Category)
Past Recipient Highlight:
Captial Regional District - Regional Parks Land Acquisition and Infrastructure Strategy
Michelle Mason, Village of Cumberland – Social Procurement
Doug Spindler, City of Burnaby - Expanded Investment Opportunities for Local Governments
Phil Trotzuk, Metro Vancouver – Financial Management Policy
City of Nelson - Sustainable CFO Financial Services Agreement
Outstanding Contribution Award
The Outstanding Contribution Award is to recognize members or partners who have made a significant contribution to the Government Finance Officers Association of BC over a number of years. (Individual Award Category)
Past Recipient Highlight:
Rick Danyluk, District of North Vancouver
Tanya Garost, District of Lake Country
Shelley Hahn, Municipal Finance Authority
Lenora Lee, KPMG
Life Member Award
The Life Member Award is to recognize members and partners who have made significant contributions to local government. The award recognizes individual's dedication throughout their career to the Government Finance Officers Association of BC, promoting education, peer support and networking to enhance professional skills within local government. To be eligible for consideration for this award, a member or partner must have a minimum of ten (10) years membership in the Government Finance Officers Association of BC. (Individual Award Category)
Past Recipient Highlight:
Bill Cox, BDO (Retired)
Marilyn Rilkoff, Central Okanagan Regional District (Retired)
Doug Stein, District of Saanich (Retired)
Valla Tinney, District of Saanich (Retired)