Public sector organizations regularly face work that needs specialized skills for a limited time: a standards transition, a council-requested review, or a key position left vacant. Hiring permanently for that work may not make sense. Prairie Skies was founded to fill that gap with experienced, local expertise.
Heather has built her career in public sector finance. Most recently, she was Secretary-Treasurer of Pembina Hills School Division, leading finance, information technology, transportation and facilities for a division with a $70 million operating budget. Before that, she was Director of Corporate Services for Big Lakes County and Chief Financial Officer of Lakeland College.
Heather began her career as an auditor with the Offices of the Auditor General of British Columbia and Alberta. Her work centres on financial reporting, governance, policy and risk management.
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David's background is in risk management and operations. He has served as Manager, Enterprise Risk at Lakeland College, Manager of Facilities and Operations at Northern Lakes College, and Director of Transportation at Pembina Hills School Division.
David holds the Canadian Risk Manager designation and a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in finance. He is also a licensed home inspector, which brings a practical eye for building condition to facilities and asset management work.
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Our aim is to leave organizations stronger than we found them: clear policies, workable tools, and staff who can carry the work forward after we're done. We hold our work to the same standard public sector organizations are held to: effective, efficient and economical use of resources.
Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Canadian Risk Manager (CRM)