Doreen Elaine Eccleston

Elainee Eccleston retired in 2016 after 14 years as an instructor in the Business Administration department at COTR. She started her career with 15 years in public practice; the last 5 as audit manager for BDO. She then was CFO for the Ktunaxa Tribal Council and for the City of Kimberley.

She has earned the following designations: FCPA, FCMA, MBA, CAFM and a Provincial Instructor’s Diploma.

Elaine became involved with the First Nation’s financial literacy in 1993 and was a founder of the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association. She has been active with AFOABC since 1993 and is an honorary lifetime member. Elaine currently presents workshops for AFOABC in communities and virtually.

She was the CMABC board for 9 years; until the formation of CPABC. She was an appointed member of the Accounting Policy Advisory Committee for the Province of BC and was part of the process of bringing the Province’s financial statements to comply with GAAP in 2005.