Maureen Lai

Maureen Lai, CPA, is an experienced accounting professional currently serving as Co-Founder of Bagel Day since April 2024 and as an Onboarding Accounting Specialist at Elevate Financial Group since November 2023. Prior positions include Senior Accountant and Corporate Accountant at Hootsuite from January 2021 to November 2023, as well as Senior Accountant and Staff Accountant at EY from September 2018 to January 2021. Maureen participated in the Leaders of Tomorrow mentorship program at the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade from August 2017 to August 2018 and has prior experience as an Administrative Assistant at Brainbridge Bilingual Education and Fine Arts Centre and as a Customer Service Representative at Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company Ltd. Maureen holds a Diploma in Accounting from The University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Science degree from the same institution, with CPA designation achieved between 2018 and 2020.