J.S. (Woody) HAYES, B.Sc. (UBC), C. Arb., F.C.A.

Woody has been a partner with the firm for over twenty five years. He has extensive experience in specialized accounting, auditing and business assistance. His areas of interest include strategic planning, business enhancement and commercial arbitration, and he is very active in the accounting profession at both the provincial and federal level.

Qualifications:

Chartered Accountant - 1974

Articled with Coopers & Lybrand, Vancouver 1970 - 1972

Chartered Arbitrator – 1994
Certified Fraud Examiner – 1995

Experience:

Partner with Hayes Stewart Little & Co., Duncan, Nanaimo, Victoria 1976 - present
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants:

Member – Council of Presidents – 1999 – 2000
Member – Accounting Standards Oversight Council – 2000 - Present
Member – Western Institutes Council – 1997 – 2000

Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC:

President - Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC 1999 - 2000
Chairman, Government Relations Committee 1986 - 1990
Member, Presidential Nominating Committee 1988 – 1993 - Chair (2001)
Chairman, Task Force on Bachelors Degree or Alternate Designation 1993 - 1995
Chairman of the Public Practice Committee 1996 - 1997
Elected to Council and Executive Committee of The Institute 1996 - 2000
Chair - Regulatory Policy Committee 1998 – 1999
Member – CA Education Foundation – 2000 – Present

Community Service:

Governor - Vancouver Island Health Authority - 2002 to Present

Member Finance and Audit Committee
Member Health Quality Committee

Director – International Centre for Venture Expertise - University of Victoria – 2000 – 2003
Research Panel Member, Efficiency Indicator Research project in the BC College & Institute System - sponsored by the Canadian Comprehensive Audit Foundation - 1990 - 1992
Chairman/Member, Board of Governors of Malaspina University-College, 1988–94
Director, Malaspina University-College Foundation Board of Directors, Chair Cowichan Endowment Committee - 1994 - 1997