New Secretary-Treasurer for the division

The Board of Trustees and the Superintendent of Grande Yellowhead Public School Division are pleased to announce that Cindy Wang has been appointed as the new Secretary Treasurer for the Division effective April 16, 2018.

Carolyn Lewis, Superintendent, comments, “We welcome Ms. Wang to the Grande Yellowhead family and look forward to working with her to continue our pursuit of providing highquality education for our students. Ms. Wang was selected from a field of truly outstanding candidates. We believe that Cindy’s extensive knowledge of Alberta Education’s Funding Framework, significant experience of school boards’ financial reporting and budgeting standards, in-depth understanding of Alberta Education’s overall budget and government fiscal plan, financial acumen as a strategic adviser for various educational programs, and her network of financial management and business officials in the K-12 education system are an excellent fit for building on the current strengths of Grande Yellowhead Public School Division.”

Ms. Wang has maintained an exemplary record over a twelve-year period of financial management with Alberta Education. She has excelled as a Senior Manager in School Budgeting and Finance in the past five years and previously as the Manager, Financial Reporting and Accountability, Senior Financial Analyst and Senior Budget Officer. She has received the Deputy Minister Profile Pillar Award for demonstrating leadership and innovative contributions to Bill 1 and was also nominated for the Deputy Minister Profile Pillar for inspiring employees, influencing change, and delivering results. Cindy has also been a sessional instructor of financial accounting and accounting theory at NAIT.

Ms. Wang has a strong practical and theoretical background in finance. She holds a Master of Science degree in Agricultural and Environment Economics from the University of Alberta. She has also earned the Chartered Accountant designation.

Cindy comments, “This is an awesome opportunity for me; I am looking forward to building new relationships in the Division and maintaining my excellent relationships with the Alberta Education family. ‘Strong leadership, vision, results focused, personable, inspiring, influential, supportive, passionate, patient, coaching, hardworking’ – these are the traits my coworkers and friends attributed to me in a recent leadership course. I truly want to demonstrate that I have these attributes to the people with whom I will interact in Grande Yellowhead. I am always looking for ways to challenge and improve myself. I want to wholeheartedly engage in this opportunity because it offers a chance for me to have a significant impact on people’s lives. I am truly honoured to have been selected for the position of Secretary-Treasurer.”

Cindy and her husband Jack have a son Mark. Cindy enjoys running, travelling and spending time with her family and friends.