CAROL A. MEISSNER is a professor in both the School of Business and the Automotive Business School of Canada at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario. She teaches in the Accounting Diploma, Automotive Business Diploma, and business degree programs.

Carol has always been a teacher. She started as a part-time college instructor when she completed her first degree and has taught full time since 2005. In 2014, Carol was awarded the Georgian College Board of Governors’ Award of Excellence Academic for outstanding contributions to the college and an ongoing commitment to excellence.

Her “real world” experience includes car dealership controllership and self-employment as a part-time controller and consultant for a wide variety of businesses.

Carol has broad experience in curriculum development. She has been a curriculum chair, program coordinator, member of several curriculum committees, and has been involved in writing and renewing degree, diploma, and graduate certificate programs.

A self-professed “learning junkie,” Carol holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, a Master of Business Administration degree, a Master of Arts degree in Education (Community College concentration), and a CPA designation. She has also earned Georgian College’s Professional Development Teaching Practice Credential and is a graduate of Georgian’s Aspiring Leaders program. She is a regular attendee and occasional presenter at conferences related to teaching,

JO-ANN JOHNSTON is an instructor in the Accounting, Finance and Insurance Department at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). She obtained her Diploma of Technology in Financial Management from BCIT, her Bachelor in Administrative Studies degree from British Columbia Open University, and her Master of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University. She is also a certified general accountant and completed the Canadian securities course.

Prior to entering the field of education, Jo-Ann worked in public practice and industry for over 10 years. She is a past member of the board of governors of the Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia and has served on various committees for the association. She was also a member of the board of directors for the BCIT Faculty and Staff Association and served as treasurer during that tenure.

PETER R. NORWOOD is an instructor in accounting and coordinator of the Accounting program at Langara College in Vancouver. A graduate of the University of Alberta, he received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. He is a CPA, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, a certified management accountant, and a fellow of the Society of Management Accountants of Canada.

Before entering the academic community, Peter worked in public practice and industry for over 15 years. He is a past president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and chair of the Chartered Accountants School of Business (CASB). He is also the chair of the Chartered Accountants Education Foundation for the British Columbia Institute of Chartered Accountants and has been active on many provincial and national committees, including the Board of Evaluators of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Peter is also a sessional lecturer in the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.