Making it personal

As one of the leading professional services firms in Canada, KPMG believes in the power of business and our people to drive social change. KPMG Impact is about just that – channeling our collective experience, skills and energy to build strong and sustainable communities.

As part of their role at KPMG, our people are active citizens who leverage their experience to support organizations and causes that make an impact. We are supporting the overall success of our people, including their professional and personal fulfilment.

For KPMG Impact, success is measured by the impact each one of us has when we are fully engaged.

The KPMG Impact Awards recognize and celebrate the positive impact our people make on social issues, inclusion, diversity and equity, mental health, and the environment through community volunteerism, employee-led initiatives in the firm, and socially impactful client work. Please join us in congratulating the recipients of the 2024 Impact Awards. These recipients—who were chosen by a panel of their peers—live KPMG’s purpose and exemplify our values.

Crileidy Liriano
Cause: CHCA: Food and education program for children in the Dominican Republic

Kristyn Skorey
Cause: Thrive Network, Disability Inclusion Network & Neurodiversity Mentorship Program

Jessica Klimko
Cause: KPMG Wellness Network and Mental Health Awareness Month

Fabia Tremblay
Hours: 350 and counting
Cause: Les Guides franco-canadiennes

David Hewson, Leon Gaber, Tabitha Black-Lock, André Dubé, Kristin Price, and Jesse Baltutis
Project: Socially impactful client engagement with a remote First Nations government to understand risk to climate-driven and seismic hazards

Oscar Kwok
Cause: Leaders 2050 (Canadian Chapter)

Kassandra Moffatt
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: BC Summer Games

Bernadette Wylie
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Looking Glass Foundation for Eating Disorders

Kirsten Douglas
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: GVA Pride Network

GVA Black Professionals Network: Aanu Adeleye, Winifred Anidobi, Edem Djokoto, Aaron Vuma, Femi Onobote, Chidi Okarah, Angel Sibanda, Ebenezer K Laari, Stanley Oghenevwairhe Omotor, Iyiola Adeyemi, Frank Ogueri, Charles A. Sackey, Fred Buame, Efemena Esieboma, Moses Motsami, Blake R. Huggins, and Ayomide Kolawole-Osafehinti
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: GVA Black Professionals Network

Clinton Kam, Will Thompson, James A Bodner, and Jennifer Packet
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Aplomb Success GVA

Tina Stehr
Award: Greenest Champion
Cause: Wildlife Rescue Volunteer             

Tahir Samnani, Faiyaz Moosa, Azhar Teja, and Rehan Wallani
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: World Partnership Walk 2024

Abhijeet Singh, Victor Kimanga, Sabih Khan, Melissa Hassin, Sarah Trudeau, Adarsh Sailesh, Dorothy Fu, Benjamin Cheng, Pascal Dharmawan, Maddie Cameron, Liam Doig, Arsh Sidhu, and Christine Stitchman
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Junior Achievement Company Program

National Indigenous Peoples Network (GVA) Ellie Gibbard, Chris Nagel, and Erikka Ogrodnick
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: National Indigenous Peoples Network (GVA Chapter)

GVA Salam Network:  Tariq Gareau, Sunny Gill, Sameer Tahir and Owais Siddiqui
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: GVA Salam Network

Tessa Reah, Valerie Lukac, Allison Blackler, Pauline Wu, Madison Yesaki, Ella Kwak, Alia Virani, Veronica Woo, Cora Tsang, and Sarah Trudeau
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: International Women’s Day 2024

2024 Lorne Burns Community Pioneer Award
This year, the GVA is proud to present the Lorne Burns Community Pioneer Award to Sandy Chan for her leadership and impact with Junior Achievement BC, Ascend, sustainability initiatives, and her service as a Parent Advisory Committee treasurer.

BES Community Builder: Marie Fernandes, Jeff Grima, Akshay Chauhan, Anna Shepelevich, Annie Nguyen, Connie Celebre, Daphne Britto, Rajaa Sakkab, Shirley Ghouchandra, Sonal Shah, and Philip Ha
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: BES Community Builder Pillar

Toni Canale-Parola
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: KNSC Player Financial Assistance Fund

Jordan Mendez
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Jordan Mendez Scholarships for Future Accountants

Jananee Savuntharanathan
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Rotary International (Rotary District 7080)

Caroline Rudolph-Zbarksy
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Jewish Mentorship Program, Ignition Tax Mentorship Program, Women’s Events

Asma Hasan
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Salam Network; Special Family & Friends Network

Hena Awan
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Sakeenah Canada             

Nancy Curto
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Parent Council

National Black Professionals Network: Amanda Bartley, Vanessa Bahorie, Teni Onabanjo, Jay Henry, Thato Matome, Avielle Mc Connie, Theo Moss, Ian Mmbando, Funké Folayan, Yinka Adegbusi, Aanu Adeleye, Iyiola Adeyemi, Ayomide Kolawole-Osafehinti, Charles A. Sackey, Aaron Vuma, Angel Sibanda, Dami Ajibade, Veronica N. Oyatsi, Naa Adjei-Ago, and Adedoyin Eniola-Lawal
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: National Black Professionals Network

KPMG Ukrainian Network: Tanya Palagut, Tessa Mukhtiarova, Kate Leonchenkova, and Lauren Paliy
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: KPMG Ukrainian Network

Maggie Zhao, Elena Svinareva, Rafael Hernández, Hadia Kiani, and Marvin Mercado
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Forensic Unified Community Committee

Shayna Lafleur
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Seniors Outreach and Resource Centre of BC (Kelowna)

Kathryn MacDonald
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Supporting youth transitioning to adulthood  (socially impactful client engagement)

Kellie Goffic
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: RW Mental Health People Network

Mindy Johnston, Andrea Govedarica, Sobicka Manickarajah, Nim Chahal, Mark Ferraro, Allison Montgomery, Norma Hung, Gabrielle Terrasi, and Angela Tao
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Talent Attraction Experienced Hire ID&E Committee

Tyler Kilborn
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Epilepsy Association of Calgary

Carmen Ng
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Cochrane Track and Field Association

Shan Tariq
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: CPA Alberta Education Foundation; CPA Calgary Chapter board (inclusion initiatives)

Nathan Smyth
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: motionball for Special Olympics (2024)

Thierno Wann
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: RPN Community at KPMG in Québec

Amelie Welsch
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Women’s Community Lead

Geneviève Payette, Suzanne Leblond De Brumath, Soukaina Abdelmoumni, Mehdi Bennani, Lola Bourgine, Quitterie M Dufour, Emma Gonthier, Alessia Infantino, Stéphanie Jerez, Mégane Pépin, Isabelle Rouleau-Lalonde, Laura Ruge, Gabriela Totoliciu, Allison White, and Carmen Yu
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Wellness Committee of KPMG in Québec

Andrea Plouffe
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Volunteer work at CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation

Jeremy Nikanpour
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Sports Committee Lead at KPMG in Québec

Chantal Sciotto
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Mission inclusion |  Evaluation Committee - Children-Families, Seniors Program financial assistance request

Camille Brun-Jolicoeur
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Let's Bond, Réseau Technoscience, Jeunes musiciens du monde, One Young World Women in AI, AFFQ

Laura Le Bouyonnec
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Board of Directors of Daycare CPE l'Enfanfreluche

Emily Martins
Award: Greenest Champion
Cause: Environmental Committee Lead at KPMG in Québec

David Macgowan
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Saint John Trojans Community Center (accessible playground development)

Andrea Brocklehurst
Award: Social Changemaker
Cause: Rotary St. John’s and RE Sustainability Network

Laurie A. Tucker, Krysta Lachapelle, Jazz Clemente, Anastasia Colomba, Gillian Anderson, Daynica Fisher, Brooke McDonald, Jag Gosal, Alpa Desai, Melissa Kaestner, Fei Sun, Deanna R Baldwin, Glory Olowookere, Areej Salem, Dawn Lagesten and Allison Braithwaite
Award: Inclusion, Diversity &Equity/Mental Health Champion
Cause: Thrive Women’s Network team

AJ Snell
Award: Greenest Champion
Cause: Sustainability (KPMG bike maintenance workshops and emergency toolkits)