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Finance and Audit Committee

The Finance and Audit Committee (FAC) is a governance committee of the ACFP Board. As such, the FAC is mandated to carry out specified functions, programs, or projects assigned by the Board as it relates to the financial activities of the organization. These responsibilities include: 

  • Providing assurance that a fully qualified external auditor conducts a competent financial audit annually
  • Presenting audit results to the Board with recommendations as required
  • Completing an annual review with provision of recommendation for updates to policies related to financial condition and activities, financial planning, budgeting and regular reporting by Executive Director


Committee members include members of the Board of Directors, Members-at-Large, and is chaired by the Board Treasurer.

Committee Members

  • Dr. Douglas Tuck (Treasurer), St. Albert
  • Dr. Noel DaCunha (President), Westlock
  • Dr. Melanie Hnatiuk (President-Elect), Calgary
  • Dr. Kathleen Montcrieff, Calgary
Douglas Tuck
Treasurer
Noel DaCunha
President
Melanie Hnatiuk
President-Elect
Kathleen Montcrieff
Member-At-Large

Terms of Reference

The Finance and Audit Committee (FAC) is a governance committee of the ACFP Board of Directors. The essence of the committee is to provide oversight of the financial activities of the ACFP. The FAC is delegated this responsibility by the ACFP Board and will advise the Board on financial items such as operating and special reserves, investments, annual audit, annual operating and capital budget planning, and quarterly review of financial reports.

Purpose

This Committee reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the operating and capital budget planning processes; the presentation and integrity of the ACFP’s financial statements, and, processes and structures for managing risk; oversees the qualifications, independence and performance of the external auditors; and, monitors financial performance against plans.

Dr. Doug Tuck

My name is Dr. Douglas (Doug) Tuck, Maj (Ret) CD1. I am a GP primary working as a contractor supporting the Canadian Armed Force, with experience in locums in Alberta.

Why are you volunteering to serve on the Board?
Currently I am the Treasurer on the ACFP. I volunteer because I believe in giving back to the communities to which I belong. This allows me to keep abreast of changes to our profession, network with my peers, and hopefully advance the specialty of family medicine.

What about the ACFP’s work do you find most valuable?
I value the work the ACFP does both in providing quality/timely CPD to support family physicians and also the advocacy work that the ACFP has been doing to help ensure the voices and values of family medicine are being heard at many planning tables at the provincial level.

Dr. Noel DaCunha

I’m Dr. Noel DaCunha and I live and work in Westlock, a small town an hour north of Edmonton. I have practised rural family medicine in Alberta for thirty-two years, having previously trained in London, England.  Teaching students and residents is one of my greatest joys and I embrace all that rural Alberta has to offer.

Why are you volunteering to serve on the Board?
I joined the Board because I felt I had accumulated sufficient knowledge and experience to add to the perspective of the board and hopefully make a positive contribution.

What about the ACFP’s work do you find most valuable?
Since joining the Board, I have grown to appreciate the challenges facing family medicine in Alberta and Canada and the need for strong leadership, advocacy, as well as well directed professional development programs and research. I am proud of the leadership role that our Board has taken with respect to the opioid crisis and our active engagement with the developing and rapidly changing primary care landscape in Alberta.

 

Dr. Melanie Hnatiuk

My name is Melanie Hnatiuk and I’m a proud family physician. I was born and raised in Alberta, having lived in both Edmonton and Calgary. I spent some time in London, Ontario for medical school at Western, then returned to complete my residency at the University of Calgary. I currently work as an academic family physician at the University of Calgary where I have been privileged to play a role in the training of medical students and residents and to care for many of my patients for over 15 years. I have held various administrative and leadership positions both at the Department of Family Medicine and with other organizations in Alberta. I’m married and the mom of three children (and one dog). I love spending time outdoors with my family.

Why are you volunteering to serve on the Board?
I am passionate about contributing to the work of the ACFP because I believe that family medicine is the foundation for a high-quality, compassionate, and efficient health care system. Individuals, communities, and the system as a whole benefit when Family Medicine has strong representation.

What about the ACFP’s work do you find most valuable?
I value the work the ACFP has done to advocate on behalf of Albertans by representing family physicians. The ACFP’s collaboration with stakeholders will ensure our discipline remains adaptive to the needs of the communities we work within.

Dr. Kathleen Montcrieff

I was born in Edmonton and as a child I also lived in Grande Prairie and Bow Island. After living in the U.S. and Nova Scotia and having a short first career as an astronomer, I returned to Alberta, but this time Calgary, where I completed medical school and residency. I am now in Calgary to stay as a family physician at the Sunridge Family Medicine Teaching Centre.

Why are you volunteering to serve on this committee?
Our health care system is facing many challenges right now. I wanted to get involved with the ACFP to help support the work that the ACFP is doing to face these challenges.

What about the ACFP’s work do you find most valuable?
Patient-centred primary care is the foundation of our health care system, and the ACFP is one of Alberta’s strongest voices for family medicine.