Take Positive Control of the Future!

Presented by Cheryl Cran

Free Seminar, Please RSVP


June 23, 2009 (Point Grey Campus)

Registration Deadline: June 05, 2009


Please register before this date to ensure event is not cancelled.


Program Summary:


What if you had a crystal ball?

Cheryl Cran can help you see what the future holds, what the trends in the

workplace are and what we need to do to take control of the future.

Based on Cheryl’s best-selling leadership book, The Control Freak Revolution:

Make Your Most Maddening Behaviors Work for Your Company and to Your

Advantage, this keynote shows how being a positive control freak is

necessary in tough times.

It motivates and teaches audiences to channel their passion for quality and performance into specific positive leadership techniques that prepare everyone for challenging times and the future ahead.


You Will Learn:


· The difference between positive control and negative control- how the brain wants us to focus on the negative!

· How to take inspired action even when feeling uncertain or unmotivated

· Where to spend our energy and focus during times of no information and mixed messages

How to have more time and less stress and therefore feel ‘more in control’


Presenter Bio:


As an in-demand speaker, best-selling author and sought after consultant, Cheryl draws on her years of unique corporate and entrepreneurial success to help leaders and their teams create outstanding results for modern workplaces.

Following phenomenal success working as a leader in the banking, mortgage, and insurance industries and also as an entrepreneur, Cheryl has been in-demand as a keynote speaker and consultant for over 14 years. She has worked with thousands of companies and associations including Astra Zeneca, KPMG, 3M, Johnson & Johnson, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Chevron.

Cheryl is a regular TV and radio guest with interviews on Fox’s The Mike and Juliet Show and The Fanny Kiefer Show;she has been featured in print media such as Profit Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Metro New York, The Globe and Mail, Selling Power Magazine, Small Business, and Builder Woman Magazine.


Who Should Attend:


Leaders, management, project managers, professional staff, IT professionals, researchers and administrative professionals. This session is for everyone and anyone who at this time need perspective, creativity, practical ideas and innovative ways to feel more in control in life and work. This session promises to be uplifting, educational and reaffirming.


Program Information:


June 23, 2009

11:30 to 1:30pm

Student Union Building

6138 Student Union Boulevard (view location map)

Auditorium/Theater


To Register:


Simply send an email to aaps.pd@ubc.ca with the event name in the subject line.


Breaking Down Barriers: Some Tips in Filing Your 2008 Tax Return


* Download the archived videos:
- part 1 (72MB)
- part 2 (58MB)

- In order to view these videos you will need quicktime player (from Apple).


Presented by Dayna Holland, CA
Free Seminar, Only 75 Spots Available, Please RSVP

April 16, 2009 (Point Grey Campus)
Registration Deadline: April 10, 2009
Please register before this date to ensure event is not canceled.

Program Summary:

Is this your first time filing a tax return? Are you intimidated about the process? Or do you know how to file, but want to maximize your return? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, then this seminar is right for you. Dayna Holland wants you to be prepared this 2008 tax season.

You Will Learn:

-Preparing your tax return
-RRSP Contributions and available withdrawals
-Homebuyers Plan
-The new Tax free Savings account
-GST/HST Housing Rate
-Spouses and Common-Law Partner implications
-Accounting for investment gains and losses
-Education credits


Presenter Bio:

Dayna Holland is a Chartered Accountants who operates a boutique accounting and tax firm responding to a developing niche market, where small to medium sized companies have a void to fill in their Finance departments, given the ever changing and increased compliance requirements.
Dayna has over 10 years of experience as a qualified CA, of which the majority of her time has been spent in industry (post qualification). Dayna provides cost effective solution to this unique problem. Her specialty is in the Corporate Tax Compliance area, in both income and commodity taxes, but also provides advice in the Personal Tax area.
Dayna is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC; Canadian Tax Foundation and was a past VP for the Tax Executives Institute.

Who Should Attend:

Anyone who would like to gain a better understanding of personal taxes and how to make better financial decisions that will minimize their tax situation. This seminar is intended for an audience with little to no background in Tax.

Program Information:
April 16, 2009
12:00pm to 1:30pm

Jack Bell Building for School of Social Work
2080 West Mall (view location map)
Room 124