I came to Medicine Hat in December of 1997 after completing my Bachelor of Management at the University of Lethbridge. Prior to settling here, I worked in Calgary at Amoco Canada Petroleum Company for a year and a half. The bright lights, big city, big organization was not for me so I set off to KPMG in Penticton, BC for one summer. On the drive home, I realized my love for the prairies and decided to make Medicine Hat home where I began articling at Burns Edwards Schwab. I successfully completed the Uniform Final Exam in 1999 and obtained my C.A. designation in 2000.

In October of 2005, my husband Jon and I started Schwab & Co, which has been the most challenging and rewarding endeavors thus far. Over the years’ my methodical and detailed outlook has been an asset in the setup and operation of the firm’s internal and administrative systems. I also greatly enjoy assisting my personal tax and small business clients improve their systems and make sound tax planning and business decisions.

My husband and I have two spirited boys and a bubbly young girl, so I spend less time calculating taxes and more time chasing and chauffeuring kids. I still manage to fit in a golf game or two and feed my love for fitness which has taken on numerous forms over the years; from teaching classes, to running and biking, to Crossfit and yoga, and now whatever at home workout I can do while the kids are making a mess or fighting (#keepingitreal).

Prior to children, I was an active member of the Kinette Club of Medicine Hat for 9 years and a volunteer fitness instructor at the YMCA for 9 years.