Ehor graduated from the University of Windsor in 1972 with his Bachelor of Commerce Degree. He then proceeded to earn his Certified Management Accounting designation in 1975 while working at a government organization. He then joined Thorne Riddell, a predecessor of KPMG in Toronto, Ontario and earned his Chartered Accountant designation in 1976. With a great deal of varied experience under his belt, he returned to Northern Ontario and accepted a job with Ross, Pope & Company LLP where he became a partner in 1981. Ehor has served as a member of Council for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, numerous Institute committees and local charitable organizations. He has extensive experience with profit oriented companies, personal taxation, not-for-profit organizations, First Nations organizations and municipalities.Ehor is also the Complaints Officer pursuant to our Quality Assurance procedures.

Ruth graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Secretarial and Administrative Studies from the University of Western Ontario in 1975, a Masters degree in Business Administration from York University in 1978 and became a Chartered Accountant in 1981. She started working for Ross, Pope & Company LLP in 1978 and became a partner in 1984. Over the years, she has served on a number of volunteer boards in the community. She is still active as a member of the Legal Aid Committee and has recently completed a ten-year term on the Appeals Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Ontario. For the last two years of her term, she chaired the provincial committee. She has extensive experience in various not-for-profit organizations, credit-unions, profit-oriented companies and personal taxation. Ruth is also the Independence Leader pursuant to our Quality Assurance procedures.

Joe graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies from the University of Toronto in 1975, a Masters degree in Business Administration from York University in 1978 and became a Chartered Accountant in 1981. In January of 2002, he completed the RAN ONE business consulting program. He started working for Ross, Pope & Company LLP in 1978 and became partner in 1984. Joe has served on the boards of a number of local charities, was a past president of the Cochrane District CA Association, a member of the Campaign Cabinet for the Porcupine United Way for two years, and served on the Application Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario for three years. He is presently a member of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce. Joe has also served as a hockey coach for ten years. During that time, he also served as treasurer of the Timmins Midget Hockey League. Joe has extensive experience in profit oriented companies, not-for-profit organizations, municipalities and personal taxation.

Bonnie attained her degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo in 1977 and became a Chartered Accountant in 1984. She also completed an in-depth tax course with the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1991. She was invited to join the firm of Ross, Pope & Company LLP as partner in February 1993. She has been in public practice for over thirty years in her home town of Timmins, Ontario. Her professional history includes involvement with local, regional and national accounting firms. She has extensive experience in auditing, accounting, taxation, and financial planning. Active in the community, she has served on the boards of a number of local charities, was a president of the Board of Directors with the Timmins Chamber of Commerce, served on the board for the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and is now an elected member of council for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and is appointed to the Board of Directors of Northern Ontario Grow Bonds Corporation. She is often asked to be a guest speaker at business classes, career exhibits, retirement planning seminars, budget releases and many more. Bonnie is also the Human Resource and Privacy and Confidentiality Leader pursuant to our Quality Assurance procedures.

Mark, a native of Timmins, graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.  He then began his career at Ross, Pope & Company LLP, obtained his Charetered Accountant designation and became a partner of the Firm in 1998.  Mark’s practice extends throughout the province and has grown with the success of the clients he services.  These include large and small profit-oriented businesses, construction and manufacturing operations, municipalities and other public bodies and various First Nations organizations.  He has acted as director of several non-profit organizations and is past President of the Cochrane District CA Association.  Mark is also the Conflict of Interest Leader pursuant to our Quality Assurance procedures.

Jim, a resident of Timmins for 40 years, accepted a job with Ross, Pope & Company LLP in 1989 after graduating from Carleton University with his Bachelor of Commerce Degree. In 1993, Jim left to enter the private sector where he held controllership positions in the airline, hospitality and mining industries. He earned his Chartered Accountant designation in 1999. Jim returned to Ross, Pope & Company LLP in 2002 and became a partner in 2010. Jim has extensive audit and consulting experience with profit oriented and rate regulated companies, not-for-profit organizations, aboriginal organizations and municipalities. He is presently the treasurer of the Timmins Porcupine Figure Skating Club.