The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) is pleased to welcome Roxanne Shepherd as its Chief Financial Officer. Shepherd brings fifteen years of local government experience to the PRRD and will join the organization in early January 2022.
“I am extremely excited that someone with Roxanne’s depth of experience in local government finance is joining our organization,” says Shawn Dahlen, the PRRD’s Chief Administrative Officer. “The Chief Financial Officer role is a critical one, and Roxanne is the ideal person to lead our financial operations as we move ahead with our many strategic priorities.”
Currently the Director of Finance for the District of Clearwater, Shepherd has also held senior roles with the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako, City of Grand Forks, Village of Chase and the Cariboo Regional District. She holds the Certified General Accountant and Chartered Professional Accountant designations and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Thompson Rivers University.