Cheryl Wenezenki-Yolland
Associate Deputy Minister, Chief Records Officer, Ministry of Finance, Province of British Columbia
Cheryl was appointed as Associate Deputy Minister to the Ministry of Finance in June 2013 and has now also taken on the role of Chief Records Officer. Cheryl provides executive leadership to the Crown Agency Resource Office, Internal Audit & Advisory Services, the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, the BC Lottery Corporation, and now also the Corporate Information & Records Management Office. She is responsible for Corporate and Crown Governance, Crown Reviews, Internal Audit, Provincial Tax Appeals, Provincial Gaming and now Information Management, including FOI, Government Records Management and Information Protection and Privacy. Cheryl holds a Certified Public Accountant (CPA previously CMA) designation and has over 25 years of public service experience.
Prior to her current appointment, Cheryl served as Deputy Minister to the Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology, A/Deputy Minister of Environment, Associate Deputy Minister of the Environmental Assessment Office, and spent four years as the Province’s Comptroller-General. Cheryl has also served in a director capacity on a number of public sector boards and recently completed a 2-year term as a member of the Financial Institution Commission.
Earlier in her career, she held executive positions with the Ministry of Finance, the Office of the Premier, the BC Public Service Agency, and the former Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services, including roles as Executive Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Cheryl also spent a number of years working in internal audit and in a variety of capacities with other organizations such as BC Transit. Before starting her public service career with the Legislative Library in 1985, she was involved with various small businesses.
The foundation of Cheryl’s professional career has been her principled based approach to leadership and her grounding and expertise in finance and audit. In August 2007, the Society of Management Accountants of Canada honoured Cheryl with a fellowship award. This FCPA, CMA designation recognizes the service that she has provided to the accounting profession and distinction in her career as a public servant.
Cheryl enjoys spending her leisure time with her husband, Peter, their two children Harrison and Larryssa, and participating in various activities within her community, including dancing at the local Performing Arts Center.
Cheryl was appointed as Associate Deputy Minister to the Ministry of Finance in June 2013 and has now also taken on the role of Chief Records Officer. Cheryl provides executive leadership to the Crown Agency Resource Office, Internal Audit & Advisory Services, the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, the BC Lottery Corporation, and now also the Corporate Information & Records Management Office. She is responsible for Corporate and Crown Governance, Crown Reviews, Internal Audit, Provincial Tax Appeals, Provincial Gaming and now Information Management, including FOI, Government Records Management and Information Protection and Privacy. Cheryl holds a Certified Public Accountant (CPA previously CMA) designation and has over 25 years of public service experience.
Prior to her current appointment, Cheryl served as Deputy Minister to the Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology, A/Deputy Minister of Environment, Associate Deputy Minister of the Environmental Assessment Office, and spent four years as the Province’s Comptroller-General. Cheryl has also served in a director capacity on a number of public sector boards and recently completed a 2-year term as a member of the Financial Institution Commission.
Earlier in her career, she held executive positions with the Ministry of Finance, the Office of the Premier, the BC Public Service Agency, and the former Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services, including roles as Executive Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Cheryl also spent a number of years working in internal audit and in a variety of capacities with other organizations such as BC Transit. Before starting her public service career with the Legislative Library in 1985, she was involved with various small businesses.
The foundation of Cheryl’s professional career has been her principled based approach to leadership and her grounding and expertise in finance and audit. In August 2007, the Society of Management Accountants of Canada honoured Cheryl with a fellowship award. This FCPA, CMA designation recognizes the service that she has provided to the accounting profession and distinction in her career as a public servant.
Cheryl enjoys spending her leisure time with her husband, Peter, their two children Harrison and Larryssa, and participating in various activities within her community, including dancing at the local Performing Arts Center.
