Executive Team
Michael Pickup FCPA, FCA
Auditor General
Michael Pickup began his eight-year term as Auditor General of British Columbia in July 2020.
Elaine Hepburn
Executive Chief Administrator/Coordinator
Elaine Hepburn has been with the Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia since 2010. As the Executive Chief Administrator/Coordinator and a member of the Executive Leadership Team, she provides direct and confidential high-level support and guidance to the Auditor General.
Critical Audit Support Services
Sheila Dodds CPA, CA, CIA
Assistant Auditor General
As Assistant Auditor General, Sheila Dodds leads the office's Critical Audit Support Services. She earned her BSc in Economics from the University of Victoria in 1984, and began her career as an articling student with the Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia, obtaining her designation as a Chartered Accountant in 1988.
Performance Audit and Related Assurance
Malcolm Gaston CPA, CMA, CPFA (UK)
Assistant Auditor General
Malcolm Gaston joined the OAG in 2005 and is the Assistant Auditor General leading the office’s performance audit work. His work covers the full breadth of the provincial public sector. He is also a member of the executive team that sets the strategic direction of the office.
Financial Audit and Related Services
Stuart Newton CPA, CA
Assistant Auditor General
Stuart Newton is the Assistant Auditor General responsible for the office’s Financial Audit and Related Services portfolio. He is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of internal and external audit, consulting and financial policy experience.
Strategic Human Resources
Tracy Houser
Executive Director
Tracy Houser is the Executive Director, Strategic Human Resources.
She is responsible for workforce planning, culture and engagement, learning and leadership development, and building change capacity within the OAG.