Heidi L Dieckmann

Author: Fundamental Accounting Principles, McGraw Hill

Heidi has spent majority of her career in education as an accounting instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. While at KPU, Heidi has served as Department Chair and has sat on several committees. Heidi focuses her research on engagement and motivation strategies to reach today’s generation of technology-immersed students, and strategies to improve academic integrity. She is also a member of the Canadian Academic Accounting Association’s Education Committee and has presented at the CAAA annual conference for her work in student engagement through online education and top strategies to reach today's diverse learners. Heidi is also the co-author of McGraw Hill's Fundamental Accounting Principles Volumes I, II (2019).

Mirwais Akbari

Digital Product Director, McGraw Hill

Mirwais Akbari has a computer background and joined McGraw Hill’s I.T. department in 2005. He has been with the company for over 15 years, and has held various roles like programming manager, project, and department management, with in I.T. and Higher Education. He is currently responsible for expanding the Math and Computer Applications portfolios and oversees the innovation and lifecycle management of all Higher Education digital platforms. When he is not working, he is either fishing, camping, backpacking, or just spending time with his three girls.