Cara Chesney

Cara Chesney is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Partner with MNP in Kingston. She first qualified for her accounting designation in 2005, while working for a large international firm in Toronto. After her return to Kingston in 2014, she focuses her practices on working with a wide range of local businesses and individuals, providing tax and assurance related services.

Cara holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Honours) from Queen’s University and is passionate about contributing to the profession. She is the director of the Graduate Diploma in Accounting at the Smith School of Business and an instructor, facilitator and technical reviewer with CPA Ontario and CPA Canada.

Cara lives in Kingston with her husband, their two daughters and their two dogs.  As a family they love going to the lake for swimming, fishing and kayaking. Cara currently serves as treasurer on the Kingston Community Foundation. She has previously served as both the treasurer and chair of Kingston Interval House (2014 – 2022) and as the treasurer of the Kingston Blue Marlins (2021-2025).

On her own Cara enjoys running (albeit slowly) and completed her first major marathon in 2025, with her goal to complete her second in 2026.