We are pleased to announce the results of the nominations process for the Board of Directors. New Board members and Officers will assume office at the AGM on June 22, 2022.
Officers 2022-2023
OFFICER | NAME |
President | Dr Danette Dawkin |
President-Elect | Dr Tahmeena Ali |
Past President | Dr Toye Oyelese |
Treasurer | Dr Goldis Mitra |
We welcome Dr. Tahmeena Ali as the new President-elect. You can read more about Dr. Ali here.
We also welcome Dr Goldis Mitra as the new Treasurer and an Officer of the Board. Dr Mitra has been a practicing family doctor for 5 years and recently served as the First Five Years of Practice Representative to the BC Family Doctors Board.
Board of Directors 2022-2023
The delegates who were acclaimed in the recent nominations for Board of Directors are noted in orange below. The other Board delegates are continuing in their terms.
There will be an election for District 7 (Fraser Valley-Langley). Election information will be sent to dues-paying members in District 7 who are eligible to vote on May 2, 2022.
LOCATION ________________ | DELEGATE_________________________ | |
District 1 | Lower Island | Dr Melissa Duff |
District 2 | Upper Island | Dr Alicia Pawluk |
District 3 | Vancouver | Dr Jessica Chan |
District 3 | Vancouver | Dr Olivia Tseng |
District 4 | N & W Vancouver/ Squamish/ Sunshine Coast | Dr Paul Dhillon |
District 5 | Burnaby | Dr Charlene Lui |
District 6 | New Westminster/ Coquitlam | Dr Catherine Clelland |
District 7 | Fraser Valley-Langley | Dr Harjinder Dau |
District 8 | Richmond | Dr Sharon Dodd |
District 9 | Skeena | Dr Onuora Odoh |
District 10 | Thompson | Dr Grant Del Begio |
District 11 | Cariboo | No applicants to date |
District 12 | Peace River | Dr Magda Du Plessis |
District 13 | Okanagan | Dr Celestine Esume |
District 14 | West Kootenay | Dr Brian Moulson |
District 15 | East Kootenay | Dr Ashley Bakker |
District 16 | Surrey/White Rock | Dr Sujatha Nilavar |
First 5 years of Practice | Dr Irfan Rajani | |
Chair of the Economics Committee | Dr Karen Forgie | |
Representative to the Statutory Negotiating Committee | Dr Maryam Zeineddin |
Vice Delegates (acclaimed)
- District 5- Burnaby- Dr Karime Mitha
Important Note
- If you are interested in joining the Board as a delegate for District 11 or 12, please email Dr Renee Fernandez, Executive Director.