We are pleased to announce the results of the elections for the Board of Directors.
Newly elected Board members are noted in orange below. New Board members and Officers will assume office at the BC Family Doctors AGM on June 19, 2024.
The election for President-Elect has concluded. We congratulate Dr Darren Joneson on becoming BC Family Doctors 2024-2025 President-Elect. We salute both candidates who ran in the President-Elect campaign.
Officers 2024-2025
| OFFICER | NAME |
| President | Dr Maryam Zeineddin |
| President-Elect | Dr Darren Joneson |
| Past President | Dr Tahmeena Ali |
| Treasurer | Dr Goldis Mitra |
Board of Directors 2024-2025
We extend our congratulations to all successful BC Family Doctor Board of Director candidates.
Thank you to all the candidates who ran in the First Five Years in Practice Representative and District 1 elections. Congratulations to Dr Alexandra Dozzi, our new District 1 representative, and Dr Jennifer Maxwell, First Five Years in Practice representative. We’re also pleased to have Dr David Whittaker continuing in his role as District 11 representative.
We are still seeking nominations for District 9 Skeena. If you know of a colleague who is interested, please have them reach out to us.
| LOCATION ________________ | DELEGATE_________________________ | |
| District 1 | Lower Island | Dr Alexandra Dozzi |
| 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 Sara Nimmo |
| District 5 | Burnaby | Dr Forson Chan |
| District 6 | New Westminster/ Coquitlam | Dr Nicholas Petropolis |
| District 7 | Fraser Valley-Langley | Dr Elizabeth Zubek |
| District 8 | Richmond | Dr Shelley Jetzer |
| District 9 | Skeena | No applicants to date |
| District 10 | Thompson | Dr Grant Del Begio |
| District 11 | Cariboo | Dr David Whittaker |
| District 12 | Peace River | Dr Magda Du Plessis |
| District 13 | Okanagan | Dr Celestine Esume |
| District 14 | West Kootenay | Dr Philip Kubara |
| District 15 | East Kootenay | Dr Atma Persad |
| District 16 | Surrey/White Rock | Dr Sujatha Nilavar |
| First 5 Years of Practice | Dr Jennifer Maxwell | |
| Chair of the Economics Committee | Dr Karen Forgie | |
| Representative to the Statutory Negotiating Committee | Dr Danette Dawkin |
Vice Delegates
| LOCATION ________________ | DELEGATE_________________________ | |
| District 4 | N & W Vancouver/ Squamish/ Sunshine Coast | Dr Corina Ciolacu |
| District 5 | Burnaby | Dr Karime Mitha |
| District 14 | West Kootenay | Dr Tobias Gelber |
Chair of the Board
As per our bylaws, this positions is nominated at large from the membership and elected by the Board of Directors. The election will take place at the first board meeting after the AGM. Election results will be announced at that time.
If you are interested in joining the Board as a delegate for District 9, please email Alexa Pitoulis, Executive Director.