We are pleased to announce the results of the nominations and elections process for the Board of Directors. The new President-Elect will be Dr. Maryam Zeineddin. We extend congratulations to all candidates who ran for positions on the Board.
New Board members and Officers will assume office at the AGM on June 21, 2023.
Officers 2023-2024
OFFICER | NAME |
President | Dr Tahmeena Ali |
President-Elect | Dr Maryam Zeineddin |
Past-President | Dr Danette Dawkin |
Treasurer | Dr Goldis Mitra |
Board of Directors 2023-2024
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.
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 Sara Nimmo |
District 5 | Burnaby | Dr Charlene Lui |
District 6 | New Westminster/ Coquitlam | Dr Nicholas Petropolis |
District 7 | Fraser Valley-Langley | Dr Harjinder Dau |
District 8 | Richmond | Dr Shelly Jetzer |
District 9 | Skeena | Dr Onuora Odoh |
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 Ashley Bakker |
District 16 | Surrey/White Rock | Dr Sujatha Nilavar |
First 5 years of Practice | Dr Irfan Rajani | |
Representative to the Statutory Negotiating Committee | Dr Maryam Zeineddin |
Vice-Delegates
LOCATION | VICE-DELEGATE | |
District 4 | N & W Vancouver/ Squamish/ Sunshine Coast | Dr Corina Ciolacu |
District 5 | Burnaby | Dr Karime Mitha |
District 13 | Okanagan | Dr Tara Sebulksy |
District 14 | West Kootenay | Dr Tobias Gelber |
Chair of the Board and Chair of the Economics Committee
As per our bylaws, these two positions are 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.