Board of Directors
The Board of Directors governs the operations and activities of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). It sets policy and establishes direction through strategic planning and ensures financial solvency. It represents the CFPC, family physicians, and family medicine, as articulated through organizational goals, the four principles of family medicine, and other seminal statements.
The membership of the Board of Directors consists of the Executive Committee, Directors from each constituent Chapter, as well as Directors representing each of the College’s Sections (Teachers, Researchers, Residents, Medical Students, Family Physicians with Special Interests or Focused Practices); the National Association of Canadian Chairs of Family Medicine; and the Public.
Members of the Executive Committee of the Board:
Dr. Marie-Dominique Beaulieu, Chair of the Board and President-Elect
Dr. Sandy Buchman, President
Dr. Rob Boulay, Past-President
Dr. Kathy Lawrence, Honorary Secretary-Treasurer
Dr. Garey Mazowita, Member-at-Large (1-year term)
Dr. Nirvair Levitt, Member-at-Large (3-year term)
Board of Directors (as of April 1, 2012)
British Columbia
Dr. Lisa Gaede
Dr. Shari Claremont
Alberta
Dr. Paul Humphries
Dr. Cathy Scrimshaw
Saskatchewan
Dr. Nico Kriel
Dr. Paula Schwann
Manitoba
Dr. Tamara Buchel
Dr. Ian Goldstine
Ontario
Dr. David Tannenbaum
Dr. Anne Duvall
Dr. Allyn Walsh
Quebec
Dr. Antoine Groulx
Dr. Dominique Deschênes
Dr. Caroline Laberge
New Brunswick
Dr. Anick Pelletier
Dr. Marc-André Doucet
Nova Scotia
Dr. Susan Atkinson
Dr. Michelle Ciach
Prince Edward Island
Dr. Andre Celliérs
Dr. Lana Beth Barkhouse
Newfoundland & Labrador
Dr. Norah Duggan
Dr. Charlene Fitzgerald
Section of Residents
Dr. Jody Anderson
Dr. Jason Lorette
Dr. Ryan Gallagher
Section of Researchers
Dr. Alan Katz
Section of Medical Students
Helen Harmer
Émilie Gagnon
Section of Teachers
Dr. Miriam Boillat
Section of Family Physicians with Special Interests or Focused Practices
Dr. Tom Bailey
National Association of Canadian Chairs of Family Medicine
Dr. David Price
Public Members
Ms. Judy Erola
Ms. Cassie Campbell-Pascall