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, President
Dr. Sandy Buchman, Past-President
Dr. Kathy Lawrence, Chair of the Board and President-Elect
Dr. Garey Mazowita, Honorary Secretary-Treasurer
Dr. Claudette Chase, Member-at-Large (3-year term)
Dr. Jennifer Hall, Member-at-Large (1-year term)
Board of Directors (as of June 15, 2013)
British Columbia
Dr. Shari Claremont
Dr. Patricia Mirwaldt
Alberta
Dr. Cathy Scrimshaw
Dr. Patricia Smith
Saskatchewan
Dr. Nico Kriel
Dr. Paula Schwann
Manitoba
Dr. Paul Sawchuk
Dr. Susan Fair
Ontario
Dr. David Tannenbaum
Dr. Frank Martino
Dr. Jonathan Kerr
Quebec
Dr. Dominique Deschênes
Dr. Caroline Laberge
New Brunswick
Dr. Anick Pelletier
Dr. Marc-André Doucet
Nova Scotia
Dr. Michelle Ciach
Dr. Susan Malloy
Prince Edward Island
Dr. Kathie McNally
Dr. Lana Beth Barkhouse
Newfoundland & Labrador
Dr. Jackie Elliott
Dr. Charlene Fitzgerald
Section of Residents
Dr. Alison Delorme
Dr. Ryan Gallagher
Dr. Michelle van Walraven
Section of Researchers
Dr. Alan Katz
Section of Medical Students
Émilie Gagnon
Iain Vergie
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
Mr. Scott Dudgeon
Ms. Judy Erola