The Academies represent and advance the special interests of subspecialized areas of psychiatric practice. There are currently four psychiatric Academies that are affiliated with the CPA through its Council of Academies.
Board of Directors
As a national association, the CPA is governed by a Board of Directors with provincial representation, and includes members-in-training (residents) and recognized subspecialty Academies of Psychiatry. The Board of Directors is a voluntary body that governs the affairs of the Association, including its assets, funds and property, and provides overall guidance to the organization by setting policy, goals and directions that support and further the CPA’s objectives.
Dr. Pamela Forsythe
Board Chair
Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Nachiketa Sinha
President and Director, New Brunswick
Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Wei-Yi Song
President-Elect and Director, British Columbia
Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Renuka Prasad
Past-President and Director
Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Yanbo Zhang
Secretary-Treasurer and Director, Saskatchewan
Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Georgina Zahirney
Director, Quebec
Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Sonu Gaind
Director, Ontario
Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Padraic Carr
Director, Alberta
Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Taryn Hearn
Director, Newfoundland & Labrador
Dr. Risk Kronfli
Director, Nova Scotia
Dr. Sophia Hrycko
Director, Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr. Dallas Seitz
Director, Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry
Dr. Joel Watts
Director, Canadian Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Dr. Fatima Allibhai
Director-in-Training
Dr. Kara Dempster
Director-in-Training