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. Grainne Neilson
President and Director, Nova Scotia
Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Doug Urness
President-Elect and Director, Alberta
Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Georgina Zahirney
Past-President and Director, Quebec
Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Sébastien Prat
Secretary-Treasurer, Executive Committee Member
Director, Canadian Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Dr. Wei-Yi Song
Director, British Columbia
Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Jim Simm
Director, Manitoba
Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Diana Kljenak
Director, Ontario, Member, Executive Committee
Dr. Taryn Hearn
Director, Newfoundland & Labrador
Dr. Nachiketa Sinha
Director, New Brunswick
Dr. Susan Stewart
Director, Prince Edward Island
Dr. Stefan Brennan
Director, Saskatchewan
Dr. Jana Davidson
Director, Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr. Dallas Seitz
Director, Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry
Dr. Andriy Samokhvalov
Director, Early Career Psychiatrist
Dr. Sarah Hanafi
Director-in-Training
Dr. Nikhitia Singhal
Director-in-Training