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What is the Board?

Eighteen board members (also known as zonal representatives) across five world regions act as mediators between the association’s member societies and governing bodies of WPA.  These are elected roles, voted on every three years at the General Assembly during the WPA World Congress of Psychiatry.

 

Board members play a key coordinating role within their WPA zones. They encourage collaboration among WPA Member Societies in their zone and stimulate their participation in WPA activities; support the dissemination of WPA-related information and educational materials; and assist the executive committee in ascertaining the needs of member societies and the ways in which these needs can be met. 

Board Members

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Gary Chaimowitz 

Zone 1--Canada

(Elected in 2023) 

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Rodrigo Nel CORDOBA ROJAS

Zone 4--Northern South America

(First elected in 2020) 

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Ramune MAZALIAUSKENE

Zone 7--Northern Europe

(First elected in 2020) 

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Nikolay Negay

Zone 10--Eastern Europe

(Elected in 2023

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Aida SYLLA

Zone 13--Central and Western Africa

(First elected in 2020) 

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Chawanun Charnsil

Zone 16--South Est Asia

(Elected in 2023

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Bernardo NG

Zone 2--United States of America

(First elected in 2020) 

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Miguel Angel Cuellar Hoppe

Zone 5--Southern South America

(Elected in 2023

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Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis

Zone 8--Southern Europe

(First elected in 2020) 

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Amine LARNAOUT

Zone 11--Northern Africa

(First elected in 2020) 

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Juliet Nakku

Zone 14--Eastern & Southern Africa

(First elected in 2020) 

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Yong Chon PARK

Zone 17--Eastern Asia

(First elected in 2020) 

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Zone 3--Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean

(First elected in 2020) 

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Johannes Wancata 

Zone 6--Western Europe

(Elected in 2023

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Igor FILIPCIC

Zone 9--Central Europe

(First elected in 2020) 

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Mahdi ABU MADINI

Zone 12--Middle East

(First elected in 2020) 

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Vinay Kumar

Zone 15--South Asia

(Elected in 2023

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Valsamma Eapen

Zone 18--Australasia and the South Pacific

(Elected in 2023

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