Board
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
Gary Chaimowitz
Zone 1--Canada
(Elected in 2023)
Rodrigo Nel CORDOBA ROJAS
Zone 4--Northern South America
(First elected in 2020)
Ramune MAZALIAUSKENE
Zone 7--Northern Europe
(First elected in 2020)
Nikolay Negay
Zone 10--Eastern Europe
(Elected in 2023)
Aida SYLLA
Zone 13--Central and Western Africa
(First elected in 2020)
Chawanun Charnsil
Zone 16--South Est Asia
(Elected in 2023)
Bernardo NG
Zone 2--United States of America
(First elected in 2020)
Miguel Angel Cuellar Hoppe
Zone 5--Southern South America
(Elected in 2023)
Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis
Zone 8--Southern Europe
(First elected in 2020)
Amine LARNAOUT
Zone 11--Northern Africa
(First elected in 2020)
Juliet Nakku
Zone 14--Eastern & Southern Africa
(First elected in 2020)
Yong Chon PARK
Zone 17--Eastern Asia
(First elected in 2020)
Zone 3--Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
(First elected in 2020)
Johannes Wancata
Zone 6--Western Europe
(Elected in 2023)
Igor FILIPCIC
Zone 9--Central Europe
(First elected in 2020)
Mahdi ABU MADINI
Zone 12--Middle East
(First elected in 2020)
Vinay Kumar
Zone 15--South Asia
(Elected in 2023)
Valsamma Eapen
Zone 18--Australasia and the South Pacific
(Elected in 2023)