Board of Directors

The Canadian Dermatology Association is governed by a board of dermatologist elected by the CDA members along with two (2) dermatology residents and the JCMS Editor-in-Chief, who are appointed annually by the Board of Directors.

Dr Kerri Purdy
President

Dr Neil Shear
Immediate Past President

Dr Jason Rivers
President Elect

Dr Catherine McCuaig
Vice President

Dr Jennifer Beecker (2018-2020)
Secretary

Dr Evert Tuyp (2019-2021)
Treasurer

Dr Peter Green (2017-2020)
Regional Director – Atlantic Provinces

Dr Ivan Litvinov (2018-2021)
Regional Director – Quebec

Dr Alexandra Mereniuk (2019 – 2022)
Regional Director – Quebec

Dr Julia Carroll (2018-2021)
Regional Director – Ontario

Dr Raed Alhusayen (2019-2022)
Regional Director – Ontario

Dr Susan Poelman (2019-2022)
Regional Director – Prairie Provinces

Dr Iren Kossintseva (2017-2020)
Regional Director – British Columbia

Dr Kirk Barber
Editor-in-Chief, JCMS

Ms Chantal Courchesne
Chief Executive Officer

Dr Malika Ladha (2019-2020)
CDA-RFS Representative

Dr Noelle Wong (2019-2020)
CDA-RFS Representative

Dr Mark Kirchhof
CDA Representative on Royal College Specialty Committee

Ms Ella Forbes Chilibeck (2019-2020)
Community Director