Board of Directors

Board of Directors

The Board is a diverse representation of general practitioners and specialists practising throughout the province. The majority of members are elected by the membership; three members are appointed annually to ensure broad representation.

The Board also includes the Section Forum chair, Nova Scotia’s representative on the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Board of Directors, one resident and one medical student.

Review the Guidelines for Nominations and Elections to learn more about how to join the Board of Directors.

Board members

Executive
Dr. Gehad Gobran, President
Dr. Colin Audain, Past president
Dr. Shelly McNeil, President-elect
Dr. Heather Johnson, Chair of the Board
Dr. Leisha Hawker, Audit Committee chair

Family physicians in Halifax Regional Municipality
Dr. Lynn Bussey
Dr. Leisha Hawker

Family physicians outside Halifax Regional Municipality
Dr. Emmanuel Ajuwon 
Dr. Michel Saccone (appointed)
Dr. Deanna Field

Specialists in Halifax Regional Municipality
Dr. Andrea Lantz Powers
Dr. Caitlin Lees (appointed)
Dr. Jayani Abeysekera (appointed)
Dr. Nabha Shetty
Dr. Janice Chisholm

Specialists outside Halifax Regional Municipality
Dr. Jacob Puthenparumpil
Dr. Lucas Richardson

Section Forum chair
Dr. Michel Chiasson

Maritime Resident Doctors representative
Dr. Brett Ells

Dalhousie Medical Student Society representative
Nnamdi Chiekwe

Canadian Medical Association representative
Dr. Gerard MacDonald