Board of Directors

The CASWE-ACFTS Board of Directors (BOD) is responsible for planning and overseeing the activities and policies of the Association and is accountable to the General Assembly of CASWE-ACFTS members. The term of office for Directors is three years and members may stand for re-election for one consecutive term for a total of six years.

The Board can have a maximum of 14 members. There are currently 14 members.

Marie-Pier Rivest

President: (2022-2025)
Term:
2022-2025
School of Social Work
University of Moncton

Yahya El-Lahib

Vice-President: (2022-2024)
Term: 2021-2024
Faculty of Social Work
University of Calgary

Shirley Chau

Treasurer (2021-2023)
Term: 2023-2026
Faculty of Health & Social Development 
University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus

Bonnie Freeman

Liason: Thunderbird Circle – Indigenous Social Work Educators’ Network
Term: 2022-2025
School of Social Work  & Indigenous Studies Dept. 
McMasters University 

Maimuna Khan

Term: 2024-2027
Faculty of Social Work
Mc Master University

Sulaimon Giwa

Term: 2024-2027
School of Social Work
Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador

Lisa Ellington

Term: 2022-2025
École de travail social et de criminologie
Université Laval

Vicki Verge

Term: 2022-2025
Faculty of Social Work 
University of Manitoba

Jacqueline Fields

Term: 2022-2025
Faculty of Social Work
University of Regina

Aamir Jamal

Term: 2022-2025
Faculty of Social Work 
University of Calgary

Jason Albert

Term: 2021-2024
School of Indigenous Social Work
First Nations University of Canada

Juliana Margaret West

Term: 2023-2026
Faculty of Education and Social Work Thompson Rivers University

Kusum Bhatta

Term: 2024-2027
Faculty of Social Work
McMaster University

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