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. 

Marie-Pier Rivest

President: (2025-2028)
Term:
2025-2028
École de travail social
Université de Moncton

Yahya El-Lahib

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

Bonnie Freeman

Liason: Thunderbird Circle – Indigenous Social Work Educators’ Network
Term: 2025-2028
School of Social Work  & Indigenous Studies Dept. 
McMasters University 

Monica Batac

Term: 2026-2029
Faculty of Social Work
University of Manitoba

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

Maude Levesque

Term: 2025-2028
École de travail social
Université du Québec à Montréal

Melanie Lansall

Term: 2025-2028
Faculty of Social Work 
University of Northern British Columbia

Jacqueline Fields

Term: 2025-2028
Faculty of Social Work
University of Regina

Aamir Jamal

Term: 2025-2028
Faculty of Social Work 
University of Calgary

Kusum Bhatta

Term: 2024-2027
Faculty of Social Work
McMaster University

Cynthia (Cindy) Conley

Term: 2026-2029
Faculty of Social Work
Cape Breton University

Jason Albert

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

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