IFAPA Board 2023-2025

Executive Committee

President
Dr. Cindy Sit, Hong Kong China
sithp@cuhk.edu.hk

Past-President
Dr. David Legg, Canada
dlegg@mtroyal.ca

President-Elect (To be elected in 2025)

Vice Presidents
Dr. Cathy McKay, USA
mckayca@jmu.edu

Dr. Kwok Ng, Finland & Ireland & Lithuania
kwok.ng@lsu.lt

Secretary
Dr. Jooyeon Jin, Korea
jjin13@uos.ac.kr

Treasurer
Dr. J.P. Barfield, USA
jpbarfield@charlotte.edu

Regional Representatives

Africa Representative
Dr. Peter Bukhala, Kenya
pbukhala@mmust.ac.ke

Asia Representative
Dr. Jooyeon Jin, South Korea
jjin13@uos.ac.kr

Europe Representative
Dr. Sean Healy, Ireland
sean.healy@ul.ie

Middle East Representative
Dr. Omar Hindawi, Jordan
ohindawi@hu.edu.jo

North America Representative
Dr Andrew Pitchford, USA
pitchfoe@oregonstate.edu

Oceania Region Representative
Dr Robert Townsend, New Zealand
robert.townsend@waikato.ac.uk

South & Central America Representative
Dr. Luiz Gustavo Teixera Fabricio dos Santos, Chile
luizgustavo.unicamp@gmail.com

Resource Specialists

IFAPA Webmaster
Dr. Kwok Ng, Finland & Ireland & Lithuania
kwok.ng@lsu.lt

APAQ Editor
Dr. Justin Haegele, USA
jhaegele@odu.edu

Disability Community Liaison
Dr. Anne- Mette Bredahl, Norway
a.m.bredahl@daneng.org

NESAPA Chairs
Ms Ayşegül Rosa Aksoy, Turkey
aksoy.aysegul@metu.edu.tr

Mr Francis Asare, Ghana
fa111@students.waikato.ac.nz

IFAPA Communications Coordinator
Mr Matías Henríquez
matias.henriq@gmail.com

Symposium Directors

2025 – Ms Catherine Carty, Ireland
Catherine.carty@mtu.ie

2023 – Ms Bridget Meyer, New Zealand
bridgetmeyer@outlook.co.nz