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
kwok.ng@uef.fi
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. Piritta Asunta, Finland
piritta.asunta@jamk.fi
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
ltfsantos@ubiobio.cl
Resource Specialists
IFAPA Webmaster
Dr. Kwok Ng, Finland & Ireland
kwok.ng@uef.fi
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