Ahmed El Azayem
At the Membership Assembly in Vancouver on 25 July 2001 Ahmed El Azayem (Egypt) ended his term as WFMH President, and Pirkko Lahti, Executive Director of the Finnish Association for Mental Health, took over the position. L. Patt Franciosi (USA) was chosen by the Assembly as President Elect, for a term which will start at the Melbourne Congress in February 2003. Also at the Assembly, Marten deVries resigned after two years as Secretary General, following two years served as President. For an interim period Pirkko Lahti has agreed to serve as Secretary General/CEO in addition to her role as President. At the Finnish Association for Mental Health Mirja Sevon acts as her staff liaison to WFMH.
Seven people left the Board in 2001 after completing their terms. The Federation sends its best wishes and thanks to those who retired as Members-at-Large, Knud Jensen (Denmark), Shimpei Inoue (Japan), Mamdouh Jabr (Palestinian Authority), Andres Gaitan (Mexico) and Harvey Whiteford (Australia), and to the Regional Vice Presidents whose terms ended, Eva Gonzalez (Philippines) and Hassan Kassim Khan (Yemen).
The Board which serves from July 2001 to February 2003 has 23 members from 18 countries. There are 9 Members-at-Large and 9 Regional Vice Presidents.
President
Pirkko Lahti
Executive Director
Finnish Association for Mental Health
Helsinki, Finland
President Elect
Patt Franciosi
Medical College of Wisconsin
Former President, US National Mental Health Association
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
USA
Immediate Past President
Ahmed El Azayem
Nasr City, Cairo
Egypt
Treasurer
John R.M. Copeland
Hoylake, Wirral
United Kingdom
Honorary Secretary
Janet Meagher
Engadine, NSW
Australia
Board Members-at-Large
Max Abbott
Auckland
New Zealand
Basheer Al-Rashidi
Safat
Kuwait
Sylvia Caras
Santa Cruz, California
USA
Chueh Chang
Taipei
Taiwan ROC
Hani Mohammed Abdel Khalek
Cairo
Egypt
Beverly Long
Atlanta, Georgia
USA
Agustin Ozamiz
Bizkaia
Spain
Kristina Salonen
Helsinki
Finland
Shona Sturgeon
(Membership Secretary)
Cape Town
South Africa
Regional Vice Presidents
Africa
Elizabeth Matare
Harare
Zimbabwe
Eastern Mediterranean
Ma’an A. Barry
Aden
Yemen
Europe
Aart-Jan Vrijlandt
Warnsveld
The Netherlands
Mexico, Central America and Spanish Caribbean
Federico Puente
Tlalpan, Mexico D.F.
Mexico
North America and Caribbean
Edward Pennington
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Oceania
Anthony Fowke
(Vice Presidents’ Representative)
Karrinyup, WA
Australia
South America
Paulo Alterwain
Montevideo
Uruguay
Southeast Asia
Regina deJesus
Quezon City
Philippines
Western Pacific
Kazuyoshi Yamamoto
Nishihara, Okinawa
Japan
*Executive Committee member
Tsung-yi Lin
Vancouver
Canada
Senior Consultant
Eugene B. Brody
Baltimore, Maryland
USA