2022-22 CATS Executive Committee
Gail Darling, President 
John Dickie, Vice President 
Richard Malthaner, Secretary Treasurer 
Andrew Seely, Past President 
Shona Smith, Program Committee Chair 
John Agzarian, Annual Program Vice Chair 
Jon Spicer, Industry Chair 
Sayf Gazala, Education Chair 
Danny French, QI Chair 
Madelaine Plourde, EDI Chair 
James Choi, Communications Chair 
Colin Schieman, RCPSC – Observer 
Janet Edwards, Best Practice Chair 
Biniam Kidane, Research Chair 
Negar Ahmadi, QI Vice Chair 
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Current CATS Executive Terms
Notes:
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*2-year term (ends even years)
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**2-year term (ends odd years)
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In 2020, all terms were extended by year owing to COVID-19 and holding no conference
| Role | Executive Member | Current Term |
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| President | Dr. Gail Darling | 2021-23 |
| Vice President | Dr. John Dickie | 2021-23 |
| Secretary - Treasurer | Dr. Richard Malthaner | 2021-23 |
| Past President / Nominations Chair | Dr. Andrew Seely | 2021-23 |
| Annual Meeting Program Committee Chair | Dr. Shona Smith | 2021-23 |
| Industry Chair | Dr. Jonathan Spicer | 2018-23 |
| CPD Chair | Dr. Simon Turner | 2018-23 |
| QI Chair | Dr. Danny French | 2020-22 |
| Industry Relations Chair | Dr. Jonathan Spicer | 2022-24 |
| Communications Chair | Dr. James Choi | 2022-24 |
| EDI Chair | Dr. Madelaine Plourde | 2021-23 |
| RCPSC Specialist Rep. (Observer) | Dr. Colin Schieman | 2018-23 |
| Annual Meeting Program Committee Vice Chair | Dr. John Agzarian | 2021-23 |
| Best Practice Chair | Dr. Janet Edwards | 2021-23 |
| Research Chair | Dr. Biniam Kidane | 2021-23 |
| QI Vice Chair | Dr. Negar Ahmadi | 2022-24 |
| Education Chair | Dr. Sayf Gazala | 2022-24 |
| Dr. Basil Nasir | 2021-23 | |
| Managing Director | Jennifer Artz PhD | 2018- |
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CATS Past Presidents
- 1998-2000 Dr. David Mulder
- 2000-2001 Dr. Andre Duranceau
- 2001-2002 Dr. Helmut Unruh
- 2002-2003 Dr. Robert Ginsberg / Acting President – Dr. Gilles Beauchamp
- 2003-2004 Dr. Gilles Beauchamp
- 2004-2005 Dr. Richard Finley
- 2006-2008 Dr. Farid Shamji
- 2008-2010 Dr. Gary Gelfand
- 2010-2012 Dr. Donna Maziak
- 2012-2014 Dr. Richard Inculet
- 2014-2016 Dr. Drew Bethune
- 2016-2018 Dr. Sean Grondin
- 2018-2021 Dr. Andrew Seely