The Canadian Lung Association is pleased to announce the election of Richard Shuhany as the Chair of the CLA Board of CLA Directors for the 2011/2012 year.
Mr. Shuhany, C.A., has been a past chairperson and member of the Board of Directors of the Lung Association of Alberta & Northwest Territories. Mr. Shuhany joined the CLA Board of Directors in 2008 and was elected to the CLA’s Executive Committee in 2009. Mr. Shuhany is president of Shuhany and Company, as well as First Surveillance Inc. He is also a board chair and chief financial officer for Blue Goose Biorefineries Inc. and Nano-Green Biorefineries Inc.
Executive Committee members elected at the Association’s June 2011 annual general meeting and members of the Board of Directors for 2011/2012 are as follows:
2010/2011 Executive Committee
- Chair: Richard Shuhany
- Vice-Chair: Dean Karakasis
- Treasurer: Dr. Margaret Munro
- Past Chairperson: Curt Smith
2011/2012 Board of Directors
- British Columbia: Michael Ellis
- Alberta: Anne Marie Downey
- Saskatchewan: Dr. Frank Scott
- Manitoba: Neil Johnston
- Ontario: Dean Karakasis
- Québec: Lucie Bourgouin
- New Brunswick: Dr. Amanda Cockshutt
- Nova Scotia: Linda Gregory
- Prince Edward Island: Dr. Margaret Munro (Treasurer)
- Newfoundland: Mary Basha
- Dr. George Fox (Canadian Thoracic Society)
- Rodel Padua (Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals)
The Canadian Lung Association would also like to thank long-standing board member and former chair Keith Murray, who is stepping down this year, for his contributions.
The Association extends a warm welcome to its new board member, Anne Marie Downey, chair of the Alberta and Northwest Territories Lung Association.
The Canadian Lung Association is a non-profit charitable corporation, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors with representation from every province. To find out about Board members at the provincial level, please see the respective provincial Lung Association website.
About The Canadian Lung Association
Established in 1900, The Canadian Lung Association is one of Canada’s oldest and most respected health charities, and the leading national organization for science-based information, research, education, support programs, and advocacy on lung health issues.
