INTERNATIONAL FAMILY THERAPY ASSOCIATION

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS 2007 - 2009
Judith Landau, MD, President

                    Standing Committees

Bylaws Committee
Chair, William Northey, USA
General Secretary, William Hiebert, USA
Former President, William Nichols USA    

Chair of Congresses   (2007-10)
Chair, William Northey (Treasurer and Comptroller), USA

Portoroz Scientific/Organizing  Committee
 
William F. Northey, USA - Chair

Maurizio Andolfi, Italy
Joyce Baptist, USA
Nermina Becirevic, Bosnia
Brigitta Beghella, Austria
Nena Calovska, Serbia
Ronald Chenail, USA
Robert Cvetek, Slovenia
Mila Goldner Vukov, New Zealand
Christian Goste?nik, Slovenia
Mary Hotvedt, USA  
Stephen Madigan, Canada 
Miran Mo?ina, Slovenia
Fatma Reid, Turkey
Sanja Rolovic, Serbia/USA
Maja Rus-Makovec, Slovenia 
Barbara Warner, UK 




Development Committee
          (The Development Committee is a Standing Committee of the Bylaws and for the next two year presidential cycle, 2007-2009 is charged with developing financial resources to enable IFTA to carry out its mission.) 

Chair, Brian Jory, USA
Board Member, John Banmen, Canada
Board Member, Adela Garcia, Agentina
Member, Cecilia Hartmann Regueira, Brazil
Member, Arnon Bentovim, UK
Member, William Nichols, USA
Member, Ruth Casabianca, Brasil
Member, Robert Massey, USA
Member, Raymundo Macais, Mexico
Friend, Pamela Lessing Friedman, USA   (Friend of IFTA Rep)


Ex-Officio:
President, Judith Landau, USA
Treasurer, William Northey, USA
General Secretary, William Hiebert, USA
Training Division Coordinator, Phoebe Prosky, USA
Consultant, Chana Weiner, Israel

Finance Committee
          (The Finance Committee is a Standing Committee of the Bylaws and the Treasurer and Comptroller shall be the ex-officio Chair and is charged with overseeing the financial resources of the Association and developing the budgets.)

Chair, Treasurer and Comptroller. William Northey, USA   
Board member, John Banmen, Canada
Ex-officio:  General Secretary, William Hiebert, USA

Membership Committee
          (The Membership Committee is a Standing Committee of the Bylaws with the President-elect as the ex-officio Chair and for the next two year presidential cycle, 2007-2009 is charged with assisting in membership recruitment and retention.) 

Chair, President-Elect, Francisco Aviles, Mexico
Board Member, Mahdu Ksairam, S. Africa
Board Member, David McGill, USA
Board Member, Adela Garcia, Argentina
Board Member, Khawla Abu-Baker, Israel
Student/Young Faculty Representative, Katherine Whitaker, USA
Member, Brian Jory, USA
Member, Gordon Hirschhorn, USA
Member, Shobha Pais, USA
Ex-officio: William Hiebert, General Secretary;  Fred Jefferson, IFTA Adm. Ass't; Bill Northey, Treaasurer; and  Judith Landau, President

Nominating Committee
          (The Nominating Committee is a Standing Committee of the Bylaws and shall be composed of a minimum of three members of the Board of Directors, one of whom shall be the Past President, who shall serve as Chair, and shall be responsible for preparing separate slates for the election of members of the Board and for the election of Officers.)

Chair, Past President, Toby Herman, UK)
Treasurer, William Northey, USA
Board Member, Fatma Reid, Turkey
Member, Arnon Bentovim, UK
Member, William Nichols, USA
Ex-Officio:  William Hiebert, USA

Publications Committee
    (The Publication Committee is a Standing Committee of the Bylaws and shall include the Editor of the International Connection, the Editor of the Journal and the President.)

JFP Editor, Terry S. Trepper
IC Editor, William J. Hiebert
President, Judith Landau

Public Relations Committee
          (The Public Relations Committee is a Standing Committee of the Bylaws and is to promote the mission and activities of IFTA around the world by laisoning with other professional associations and informing members, potential members and the professional and lay public and other relevant socio-political figures.)

Chair, Barbara Warner, UK
Board Member, Toby Herman, Iceland
Board Member, Francisco Aviles-Gutierrez, Mexico
Board Member, David McGill, USA
Board Member, Fatma Reid, Turkey
Board Member, John Banmen, Canada
Friend of IFTA:  Pamela Lessing Friedman
Member, Alan Hovestadt, USA
Member, Florrie Kaslow, USA
Others TBA

IFTA Historian
William C. Nichols, Jr., USA

Training Division
     (The mission of the training division is to help integrate a systems perspective into all mental health activities, world-wide and to bolster the number of clinicians who think systemically.   For the 2007 - 2009 presidential cycle, the work of the Education and Accreditation Task Force will be folded into the work of the Training Division.)

The following Coordinator appointments are:
John Banmen
Anita Bardin
Judy Baumgold
Audrey Ellenwood
John Frykman
Alicia Moreno
Frederik Snyders
Rick Whiteside
Roxanna Zevallos

The following Presidential appointments are:
Corrdinator, Phoebe Prosky, USA
Board Member, Nalan Fraim, Turkish Cyprus
Board Member, Shobha Pais, USA
Member, Tom Todd, USA,
Member, Rick Miller, USA
Member, David Fennel, USA

November 30, 2007