Subspecialties | Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (COFAS)

Governance

COFAS – Call For Nominations (2025)

COFAS is excited to announce that we have officially opened a call for nominations for active members to serve on the COFAS Executive Committee for 2025-2027 for the roles mentioned below.

  • President-Elect
  • Education Chair

This is an opportunity for all COFAS members to recognize and nominate outstanding candidates who have made significant contributions or demonstrated exceptional talent in their respective specialty. We invite everyone to participate in this process by submitting nominations and/or sharing their recommendations.The nominees must attend the in-person COFAS Business Meeting on Friday, June 13th, 2025 at 6:00 PM (Pacific Time) to be eligible for the position. The vote will be carried out by the membership present.Serving on the Executive is a wonderful experience for your career and can offer many benefits for years to come, including tailoring content for the COA Annual Meeting and participating in other selection processes.

To self-nominate or to nominate another COFAS active member, please send a statement of interest or support (300 words max) by filling out the form by clicking the link below. .

CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE

 

Applications must be submitted by June 1, 2025.

Please find below the descriptions of each role.

President-Elect
  • No specific responsibilities per se other than lending advice to the acting President upon request and presiding at the COFAS Executive meetings.
Education Chair
  • In charge of any education requests that are formally made to COFAS.
  • Developing the foot & ankle programming at the COA Annual Meetings.
  • Keeping track of Foot & Ankle national educational conferences and coordinating Website maintenance

Current Executive

Dr. Warren Latham
President

Dr. Joel Morash
President-Elect

Dr. Mark Steeves
Secretary

Dr. Rachel DaCuhna
Treasurer

Dr. Mansur Halai
Research Chair

Dr. Kelly Hynes
Education Chair

Dr. Sam Si-Hyeong Park
Membership

Dr. Bernard Burgesson
Resident

Dr. Monika Volesky
Past President

Dr. Adriana Martinez Gomez
Member at Large

Dr. Christopher Del Balso
Member at Large

Dr. Alastair Younger
Member at Large

Dr. Heather Barske
Member at Large