Committees
Conference Co-Chairs
Professor Madelyn Gould
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Associate Professor Mark Sinyor
Department of Psychiatry,
University of Toronto, Canada
Assistant Professor
Margaret Nakhid-Chatoor
University of Trinidad and Tobago
Steering Committee
Wendy Orchard (Chair)
Executive Director, IASP
Dr Dan Reidenberg
Managing Director of the National Council for Suicide Prevention
Shelby Rowe
Executive Director, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Professor David Jobes
The Catholic University of America
Dr Richard McKeon
Chief, Suicide Prevention Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Dr Sally Spencer-Thomas
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Karen Scavacini
CEO, Instituto Vita Alere
Organising Committee
Wendy Cliff (Chair)
Head of Membership and Events, IASP
Katherine Thomson
Head of Marketing and Campaigns, IASP
Sarah Gaer
Co-chair, Pioneer Valley Coalition for Suicide Prevention
Linda Mars
Scientific Committee
Dr Tracey King (Bahamas)
Clinical Psychologist
Eleanor Bennett (Belize)
Ministry of Health Belize
Dr Leonardo Baldacara (Brazil)
Brazilian Association of Psychiatry and University of Tocantins
Dr Karen Scavacini (Brazil)
CEO, Instituto Vita Alere
Professor Jitender Sareen (Canada)
Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba
Dr Allison Crawford (Canada)
Director, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto
Dr Vania Martínez (Chile)
Núcleo Milenio Imhay
Dr Andrea Otero (Colombia)
Asociacion Colombiana de Psiquiatria
Dr Lorena Campo Arauz (Ecuador)
Universidad Central del Ecuador
Dr Ellen-ge Denton (Guyana)
CUNY College of Staten Island
Professor Stephane Amadeo (Martinique)
University Hospital Centre of Martinique
Professor Karla Patricia Valdes Garcia (Mexico)
Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila
Dr Luis Miguel Sanchez (Mexico)
University of Guadalajara
Dr Pablo Rivera Madera (Puerto Rico)
Life Assisting Fellowship Corporation
Gerard Hutchinson (Trinidad)
University of the West Indies
Maria Jose Di Agosto (Uruguay)
Universidad de la Repúblcia Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Grupo de Comprensión y prevención de la conducta suicida
Dr Sherry Molock (USA)
The George Washington University, Washington DC
Dr Jonathan Purtle (USA)
NYU School of Global Public Health, NYC
Dr Richard McKeon (USA)
Chief, Suicide Prevention Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Dr Sally Spencer Thomas (USA)
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Catherine Brown (Bardados)
George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, University of the West Indies
Dr Guillermo Rivera Arroyo (Bolivia)
Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Dr Fabio Souza (Brazil)
Federal University of Ceará
Professor Brian Mishara (Canada)
Director, Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide Ethical issues and End of Life Practices, University Quebec.
Dr Rachel Mitchell (Canada)
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Daniel Nuñez (Chile)
Universidad de Talca
Tamara Otzen (Chile)
Fundación para la Prevención del Suicidio OPA; Universidad de La Frontera
Dr Miguelina Justo (Dominican Republic)
Sendas, grupo de apoyo para sobrevivientes a la pérdida por suicidio
Dr Pablo Francisco Analuisa Aguilar (Ecuador)
Secretaria de Salud – Quito
Paul Andrew Bourne (Jamaica)
The University of the West Indies, Mona
Dr Rosario Valdez (Mexico)
INSP
Dr Angela Beatriz (Mexico)
Dr Alvaro Valdivia (Peru)
Sentido
Dr Freddy Alberto Vasquez Gomez (Peru)
Instituto Nacional de Salud Mental
Dr Silvia Pelaez (Uruguay)
Ultimo Recurso
Dr Peter Wyman (USA)
Rochester University, Rochester NY
Dr Jodi Jacobsen Frey (USA)
University of Maryland
Professor David Jobes (USA)
The Catholic University of America
Dr Dan Reidenberg (USA)
Managing Director of the National Council for Suicide Prevention
Shelby Rowe (USA)
Executive Director, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
