October 4, 2024
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, please join us in congratulating the new Board of Directors who were installed at the WPATH 28th Scientific Symposium in Lisbon, Portugal.
WPATH 2024-2026 Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2024-2026)
PRESIDENT
Asa Radix, MD, PhD, MPH
President – The President shall be the principal Executive Officer of the Association and shall, in general, supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Association. They shall preside at all meetings of the members, Executive Committee, and Board of Directors.
PRESIDENT ELECT
Loren Schechter, MD
President-Elect – In the absence of the President, or in the event of their inability or refusal to act, the President-Elect, shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting shall have all the powers of and shall be subject to all the restrictions on the President. The President-Elect shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to them by the President or Directors. They will automatically assume the Presidency for roughly a two-year term upon completion of their term as President- Elect (as described above).
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Marci Bowers, MD
Past-President – When the President’s term expires, they will become the immediate Past-President for a term of roughly two (2) years.
SECRETARY
Chris McLachlan, MA
Secretary – The Secretary will monitor the activity of Committees, and, in general, perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to them by the President or by the Board of Directors.
TREASURER
Stephen Rosenthal, MD
Treasurer – The Treasurer shall have general oversight responsibility of the financial matters executed by the Executive Director of the Association. They will, in conjunction with the Executive Director, be responsible for the preparation of the budget and financial reports to the Board of Directors on an annual basis.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (MEMBERS-AT-LARGE)
(2024 - 2028)
Javier Belinky, MD
Beth McElrea, MBChB
Tonia Poteat, PhD
(2022-2026)
Scott Leibowitz, MD
Sari Reisner, ScD
Christina Richards, PsyD (elected to complete the term of Chris McLachlan, 2024-2026)
Joshua Safer, MD
Joz Motmans, PhD
(EPATH REPRESENTATIVE – Term determined by the EPATH Board)
Carl Streed, Jr., MD, MPH, FACP
(USPATH REPRESENTATIVE – Term determined by the USPATH Board)
Florence Chenel, BA
(EX-OFFICIO MEMBER - WPATH Student Initiative Representative)
We want to thank the following members for their service, dedication, and significant volunteer time to WPATH during their terms on the Board. We look forward to their continued involvement in WPATH activities.
- Walter Pierre Bouman, MD, PhD
- Sanjay Sharma, MBBS
- Jaimie Veale, PhD