OFFICERS

President	Kenneth Wilson, M.D.
President-Elect	Kantilal Shah, M.D.
Immediate Past President	S. Robert Bakall, M.D.
Secretary	Yughandar Munnangi, M.D.
Treasurer	S.Robert  Bakall, M.D.
Alternate Treasurer	Jaime Rodriguez-Tellez,M.D.
Assembly Representative	Leon Krakower, M.D.
Deputy Assembly Representatives	Kenneth Wilson, M.D.
Legislative/Public Affairs Representative	Nayalini Srishkandarajah, M.D.
Early Career Representative	Yugandhar Munningi, M.D.
Ethics Chairman	Jaime Rodriguez-Tellez, M.D.
Member/ Fellowship Chairman	Jamie Rodriguez-Tellez, M.D.
Program Chairman	Sushil Chandra, M.D.
Web Master	Sushil Chandra, M.D.
Historian Committee	Jaime Rodriguez-Tellez, M.D.
	Leon Krakower, M.D.
	Sushil Chandra, MD

The Executive Council consisting of the Officers, Representatives, Committee Chairpersons, Program Chairman and Newsletter Editor/ Web Master meet several times a year to conduct the business of the District Branch.

The Secretary works closely with the President and the Executive Director to conduct the Flow of business of the District Branch.

The Assembly and Legislative/Public Affairs Representatives are actively involved Representing the District Branch at the New York State Psychiatric Association and the American Psychiatric Association meetings. It should be noted since the decision of the APA Assembly in 2010 to reduce the number of Representatives from the NYSPA Delegation to the Assembly and Annual Meetings, West Hudson and Mid-Hudson District Branch share representation to the meetings with one Representative attending for both District Branches.

The District Branch Program Chairman plans and executes nine membership meetings a Year to include pertinent educational programs with Business and Social Activity for the Membership.

In Conclusion the professional skills of the psychiatrist always are in great demand but Particularly in this last decade with the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, followed by the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars with our returning Troops suffering from devastating injuries and PTSD, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina In New Orleans the Gulf Coast Oil Disaster, our Troubled Youth with Shootings and killings in our schools and ultimately the raging destruction of a depression with the Collapse of our economy resulting in loss of jobs has created a troubled society in dire Need of the services of our psychiatrist.