About ICAN

The International Cognitive Approaches Network (or ICAN) was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in 2019 to expand on the work begun by The CO-OP Academy.

ANNUAL REPORTS 

2025 -26

2024-25

ICAN’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • ICAN’S President/Chair

    Rose Martini, PhD, OT Reg.(Ont.), OT(C), Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Occupational Therapy Program, University of Ottawa (Canada)

  • ICAN’S Founding President

    Helene J. Polatajko, Professor Emeritus, Department of
    Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto (Canada)

  • ICAN Board Director

    Sara Israel, JD, OTR/L

  • ICAN Board Director

    Erna Schönthaler

    Occupational Therapist and Senior Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Program University of Applied Sciences Campus Wien, Vienna, Austria 

  • ICAN Board Director

    Aarti Vij is a technology and transformation leader with 20+ years of experience in strategy and governance.

  • ICAN Board Director

    Sabine Vinçon, Occupational Therapist, MSc OT, PhD student Queen Margaret University Edinburgh and University College Cork, Certified CO-OP Instructor, Regional Coordinator Germany

  • ICAN Board Member

    Claire Sangster

  • ICAN Board Member

    Prachi Gajjar

  • ICAN Board Member

    Thomas Valliant

STAFF

  • Executive Director

    Janet Craik

  • Ernestine Da Silva

    Executive Administrator

    Ernestine Da Silva

  • Technical Support

    Tammy Craig

ICAN FORMER PRESIDENTS

  • Deb Cameron, PhD, MEd, BScOT

    Vice Chair Research Trinidad, International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation

    ICAN Communications Committee Chair | CO-OP Approach Instructor 

  • Noémi Cantin, Ph.D., erg., Professor, Département d’ergothérapie Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (Canada)

    Noémi Cantin, Ph.D., erg., Professor,

    Départementd’ergothérapie Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (Canada)