Member Profile

Anita Hopfauf is currently the Executive Director of the Schizophrenia Society of Saskatchewan. She started with the organization in 1999, where she began as Provincial Program Manager and moved into her current role in 2007. Anita began her career in the Human Services field in 1987 after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She started as a Family Support Worker with the Riel Local Parent Aide Program where she worked with Aboriginal people with multi-faceted problems. Anita has also served on a number of different committees such as the Disability Income Support Coalition, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Council, the Provincial Interagency Network on Disabilities, the Mental Health Coalition and the Mental Health Advisory Council. Anita's passion for her work has been recognized with the Government of Saskatchewan Centennial Medal in 2006 and the Schizophrenia Society of Canada's Outstanding Staff Award in 2007.