All Committees are under supervision of Vice-President.
If you are interested in joining a committee, please contact [email protected].
OVERALL GOALS APPLICABLE TO ALL COMMITTEES:
Decisions and actions of the Committee shall be made in the best interests of the VOA membership and the organization;
Committee chairs are to maintain written history of their activities including when, how, and time schedules which shall be provided to successor chairs of respective Committee to assist them in the future.
Whenever applicable, all Committee chairs shall have one Committee member serve as a protégé so that the Committee's work may continue without interruption should the chair ever be placed in a situation where the chair may not be able to continue service during his term.
EDUCATION DIVISION
Kristy Robinson-Lee, O.D., Chair
1-DAY CE CONFERENCE
Michael F. Polo, O.D., Chair
Brianna Easton, O.D.
Sponsorships: Gerald R. Neidigh, O.D.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Joseph E. Droter, O.D., Chair
Paraoptometric Education Planning: Kristy Robinson-Lee, O.D., Speaker Education Planning: Walter O. Whitley, O.D., Sponsorships: Gerald R. Neidigh, O.D.
Tenesha Bazemore, O.D., John Dragon, O.D., Tina Kelly, O.D., Brent Segeleon, O.D., Lisa Wallace-Davis, O.D.
VOLT Member: TBD
CONTACT LENS SYMPOSIUM
David R. Rose, O.D. Chair
Sponsorships: Gerald R. Neidigh, O.D.
FALL CONFERENCE
L. Mandy Pennington, OD., Chair
Sponsorships: Gerald R. Neidigh, O.D.
Catherine Batton, O.D., Amber McCulley, O.D.
VOLT Member
IN-FOCUS QUARTERLY CE
Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D, Chair
Katherine M. Rachon, O.D.; Sponsorships: Gerald R. Neidigh, O.D.
VOYAGES-IN-VISION CONFERENCE
Robert M. Allen, O.D. and L. Mandy Pennington, O.D., Co-Chairs
MEMBERSHIP DIVISION
Christine C. Paschal, O.D., Chair
AWARDS
L. Mandy Pennington, O.D., Chair
Catherine Batton, O.D., John Dragon, O.D.
MEMBERSHIP
Christine C. Paschal, O.D., Chair
John Dragon, O.D., Lisa V. Gontarek, O.D., W. Scott Mann, O.D., Mandy Martin, O.D., Katherine M. Rachon, O.D., Sarah Terlesky, O.D., Amanda J. Umlandt, O.D., Erin Woods, O.D.
PEER REVIEW
Gene Sweetnam, O.D., Chair
Jenny N. Alsop, O.D., Lisa Gontarek, O.D., Amanda J. Umlandt, O.D., Walt Whitley, O.D.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
W. Scott Mann, O.D., Chair
Joseph Allen, O.D., Catherine Batton, O.D., Katherine M. Rachon, OD.
Social Media - Michael F. Polo, O.D., Chair
John Dragon, O.D., William Mann, O.D., Tori Pierce, O.D., Katherine M. Rachon, O.D.
Website - Adam P. Parker, O.D.
THIRD PARTY CARE
Anthony J. Zarella, O.D., Chair
Jenny N. Alsop, O.D., Gray Friedrichs, O.D., Tina Kelly, O.D., Gene Sweetnam, O.D.
Medicare CAC Rep - Brian Spittle, O.D.
OPERATIONS DIVISION
W. Scott Mann, O.D., Chair
AOA PAC
Jen Weigel, O.D., Chair
Adam P. Parker, O.D.
BOT ORIENTATION
Christine C. Paschal, O.D., Chair
L. Mandy Pennington, O.D., Michael F. Polo, O.D.
BUDGET
Christine C. Paschal, O.D., Chair
W. Scott Mann, O.D., L. Mandy Pennington, O.D., Katherine M. Rachon, O.D., David Rose, O.D., Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D.
Anthony J. Zarella, O.D. (at large)
CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS
Lisa Wallace-Davis, O.D., Chair
George F. Brown, O.D., Brianna Easton, O.D., Mark P. MacMillian, O.D., Katherine M. Rachon, O.D., Jen Weigel, O.D.
ENDOWMENT
L. Mandy Pennington, O.D., Chair
W. Scott Mann, O.D., Christine C. Paschal, O.D., Gene Sweetnam, O.D.
Bo Keeney (ex officio)
FEDERAL KEYPERSON
Kevin Green, O.D., Chair
Sushil K. Jain, O.D., Adam P. Parker, O.D., Gene Sweetnam, O.D., Amanda J. Umlandt, O.D., Jen Weigel, O.D.
INDUSTRY RELATIONS
Gerald R. Neidigh, O.D., Chair
Joshua Black, O.D.
VOLT Member: TBD
LEGISLATIVE
Jeffrey C. Michaels, O.D. and Gerald R. Neidigh, O.D., Co-Chairs
John Dragon, O.D., Lisa V. Gontarek, O.D., W. Scott Mann, O.D., William Mann, O.D., Roshni D. Patel, O.D., Michael F. Polo, O.D., Sarah Terlesky, O.D., Amanda J. Umlandt, O.D., Lisa Wallace-Davis, O.D.
B. Bennett Keeney, Jr. (Ex Officio)
State Keypersons - Jeffrey C. Michaels, O.D. Chair
Lisa V. Gontarek, O.D., Adam P. Parker, O.D., Katherine M. Rachon, O.D., Amanda J. Umlandt, O.D., Jen Weigel, O.D.
NOMINATIONS
Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D., Chair
Gene Sweetnam, O.D. and Amanda J. Umlandt, O.D.
PERSONNEL
George F. Brown, O.D., Chair
W. Scott Mann, O.D., Christine C. Paschal, O.D., L. Mandy Pennington, O.D., David Rose, O.D., Gene Sweetnam, O.D., Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D., Amanda J. Umlandt, O.D.
PHILANTHROPY
Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D., Chair
Scott Dilzer, O.D., Shawn Hobbs, O.D., L. Mandy Pennington, O.D., Lindsey Wetherby, O.D.
Optometry Cares
InfantSEE
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Jeffrey C. Michaels, O.D., Chair
Gerald R. Neidigh, O.D., Vice Chair
Joshua Black, O.D., John Dragon, O.D, Joseph E. Droter, O.D., Lisa V. Gontarek, O.D., Sushil Jain, O.D., W. Scott Mann, O.D., Adam P. Parker, O.D., Christine C. Paschal, O.D., Roshni D. Patel, O.D., L. Mandy Pennington, O.D., Katherine M. Rachon, O.D., Kristy Robinson-Lee, O.D., Gene Sweetnam, O.D., Sarah Terlesky, O.D.
Bo Keeney (ex officio)
VOPAC/LLF
Lisa V. Gontarek, O.D., VOPAC Chair
Adam P. Parker, O.D., LLF Chair
Patrick Curran, O.D., Amanda Lindsey, O.D., W. Scott Mann, O.D., Katherine M. Rachon, O.D., Kristy Robinson-Lee, O.D., Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D., Jen Weigel, O.D.