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| Anthony Adams President |
Catherine Amos President-Elect |
Joseph Molinari Secretary-Treasurer |
Joseph Barr |
Kathy Dumbleton Board Member |
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| David Kirschen Board Member |
Howard Purcell |
Colleen Riley Board Member |
Lois Schoenbrun Executive Director |
Mark Bullimore Development Director |
Anthony Adams
President
Email: aadams that the domain berkeley.edu
Professor Tony Adams is Dean Emeritus and Professor of Optometry and Vision Science at the School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley (UCB).
He served on the University of California Health Sciences Committee for the UC Vice President for Health Affairs. He is Past President of the American Academy of Optometry and has been the NIH / National Eye Institute Training Grant Director PhD in Vision Science to UCB for more than 30 years. He studies the vision changes of patients with diabetes with continuous support from the National Institutes of Health since the 1978th He is the current Editor-in-Chief of Optometry and Vision Sciences.
Professor Adams is a recent member of the National Advisory Eye Council (1996-2000), a major consultative body for the Director of the National Eye Institute (NEI), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Catherine Amos
President-Elect
Email: camo that the domain webeca.com
Dr. Catherine Amos has a private practice in Birmingham and received here Doctor of Optometry degree at the University of Alabama to Birmingham.
Since 1995, Dr. Amos has been the Assistant Congress Chairperson with the Southern Council of Optometry and a member of the Board of Directors with Vision Service Plan since the 1992nd
Since 1977 Dr. Amos has been an optometrist on the Program Project Grant, "Perinatal Infections and Immunity Maldevelopment" in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alabama to Birmingham. Here research interests include refractive errors in the mentally retarded, Pediatric infectious diseases, and developmental disorders.
Joseph Barr
Board Member
Email:joseph.t.barr that the domain bausch.com
Joe Barr, OD, MS, FAAO received a Doctor of Optometry degree and Master's degree in Physiological Optics and a residency certificate in Contact Lenses from The Ohio State University College of Optometry. He is an Emeritus Professor of Optometry and Vision Science to Ohio State University where he was also Associate Dean for Clinical Services and Professional Program. He was also the Director of the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation in Keratoconus Photography Reading Center funded by NEI. He is emeritus editor of Contact Lens Spectrum, having been editor for 20 years and founding editor of Contact Lens Today, a weekly email newsletter. He has over 50 peer reviewed publications in the area of contact lenses and cornea. His Professional Affiliations include: membership in The AOA, International Society for Contact Lens Research, and ARVO. He previously served as chairman of the Section on Cornea and Contact Lenses of the American Academy of Optometry. In the early 1980s he was the Manager of Clinical and Materials Research for Dow Corning Ophthalmic.
In July of 2007, he became Vice President of Global R & D - Vision Care for Bausch & Lomb in Rochester, NY and most recently served as the Interim Leader of B & L's Polymer and Surface Science R & D group as well. Currently he is the VP of Global Clinical & Medical Affairs and Professional Services Vision Care to B & L.
Kathy Dumbleton
Board Member
Email:kdumble that the domain sciborg.uwaterloo.ca
Kathy Dumbleton, MSc MCOptom, graduated from the University of Wales in 1984, completed this pre-registration year two Moorfield Eye Hospital in London, United Kingdom in 1985 and here received MSc from the University of Waterloo, Canada in 1988.
Currently she is a Senior Clinical Scientist at the Center for Contact Lens Research, University of Waterloo. Here research interests include the ocular response to contact lenses, silicone hydrogel materials, visual performance, and the measurement of ocular discomfort. Kathy is also the moderator of the "Question and Answer" panel of www.siliconehydrogels.org and a frequent contributor to the web site.
In addition to being a diplomate of the Cornea and Contact Lens Section of the American Academy of Optometry, Kathy is a Fellow of the British Contact Lens Association and a council member of the International Society for Contact Lens Research.
David Kirschen
Board Member
Email: david1 that the domain kirschen.net
Dr. David G. Kirschen received his OD and PhD degrees from the University of California Berkeley two. He is currently the Chief of Binocular Vision and Orthoptic Services at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.
He has been in private practice in California for 35 years while continuing his teaching and research efforts. He also serves as Full Professor of Basic and Visual Science and Optometry at the Southern California College of Optometry. Dr. Kirschen has also been the team optometrist for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox for the last 15 seasons. He has served as president of the California Chapter of the AAO, president of Occupational Vision Services, Inc and has served on the board of directors of Vision West, Inc.
Dr. Kirschen has lectured extensively in the United States and abroad. In his private practice he Specializes in Pediatric Optometry, the treatment of binocular vision anomalies, computer-related vision problems, Strabismus and amblyopia, contact lenses and sports vision.
Joseph Molinari
Secretary-Treasurer
Email: Joseph.Molinari that the domain va.gov
Joseph F. Molinari, OD, MED is Director of Vision Care Services to The Tallahassee Veteran Health Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Tallahassee, Florida. He is responsible for this clinic program and is co-consultant for wilting 8th He has been involved with the Academy as an admission committee member, exhibits Committee Member and Past Disease Section Chair. He has created several symposia for the Academy in the past. He has over 70 publications on contact lens and anterior segment of subjects and has presented at major local, state, national and international meetings as an invited speaker. Dr. Molinari's charitable remainder trust supports the AOF Annual Antoinette M. Molinari Memorial Scholarship.
Howard Purcell
Board Member
Email: HPurcell that the domain EssilorUSA.com
Howard B. Purcell, OD, FAAO currently serves as Vice President, Customer Development for Essilor of America. Prior to joining Essilor he served as Senior Director of Professional Affairs for Johnson & Johnson Vision Care. He was with Vistakon since February 1995th
A graduate of the New England College of Optometry in 1984, Dr. Purcell participated in a group optometric practice for the student years.
Beginning in June 1991, Dr. Purcell joined the faculty of Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry. During his career at the college, he was a principle in the development of the Department of Cornea and Contact Lenses. Reaching the rank of Associate Professor Dr. Purcell was responsible for both the didactics and clinical components of the program, serving as the Deputy Dean of the College. Further, Dr. Purcell also participated in the University Committee on Admissions as well as its Internal Review Board. Dr. Purcell was honored by the inaugural class of Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry as the recipient of the Golden Apple Award, selected by the Optometry students as the Teacher of the Year.
While in private practice, Dr. Purcell served as clinical investigator and consultant to the contact lens industry. He has actively supported Optometry in the state of Florida as President of the Dade County Optometric Association, as well as an examiner and Disciplinary Monitoring of the State Board of Optometry. Dr. Purcell is a Diplomate in the Cornea and Contact Lens Section of the American Academy of Optometry and is an active member of the AOA Contact Lens Section.
Colleen Riley
Board Member
Email: CRiley3 that the domain its.jnj.com
Colleen Riley, OD, MS, FAAO, Dipl CL, is Vice President, Professional Development for Vistakon, Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. She leads the company's continuing efforts to develop and implement strategies and programs that focus on professional and practice development for eye care professionals. She also oversees all activities for The Vision Care Institute, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company.
Dr. Riley has 17 years of experience as a practicing optometrist, academic instructor and clinical research strategist in corporate and clinical settings. She attended the Indiana University School of Optometry where she received her Doctor of Optometry in 1992 and her Master of Science in Physiological Optics in 1998. She then became a faculty member at the Indiana University School of Optometry. She joined Johnson & Johnson Vision Care in 2004 as Assistant Director, Research and Development and has served in a number of other positions, most recently as Director, Design Research and Development.
Dr. Riley is a Fellow and a Contact Lens Diplomate in the Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies of the American Academy of Optometry and is an accomplished speaker and author. She was a Principal Investigator in the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study funded by the National Eye Institute. In 2007, she was selected as one of the top 20 Most Influential Women in the Optical Industry.
Lois Schoenbrun
Executive Director
Email: Lois that the domain aaoptom.org
Lois is Executive Director of the Academy and the American Optometric Foundation, with responsibility for leading staff in carrying out the policies set by the governing bodies of each. Lois also works closely with the volunteer leadership in planning for the future of the organizations.
Lois has been with the Academy since June of 1996. She has more than twenty years of experience Medical Association, and has earned the Certified Association Executive designation.
In her spare time, Lois practices, coaches, referees and the Korean martial art of Taekwondo. She has a teenage son.
Mark Bullimore
Development Director
Email: bullimore.1 that the domain osu.edu
Mark A. Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD is a Professor at The Ohio State University College of Optometry where he teaches ophthalmic optics. He received his Optometry degree and PhD in Vision Science from Aston University in Birmingham, England. Prior to joining the faculty two OSU, he spent 8 years at the University of California Berkeley two.
His research interests include myopia, low vision and refractive surgery, and received an R01 grant from the National Eye Institute study two adult myopia progression. He also holds a Training Grant (T35) from the Institute that supports Optometry students in a summer internship program.
From 1996 to 2004 he was Editor of Optometry and Vision Science, The Journal of the American Academy of Optometry. He is a former member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Refractive Surgery and has served on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Ophthalmic Devices Panel.
Mark served as Foundation President from 2005 to 2008 before assuming the role of Development Director.
