Committees
OWL committees advise and report to the Board of Directors on their areas of responsibility. If you're interested in volunteering for a committee, please contact our Executive Director, Molly Schar.
OWL gratefully acknowledges the work of our dedicated committee members!
The MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE works to expand OWL's membership across the field of ophthalmology.
- *Annamarie Hastings (American Academy of Ophthalmology) - Chair
- Amy Batoosingh (Allergan)
- *Susan Benton (Bausch + Lomb)
- *Laurie Brown (Drs. Fine, Hoffman & Packer, LLC)
- Michelle Dalton (Dalton & Associates)
- Marja Ernst (Ophthalmic Women Leaders)
- Marianne Hollman (Santen, Inc.)
- Diane Houtman (Alcon)
- Deborah Nysather (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
- *Julie Speed (Alcon)
Our PROGRAMS COMMITTEE develops and implements an annual calendar of educational programs to benefit our entire membership.
- *Heather Ready (USGI Medical) - Chair
- Lama Al-Aswad, MD (Columbia University Medical Center)
- *Susan Benton (Bausch + Lomb) - Chair, Executive Roundtable Program Subcommittee
- Barbara Fant (Clinical Research Consultants, Inc.)
- *Marsha Link (Link Consulting)
- *Beth Marsh (Aciex Therapeutics, Inc.) - Chair, Mentoring & Coaching Subcommittee
- Erin Schallhorn (Alcon) - Chair, Online Programming
- Sue Stuhr (Drs. Fine, Hoffman & Packer, LLC)
OWL's PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE seeks opportunities to promote OWL, our programs and advancement of women in eye care.
- *Georgette Pascale (Pascale Communications) - Chair
- Amy Phillips (Pascale Communications)
- Allison Potter (Pascale Communications)
- Kelley Sims (Lions Eye Institute)
Our PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE publishes OWL's celebrated eNEWS as well as develops content for the annual report and other organizational publications.
- *Sheryl Stevenson (Ophthalmology Times) - Chair
- Michelle Dalton (Dalton & Associates)
- Marja Ernst (Ophthalmic Women Leaders)
- Adrianne Resek (Pascale Communications)
The RECOGNITION COMMITTEE leads OWL's efforts to recognize outstanding leadership among ophthalmic women, including the annual Visionary Woman Award.
- *Beth Marsh (Aciex Therapeutics, Inc.)
- *Georgette Pascale (Pascale Communications)
- *Julie Speed (Alcon)
- *Sheryl Stevenson (Ophthalmology Times)
- *Susan Zajfen (Consultant)
* OWL Board Members