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Rarely will you find a value as great as an OWL membership! By becoming a member you establish yourself as committed to "Advancing Diversity in Leadership" and in standing as a leader for today's world. You'll also be affiliated with the best and brightest in Ophthalmology. Take a look here at some of our Champion members!

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Developing leaders is OWL's mission and our specialty!  Get terrific experience and benefit from the best-of-the-best networking in Ophthalmology when you get involved in OWL:

  • Attend an Event
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OWL is a 501(c)3 organization, meaning any financial contribution is 100% tax-deductible.  OWL focuses the investment of members’ dues on programs and events that will benefit members (our admin costs are low compared to other nonprofits).

Your company can align with OWL's mission by having a presence at our events and benefit from exposure on our social mediachannels and in our member communications.  Organizations and companies that want to be involved at the highest level can enroll their associates as virtual members, receive educational programs and get sponsorship exposure by becoming an OWL Partner.

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Owl Awards

The OWL Awards are given annually at OWL's Signature Event during AAO.  The finalists are distinguished and respected - always an impressive group!

Nominations for the OWL Awards open in the Summer.  A Nominations Committee selects the finalists and then OWL members cast their votes in the Fall.

Contact Us for information on nominating a colleague as a ‘Rising Star’, ‘Catalyst’ or ‘Visionary’ in Ophthalmology.

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Upcoming Programs

Virtual Aperitivo with Filomena Ribeiro, MD
3.22.24 | 5.30 PM CET/12.30 PM EDT
Online (Zoom)
OWL Signature Event at ASCRS 2024: Celebrating 20 Years!
4.7.24 | 5.30 PM EDT
The Westin Boston Seaport
425 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210
OWL Summer Reception at AECOS
7.13.24 | 5.30 PM MDT
The Library, St Regis Hotel
2300 Deer Valley Dr E
Park City, UT 84060

Featured Champion Members

Roger Kennedy

Director of Marketing, Ocular Biologics
BioTissue

My name is Roger Kennedy, and I am the Director of Marketing for BioTissue Ocular. I have 17 years of commercial experience in medical devices. I have been in the eyecare industry for ten years, selling or marketing products ranging from contact lenses to biologics in the anterior segment. I received my degree from the University of Florida and reside in Miami, Florida, with my wife and two kids.

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Carey Powers

CEO
Powers & Company

Carey Powers has more than 20 years of marketing leadership experience in the healthcare sector across a broad spectrum of verticals, including ophthalmology, aesthetics, diagnostics and therapeutics. Her commercialization expertise spans pre-clinical assets to billion-dollar brands, with deep experience in both direct-to-consumer and professional marketing. As Founder and CEO of Powers & Company, Carey advises emerging companies in the areas of commercialization, strategic communications and marketing. Previously, Carey served as Vice President of Marketing for Visus Therapeutics, where she led commercial strategy for its emerging pipeline of ophthalmic drug candidates.  Prior to Visus, Carey spent nine years at Allergan where she held a variety of commercial leadership roles, including as Director of Consumer Marketing for RESTASIS®.  Carey’s industry accolades include Top 25 DTC Marketers from DTC Perspectives and Vision Monday’s Most Influential Women in Optical in 2014. She is a host for the Ophthalmology Innovation Source (OIS) Podcast. Carey holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Florida.

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