Champion Members
Michael Ackermann
Senior Executive
Life Sciences
Jacqueline S. Armani, OD, FAAO
Regional Director, Medical Science Liaison
Alcon
Hannah Austin
HCP Marketing Manager
Visus Therapeutics
Bianca Baker, PhD
Executive Director, Medical and Clinical Affairs
Kala Pharmaceuticals
Jeannette Bankes
President & GM, Global Surgical Franchise
Alcon
Joanne Bara
Vice President of Education
Ziemer USA
Scott Barnes
Chief Medical Officer
STAAR Surgical
Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA
Principal Optometrist/Physician
University of California, Davis Eye Center
Kim Bartels
VP
Vance Thompson Vision
Jan Beiting
Principal
Wordsmith Consulting
Susan Benton
General Manager - Head of the U.S.
Thea Pharma, Inc.
Ben Bergo
CEO
Visus Therapeutics, Inc.
Lanya Bingo
Associate Director Thought Leader Liaison
Apellis
Ryan Bleeks
Vice President of Sales, Eyecare
RVL Pharmaceuticals
Tamara Bogetti, MBA
Executive Vice President & Group Publisher
Bryn Mawr Communications, LLC (BMC)
Hayley Boling, MBA, COE
CEO
Boling Vision Center & INSIGHT Surgery Center
Renee Bovelle, MD
Medical Director and Owner, Physician
Envision Eye & Laser
Joe Boyd
Global Head, Sales & Marketing
Avellino Labs
Ninita Brown, MD, PhD
Ophthalmologist
Thomas Eye Group
Ryan Brown
National Associate Director, Professional Relations
Sun Ophthalmics
Anita Burton
Head of Human Resources
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
Mandy Cansler
Chief Clinical Officer
Graystone Eye
Wayne Caulder
Head of U.S. Sales for Ophthalmics and Microsurgery
ZEISS
Arthur Chan, PhD, MBA
Vice President Medical Affairs
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
Rex Chandler
Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing
STAAR Surgical
Andrew Chang
President & Head of Global Sales-Ophthalmic Devices
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
Catherine Clark
Executive Administrator
Perrysburg Eye Center
Debbie Davis
CEO
Atwal Eye Care
Andy Dawson
Chief Human Resource Officer
BVI Medical
Evelyn De La Vega Stewart, RAC, MSRS
Director, Regulatory Affairs
STAAR Surgical
Valerie Ditterline
Director, Patient and Provider Services
Glaukos Corporation
Karen Dobkowski
CFO/COO
Glacial Multimedia, Inc.
Michael Dobkowski
Founder/CEO
Glacial Multimedia, Inc.
Jag Dosanjh
President, US Neuroscience and Eye Care
Allergan, an AbbVie Company
Diana Driscoll, OD
President
Genetic Disease Investigators
Tamara Evans
Owner and Vice President Marketing
Ceatus Media Group
Steve Everly
RX Sight
Katherine Fehlhaber, PhD
Global Project Director
The Fundingsland Group
Laurie Ferguson
Head of Global Communications & Public Relations, Ophthalmic Devices
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. - ZEISS Group
Jim Francese
Sr. Vice President, Commercial Operations NA & APAC
STAAR Surgical
David Friess, OD
Vice President, Global Medical Affairs
STAAR Surgical
Sanjeev Ganatra
SVP, Sales & Marketing
CBCC Global Research
Ron Greenberg
President
HealthxMD
Christina Grek
Senior Director of Research and Development
Xequel Bio
Whitney Hauser, OD, FAAO
Director, Peer Education
Novartis
Tiffany Haynes, COT
Global Director Medical Affairs
Johnson & Johnson Vision
Rebecca Hazelton
Chief Human Resources Officer
Thea Pharma, Inc.
Tad Heitmann
Head of Communications
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Kendra Hileman, PhD
Vice President
Vice President, Head of Instrumentation R&D
AnnMarie Hipsely, DPT, PhD
Founder & President
Ace Vision
Rahim K. Hirji, RPh
VP, Marketing
Versea Ophthalimcs
Sondra Hoffman, COE, CPC, CMPE, LHRM
Lead Physician Recruiter
EyeCare Partners
Kari Holloway
President - Ophthalmology Division
Eyecare Partners
Kristen Ingenito, MBA
Vice President
Market Scope
Ranna Jaraha
Director of New Media
Bryn Mawr Communications
Matthew Jensen
CEO
Vance Thompson Vision
Seph Jensen
Chief Executive Officer
TearLab Corporation
Eris P. Jordan, OD
VP of Global Clinical & Medical Affairs / Principal Strategist / Senior Medical Advisor
Aurion Biotech / Eris Jordan Consulting, LLC / Siepser Eyecare
Anish Kapur, MD
President
FocalPoint Holdings
Sharon Klier, MD, MPH
VP Ophthalmology and Medical Director
UNITY Biotechnology
Kate Kline
VP, Marketing
Kala Pharmaceuticals
Lindsey Knoles
Regional Sales Manager
Modmed
Shervin Korangy
President and Chief Executive Officer
BVI Medical
Greg Kunst
President and CEO
Aurion Biotech
Andrea Lee
Market Development Director, Eyecare
RVL Pharma
Jaci Lindstrom
Consultant
Co-Founder/Past President: OWL | Council Member/Mayor Pro Tem: City of Minnetonka Beach
Marsha D. Link, PhD
Principal
Link Consulting
William J. Link, PhD
Managing Director / Manager
Versant Ventures / Flying L Partners
Susan Ludwick
SVP Marketing and Optical Services
EyeCare Services Partners
Nancy Lurker
CEO/President
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Carla Mack, OD
Global Head of Professional Affaris
Alcon
George Magrath, MD
CEO
Lexitas
Zaiba Malik, MD
Medical Director, Medpace
Physician/CEO, EyeMD,LLC | Assistant Professor, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Bindu Manne
Head of Market Development & Commercialization
Ocuphire
Abigail Markward
Vice President & Associate Publisher
PentaVision LLC
Beth Ann Marsh
Vice-President, North America Sales & Marketing
Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Caren Mason
CEO, President and Director
STAAR Surgical
Antony Mattessich
President and CEO
Ocular Therapeutix
Jim Mazzo
Chairman of the Board
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Carolyn McAuliffe
Sr. Director, Communications
Aerie Pharmaceuticals
Judith McGarry
VP, Marketing and Communications
Aurion Biotech
Magda Michna, PhD
Chief Global Clinical, Medical and Regulatory Affairs Officer
AcuFocus
Stephen Miller
Regional Manager
BVI Medical
Yari Mitchell
Chief Business Development Officer
AcuFocus, Inc.
Dane Mitro
Regional Sales Manager
Eyevance Pharmaceuticals
Alexa Montesinos
Sr. Product Manager- Peer to Peer Stratgey
Dompe
Monty Montoya
CEO
TherOptix
Patricia Morris
Principal Consultant
PMCOE
Aziz Mottiwala
Chief Commercial Officer
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
Janna Mullaney
Senior Vice President of Operations
EyeCare Services Partners
Mario Nacinovich, MSc
VP Marketing
Santen
Nhi Ohara, PharmD
Executive Director, Ophthalmology Brand Lead
Coherus BioSciences, Inc.
Shawn O'Neil
Chief Commercial Officer
Sight Sciences
Michael Onuscheck
CEO and Chairman
Presidio Medical
Sandor Palfi
Commercial Vice President
Johnson & Johnson Vision
Robby Palmer
Global Director, KOL Management
BVI Medical
Jai Parekh, MD, MBA
CEO/President
EyeCare Consultants of NJ
Andrew Parks
Director of Professional Relations
Sun Pharmaceuticals
Georgette Pascale
President
Pascale Communications
Ronil Patel
Senior Director of Business Development and Market Strategy
Ocuphire Pharma
Josh Pettit
Vice President of Sales
Coherus BioSciences
Todd Pinkney
Chief Commercial Officer
Centricity Vision
Phil Pivnick
Sr. Surgical Academic Manager
Alcon
Carey Powers
Head of Corporate Marketing & Global Market Development
Avellino Labs
Heather Ready, MBA
Sr. Director, Market Intelligence
STAAR Surgical
Audrey Talley Rostov, MD
Partner and Director of Cornea and Refractive Surgery/Global Medical Director
Northwest Eye Surgeons / SightLife
Laura Rousseau
Senior Sales Director
Clearwave Inc.
Tommie Rowland
US Clinical Training and Support Manager, South-Central Region
Alcon
Tera Roy
Vice President
Nextech
Joe Salchert
Executive Vice President of Live Project Development
Bryn Mawr Communications Group, LLC dba Avenue Live, LLC
Steven Schallhorn, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
Erin Schallhorn Powers
Vice President, Global Marketing & Product Strategy
BVI Medical
Michelle Schnabel
Business Development Manager, Ocular Surface Disease
Johnson & Johnson Vision
Aimee Shimamoto
Director of Marketing
BVI
Allison Shuren
Partner
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Rich Small
CEO
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mark Smythe
General Manager, Vice President Global Refractive Surgery
Alcon
Mina Sooch
CEO and Founder
Ocuphire Pharma
Jerry St. Peter
CEO & Director
Eyevance
Sheryl Stevenson
Group Editorial Director, Eye Care
MJH Life Sciences
Cari Stone
VP Global Glaucoma
Alcon
Brian M. Strem
CEO
Okogen, Inc.
Stewart Sylvester
VP Sales, Marketing and Customer Experience
Ora, Inc.
Judi Tauber
Overseer
Tauber Eye Center
Euan Thomson
Head of Ophthalmic Devices and Digital Teams
Zeiss
Michelle Underhill
Partner
Diamatrix LTD
Jake Vander Zanden
Partner / Life Sciences Chair
McDermott+Bull Executive Search
Linda Villanueva, COT
Global Director, Medical Affairs Post-Approval Studies
ZEISS
Domenic von Planta
COO
SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions GmbH
John Vukich, MD
Owner, Board Certified Eye Surgeon and Ophthalmologist
Summit EyeCare of Wisconsin
Al Waterhouse
President and CEO
AcuFocus, Inc.
DeLora Wells
HealthxMD
Joanna Williams
COO
Lexitas Pharma Services, Inc.
Julia Williams
Vice President, Clinical & Medical Affairs
Visus Therapeutics, Inc.
Ravaughn Williams, OD
Head, CDMA Vision Care
Alcon
Rebecca Winter
VP, Global Marketing
MicroSurgical Technology
Nivine Woods
CMO
EyeCare Partners, LLC
Jared Young
VP of Marketing and Communications
CorneaGen
Steven Zhang. MD, PhD
Executive Vice President
Laboratoires Thea