Champion Members

David Acheson
SVP, North America
Apellis Pharmaceuticals

Christina Ackermann
EVP, General Counsel & President, Ophtho RX
Bausch+Lomb

Tina Ariaee
Regulatory Affairs Director
Alcon

Jacqueline S. Armani, OD, FAAO
Regional Director, Medical Science Liaison
Alcon

Hannah Austin
Professional Affairs Lead
Avellino Labs

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

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
Visiox Pharma

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
Consultant

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

Jennifer Cross
Director of Field Marketing
Dompé

Debbie Davis
CEO
Atwal Eye Care

Evelyn De La Vega Stewart, RAC, MSRS
Director, Regulatory Affairs
STAAR Surgical

Sandra DeSelle, OD
Director, Medical Affairs and Medical Safety
AcuFocus

Valerie Ditterline
Director, Patient and Provider Services
Glaukos Corporation

Karen Dobkowski
CFO/COO
Glacial Multimedia, Inc.

Michael Dobkowski
Founder/CEO
Glacial Multimedia, Inc.

Diana Driscoll, OD
President
Genetic Disease Investigators

Tamara Evans
Owner and Vice President Marketing
Ceatus Media Group

Katherine Fehlhaber, PhD
Global Project Director
The Fundingsland Group

Laurie Ferguson
Chief Communications Officer
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals

Jim Francese
Sr. Vice President, Commercial Operations NA & APAC
STAAR Surgical

David Friess, OD
Vice President, Global Medical Affairs
STAAR Surgical

Bradley Fundingsland
President
The Fundingsland Group

Sanjeev Ganatra
SVP, Sales & Marketing
CBCC Global Research

Mike Garanzini
Senior Director of Marketing
Sun Ophthalmics

Christina Grek
Senior Director of Research and Development
Xequel Bio

Tiffany Haynes, COT
Global Director Medical Affairs
Johnson & Johnson Vision

Rebecca Hazelton
Chief Human Resources Officer
Thea Pharma, Inc.

Tad Heitmann, MBA
Senior Director, Corporate Communications
Alcon

AnnMarie Hipsely, DPT, PhD
Founder & President
Ace Vision

Rahim K. Hirji, RPh
VP, Marketing
Versea Ophthalimcs

Evan Hockman
Vice President, Sales
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Sondra Hoffman, COE, CPC, CMPE, LHRM
Lead Physician Recruiter
EyeCare Partners

Kari Holloway
President - Ophthalmology Division
Eyecare Partners

Nnenna Ihekoromadu, MD
Founder & CEO
Ocular Clinical Research Company

Kristen Ingenito, MBA
Vice President
Market Scope

Ranna Jaraha
Director of New Media
Bryn Mawr Communications

Matthew Jensen
CEO
Vance Thompson Vision

Brent Jones
General Manager and Global Head of Dry Eye
Bruder Healthcare

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

Lisa Kim

Sharon Klier, MD, MPH
VP Ophthalmology and Medical Director
UNITY Biotechnology

Kate Kline
Sr. Director, Marketing
Horizon Therapeutics

Greg Kunst
President and CEO
Aurion Biotech

Marsha D. Link, PhD
Principal
Link Consulting

William J. Link, PhD
Managing Director / Manager
Versant Ventures / Flying L Partners

Nancy Lurker
CEO/President
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Carla Mack, OD
Global Head of Professional Affaris
Alcon

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
Business Development & Associate Publisher
BroadcastMed

Beth Ann Marsh
Vice-President, North America Sales & Marketing
Apellis Pharmaceuticals

Caren Mason

Antony Mattessich
President and CEO
Ocular Therapeutix

Jim Mazzo
Executive Chairman
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Carolyn McAuliffe
Sr. Director, Communications
Aerie Pharmaceuticals

Judith McGarry
VP, Marketing and Communications
Aurion Biotech

Magda Michna, PhD
Chief Clinical, Regulatory and Medical Affairs Officer
STAAR Surgical

Yari Mitchell
Chief Business Development Officer
AcuFocus, Inc.

Dane Mitro
Senior Manager, US KOL Management
ZEISS - Medical Technology

Alexa Montesinos
Principal
Market Connections

Monty Montoya
CEO
TherOptix

Chris Moore
President
Vision Innovation Partners

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

Rupali Nangia
Vice President, Clinical & Regulatory Affairs
Elois Vision, Inc.

Schalon Newton, DBA
Chief Business Officer
Trefoil Therapeutics

Olufunmilayo Oduolowu, PharmD, RPh
Regional Director, Field Medical Affairs
Iveric Bio

Nhi Ohara, PharmD
Executive Director, Ophthalmology Brand Lead
Coherus BioSciences, Inc.

Shawn O'Neil
Chief Commercial Officer
ViaLase, Inc.

Desiree Owen, OD
Global Medical Director, Eye Care
AbbVie

Jill Pake
AD, Field Marketing
Dompé US

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

Melissa Parker
Sr. Director Marketing
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Andrew Parks
Director of Professional Relations
Sun Pharmaceuticals

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

Lisa Praeger
VP/GM Pharma
Alcon

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.

Jerry St. Peter
CEO/Director
Xequel Bio, Inc.

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 Senchyna, PhD
VP of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs
Aerie

Aimee Shimamoto
Director of Marketing
BVI

Rich Small
CEO
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

P. Dee Stephenson, MD, FACS
Founder/CEO
Stephenson Eye Associates

Sheryl Stevenson
Group Editorial Director, Eye Care
MJH Life Sciences

Shannon Stoddard
President/CEO
Promedica International

Cari Stone
VP Global Glaucoma
Alcon

Wes Strickling
CEO
Codex IT

Marcia Swank
Executive Vice President, Ophthalmology
TFS CRO

Adam Szaronos
President & CEO
Trukera Medical

Judi Tauber
Overseer
Tauber Eye Center

Euan Thomson
Head of Ophthalmic Devices and Digital Teams
Zeiss

Lori Tierney
President, Americas
Johnson & Johnson Vision

Jake Vander Zanden
Partner / Life Sciences Chair
McDermott+Bull Executive Search

Louise Veenhuis
Sales Training Manager
Johnson & Johnson

Domenic von Planta
COO
SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions GmbH

Thomas Wajda
Director, US Market Development and Advisory Boards
Alcon

Dianne Whitfield
Chief Human Resources Officer
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals

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

Nivine Woods
CMO
EyeCare Partners, LLC

Jim Yanek
Director, Field Marketing, KOL & Peer to Peer Strategy, US East
Dompé

Steven Zhang MD, PhD
Executive Vice President
Laboratoires Thea