All Committees are under supervision of Vice-President.
If you are interested in joining a committee, please contact [email protected].
OVERALL GOALS APPLICABLE TO ALL COMMITTEES:
Decisions and actions of the Committee shall be made in the best interests of the VOA membership and the organization;
Committee chairs are to maintain written history of their activities including when, how, and time schedules which shall be provided to successor chairs of respective Committee to assist them in the future.
Whenever applicable, all Committee chairs shall have one Committee member serve as a protégé so that the Committee's work may continue without interruption should the chair ever be placed in a situation where the chair may not be able to continue service during his term.
EDUCATION DIVISION
Kristy Robinson-Lee, O.D., Chair
1-DAY CE CONFERENCE
Michael F. Polo, O.D., Chair
Brianna Easton, O.D.
Sponsorships: Jerry Neidigh, O.D.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Joseph E. Droter, O.D., Chair
Grants: John Dragon, O.D., Paraoptometric Education Planning: Kristy Robinson-Lee, O.D., Speaker Education Planning: Walter O. Whitley, O.D., Sponsorships: Jerry Neidigh, O.D.
Tenesha Bazemore, O.D., Tina Kelly, O.D., Amanda Lindsey, O.D., Brent Segeleon, O.D., Lisa Wallace-Davis, O.D.
VOLT Member: Joshua Black, O.D.
CONTACT LENS SYMPOSIUM
David R. Rose, O.D. Chair
Sponsorships: Jerry Neidigh, O.D.
FALL CONFERENCE
Mandy Pennington, OD., Chair
Grants: Christine C. Paschal, O.D., Speaker Education Planning: Katherine M. Rachon, O.D., Sponsorships: Jerry Neidigh, O.D.
Amber McCulley, O.D.
VOLT Member
IN-FOCUS QUARTERLY CE
Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D, Chair
Sponsorships: Jerry Neidigh, O.D.
VOYAGES-IN-VISION CONFERENCE
Robert M. Allen, O.D. and Mandy Pennington, O.D., Co-Chairs
MEMBERSHIP DIVISION
Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D., Chair
AWARDS
Mandy Pennington, O.D., Chair
John Dragon, O.D., Scott Mann, O.D.,
MEMBERSHIP
Christine C. Paschal, O.D., Chair
Lisa V. Gontarek, O.D., Susan Gresham, O.D., Karen Kim, O.D., Katherine M. Rachon, O.D., Sarah Terlesky, O.D., Amanda J. Umlandt, O.D.
Local Society President or Secretary/Treasurer: David Rose, O.D. (Battlefield), Peter Wilcox, O.D. (Chesapeake Bay), Alyssa Louia, O.D. (Lonesome Pine), Sofia Ahmad, O.D. (Northern VA), Lily Chen, O.D. (Northern VA), Deena Tailor, O.D. (Northern VA), Bryn DeBass, O.D. (Piedmont), Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D. (Richmond), Anthony J. Zarella, O.D. (Shenandoah Valley), Ajit Tiwari, O.D. (Southside), Kristy Robinson-Lee, O.D. (Southwestern VA), Mandy Martin, O.D. (Tidewater)
PEER REVIEW
Gene Sweetnam, O.D., Chair
Jenny N. Alsop, O.D., Lisa Gontarek, O.D., Amanda J. Umlandt, O.D., Walt Whitley, O.D.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Michael F. Polo, O.D., Chair
Social Media - Michael F. Polo, O.D., Chair
John Dragon, O.D., Katherine M. Rachon, O.D.
Will Mann (student Member)
Website - Adam P. Parker, O.D.
THIRD PARTY CARE
Anthony J. Zarella, O.D., Chair
Jenny N. Alsop, O.D., Gray Friedrichs, O.D., Tina Kelly, O.D., Gene Sweetnam, O.D.
Medicare CAC Rep - Brian Spittle, O.D.
OPERATIONS DIVISION
Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D., Chair
AOA PAC
Jen Weigel, O.D., Chair
Jenny Alsop, O.D., Katherine M. Rachon, O.D.
BUDGET
Mandy Pennington, O.D., Chair
W. Scott Mann, O.D., Christine C. Paschal, O.D., Gene Sweetnam, O.D., Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D.
Anthony J. Zarella, O.D. (at large)
CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS
Lisa Wallace-Davis, O.D., Chair
George F. Brown, O.D., Brianna Easton, O.D., Mark P. MacMillian, O.D., Katherine M. Rachon, O.D., Jen Weigel, O.D.
ENDOWMENT
W. Scott Mann, O.D., Chair
Christine C. Paschal, O.D., L. Mandy Pennington, O.D., Gene Sweetnam, O.D.
Bo Keeney (ex officio)
FEDERAL KEYPERSON
Kevin Green, O.D., Chair
Sushil K. Jain, O.D., Adam P. Parker, O.D., Gene Sweetnam, O.D., Amanda J. Umlandt, O.D., Jen Weigel, O.D.
INDUSTRY RELATIONS
Gerald R. Neidigh, O.D., Chair
Patrick Curran, O.D.
VOLT Member: Joshua Black, O.D.
LEGISLATIVE
Gerald R. Neidigh, O.D., Chair
Amanda Brewer-Lord, O.D., Patrick Curran, O.D., John Dragon, O.D., Lisa V. Gontarek, O.D., Cameron J. Lindsey, O.D., W. Scott Mann, O.D., Jeffrey C. Michaels, O.D., Michael F. Polo, O.D., Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D., Amanda J. Umlandt, O.D., Lisa Wallace-Davis, O.D.
B. Bennett Keeney, Jr. (Ex Officio)
State Keypersons - Jeffrey C. Michaels, O.D. Chair
Lisa V. Gontarek, O.D., Adam P. Parker, O.D., Katherine M. Rachon, O.D., Amanda J. Umlandt, O.D., Jen Weigel, O.D.
NOMINATIONS
Gene Sweetnam, O.D., Chair
Lisa Gontarek, O.D.and Amanda J. Umlandt, O.D.
PERSONNEL
George F. Brown, O.D., Chair
W. Scott Mann, O.D., Christine C. Paschal, O.D., L. Mandy Pennington, O.D., David Rose, O.D., Gene Sweetnam, O.D., Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D., Amanda J. Umlandt, O.D.
PHILANTHROPY
Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D., Chair
Scott Dilzer, O.D., Shawn Hobbs, O.D., L. Mandy Pennington, O.D., Lindsey Wetherby, O.D.
Optometry Cares
InfantSEE
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Jeff Michaels, O.D. Chair
Patrick Curran, O.D., W. Scott Mann, O.D., Gerald R. Neidigh, O.D., Christine C. Paschal, O.D., Mandy Pennington, O.D., David Rose, O.D., Gene Sweetnam, O.D., Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D.
VOPAC/LLF
Lisa V. Gontarek, O.D., VOPAC Chair
Adam P. Parker, O.D., LLF Chair
Patrick Curran, O.D., Amanda Lindsey, O.D., W. Scott Mann, O.D., Katherine M. Rachon, O.D., Kristy Robinson-Lee, O.D., Jacqueline M. Theis, O.D., Jen Weigel, O.D.