2023 Annual report

LEADERSHIP

President’s Council David A. Heath, OD, EdM President Guilherme Albieri, PhD VP for Student Affairs & Engagement David Bowers, MP, MBA VP of Administration & Finance Guerda Fils, MS Asst. VP for Human Resources Joy Harewood, OD, R’12 Chief Diversity Officer Liduvina Martinez-Gonzalez, MS, FACHE VP for Clinical Administration/Executive Director, University Eye Center Wendy Ravitz, Esq Chief Campus Counsel Dawn Rigney, MPH VP for Institutional Advancement/ Executive Director, SUNY Optometry Foundation Richard Soden, OD, ’79 Director of Health Care Development David Troilo, PhD Dean/VP of Academic Affairs

President’s Council

Optometric Center of New York Board of Trustees Richard Soden, OD, ’79 President Thomas P. Farrell Vice President Dennis P. Gehr Treasurer Dawn Rigney, MPH Executive Director and Secretary Marge Axelrad

Jerry Warner Harold Wilshinsky* Claudia Rouhana* Beryl Snyder, Esq.* Alumni Association Board Vito Proscia, OD , ’91 President Mary Botelho, OD, ’17 President Elect Kaira Kwong, OD, ’12 Vice President Samar Awad, OD, ’92 Sherry Bass, OD, ’80 Katie Brogan, OD, ’18 MJ Bustamante, ’23 Marianna Butera, OD, ’21 Anna Marie Fernandez, OD, ’85

Carolina Gomez-Jones Assistant to the President College Council Gretchen Stone Chair

Mary Botelho, OD, ’17 Mark S. Feder, OD, ’83 Richard Feinbloom Kevin Gioia, MD

David Dexter, OD David Dozack, OD Charles Gold, OD

David A. Heath, OD, EdM Ronald M. Millman, OD William J. Moran, MBA, CPA Vito Proscia, OD, ’91 Christopher J. Quinn, OD Elianna Sharvit, ’24*** Aravella Simotas Ryan Raynaud, ’26***

Michele Lagana, OD Frank Pirozzolo, OD James Ruhl, PhD Paula Ulmer Schutz, OD, ’78 Jessie Zhu, ’26 ***

Mark Gendal, OD, ’80 Sophia Johnson, ’23 Diane Russo, OD, ’10 * Trustee Emeritus *** Student Representative

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