Career Symposium 2022

10th Annual Career Symposium New Frontiers in Eyecare Sunday, April 10, 2022

Welcome

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Welcome! On behalf of the Career Development Center, I invite you to join colleagues, alumni, partners, and friends of the College to the 10th annual career symposium. Our theme, “New Frontiers in Eyecare,” is explored through presentations, panels, and the job and networking fair that focus on the many changes that have taken place since the last time we held this event in-person, 3 years ago, all prior to the These sessions will provide you with on-the-ground updates and wisdom from our presenters to help you navigate the evolving eye care landscape. In addition, we hope you’ll take the opportunity to emerge from the “virtual curtain” that is the last few years to network with colleagues and the many experts and friends of the College that will expose you to new perspectives and hopefully better prepare you for the life of work. ​ Thank you to everyone involved in the planning of this event, including our partners, to make this a top-notch experience for all of you!​ COVID-19 pandemic!​

Registration / Breakfast

10:30am - 11:00am Lobby & 1st Floor Gallery

Introductory Remarks

11:00am – 11:20am

Room 101 & 103

Gui Albieri, PhD

Concurrent Session #1 - 11:30am - 12:15pm

Ray Corbin-Simon, OD, ‘94 Michael Hosford, OD

Networking 101

Room 103

Renee Yearwood, OD, ‘93 Juanita Collier, OD, ‘09 Nikita Shah, OD Moderator: Ricard Soden, OD, ‘79

Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Room 101

Coffee Break / Sponsor Exhibits

12:15pm - 12:45pm

3rd Floor

Professional Headshots

12:15pm - 12:45pm Schaffer Lounge - 2nd Floor

Concurrent Session #2 - 12:45pm - 1:30pm

Pathways to Optometric Ownership

Room 101

Aleksandra Wianecka, OD, ‘02

The Essentials of Contracts & Negotiations

Georgina Tsakrios, Esq Quy H. Nguyen, OD, ‘13 Ashliegh Dumont

Room 103

Concurrent Session #3 - 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Huy Tran, OD, ‘05 John Gelles, OD Charissa Lee, OD,’02 Moderator: Behrad Garmsiri

Traditional vs. Non-traditional Career Paths

Room 101

Unique Approaches to Practicing Optometry

Sara Dawson, OD, ‘12 Rajat Shetty, OD, ‘13

Room 103

Quy H. Nguyen, OD​ Executive Director, Career Planning and Development

Room 222 3rd Floor 1st Floor Gallery

Job & Networking Fair

2:15pm - 3:30pm

Professional Headshots

2:15pm - 3:30pm Schaffer Lounge - 2nd Floor

Raffle

3:15pm - 3:30pm

3rd Floor