Vision Monday has released the 2023 Most Influential Women in Optical. For this year’s Annual Report, VM considered women who are making a difference in the following five categories: Executive Suite, Mentors, Rising Stars, Innovators and Above & Beyond.
There were three ODs named in the executive suite; one in the category of Rising Stars; four in Mentors; one in Innovators; and one in Above & Beyond.
Brianna Rhue, OD, FAAO, FSLS, Co-founder and CEO of Dr. Contact Lens + Owner of West Broward Eyecare Associates Tamarac, Florida _________________
Rasa Tamulavichus, OD, President, Big City Optical and CEO, Easy Optical Eye Care in Chicago, Illinois
Susy Yu, OD, MBA, FAAO, director of business strategy and operations support, Vision Essentials by Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles, California
Executive Suite category
Chioma Michaelson, OD, MBA, LDO, NCLE-AC, Opticianry program director at Georgia Piedmont Technical College in Clarkston, Georgia
Rising Star category
Paula Hamon Boone, OD, Retired occupational optometrist, Civil Service, Department of Defense, Naval Medical Command Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Jennifer Coyle, OD, MS, FAAO, President, Pacific University Forest Grove, Oregon
Aurora Denial, OD, FAAO, DAAO, (OE), Chair, Department of clinical education and clinical sciences, New England College of Optometry Boston, Massachusetts
Carla Mack, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, Head, Global and U.S. professional education and development, Alcon Fort Worth, Texas
Mentors category
Stephanie Woo, OD, FAAO, FSLS, owner and founder, Contact Lens Institute of Nevada and CEO of Woo University, Las Vegas, Nevada
Many friends of WO were honored – and we congratulate them all. Special shoutout to Marcy DeWalt, Executive Director, Professional Relations of Allergan who has been a supporter of the WO Women’s Leadership Conference since its inception. She was honored in the Executive Suite category.
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