Board of Directors
Our mission: to Prevent Blindness and Preserve Sight
Chair:
James E. Anderson
Partner
Howe, Anderson & Steyer, P.C.
Marge Axelrad
Sr. VP/Editorial Director
Jobson Optical Group
Sandra S. Block, OD, MEd
Illinois College of Optometry
Steve Corman
Water World
Gary Davis
Commercial V.P. – North America
Pixel Optics
Patricia L. Davis, MD
Progressive Eye Care
Tracy Dieterich
Senior Vice President
Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc.
Rick Elias
Senior Vice President
Optical & Specialty Materials
Transitions Optical (PPG Industries)
Julian Gangolli
Corporate Vice President & President, North America
Allergan
Paul G. Howes
President & CEO
Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp.
James Robinson Lynch
President & CEO
Vision Service Plan
Brette McClellan
VP, Government Relations Health Policy
Alcon, a Novartis Company
Brad McCorkle
Founder
Local Eye Site
Kathy McGinnis
Richard P. Mills, MD, MPH
Cynthia Owsley, PhD, MSPH
Professor
School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Callahan Eye Hospital
Michael R. Pender, Jr., CPA
Cavanaugh & Company
Mary Blankenship Pointer
Senior Vice President
UMB Bank
Richard Sanchez
President & CEO
Advantica
James Shyer
Chief Operating Officer
Zyloware Eyewear
J. James Thimons, OD
Medical Director
Ophthalmic Consultants of Connecticut
Kurt Zoller
CEO Association President
Sherill Williams
President & CEO
Prevent Blindness Ohio
Staff
Hugh R. Parry
President and CEO
Prevent Blindness America






