Check out these OWA members who are included in this year's Vision Monday Most Influential Women in Optical list.
Women who hold positions such as President, VP, CEO, CFO, CIO, or COO.
Dori Abendschein
Chief Financial Officer — Essilor of America
Dallas, Texas
Olivia "Dibby" Bartlett
Chief Operating Officer — Todd Rogers, USA
Andover, Massachusetts
First Vice President — Opticians Association of America
Lakeland, Tennessee
Beth Bush
Vice President, Corporate Operations — Wisconsin Vision, Inc./Eye Boutique, Inc.
New Berlin, Wisconsin
Elizabeth Carlyle
Vice President & Chief Legal Counsel — Vision Source
Kingwood, Texas
Jennifer Coppel
Vice President of Brand Management — Tura, Inc.
New York, New York
Angela McCoy
Chief Administrative Officer — MyEyeDr.
Vienna, Virginia
Women who are up-and-comers in their careers and companies.
Cara Kirman
Marketing Director — K Optical
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Laura Lewis
Director of Human Resources — MyEyeDr.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Lauren Makofske
Brand Director — Marchon Eyewear
San Clemente, California
Kristen Reynolds
Manager, Philanthropic Programs — National Vision
Duluth, Georgia
Women who are team builders and developers of talent.
Glenna Glenn
Divisional Vice President, Commercial Markets East — VSP Optics Group
Bradenton, Florida
Janna Neal
Vice President of Operations — Zyloware Eyewear
Port Chester, New York
Amy Stachler
Regional Sales Director, West Coast — Luxottica US
New York, New York
Dawn Ward
Director of Sales — Europa Eyewear
Vernon Hills, Illinois
Women who have initiated new products, programs, or ideas marking success.
Marie DiPalma
Senior Brand Director, Ray Ban — Luxottica Wholesale North America
New York, New York
Holly Gillentine
Vice President, Corporate Communications — Essilor of America
Dallas, Texas
Nan Meehan
Vice President of Eyewear — ABB Optical Group
Coral Springs, Florida
Here is the full listing:
Women who hold positions such as President, VP, CEO, CFO, CIO, or COO.
Dori Abenschien
Chief Financial Officer — Essilor of America
Dallas, Texas
Michele Andrews, OD
Sr. Director/Professional & Academic Affairs — CooperVision
Victor, New York
Olivia "Dibby" Bartlett
Chief Operating Officer — Todd Rogers, USA
Andover, Massachusetts
First Vice President — Opticians Association of America
Lakeland, Tennessee
Beth Bush
Vice President, Corporate Operations — Wisconsin Vision, Inc./Eye Boutique, Inc.
New Berlin, Wisconsin
Elizabeth Carlyle
Vice President & Chief Legal Counsel — Vision Source
Kingwood, Texas
Jennifer Coppel
Vice President of Brand Management — Tura, Inc.
New York, New York
Angela McCoy
Chief Administrative Officer — MyEyeDr.
Vienna, Virginia
Jenny Terrell Feenstra, OD, FAAO
President — Texas Optometric Association
Asst. Clinical Professor — Rosenburg School of Optometry, University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, Texas
Shannon Waigand
Vice President, Lab Operations/Owner — DaVinci Equity Group
Afton, Iowa
Women who are up-and-comers in their careers and companies.
Carrie D. Alfieri, OD
Found & CEO — Pinnacle Eye Associates, P.A.
McKinney, Texas
Kara M. Cavuoto, MD
Assoc. Professor/Clinical Opthalmology, Medical Student Education in Opthalmology-Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
Cathy Gosnell
Lab Manager — Bard Optical
Peoria, Illinois
Whitney Hauser, OD
Dry Eye Coach
Memphis, Tennessee
Cara Kirman
Marketing Director — K Optical
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Laura Lewis
Director of Human Resources — MyEyeDr.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Lauren Makofske
Brand Director — Marchon Eyewear
San Clemente, California
Roxanna T. Potter, OD
Owner — Personal Eyecare
Sylvania, Ohio
Kristen Reynolds
Manager, Philanthropic Programs — National Vision
Duluth, Georgia
Angela Tsai, OD
Owner & CEO — Premier Eyecare, Angela Tsai OD & Associates, P.C.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Autianna Wilson
Lead Optician & Buyer — Dr. Leona Landers
San Francisco, California
Women who are team builders and developers of talent.
Arlene Melanie Caputo
Technical Information Specialist — Essilor of America
Dallas, Texas
Tamara Franklin, CPOT
Director, Vision Source Learning & Staff Development — Vision Source
Kingswood, Texas
Glenna Glenn
Divisional Vice President, Commercial Markets East — VSP Optics Group
Bradenton, Florida
Velvet Richardson Hawkins
Senior Retail Business Development Representative — Carl Zeiss Vision
San Diego, California
Barbara Horn, OD
Vice President, American Optometric Association — Diplomate, American Board of Optometry
St. Louis, Missouri
Janna Neal
Vice President of Operations — Zyloware Eyewear
Port Chester, New York
Becky Patterson
Corporate Trainer, Growth & Integration Group — Eyecare Partners
St. Louis, Missouri
Maryann Santos
Vision Care Technology Program Director — Goodwin College
Harford, Connecticut
Amy Stachler
Regional Sales Director, West Coast — Luxottica US
New York, New York
Dawn Ward
Director of Sales — Europa Eyewear
Vernon Hills, Illinois
Women who have initiated new products, programs, or ideas marking success.
Erin Allen
Vice President, Provider Solutions — VSP Global
Rancho Cordova, California
Ashley Cyr
Marketing Manager — Independent Doctors of Optometric Care (IDOC)
Norwalk, Connecticut
Marie DiPalma
Senior Brand Director, Ray Ban — Luxottica Wholesale North America
New York, New York
Arian Fartash, OD
Glam Optometrist — Glam Optometry
Placentia, California
Holly Gillentine
Vice President, Corporate Communications — Essilor of America
Dallas, Texas
Danielle Irvine, OD
Clinical Director of Low Vision Services — Spectrios Institute for Low Vision
Wheaton, Illinois
Paula Lawson
Manager, Technology Operations — Quantum Innovations, Inc.
Central Point, Oregon
Nan Meehan
Vice President of Eyewear — ABB Optical Group
Coral Springs, Florida
Padmaja Sankaridurg
Manager, Myopia Program & Intellectual Property — Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI)
Kensington, Australia
Matilde Sometti
Publisher — 20/20 Europe Magazine
Verona, Italy