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.
Jane Mell Balek
Executive Director — Think About Your Eyes
Alexandria, Virginia
Victoria Hallberg
Chief Marketing Officer — Safilo North America
Secaucus, New Jersey
Joyce Pokoy-Kurtulus
Executive Vice President, Product Development & Management — Randolph Engineering
Randolph, Massachusetts
Megan Molony
Senior Vice President of Merchandising — National Vision, Inc
Duluth, Georgia
Women who are up-and-comers in their careers and companies.
Pamela Andrews
Associate Director, Retail Go-To-Market — Carl Zeiss Vision
San Diego, California
Giulia Valmassoi
CEO of Thema Optical, North American Division
Miami, Florida
Alana Whitaker
Ray-Ban Sales Consultant — Luxottica
San Diego, California
Women who are team builders and developers of talent.
Nelly Bonniol
Vice President Provider Relations — EyeMed-Luxottica
Cincinnati, Ohio
Phaedra Chernoff
Corporate Key Accounts Manager — L'Amy America
Norwalk, Connecticut
Stephanie J. Lucas
Executive Vice President, Member Solutions — Healthy Eyes Advantage
Boca Raton, Florida
Susan Rose Ohneck
Regional Vice President of Sales — Marchon Eyewear
Melville, New York
Nancy Roellke
Director, Practice Experience — VSP Optics
Rancho Cordova, California
Tamara Sanders
Senior Director of Sales, Independent Distribution Division — Essilor of America
Dallas, Texas
Carrie Wilson, ABOM
Senior Field Quality Assurance Manager, Optical Division — Walmart, Inc
Dalton, Georgia
Women who have initiated new products, programs, or ideas marking success.
Kirsten Anderson
Senior Director, Ecommerce Sales & Strategy — Luxottica Wholesale N.A.
New York, New York
Trudi Charest
Co-Founder — Marketing4ECPs
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jacqueline (Jackie) Janiec
Director of Marketing — Zyloware
Port Chester, New York
Maria Sampalis, OD
Corporate Optometry — Sampalis Eye Care
Cranston, Rhode Island
Here is the full listing:
Women who hold positions such as President, VP, CEO, CFO, CIO, or COO.
Jane Mell Balek
Executive Director — Think About Your Eyes
Alexandria, Virginia
Barbara Barclay
President — RightEye, LLC
Bethesda, Maryland
Chrystel Barranger
President — Essilor Photochromics & Transitions Optical
Charenton-le-Pont, France
Marjolijn Bijlefeld
Managing Editor — Women in Optometry
Victoria Hallberg
Chief Marketing Officer — Safilo North America
Secaucus, New Jersey
Elizabeth Hoppe, OD, MOH, DrPH, MPH
Founding Dean — College of Optometry, Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, California
Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM
Senior Vice President, Customer Development Group — Essilor of America
Dallas, Texas
Joyce Pokoy-Kurtulus
Executive Vice President, Product Development & Management — Randolph Engineering
Randolph, Massachusetts
Tiffany Lione, OD
Founding Partner & President — Associates in Eyecare Optometrists
Stone Ridge, Virginia
Theresa Lundahl
Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain — CooperVision, Inc.
Victor, New York
Megan Molony
Senior Vice President of Merchandising — National Vision, Inc.
Duluth, Georgia
Denise Mogil
Director of Professional Services — Costco Wholesale
Mercer Island, Washington
Sarah Wells
Senior Vice President of Optometry Operations & Integrations — EyeCare Partners
St. Louis, Missouri
Women who are up-and-comers in their careers and companies.
Pamela Andrews
Associate Director, Retail Go-To-Market — Carl Zeiss Vision
San Diego, California
Crystal Bermudez
Director of Product Development — Tura, Inc.
New York, New York
Jillian Marro
Global Brand Director, Altair Eyewear — Marchon
New York, New York
Catherine Satterfield, PhD
Director of Training & Development — Hoya Vision Care
Lewisville, Texas
Jill Saxon, OD, FAAO
Senior Director, Professional Strategy — Bausch + Lomb
Bridgewater, New Jersey
Giulia Valmassoi
CEO of Thema Optical, North American Division
Miami, Florida
Alana Whitaker
Ray-Ban Sales Consultant — Luxottica
San Diego, California
Women who are team builders and developers of talent.
Monique S. Anderson
PMO Director, Portfolio Solutions — VSP Vision Care
Rancho Cordova, California
Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA
Principal Optometrist, University of California Davis Eye Center
Sacramento, California
Nelly Bonniol
Vice President Provider Relations — EyeMed-Luxottica
Cincinnati, Ohio
Phaedra Chernoff
Corporate Key Accounts Manager — L'Amy America
Norwalk, Connecticut
Stephanie J. Lucas
Executive Vice President, Member Solutions — Healthy Eyes Advantage
Boca Raton, Florida
Susan Rose Ohneck
Regional Vice President of Sales — Marchon Eyewear
Melville, New York
Nancy Roellke
Director, Practice Experience — VSP Optics
Rancho Cordova, California
Tamara Sanders
Senior Director of Sales, Independent Distribution Division — Essilor of America
Dallas, Texas
Carrie Wilson, ABOM
Senior Field Quality Assurance Manager, Optical Division — Walmart, Inc.
Dalton, Georgia
Women who have initiated new products, programs, or ideas marking success.
Kirsten Anderson
Senior Director, Ecommerce Sales & Strategy — Luxottica Wholesale N.A.
New York, New York
Elena Z. Biffi, OD, MSc, FAAO
Associate Professor - New England College of Optometry, Primary Care Dept.
Attending Optometrist — South Boston Community Health Center/NECO Centrer for Eye Care
Addie Bogart
Western U.S. Sales Rep
Trudi Charest
Co-Founder — Marketing4ECPs
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Theresa Colonna, OD
Associate Optometrist & Lead Trainer of Optometric Technicians — Westminster Eyecare Associates
Providence, Rhode Island
Coco Dotson & Breezy Dotson
Founders — Coco & Breezy Eyewear
New York, New York
Julia Gogosha
Founder/Owner — Gogosha Optique
Echo Park, Los Angeles, California
Jacqueline (Jackie) Janiec
Director of Marketing — Zyloware
Port Chester, New York
Maria Sampalis, OD
Corporate Optometry — Sampalis Eye Care
Cranston, Rhode Island
Leilani Sonoda
Principal Scientist, Global Sphere & Light Management Platform R & D — Johnson & Johnson Vision
Jacksonville, Florida