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AOA Board of Trustees
A House of Delegates and an 11-member Board of Trustees govern the American Optometric Association. The House is comprised of affiliated association representatives, optometrists in Federal service, District of Columbia, and optometric students. It meets at AOA's annual Optometry's Meeting® to:
- Conduct AOA business
- Establish AOA policy
- Elect officers and trustees to the Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees consists of six trustees plus these officers: President, President-Elect, Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, and Immediate Past President. It is empowered to conduct AOA business when the House is not in session.
AOA Officers
2012-2013President
Ronald L. Hopping, O.D., M.P.H.
Texas
RLHopping@aoa.orgPresident-Elect
Mitchell Munson, O.D.
Colorado
MTMunson@aoa.orgVice President
David A. Cockrell, O.D.
Oklahoma
DACockrell@aoa.orgSecretary-Treasurer
Steven Loomis, O.D.
Colorado
SALoomis@aoa.orgImmediate Past President
Dori Carlson, O.D.
North Dakota
DMCarlson@aoa.org
AOA Trustees
2012-2013
Hilary L. Hawthorne, O.D.
California
HLHawthorne@aoa.orgBarbara L. Horn, O.D.
Michigan
BLHorn@aoa.orgSamuel D. Pierce, O.D.
Alabama
SDPierce@aoa.orgChristopher J. Quinn, O.D.
New Jersey
CJQuinn@aoa.orgWilliam Reynolds, O.D.
Kentucky
WTReynolds@aoa.orgAndrea P. Thau, O.D.
New York
APThau@aoa.org