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ACOE Membership



The ACOE membership includes 11 members:

  • 9 AOA members
    • 3 optometric practitioners nominated by AOA
    • 2 optometrists who are state board members nominated by the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO)
    • 3 optometrists affiliated with an optometric education institution nominated by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) (1 of these members must be residency trained or be a faculty member or administrator in an accredited residency)
    • 1 optometric technician representative
  • 2 public members

The term of appointment for an ACOE member is three years, and an individual may serve a maximum of three terms.

ACOE Members

The following individuals serve as members of the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education in the 2011-2012 year:

Council Member Type of ACOE Member Current Term Expires

J. Bart Campbell, O.D., Chair

ASCO nominee/residency

2012

Scott Edmonds, O.D.

AOA member at large

2012

Irving Freeman, Ph.D., J.D.

Public member

2012

David S. Hays, O.D.

AOA member at large

2014

Karen Kershenstein, Ph.D.

Public member

2013

Christopher P. Olson, O.D.

ARBO nominee

2012

Darin Paulson, O.D.

AOA member at large

2013

Sandra Pickel, BGS, CPOT

Optometric technician

2012

David Reed, O.D., FAAO

ARBO nominee

2014

Shilpa Register, O.D., M.S., FAAO

ASCO nominee

2014

Janice Scharre, O.D., M.A.

ASCO nominee

2013