Leadership
The AOA Leadership is responsible for meeting the needs of our members and advocating for the profession.
A House of Delegates and an 11-member Board of Trustees govern the American Optometric Association (AOA). The House is comprised of affiliated association representatives, doctors of optometry in federal service, District of Columbia and optometry 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.
2025-2026 AOA Board of Trustees
AOA Officers
President Jacquie M. Bowen, O.D.
President-Elect Teri K. Geist, O.D.
Vice President Terri A. Gossard, O.D., M.S.
Secretary-Treasurer Curtis A. Ono, O.D.
Immediate Past President Steven T. Reed, O.D.
AOA Trustees
Jacqueline “Jacquie” M. Bowen, O.D.
President
Colorado
Jacquie M. Bowen, O.D., was initially elected to the AOA Board of Trustees at the 119th Annual AOA Congress & 46th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry's Meeting® in July 2016 and elected to the office of president during the 128th Annual AOA Congress & 55th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry’s Meeting in June 2025.
As president of the AOA Board of Trustees, Dr. Bowen serves as a member of the Executive Committee and the AOA Advocacy Roundtable Committee. She is the liaison trustee to the Advocacy Committee, Future Practice Initiative, American Academy of Optometry, American Association of Corporate Optometrists, National Board of Examiners in Optometry, the National Optometric Leadership Conference, Great Western Council of Optometry, North Central States Optometric Council, East/West Eye Conference, Southern Council of Optometrists and Universidad InterAmericana. She also serves as the liaison trustee to affiliate associations in Florida and Kentucky. Furthermore, she is the liaison trustee to optometry schools including InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry, University of Montreal School of Optometry, NOVA Southeastern University College of Optometry, Southern College of Optometry and University of Waterloo School of Optometry.
Dr. Bowen is a past president of the Colorado Optometric Association (COA) and served on the COA Board from 1998-2005. She is a member of the Northern Colorado Optometric Society and the Colorado Optometric Glaucoma Society and a legislative keyperson to Colorado. Dr. Bowen was awarded the Colorado Young Optometrist of the Year in 2000, Colorado Optometrist of the Year in 2012, Colorado Distinguished Service Award in 2023, and one of Vision Monday’s “Most Influential Women in Optical” in 2024.
She is a graduate of Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University and completed a residency in ocular disease at Omni Eye Specialists in Denver. Dr. Bowen has owned and operated a private practice clinic where she recently partnered with MyEyeDr. in Greeley, Colorado. She has provided eye care to the community for more than 30 years. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Optometry and continues to be active in her community, serving with numerous civic, faith-based and music groups. She has been married to her husband, Doug, since 1990. Their son Ryley and his wife Loran are parents to their first grandbaby, Phoebe, and their son Jadyn is a quantum systems engineer in Huntsville, Alabama.
Teri K. Geist, O.D.
President-Elect
Nebraska
Teri K. Geist, O.D., was elected to the AOA Board of Trustees at the 122nd Annual AOA Congress & 49th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry's Meeting® in June 2019 and elected to the office of president-elect during the 128th Annual AOA Congress & 55th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry’s Meeting in June 2025.
As a member of the AOA Board of Trustees, Dr. Geist serves on the Executive Committee. Dr. Geist is the liaison trustee to the Advocacy Committee, AOAExcel®, Federal Relations & Advocacy Action Committee, Future Practice Initiative, Meetings & Member Experiences Committee, and the AOA Advocacy Roundtable Committee. She also serves as the liaison trustee to affiliate associations in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Additionally, she is the liaison trustee to the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry.
Dr. Geist is a past president of the Nebraska Optometric Association (NOA) and also served on multiple NOA committees including as legislative chair. She served as president of the North Central States Optometric Council and was the director of the Healthy Eyes Healthy Children grant aimed to address gaps in awareness and public policy in vision care that present impediments for underserved students in Nebraska schools. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Optometry. Additionally, Dr. Geist has been a consultant for the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education and chaired the Nebraska Foundation for Children’s Vision. Dr. Geist was awarded the NOA Young Optometrist of the Year in 2001, the NOA Optometrist of the Year in 2005 and 2019, NOA Distinguished Service Award in 2015, and four presidential citations.
She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and earned her doctor of optometry degree from Pacific University in 1996. Dr. Geist practices at Midwest Eye Care, PC in Omaha, Nebraska. She lives in Omaha with her husband Rod. They have two adult sons, Noah and Zachary, and daughter-in-law Caroline.
Terri A. Gossard, O.D., M.S.
Vice President
Ohio
Terri A. Gossard, O.D., M.S., was elected to the American Optometric Association (AOA) Board of Trustees at the 122nd Annual AOA Congress & 49th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry's Meeting® in June 2019 and elected to the office of vice president during the 128th Annual AOA Congress & 55th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry’s Meeting in June 2025.
As a member of the AOA Board of Trustees, Dr. Gossard is a member of the Executive Committee, the AOA Advocacy Roundtable Committee, the Board Advancement Committee, and the Student Engagement Committee. She is the liaison trustee to the Advocacy Committee, Council on Research, Faculty & Student Membership Liaisons, Future Practice Initiative, Industry Relations Committee, and the New Technology Committee. She also serves as liaison trustee to affiliate associations in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Carolina and Washington. Additionally, Dr. Gossard serves as the liaison trustee to schools of optometry including the Pacific University College of Optometry, Rocky Mountain University, Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University, University of California – Berkeley School of Optometry, and Western University of Health Science College of Optometry.
Dr. Gossard is a past president of the Ohio Optometric Association (OOA) and also served on the OOA Board and chaired its Children’s Vision Task Force and Legislative Committee. She serves on the executive project team for the OneSight Vision Center at Oyler School and volunteers for the RealEyes Save Our Sight classroom initiative. She is on the selection committee for the Young Investigator Student Fellowship Awards for Female Scholars in Vision Research, as well as Healthy Eyes, Healthy Children. Dr. Gossard was awarded the OOA’s Optometrist of the Year in 2017.
She graduated from The Ohio State University College of Optometry with a doctor of optometry degree and master’s degree in physiological optics in 1996. She practiced for 20 years in Cincinnati, Ohio, 17 of them in a multidisciplinary practice, and consulted for the Eye Care Provider Network, Primary Eyecare Network and the Northmark Integrated Eyecare Network. Dr. Gossard is the Midwest director of professional relations for Cincinnati Eye Institute Vision Partners.
Dr. Gossard lives in Cincinnati with her husband Ted. They have two adult children, Maggie and Will. She enjoys snow skiing and rooting for her hometown Buckeyes, Bengals and Reds.
Curtis A. Ono, O.D.
Secretary-Treasurer
Washington
Curtis A. Ono, O.D., was elected to the American Optometric Association (AOA) Board of Trustees at the annual meeting of the House of Delegates on June 22, 2020, and he was elected as secretary-treasurer during the 128th Annual AOA Congress & 55th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry’s Meeting® in June 2025.
As a member of the AOA Board of Trustees, Dr. Ono is a member of the Executive Committee and the AOA Advocacy Roundtable Committee. He also serves on the AOA Foundation's Board of Directors. He is the liaison trustee to the Commission on Paraoptometric Certification Committee, Community & Engagement Advisory Committee, and the Third Party Executive Committee, Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry, Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry, and the Optometric Vision Development & Rehabilitation Association. He also serves as the liaison trustee to affiliate associations in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. Additionally, he is the liaison trustee to optometry schools including Midwestern University Arizona – College of Optometry, University of the Incarnate Word - Rosenberg School of Optometry, Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University, University of California – Berkeley School of Optometry, and Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry.
Dr. Ono is a past president of the Optometric Physicians of Washington (OPW) and also served as chair of the Annual Convention Planning, Awards, Children’s Vision, Legislative Grassroots, Membership Development and VISION USA committees. In 2017, OPW recognized his optometric and community contributions with the Jack Hale Award for lifetime achievement. In addition, he was the recipient of the Optometric Physician of the Year Award in 2016 and the Distinguished Service Award in 2005 and 2016. Dr. Ono also served as president of the Great Western Council of Optometry (GWCO) Board of Directors. Additionally, he was chair of the Congress Planning, Industry Relations, Leadership Development, Medical Grants, Nominating, Education, Executive Director Search, President’s Council Planning and Student Program committees. In 2017, he was awarded the GWCO President’s Leadership Award. In 2019, Dr. Ono received the AOA President’s Award.
Before moving to Washington state, Dr. Ono was a member of the Minnesota Optometric Association (MOA) and served as the Metro-area Legislative Grassroots Coordinator and chair/co-founder of the Minnesota Vision Project, part of the national VISION USA initiative. The MOA awarded Dr. Ono the President’s Award in 1994.
Dr. Ono is a co-owner of Puget Sound Eye Care in Seattle and Bellevue, Washington. He lives with his spouse, Wendy, and has an adult son, Alex, who is a student at the Southern California College of Optometry.
Steven T. Reed, O.D.
Immediate Past-President
Mississippi
Steven T. Reed, O.D., was elected to the American Optometric Association (AOA) Board of Trustees at the 119th Annual AOA Congress & 46th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry's Meeting® in July 2016 and is serving as the immediate past president as recognized during the 128th Annual AOA Congress & 55th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry’s Meeting in June 2025.
Dr. Reed served as AOA president from 2024-2025. As the immediate past president of the AOA Board of Trustees, Dr. Reed serves as a member of the Executive Committee and is the liaison trustee to the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) as well as to the affiliate association in Wyoming.
Dr. Reed is a past president of the Mississippi Optometric Association (MOA) and the Southwest Optometric Society. In his role with the MOA, he served as chair of the Long-Range Planning Committee, Optometry for Progress PAC, the Legislative Committee, the Assistance to Graduates and Undergraduates Committee and the Nominations Committee. He was also chair of the Board of Trustees at Southern College of Optometry and Mississippi's Trustee for SECO International.
A graduate of Southern College of Optometry, Dr. Reed was the 2010 and 2016 recipient of the MOA James P. Brownlee Optometrist of the Year Award.
In Mississippi, Dr. Reed owns and operates private practices in Magee, Collins and Prentiss and is co-owner of practices in Clinton, Flowood, Forest and Vicksburg.
Marrie S. Read, O.D., M.B.A.
Trustee
Association of Armed Forces and Federal Optometric Services
Marrie S. Read, O.D., MBA, of the Association of Armed Forces and Federal Optometric Services (AFOS), was elected to the American Optometric Association (AOA) Board of Trustees at the 125th Annual AOA Congress & 52nd Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry’s Meeting® in June 2022. Dr. Read was reelected trustee at the 128th Annual AOA Congress & 55th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry’s Meeting in June 2025.
As a member of the AOA Board of Trustees, Dr. Read serves on the AOA Foundation Board of Directors and the Student Engagement Committee. She is the liaison trustee to the Education Center Committee, the Federal Relations & Advocacy Action Committee, the InfantSEE®
& Children’s Vision Committee, the Membership Development Committee, the Research and Information Committee, The Scholarship & Awards Committee, the Vision Rehabilitation Committee, and the Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety. She also serves as the liaison trustee to affiliate associations in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Washington, D.C. Additionally, she is the liaison trustee to optometry schools including Kentucky College of Optometry – University of Pikeville, Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry, and University of Missouri St. Louis College of Optometry.
Dr. Read is a past president of AFOS and also served on the AFOS Board and chaired the AFOS Awards Committee. Prior to her election to the AOA Board of Trustees, she chaired the Nominating Committee and served on several AOA committees including Quality Improvement & Data Committee, Registry, Federal Relations, Federal Advocacy Representative and Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety. Dr. Read was awarded the AFOS Navy Optometrist of the Year in 2013.
She is a graduate of Saint Louis University, earned her doctorate of optometry from Southern College of Optometry, completed a residency in primary care and ocular disease from the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital, earned a master of business administration from Naval Postgraduate School and completed a legislative fellowship on Capitol Hill. For more than 25 years, Dr. Read served in the U.S. Navy in various leadership and clinical positions until her retirement. She practices in Virginia and is licensed in Virginia, Tennessee and Florida.
Dr. Read lives in Virginia with her husband John. They have three children: Joby, Emma and David.
Paul M. Barney, O.D.
Trustee
Alaska
Paul M. Barney, O.D., of Alaska, was elected to the AOA Board of Trustees at the 125th Annual AOA Congress & 52nd Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry’s Meeting® in June 2022 and was reelected as trustee during the 127th Annual AOA Congress & 54th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry’s Meeting in June 2024.
As a member of the AOA Board of Trustees, Dr. Barney serves as the liaison trustee to the Contact Lens and Cornea Section, Education Center Committee, Ethics & Values Committee, Evidence-Based Optometry Committee, Leadership Development Committee, State Government Relations Committee, American Board of Optometry, and National Optometric Association. He also serves as the liaison trustee to affiliate associations in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and the Association of Armed Forces and Federal Optometric Services. Additionally, he is the liaison trustee to optometry schools including Ferris State University Michigan College of Optometry and University of Houston College of Optometry.
Dr. Barney has dedicated more than 20 years of volunteer service to the Alaska Optometric Association (AKOA), where he has held almost every leadership title, including president, chair of the Education Committee and chair of the Legislative Committee. He also has served as a member of the Board of Examiners in Optometry for the state of Alaska for eight years, including five years as chair. Dr. Barney has devoted countless hours over many years advocating for the advancement of the practice of optometry in Alaska so that optometric patients in the rural areas and villages of the vast state can have access to the best care possible. He currently serves as chair of the Legislative Committee for the AKOA. He was instrumental in passing H.B.103 in 2017, a statute that gave the Alaska Board of Examiners in Optometry the autonomy and the authority to write regulations for anything that is taught at an accredited school or college of optometry.
Dr. Barney served as Alaska’s director to the Great Western Council of Optometry for several years and served as its president from 2014-2015.
Tad R. Kosanovich, O.D.
Trustee
Florida
Tad R. Kosanovich, O.D., was elected to the AOA Board of Trustees at the 126th Annual AOA Congress & 53rd Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry’s Meeting® in June 2023 and was reelected as trustee during the 127th Annual AOA Congress & 54th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry’s Meeting in June 2024.
As a member of the AOA Board of Trustees, Dr. Kosanovich is a member of The AOA Foundation Board of Directors, the Center for Independent Practice, and the Board Advancement Committee. Dr. Kosanovich is the liaison trustee to the Membership Development Committee, Opportunities in Optometry Committee, Optometric Historical Society, Sports & Performance Vision Committee, State Government Relations Committee, Telehealth Council, and the Third Party Executive Committee, and Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety. He also serves as the liaison trustee to affiliate associations in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Additionally, he is the liaison trustee to optometry schools including the Illinois College of Optometry, Midwestern University Chicago College of Optometry, and Detroit Mercy School of Optometry.
Dr. Kosanovich entered private practice in Englewood, Florida, in 1992, having received his doctor of optometry degree from the Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University in 1986 and completing an ocular disease residency at Omni Eye Services in Baltimore, Maryland. He has a history of leadership dating back to his time at Michigan College of Optometry, serving as class president for two years before being elected president of Ferris Optometry College Union of Students and representing Michigan by attending the AOSA national meeting. Dr. Kosanovich became active in his local Manasota Optometric Society in the 1990s, serving as president, and first became involved with the Florida Optometric Association (FOA) when he served on the FOA Charities Board from 1999-2004. Dr. Kosanovich was elected to the FOA Board in 2011, ascending to president for 2017-18.
He served as the AOA Third Party Center State Coordinator from 2014-2023. The state political action committee grew during his chairmanship for FOA ODEYEPAC from 2020-2023. He was appointed to the AOA State Government Relations Committee (SGRC) in 2018 and served through 2023.
During his tenure of service on FOA’s Legislative Committee, Florida achieved success by passing pro-optometry bills and stopping a multitude of anti-optometry pieces of legislation. As a member of the AOA SGRC, Dr. Kosanovich provided assistance to other state affiliates in their own legislative challenges.
In his community, Dr. Kosanovich has served on the board of his local YMCA and the Englewood Youth Foundation, chairing the latter’s Scholarship Committee. He is an active member of the Rotary Club of Englewood, serving as president in 2003-2004 and Rotary Area Governor for his district, 2009-2012.
Karoline L. Munson, O.D.
Trustee
Kentucky
Karoline L. Munson, O.D., was elected to the American Optometric Association (AOA) Board of Trustees at the 127th Annual AOA Congress & 54th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry’s Meeting® in June 2024.
As a member of the AOA Board of Trustees, Dr. Munson is the liaison trustee to the New Trustee Orientation Committee, Coding and Reimbursement Committee, Community & Engagement Advisory Committee, Leadership Development Committee, Optometry’s Fund for Disaster Relief, Paraoptometric Resource Center, Quality Improvement & Data Committee, Strategic Communications Committee, and serves on the board of the AOA Foundation. She also serves as the liaison trustee to affiliate associations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia. Additionally, she is the liaison trustee to optometry schools including Indiana University School of Optometry and the Ohio State University College of Optometry.
Dr. Munson has dedicated over 15 years of volunteer service to the Kentucky Optometric Association (KOA) and the AOA. On the state level, Dr. Munson served on the KOA board in addition to serving as legislative co-chair since 2021, treasurer of the KOA Political Action Committee since 2006, as a member of the Kentucky Medicaid Technical Advisory Committee since 2018 and treasurer of the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners since 2023. On the national level, she has served the AOA as a volunteer to the Third Party Center Executive Committee, New Technology Committee and Federal Relations Committee, as well as serving as a Federal Advocacy Representative since 2019.
Dr. Munson graduated from the Indiana University School of Optometry in 2001 before going into practice in Frankfort, Kentucky, where she practices to this day. She also is adjunct faculty at the University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry.
Dr. Munson has been honored with numerous awards, including KOA Young Optometrist of the Year (2005) and Optometrist of the Year (2020), as well as having received the KOA’s President’s Award twice (2014 and 2016) and has been named to Vision Monday’s “Most Influential Women in Optical” in 2014, in addition to being awarded the honor of Kentucky Colonel in 2006 and 2012.
Jon F. Pederson, O.D.
Trustee
Colorado
Jon F. Pederson, O.D., was elected to the American Optometric Association (AOA) Board of Trustees at the 128th Annual AOA Congress & 55th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry’s Meeting® in June 2025.
As a member of the AOA Board of Trustees, Dr. Pederson is the liaison trustee to the Center for Independent Practice, New Trustee Orientation Committee, Commission on Ophthalmic Standards, Health Policy Institute, and the Optometric Extension Program. He also serves as the liaison trustee to affiliate associations in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Additionally, he is the liaison trustee to optometry schools including Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University and State University of New York College of Optometry.
Dr. Pederson has dedicated more than 20 years of volunteer service to the Colorado Optometric Association (COA), AOA and his community. He has held many positions within the COA, most notably as co-chair of the legislative committee since 2015. He was instrumental in passing both vision plan and scope legislation in Colorado. He has assisted many other states in their legislative efforts as a member and vice chair of AOA’s State Government Relations Committee. Dr. Pederson was on the COA Board of Trustees for nine years and served as president from 2017-2018. He is a past recipient of the Young Optometrist of the Year, Key Person of the Year, and Optometrist of the Year awards from the COA and was awarded Optometrist of the Year by both GWCO and AOA in 2023. He has served as a Federal Keyperson, AOA-PAC representative, and on the AOA House of Delegates Resolutions Committee. He graduated with honors from Pacific University College of Optometry and completed residency training at the Portland VA Medical Center. After beginning his career in academia and the Veterans Administration, he chose to join his father in a private group practice in Centennial, Colorado. He remains active within the public health sector, serving as a 20-year volunteer doctor at the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Stout Street Clinic and as the consultant optometrist for the Fort Logan Mental Health Hospital. He teaches and trains student interns as adjunct faculty for several optometry schools.
Amy A. Puerto, O.D.
Trustee
Louisiana
Amy A. Puerto, O.D., was elected to the American Optometric Association (AOA) Board of Trustees at the 128th Annual AOA Congress & 55th Annual AOSA Conference: Optometry’s Meeting® in June 2025.
As a member of the AOA Board of Trustees, Dr. Puerto is the liaison trustee to the Eye Deserve More initiative, the New Trustee Orientation Task Force, Community & Engagement Advisory Committee, Telehealth Council and Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity/International organization. She also serves as the liaison trustee to affiliate associations in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. Additionally, she is the liaison trustee to optometry schools including Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences School of Optometry, New England College of Optometry, and State University of New York College of Optometry.
Dr. Puerto is the 2023 AOA Young Optometrist of the Year and the 2022 Young Optometrist of the Year for the Optometry Association of Louisiana (OAL). She currently serves as Immediate Past President of the OAL, where she led the organization through post-pandemic recovery and dynamic changes in modernizing organizational structure and cultivating legislative successes. She has also served as president of her local optometric society and initiated Louisiana’s Scout Vision Awareness Patch Program launched in 2020. Within OAL, Dr. Puerto remains an active member of the Legislative Committee, Continuing Education Committee, and Leadership Institute Committee. She also serves as Key Person for several Louisiana legislators and members of Congress, actively championing legislation that advances optometry and patient access.
Dr. Puerto developed and has supervised the ocular disease and surgery-focused optometric residency at Louisiana Family Eyecare since 2020, earning her recognition as an Adjunct Professor by Southern College of Optometry. In clinical care, she is known for her deep understanding of the intersection between systemic health, mental health, and visual function—an approach that drives her passion for educating the next generation of doctors in both skill and empathy.
At the national level, Dr. Puerto currently serves on the AOA Leadership Development Committee and previously contributed to the AOA Industry Relations Committee. Her leadership experience extends beyond optometry—she served two terms as president of the Junior League of Greater Covington, steering the organization through significant policy, financial and membership transitions. She has also served two terms on the Girls on the Run South Louisiana Young Professionals Board and is an active member of the Metairie Lions Club, where she regularly mentors student volunteers from LSU and Tulane medical schools on comprehensive eye care during health screenings throughout the greater New Orleans community.
Dr. Puerto was selected for the 2024 Leadership Louisiana program, a prestigious year-long initiative that brings together top leaders and policymakers to address the state’s most pressing issues. She was named a Northshore 40 Under 40 honoree in 2022 and one of the top 40 Under 40 leaders across 294 international affiliates of the Association of Junior Leagues in 2024.
She graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 2015, where she served four terms as class president, was elected AOSA Trustee, and was chosen as Gold Key International Optometric Leadership Honor Society president. She completed a Family Practice residency in 2016 at the Bond Wroten Eye Clinics in Denham Springs, Louisiana.
She graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 2015, where she served four terms as Class President, was elected AOSA Trustee, and was chosen as Gold Key International Optometric Leadership Honor Society President. She completed a Family Practice residency in 2016 at the Bond Wroten Eye Clinics in Denham Springs, Louisiana.