The Alumni Council is a group of alumni and students who lead the Association and serve the College. Meeting four times per year, they are governed by their own bylaws as well as a 5-year Strategic Plan. The Alumni Council creates and implements programs to serve the needs of alumni and students. Some of their annual initiatives include raising funds for scholarships for fourth year students, the Alumni Ambassador Program, and an awards ceremony recognizing excellence in optometry.
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Council Members
Naeem Abdullah, OD ’03
Secretary
Matthew Asciutto
Senior Director of Development
Abena Apea
Alumni Engagement
Mohamed Eid, OD ’03
Jennifer Harthan, OD ’06, FAAO, FSLS
Immediate Past President
Tekarra Humphreys, OD ’21
Soo Jung Lee, OD ’22
Samantha Love, OD ’05
President
Leonard Messner, OD
Vice President for Strategy and Institutional Development
Lena Park, OD ’06
Vice President
Joshua Rogers, OD ’16
AC BOT Representative
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Connor Robbs, OD ’22​​
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Rae Teixeira, OD ’20
Student Representative
Ashely King ’28
Emeriti Trustees
Donovan L. Crouch, OD ’63, DOS, FAAO
Storm Lake, Iowa
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