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2010 - 2011 Ad Hoc Committees
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General Program Areas: Proactive oversight of the Association’s financial and compliance reporting process, the external audit process, and financial controls
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Committee Members:
Dr. David Loshin - NSU, Chair
Dr. Michael Cron - MCO
Dr. Rodney Nowakowski - UAB
Dr. Richard Phillips - SCO
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Liaisons:
Mr. Marty Wall - ASCO Staff
Ms. Susan Hughes, CPA - ASCO Accountant
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General Program Areas: Monitor trends that might require changes in both the pre-and post-doctoral curricula, periodically report to the Board on those trends, and provide a voice for optometric education in influencing the future of the profession.
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Committee Members:
ASCO Executive Committee
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Liaison:
Mr. Marty Wall - ASCO Staff
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OPTOMETRY DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY COMMITTEE
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General Program Areas: Promoting ethnic and cultural diversity; and by supporting member institutions embracement of diversity in their practices and programs as it embodies the idea of an open and multicultural society
Committee Members:
Dr. Cynthia Heard - SCO/AAO, Chair
Dr. Hani Ghazi-Birry - UIWSO
Ms. Liduvina Martinez-Gonzalez - SUNY
Ms. Teisha Johnson - ICO
Dr. Renee Mika - MCO/AOA
Dr. Andres Pagan - IAUPR
Dr. Jeff Walline - OSU
Liaisons:
Dr. Edwin Marshall - IU, Advisor
Dr. Mescheca Bunyon - NOA
Ms. Ritki Patel - NOSA
Ms. Karen Lee - AOSA
Ms. Paige Pence - ASCO Staff
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CULTURAL COMPETENCY CURRICULUM GUILDELINES SUBCOMMITTEE
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General Program Areas: Developing cultural competency curriculum guidelines and facilitating implementation of ASCO guidelines at the schools and colleges of optometry
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Subcommittee Members:
Dr. Barbara Fink - OSU, Chair
Dr. Danel Kurtz - WUCO
Dr. Yi Pang - ICO
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Liaison:
Ms. Carol Brubaker - ASCO Staff
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General Program Areas: Development and implementation of a centralized application service for optometry in conjunction with Liaison International, Inc.
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Committee Members:
Dr. Lewis Reich - SCO, Chair
Dr. James Caldwell - PCO
Ms. Natalie Batt - NSU-OCO
Ms. Sharon Joyce - UCB
Dr. Lorraine Voorhees - SCCO
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Liaison:
Ms. Paige Pence, ASCO Staff
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General Program Areas: Draft and propose resolutions recognizing and honoring outstanding individuals and organizations in optometric education and outside the profession who have contributed significantly to the optometric education enterprise
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Committee Members:
Dr. Linda Casser - PCO, Co-Chair
Dr. Lary Davis - UMSL, Co-Chair
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Liaison:
Ms. Christina Doyle - ASCO Staff
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SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE FACULTY PROGRAM TASK FORCE
General Program Areas: Develop program aimed at helping faculty members gain the knowledge and skills necessary to enhance their success in an optometric academic environment as career-long, productive faculty members
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Task Force Members:
Dr. Linda Casser (SIFD) - PCO, Co-Chair
Dr. Chuck Haine (SIFD) - WUCO, Co-Chair
Dr. Shilpa Register (FFP) - OSU
Dr. David Troilo (FFP) - SUNY
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Liaison:
Ms. LaShawn Sidbury - ASCO Staff
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