Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Doctor of Optometry Programs

PCO Advisory Board

The PCO Advisory Board is comprised of a core of national and international experts
committed to enhancing our value to students, faculty, and the communities we serve.
The Board’s responsibilities include advocacy, resource development, and program
enhancement.

Members of the current Advisory Board are:

• Chair: Derrick Artis, OD, MBA
  VP, Vendor Relations, Vision Source!
  Kingwood TX
  Initial term: three years
• Barry Farkas, OD
  Member, Salus University Board of Trustees
  New York, NY
  Initial term: three years
• Jennifer Choo, OD, PhD
  Project Manager, Institute for Eye Research, University of New South Wales
  Sydney, Australia
  Initial term: two years
• Michael DePaolis, OD
  Visionary Eye Associates
  Rochester, NY
  Initial term: two years
• Sally Dillehay, OD, EdD
  VP, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, Visioneering Technologies, Inc.
  Alpharetta, GA
  Initial term: three years
• Theresa Grillo, OD
  Private Practitioner
  Tampa, FL
  Initial term: one year
• Phil Keefer
  President, Vision Care Institute, Johnson & Johnson
  Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
  Initial term: two years
• Dave Sattler
  Director, Professional Relations – Global Optometry, Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
  Fort Worth, TX
  Initial term: three years
• Dennis Siemsen, OD, MHPE
  Low Vision Optometrist, Department of Ophthalmology and Assistant Professor of
  Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic; Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Mayo College of
  Medicine
  Rochester, MN
  Initial term: three years
• Karen Wrigley, OD
  Wrigley Eye Associates
  Past President, Salus University Alumni Association
  Philadelphia, PA
  Initial term: one year
• Bob Bittel, OD
  President, Pennsylvania Optometric Association; Private Practitioner
  Pittsburgh, PA
  Initial term: two years
• Consumer Member
  William Minnis, MBA, PhD
  President and CEO, Citizens National Bank, Paris, IL; Associate Professor of
  Management, Eastern Illinois University
  Initial term: 3 years
• Ex Officio Member
  Linda Casser, OD
  Dean, Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus Univesity
  Advisory Board Contact
  Morgan Franklin, Administrative Coordinator, Office of the Dean
  pcodean@salus.edu or 215.780.3160

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