Board Members: Drs. Gross, Scovill, Grosu, El-Moghrabi, Grazian, Ardakani, Dexter, Skay, Millet, Boermans, Meisel, Fasciani, Budarina, Newman, Sherman, Lavin, Volk, and Ordonez.
Call to order: 6:45pm.
Secretary: Dr. Roula El-Moghrabi
Reviewed January 2020 Minutes, motion by Dr Meisel, second by Dr Boermans, to accept minutes as written, motion passed.
Treasurer: Dr. Simona Grosu
Reviewed January P&L.
President-Elect: Dr. Alexandra Scovill
Discussed ideas for alternative to vendor dinner.
Immediate Past President: Dr. Robert Grazian
No Report.
President: Dr. Wendy Gross
- Discussed Annual Holiday Party considerations:
- Location: Hotel Republic, Downtown San Diego.
- Proposed date: December 5, 2020.
- Discussed possible theme ie. Gatsby.
- Discussed SDCOS 2-HR CE, Handlery Hotel, Thursday February 13th.
- Discussed COA House of Delegates in Los Angeles on February 21-22, 2020.
- COA will be hosting a membership huddle to talk about society membership recruitment and retention strategy. Each society is encouraged to send 1-3 representatives
- Drs. Gross and Ardakani will participate.
- COA will be hosting a membership huddle to talk about society membership recruitment and retention strategy. Each society is encouraged to send 1-3 representatives
- Discussed COA Legislative Day, Sacramento, April 22, 2020.
Vendor Liaison: Dr. David N. Sherman
- Voted on 2020 Sponsors:
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- Motion by Dr. Sherman, second by Dr Meisel, to accept Alcon, Newsight, Vision West, Novartis, Vistakon and Westpack as sustaining sponsors, motion passed.
- Motion by Dr. Sherman, second by Dr. Volk, Motion passed by email vote for Sun Ophthalmics to be approved as a 2020 sustaining sponsor in the miscellaneous category.
Governmental Affairs: Dr. Richard Skay
No Report.
Professional Affairs: Dr. Amanda Dexter
Discussed 2-HR CE – Dr. Maria Walker on Feb 13, 2020.
COA Health Care Delivery Systems (HCDS) Liaison: Dr. Andrew Fasciani
No Report.
LOVC Liaison: Dr. Michael Morgan (absent)
No Report.
Communications: Dr. Nickolet Boermans & Dr. Lucia Millet
February newsletter: deadline for entries is 15th of the prior month.
Webmaster: Dr. Ilya Volk
- Discussed ideas about how to recruit more sponsors.
- Discussed ideas for social media and recording future events, meetings and CE’s.
Membership: Dr. David Ardakani
Discussed alternative ideas about New Member BBQ in June.
OD Relations: Dr. John Fitzpatrick (absent)
No Report.
Peer Review: Dr. Paul Lavin
Discussed peer review report.
Public Awareness: Dr. Bob Meisel
- Monarch screening:
- Monday 24 February
- Skay and Meisel volunteering.
- Monarch examswith VSP Mobile Clinic
- Tuesday – Wednesday 10-11 March
- Jenn Chinn volunteering all day on the 10th
- Need 1-2 ODs for the 11th
- UCSD Health Fair:
- Saturday 11 April 10 am – 3 pm
- Mathieson and Meisel volunteering.
- Golf tournament
- Ideas for alternative activity: Craft Beer
- Veterans Stand Down2020
- No dates yet but probably late June.
- Possible Sponsorship by SDCOS.
- Discussed purchase of AOA pamphlets/brochures.
- Discussed purchase of Hand held instruments.
- Discussed Mission Trips to Mexico in 2020:
- lionsinsight.net
Trustees:
Dr. Jenn Chinn (absent) Co-Membership chair/New Member Liaison
Dr. Kathryn Ordonez Sunshine Coordinator
Dr. Marcelline Ciuffreda (absent) Richard Rex Fund Liaison
Dr. Tiana Mathieson (absent) Co-Public Awareness
Dr. Nina Song (absent) School Liaison
Dr. Tatyana Budarina Signs Liaison
Honorary Board Member: Dr. Byron Newman
No Report.
Administrative Director: Nancy-Jo Sinkiewicz.
Guests: Dr. Steven Giang and future Dr. Shelby Esambolchi.
Meeting adjourned: 7:56pm.
Next Board Meeting: March 12, 2020, at Gordon Schanzlin New Vision Institute.