Board Members: Drs. Scovill, Gross, Dexter, Sherman, Ciuffreda, Millet, Fasciani, Song, Meisel, Fitzpatrick
Call to order: 6:43 pm
Secretary: Dr. Roula El-Moghrabi (absent)
Reviewed February 2020 Minutes, motion to accept minutes as written by Drs. Sherman and Gross, motion passed.
Treasurer: Dr. Simona Grosu
Reviewed February P&L, motion to accept P&L by Drs. Sherman and Fitzpatrick, motion passed.
President-Elect: Dr. Alexandra Scovill
-Reviewed tentative 2021 calendar
-Discussed alternatives to vendor dinner; will tentatively give each vendor one ticket to the Holiday Party
Immediate Past President: Dr. Robert Grazian (absent)
No Report
President: Dr. Wendy Gross
- Recapped 2020 COA HOD
- Discussed Holiday Party:
- Finalized location: Hotel Republic, Downtown San Diego
- Finalized date: December 5, 2020
- Proposed theme: Roaring 20s
- New OD event and Fundraiser ideas
- VSP sponsorship (Alcon also interested)
- Tentative bocci ball tournament at Stone Brewing at Liberty Station in June
- Planning committee: Drs. Gross, Millet, Fasciani, and Meisel
- LOVC volunteer doctors needed
- SDCOS 5-HR CE on March 22, 2020 postponed due to concerns of COVID-19; will credit those that have already paid (will look into future dates to reschedule)
- COA Legislative Day, Sacramento, April 22, 2019 – possible cancellation due to COVID-19
Vendor Liaison: Dr. David N. Sherman
Discussed sponsor update
Governmental Affairs: Dr. Richard Skay (absent)
-Discussed COA Legislative Day—April 22 and possible cancellation due to COVID-19
Professional Affairs: Dr. Amanda Dexter
-Reviewed 2020 COA HOD
-SDCOS voted Society of the Year
-March 5-hour CE- Dr. Mile Brujic had to be cancelled due to COVID-19
-Discussed date change for Retina Symposium (May 17 to June 28) and June CE (June 11 to TBD in May)
-Updated 2020 CE Calendar
-Discussed SDCOS/COA Board Liaison
COA Health Care Delivery Systems (HCDS) Liaison: Dr. Andrew Fasciani
No Report
LOVC Liaison: Dr. Michael Morgan (absent)
No Report
Communications: Dr. Nickolet Boermans (absent) & Dr. Lucia Millet
April 2020 newsletter: deadline for entries is the 15th of the prior month.
Webmaster: Dr. Ilya Volk (absent)
No Report
Membership: Dr. David Ardakani (absent)
No Report
OD Relations: Dr. John Fitzpatrick
No Report
Peer Review: Dr. Paul Lavin (absent)
No Report
Public Awareness: Dr. Bob Meisel
1) Monarch School screening – Monday, February 24
– Volunteers: Dr. Skay, Dr. DiMarino, Dr. Luong (VA residents), and 3 UCSD pre-optometry students
– Screened: 214
– Referred: 53
2) Monarch exams with VSP Mobile Clinic
-Cancelled due to VSP company policy of no-travel (Previously scheduled for March 10-11)
-Tentatively re-scheduled for May 18-19 with Dr. Jenn Chinn
3) Health Fair – March 11
-Balboa Park with Dr. Newman
4) UCSD Health Fair – Saturday, April 11 10am-3pm – May be postponed due to COVID-19
-National City
-Drs. Tiana Mathieson and Bob Meisel volunteering
5) Fundraiser to replace SDCOS Golf tournament
–See President’s report above
6) Fall semester Monarch School screening TBD
7) Veterans Stand Down – June 26-28
-SD High School
8) AOA brochures ordered for health fairs
9) Hand instruments ordered
Trustees:
- Dr. Jenn Chinn – Co-Membership chair/New Member Liaison
- Dr. Kathryn Ordonez (absent) – Sunshine Coordinator
- Dr. Marcelline Ciuffreda – Richard Rex Fund Liaison
- Dr. Tiana Mathieson – Co-Public Awareness
- Dr. Nina Song – School Liaison
-Reviewed SCCO Webinar
-Discussed SCCO student bowl sponsorship; will hold for now as the event will likely be cancelled due to COVID-19
Dr. Tatyana Budarina (absent) Signs Liaison
Honorary Board Member: Dr. Byron Newman (absent)
Administrative Director: Nancy-Jo Sinkiewicz
Meeting adjourned: 7:32pm
Next Board Meeting: May 7, 2020, location: TBD