Committees & Societies
Advocacy Committee
The Advocacy Committee is responsible for development and support of legislation determined by OOPA to be in the public interest and to oppose legislation determined not to be in the public interest.
The committee advises the OOPA Board of Directors on legislative issues and makes recommendations for legislative action. The committee also develops legislative strategies which will enable Optometric Physicians to practice at a level commensurate with the fullest scope of their education, training and licensure as primary eye care practitioners.
ADVOCACY COMMITTEE
DIRECTOR’S TEAM:
- Advocacy Director– Emilee Nehring, OD
- OOPA Executive Director- Geoff Knapp
- OOPA President- Craig Bowen, OD
- OOPA Past President- Derri Sandberg, OD
- OOPA Secretary/ Treasurer- Yelena Galuza, OD
LEGISLATIVE TEAM:
- OOPAC Chair– David McBride, OD
- Grassroots Chair– Morgan Grove, OD
- OR Keyperson Coordinator- Morgan Grove, OD & Shaina Sullivan, OD
- Lobbyist - Niki Terzieff
- Legislative Day Coordinators- David McBride, OD; Geoff Knapp & Lobbyists
THIRD PARTY TEAM:
- Third Party Chair– Gabby Marshall, OD
- Third Party Committee Members- Erin Dalton, OD, David Glabe, OD, Luke Boran, OD, Brandy Yeack
- TP/PM Conference Chair- Gabby Marshall, OD, Erin Dalton, OD
- Liaison to Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee (CAC) - Luke Boran, OD
- Liaison to AOA Third Party- Gabby Marshall, OD
ADVOCACY LIAISON TEAM:
- PUCO Faculty Liaison- Fraser Horn, OD
- PUCO Student Liaison-
- AOA Federal Relations Liaison- Amber Gatti-Dunn, OD
- AOA PAC- Jim Hale, OD & Gabby Marshall, OD
- AOA SGRC Liaison- Derri Sandberg, OD
- Federal Keyperson Coordinator- Scott Walters, OD
- OBO Liaison- Douglas Walker, OD
- OOPA Historian- John Rush, OD
Education Committee
Director - Mila Ioussifova, OD
Aaron Salzano, OD
Mari Fujimoto, OD
Patrick Swihart, OD
Third Party/Practice Management Chair - Gabby Marshall, OD
Membership Committee
Working in conjunction with the AOA, the Membership Committee strives to build and communicate value in membership as an opportunity to further professional growth and gain security. The main goal of the committee is to promote membership diversity and participation of all optometric physicians in Oregon, so that the association serves as a strong representative of the profession.
Director– Shaina Sullivan, OD
Chair–
Kelly Asbra, Para
Audrey Brumley, OD
Jade Himmelsbach, OD
Chelsea Territo, OD
Mari Fujimoto, OD
Kirsten Ormsby
Jessica Tegen, OD
Makayla Adams, OD
Maggie Ho, OD
Katlyn Peterson, OD
PUCO Liaison – Amanda Ackerson
Optometric Societies
Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Jefferson, and Wheeler Counties
(PMOS) Clatsop, Tillamook, Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill counties.
Coos, Curry,*Douglas and *Lane Counties (*west of the coast range)
Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, and Lake counties.
Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Baker, Gilliam, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, and Wallowa counties.
Consists of Lane County, except the western part (west of the coast range mountains).
Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion and Polk Counties
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