Leadership

Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is composed of a Chair of the Board, President, President-Elect, Secretary-Treasurer and twelve (12) society trustees.  Each Trustee is elected by their optometric society for a term of two years.

Executive Board

President - Wayne Connell, OD 

President-Elect - Lisa Privett, OD

Secretary/Treasurer - Heather Purman, OD 

Chairwoman of the Board - Stephanie Price, OD

Board of Trustees

Duck River Optometric Physician Society: Jason Fort, OD

East TN Optometric Physician Society: Hal Phillips, OD

Middle TN Optometric Physician Society: Kat Brasfield, OD

NorthEast TN Optometric Physician Society: Angie Patteson, OD

NorthWest TN Optometric Physician Society: Britton Bugg, OD

SECO Representative: Laura Sechler, OD

SouthEast TN Optometric Physician Society:

Smoky Mountain Optometric Physician Society: Amanda Dellinger, OD

Upper Cumberland Optometric Physician Society: Stephen Mullins, OD

West TN Optometric Physician Society: Brian Knight, OD

Southern College of Optometry (Faculty): Dave Maze, OD

Southern College of Optometry (President): Lewis Reich, OD

2026 TAOP Committees

Legislative
Co-Chairs Amanda Dellinger, OD

Co-Chairs Emily Eisenhower, OD

Industry Relations
Heather Purman, OD

Membership & Communications
Hal Phillips, OD

Political Action Committee (PAC)
Angie Patteson, OD

Third Party Center (TPC)
Zachary McCarty, OD

Education
Stephanie Price, OD

Awards
Lisa Privett, OD