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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.

Advocacy Committees

The TAOP has a number of committees focused around specific topics that affect optometrists. Committee members are volunteers that donate their time and effort to improving the various aspects of optometry and the Association.

O.D. of the Year

Every year TAOP members are nominated by their colleagues for the OD of the Year and Young OD of the Year Awards. These nominees are individuals whose commitment to excellence and outstanding contributions embody the goals, visions and achievements of the TAOP. The OD of the Year is selected based on his or her efforts to fulfill the goals of the association, support the profession of optometry and the local community and promote the visual welfare of the public.

Young O.D. of The Year

Though young in their practice, nominees for the Young OD of the Year award are maximizing their potential and working to make a difference in the profession of optometry.

Executive Board

President
Emily Eisenhower, OD

President-Elect
Laura Sechler, OD

Secretary-Treasurer
Stephanie Price, OD

Chair of the Board (Immediate Past President)
Amanda Dellinger, OD

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.

Duck River Optometric Physician Society - Columbia, TN
Rob Szeliga, OD

East Tennessee Optometric Physician Society - Knoxville, TN
Wayne Connell, OD

Middle Tennessee Optometric Physician Society - Nashville, TN
Kat Brasfield, OD

Northeast Optometric Physician Society - Johnson City, TN
Dana Grist, OD

Northwest Tennessee Optometric Physician Society - Jackson, TN
Lisa Privett, OD

Southern College of Optometry (Faculty) - Memphis, TN
Trish Walker, OD

Southeast Tennessee Optometric Physician Society - Chattanooga, TN
Laura Sechler, OD

Smoky Mountain Optometric Physician Society - Morristown, TN
Emily Eisenhower, OD

Upper Cumberland Optometric Physician Society - Cookeville, TN
Stephen Mullins, OD

West Tennessee Optometric Physicians Society - Memphis, TN
Brian Knight, OD