2011-2012 ARBO Committee Members

Board Committees:

Executive Committee
Michael Ohlson, OD, Iowa, Chair
Roger Pabst, OD, Minnesota
Ernest Schlabach, OD, Virginia
Jerry Richt, OD, Tennessee
Lisa Fennell, Staff

Finance/Budget Committee
Roger Pabst, OD, Minnesota, Chair
Ernest Schlabach, OD, Virginia, Chair
Susy Yu, OD, California
Michael Ohlson, OD, Iowa, Ex-Officio
Ron Cassel, Staff
Lisa Fennell, Staff

Industry Relations Committee
Roger Pabst, OD, Minnesota, Chair
Jerry Richt, OD, Tennessee
Ernest Schlabach, OD, Virginia
Donovan Crouch, OD, Iowa, Consultant
Michael Ohlson, OD, Iowa, Ex-Officio
Lisa Fennell, Staff

Committees:

Annual Meeting Planning Committee
Ernest Schlabach, OD, Virginia, Co-Chair
Susy Yu, OD, California, Co-Chair
Michael O'Hara, J.D., Ph.D., Nebraska
Roger Pabst, OD, Minnesota, Chair
William Rafferty, OD, North Carolina
Jerry Richt, OD, Tennessee
Donovan Crouch, OD, Consultant
Michael Ohlson, OD, Iowa, Ex-Officio
Lisa Fennell, Staff

COPE Committee
Jill Martinson-Redekopp, OD, North Dakota, Chair
Douglas Ayre, OD, Kansas
Thomas Bobst, OD, Ohio
Larry Barger, OD, Consultant
Bruce Rakusin, OD, Massachusetts
Robert Smalling, OD, Arkansas
Jack Zarybnisky, OD, Idaho
Jerry Richt, OD, Tennessee
Michael Ohlson, OD, Iowa, Ex-Officio
Lisa Fennell, Staff

International Affairs Committee
Robert Smalling, OD, Arkansas, Chair
James Bureman, OD, Missouri
Dale Dergousoff, OD, British Columbia
Colin Waldron, Consultant
Michael Ohlson, OD, Iowa, Ex-Officio
Ernest Schlabach, OD, Virginia
Lisa Fennell, Staff

Judicial Council/Resolutions Committee
Jeffrey Kraskin, OD, District of Columbia, Chair
Marla Moon, OD, Pennsylvania
Patrick O.Neill, OD, Minnesota
Michael O'Hara, J.D., Ph.D., Nebraska, Board Liaison
Michael Ohlson, OD, Iowa, Ex-Officio
Lisa Fennell, Staff

Member Board Executive Directors/Administrators Committee
Howard Flippin, OD, Arkansas, Chair
Patricia Bennett, Maryland
Pam Carper, West Virginia
Bruce Deterding, Florida
Jan Murray, Kansas
Gregory Moore, OD, West Virginia, Board Liaison
Michael Ohlson, OD, Iowa, Ex-Officio
Lisa Fennell, Staff

National Board Exam Review Committee (NBERC)
Joseph Sullivan, OD, Kansas, Chair
Carrie Hruza, OD, Missouri
Marla Moon, OD, Pennsylvania
Robert Smalling, OD, Arkansas
Susy Yu, OD, California, Co-Chair
Michael Ohlson, OD, Iowa, Ex-Officio
Lisa Fennell, Staff

Optometric Competence Committee
William Rafferty, OD, North Carolina, Chair
James Bureman, OD, Missouri
James Hunter, OD, Indiana
Gregory Moore, OD, West Virginia
Don Sipola, OD, Minnesota
Jack Terry, OD, Consultant
Michael Ohlson, OD, Iowa, Ex-Officio
Lisa Fennell, Staff

OE TRACKER Committee
Richard Orgain, OD, Tennessee, Chair
Mary Lou French, OD, Illinois
Carrie Hruza, OD, Missouri
Jerry Prchal, OD, Georgia
Joseph Sullivan, OD, Kansas
Sharon Tharp, OD, Iowa
Jeffrey Yunker, OD, North Dakota
Ernest Schlabach, OD, Virginia, Board Liaison
Susy Yu, OD, California, Consultant
Michael Ohlson, OD, Iowa, Ex-Officio
Tony Mancuso, Staff
Sierra Rice, Staff
Lisa Fennell, Staff

Liaison Appointments
AAO: Michael Ohlson, OD, Iowa
ACOE: Michael Ohlson, OD, Iowa
FARB: Ernest Schlabach, OD, Virginia
AOA: Susy Yu, OD, California
ASCO: Christina Sorenson, OD, Arizona
NBEO: William Rafferty, OD, North Carolina
AOSA: Gregory Moore, OD, West Virginia
CAC: Michael O.Hara, JD, PhD, Nebraska
WCO: Roger Pabst, OD, Minnesota

ARBO STAFF
Lisa Fennell, Executive Director
Ron Cassel, Finance Manager
Donna DeLay, Program Administrator
Tony Mancuso, Web Developer, Database Administrator
Anita Matthews, Program Manager
Sierra Rice, Program Coordinator