IACLE Global Member Newsletter – Special Notice February 2018
IACLE welcomes new line-up of Executive Board
Elected officers of the International Association of Contact Lens Educators’ Executive Board will take on new responsibilities following the biennial election held last month.
Professor Philip Morgan, of the University of Manchester, UK takes the role of IACLE Vice-President after two years as Assistant Secretary. Dr Luigina Sorbara, Associate Professorat the University of Waterloo, Canada becomes the Assistant Secretary after two years as Vice-President.
President Dr Shehzad Naroo commented: ‘On behalf of IACLE, I would like to thank Gina for her commitment to the role of Vice President over the past two years. Gina has had various roles on the Executive Board in the past, including Treasurer.
I am glad to report that she will remain involved in the future. I would also like to welcome back Phil to his previous position, and look forward to working with all our board members to fulfil IACLE’s mission.’
Americas Regional President Dr Sergio Garcia of the Universidad Santo Tomás, Colombia was re-elected to the board. We look forward to candidate Professor Sabrina Lara of the National University of Villa María, Argentina continuing to be closely involved with IACLE at the regional level.
The following positions have been filled for a two-year term of office:
| President | Shehzad Naroo Aston University, Birmingham, UK |
| Vice President | Philip Morgan Eurolens Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK |
| Secretary | Janice Jurkus Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, USA |
| Assistant Secretary | Luigina Sorbara University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada |
| Treasurer | Etty Bitton University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada |
| Assistant Treasurer | Orlando Neira Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina, Pereira, Colombia |
| Americas Regional President | Sergio Garcia Universidad Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga, Colombia |
| Asia Pacific Regional President | Rajeswari Mahadevan Elite School of Optometry, Chennai, India |
| EAME Regional President | Judith Morris The Institute of Optometry, London, UK |