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Leadership Team

Mark Colip, OD
President
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Stephanie Messner, OD, FAAO
Vice President and
Dean for Academic Affairs

Daniel Ren, MBA, CPA
Chief Operating Officer,
Illinois Eye Institute

Maggie Lopez
Chief Executive Assistant, Office of the President and Board of Trustees

Erik Mothersbaugh, OD, FAAO
Dean of Student Affairs

Leonard Messner, OD, FAAO
Vice President for Strategy and Institutional Advancement
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Christa Ojeda, CPA
Vice President for Business and Finance, Chief Financial Officer
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Board of Trustees
Dwight H. Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO '80 Chairman
Fort Worth, Texas
Vasvi A. Babu, OD '93
Scottsdale, Arizona
Rev. Torrey L. Barrett
Chicago, Illinois
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Sandra Bury, OD '95
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Joseph L. Derezinski, MS
Chicago, Illinois
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Kevin A. Danahey, OD '91
Granger, Indiana
Karen A. Eng, OD
North Barrington, Illinois
Robert L. Fait, OD '68 Secretary
Burlington, Wisconsin
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Dwain L. Hahs Treasurer
Jackson, Missouri
Philip J. Hasler, OD '86
Reedsburg, Wisconsin
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Scott A. Jens, OD, FAAO '91
Madison, Wisconsin
Jeffrey D. Johnson, OD, MBA '97
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Osvaldo I. Lopez, MD
Chicago, Illinois
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C. Michael LoPiano, MBA
Chicago, Illinois
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Tracy L. Matchinski, OD, FAAO '95
Chicago, Illinois
Nana Owusu, OD '08
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
Steven Schneider
Chicago, Illinois
Jeff Smith, OD, MBA '83 Vice Chairman
Chicago, Illinois
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Timothy H. Tsang, OD, FAAO '06
Vaughan, Ontario
Canada
Student Representative
Rachel Shackelford, '23
Nebraska
Emeritus Trustees
James R. Butler, OD '59
Atlantis, Florida
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Donovan L. Crouch, OD, FAAO '63
Storm Lake, Iowa
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