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ASOA NEWS
T
he American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA)
announced its new president is Janna Mullaney, COE, Towson,
Maryland. The immediate past president is Karen Bachman,
COE, Washington, Utah. The president elect is Deborah Davis,
COE, Buffalo, New York. The new ASOA vice president is Joe
Theine, COE, Durango, Colorado.
The 2019–2020 ASOA Board of Directors members-at-
large include Patti Barkey, COE, Jacksonville, Florida, Hayley Boling,
MBA, COE, Elkhart, Indiana, Thomas Brown, JD, COE, Memphis,
Tennessee, Trish Daniels, RN, Sebastian, Florida, and Carrie Jacobs,
COE, Bloomington, Minnesota. Traci Fritz, COE, West Bloomfield,
Michigan, is the National Board for the Certification of Ophthalmic
Executives (NBCOE) president, and Zachary Smith, MHSA, COE,
Grand Rapids, Michigan, is the Administrator Beginners Circle (ABC)
liaison.
The ASOA Board also includes Don Bell as the ASCRS liaison and
ASOA Executive Director Laureen Rowland, CAE.
Founded in 1986, the mission of ASOA is to empower ophthalmic
leaders to elevate the business of ophthalmology through education,
innovation, support, and collaboration.
ASOA announces
new board
T
he National Board for the
Certification of Ophthal-
mic Executives (NBCOE)
announced Traci Fritz,
COE, West Bloomfield, Michi-
gan, is its 2019–2020 president.
The president-elect is Sharon
Brown, COT, COE, Bos-
ton. The new vice president is
Mary Jo Krist, COE, Spring-
field, Virginia.
The immediate past pres-
ident is Sondra Hoffman,
COE, Altamonte Springs,
Florida.
New at-large board mem-
bers are Cathi Lyons, MHA,
COE, San Diego, and Ashlie
Barefoot Malone, MBA, JD,
Ladson, South Carolina.
Karen Bachman, COE,
Washington, Utah, is the ASOA
immediate past president.
They join returning board
members Sandra Barrett,
COE, Parkersburg, West Vir-
ginia; Cindy Delaney, COE,
McPherson, Kansas; Carole
Dumas, MBA, COE, Nash-
ua, New Hampshire; Tamim
Qaum, MD, ASCRS liaison,
Hagerstown, West Virginia;
and Laureen Rowland, CAE,
ASOA executive director.
The COE designation
recognizes those who have
achieved the experience, knowl-
edge, and skills identified by the
NBCOE as essential to practice
management and promotes
excellence and professionalism
in ophthalmic practice manage-
ment.
NBCOE board members
volunteer their time to ensure
the validity, credibility, and con-
tinuing prestige of the COE.
For more information
about NBCOE, go to www.
asoa.org/about-asoa/nbcoe.
For more information on the
COE designation, go to www.
asoa.org/coe.
2019–2020 NBCOE
board members
announced
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Janna Mullaney, COE
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