18 | EYEWORLD DAILY NEWS | MAY 7, 2023
ASCRS ANNUAL MEETING
DAILY NEWS
share knowledge. The lunch is
limited to ASOA attendees with 4 or
fewer years' experience in ophthal-
mic practice management. Advanced
registration is required, and space is
limited. A separate fee applies.
T
his year's Administrator
Beginners Circle (ABC) Net-
working Lunch will take place
today from 12:00–1:30 p.m.
in Room 25ABC. This program will
provide newer administrator attend-
ees access to a panel discussion on
the topic of "Moving Beyond the Pan-
demic: New Ways to Reenergize Your
Practice, Motivate Staff, and Strike
the Right Balance in Workforce &
Priorities."
Attendees are invited to bring
questions, meet colleagues, and
Administrator Beginners Circle (ABC) Networking Lunch
T
he Certified Ophthalmic Exec-
utive (COE) designation is the
national standard for ophthal-
mic practice management.
Administered by the National Board
for the Certification of Ophthal-
mic Executives (NBCOE), the COE
program recognizes those who have
achieved the experience, knowledge,
and skills identified by the NBCOE
as essential to practice management.
This elite certification promotes
excellence and professionalism in
ophthalmic practice management.
For more information, visit asoa.org/
coe.
The following individuals earned
the COE designation from March
2022–April 1, 2023.
Meredith Airheart, COE
Centralia Armstrong-Williams, COE
Shelley Averette, COT, COE
Lance Baldwin, RN, COE
Celina Bazan, MHA, COA, COE
William Bland, COE
Lindsay Bledsoe, COE
Lyndy Carpenter, COA, COE
Shaun Damico, COE
Toni Denison, COE, LDO, ABO
Sara Emich, MS, COE, CPSS
Kathy Erickson, MBA, COE
Congratulations new COEs
Tamara Evans, COE
Holly Fields, COA, COE
Catherine Fistner (Hartman), COT, COE
Kayla Fry, MBA, COE
Heather Gerlach, ABO, COA, COE
Terri Gradine, MA, COE
Glisendi Mary Guilbault, COE
Bill James, MHA, COE
Dora Johnson, COE
Ioannis Karakozis, MBA, COE
Suki Kazahaya, COE
Christina Lykens, COA, COE
Alexandra Kostick, MD, FRCSC, COE
Josh McCaherty, MBA, COE
April Miller, COE
Suzzan Kim-Rudibaugh, COE
Hiren Patel, COE
Heather Pearce, MBA, COE
Christine Phelps, COE, CPSS
Kristine Ponzo, MBA, COE
Misty Richardson, COT, COE
Johanna Rodriguez, COA, COE
Jennifer Roy, COE
Ashley Tibbits, ABO, COE
Savory Turman, MS, COMT, OCS, COE
Erin VanLoon, MA, COA, OCS, COE
Brad Van Galen, MBA, CPSS, COE
Juliet Venzara, COE
Carra Zukowski, COA, COE
Thank you, Operation Sight volunteers
Stop by the ASCRS Foundation booth
in the Sails Pavilion to pick up
your complimentary scrub cap.
