About Us

Board of Directors

Our volunteer leadership.

Board of Directors 2023 – 2024

David Paule, Chair
President, Our Fundraising Search

Scott Bullock, Immediate Past Chair
President, EyeSouth Partners

Phoebe Lenhart, MD, Chair Elect
Assistant President of Opthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine

David Smith, Emeritus Board Chair 
Health Care Consultant, Kearny Street Consulting

Michael Surles, Treasurer
Mergers, Aquisitions, & Business Development Senior Associate, EyeSouth Partners

Eric Rome, Secretary 
Culture Change Director, Alcon

Ninita Brown, MD, PhD
Thomas Eye Group

Paul Burnthall
OMIC, Regional Marketing & Sales Manager

Gavin Cohen, OD
Optometrist, Optique

Tim Dunn
Consulting Chemical Engineer

Jacki Grove
Senior VP of Talent Development, DE& I, Culture, and Philanthropy, National Vision

Will Humphries, MD
Neurosurgeon, Wellstar

Kara Joiner
Sales, Verizon Wireleness

Laruen Lindenbaum
Community Volunteer

Victor Montana
Director of Data & Analytics, Protiviti

Minh Nguyen, MD
Market Medical Director, CareSource

Jeanne Perrine, OD
Immediate Past President, Georgia Optometric Association, Federal Advocacy GA Rep, AOA

Kenneth J. Rosengren, OD
Assistant President of Opthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine

Ben Seals
Executive Director & CEO, Thomas Eye Group

Nichelle Warren, MD
GA Eye Partners