Leadership
2023-2024 IOA Board of Directors
- President & Chair:
Sam Forzley, O.D.
Lemont, IL - Chair-Elect:
Angela Oberreiter, O.D.
Springfield, IL - Immediate Past Chair:
Chelsey Moore, O.D.
Springfield, IL
- Secretary:
Ryan Witt, O.D.
Savoy, IL - Third Party Director:
Brandon Lernor, O.D.
McHenry, IL - Public Health Director:
Brigette Colley, O.D.
Macomb, IL - Membership Director:
Jon Reid, O.D.
Carlinville, IL - Legislative Director:
Clint Taylor, O.D.
Carmi, IL - Education Director:
Caitlyn McHugh, O.D.
Buffalo Grove, IL
Executive Council:
Membership in a local society is included in your annual IOA/AOA dues. Societies hold CE, meetings, and other events throughout the year, which offer a great chance to meet other ODs in your area, earn CE, and receive updates from your local society president.
Check out our Calendar of Events to see if your society has an upcoming meeting on the calendar.
Local Society Presidents:
- Bloomington Regional
David Landess, OD
Normal - Central City
Lonnie Williams, OD
South Holland - Central Illinois
Gary Gray Jr., OD
Decatur - Chicago North Side
Justin Kwan, OD
Chicago - East Central
Jeffrey Lewis, OD
Champaign - Eastern Illinois
Derek Hennig, OD
Charleston - Fox Valley
Toseef Hasan, OD
Glen Ellyn - ICO Area
Mallory McLaughlin, OD
Chicago - Illinois Valley
Sarah Salim, OD
Peoria - Lake McHenry
Vesna Simic, OD
Deerfield - Mid State
Brian Moore, OD
Springfield - North Suburban
Haris Dzubur, OD
Chicago - Northern
James Wooldridge, OD
Rockford - Rock Island
Tim Arbet, OD
Rock Island - South Suburban
Dan Meus, OD
Worth - Southern
Krystina Eubanks, OD
Harrisburg - Starved Rock
Shawn Koehler, OD
Peru - Southwestern
- Amanda Gerson, OD
Jerseyville - West Central
Hannah Bengtson, OD
Macomb - West Suburban
Mark Burke, OD
Bolingbrook - Past Chair
Timothy Cundiff, OD
Peoria
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