Leadership

2025-2026 IOA Board of Directors

• President & Chair:
• Clint Taylor, O.D.
  Carmi, IL
• Chair-Elect:
• Brandon Lernor, O.D.
  McHenry, IL
• Immediate Past Chair:
• Angela Oberreiter, O.D.
  Springfield, IL
• Secretary:
• Ryan Witt, O.D.
  Savoy, IL
• Third Party Director:
• Brigette Colley, O.D.
  Macomb, IL
• Public Health Director:
• Caitlyn McHugh-Glab, O.D.
  Buffalo Grove, IL
• Membership Director:
• Jon Reid, O.D.
  Carlinville, IL
• Legislative Director:
• Janice McMahon, O.D.
  Chicago, IL
• Education Director:
• Amanda Gerson, O.D.
  Jerseyville, 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
  Eric Norell, OD
  Bloomington
• 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
  Connor Robbs, OD
  Naperville
• ICO Area
  Mallory McLaughlin, OD
  Chicago
• Illinois Valley
  Andrew Milder, OD
  Peoria
• Lake McHenry
  Vesna Simic, OD
  Deerfield
• Mid-State
  Brian Moore, OD
  Springfield
• North Suburban
  Haris Dzubur, OD
  Chicago
• Northern
  Vacant
  
  
• 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
  Nicholas Holtzman, OD
  Swansea
• West Central
  Nicholas Podpeskar, OD
  Galesburg
• West Suburban
  Mark Burke, OD
  Bolingbrook
• Past Chair
  Sam Forzley, OD
  Lamont