USA, Puerto Rico & Canada

Location
SVOSH Chapter 
President & Faculty Advisor

Alabama, USA

University of Alabama School of Optometry

Pres: Anna Ren annaren@uab.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Keisha Brown kbrown3@uab.edu

Arizona, USA

Arizona College of Optometry / Midwestern University

Pres: Nieves Solis nieves.solis@midwestern.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kevin Helmuth khelmu@midwestern.edu

California, USA

Southern California College of Optometry/Marshall B. Ketchum University

President: Emily Wilbur: emily.a.wilbur@ketchum.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ashley Deemer, OD, FAAO adeemer@ketchum.edu

California, USA

University of California Berkeley School of Optometry

President: Mai Nguyen (mhpnguyen@berkeley.edu)
Vice-President: Megan Sajer (megan_sajer@berkeley.edu)

California, USA

Western University College of Optometry

Pres: Moses Alcantara, Jr. (MJ): moses.alcantara@westernu.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Joseph Gray grayj@westernu.edu

Florida, USA

NOVA Southeastern University College of Optometry

Pres: Alexis Patience ap3350@mynsu.nova.edu
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Alejandra Espejo aespejo@nova.edu,
Dr. Lan Nguyen Tlnguyen@nova.com,
Dr. Cristina Law Lcristin@nova.edu

Illinois, USA

Chicago College of Optometry / Midwestern University

Pres: Hena Tahir htahir49@midwestern.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jenny Geevarghese jgeeva@midwestern.edu

Illinois, USA

Illinois College of Optometry

Pres: Colton Demarest CDemarest@eyedoc.ico.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tracy Matchinski tmatchin@ico.edu

Indiana, USA

Indiana University School of Optometry

Pres: Emily Naylor emnaylor@iu.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey D. Perotti jperotti@iu.edu
Dr Katie Connolly ksconnol@iu.edu

Kentucky, USA

Kentucky College of Optometry, University of Pikeville

Pres: Deanna Dale deannadale@upike.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eilene Kinzer Eilenekinzer@upike.edu, Dr. Ben Konig benkonig@upike.edu

Massachusetts, USA

MCPHS University, School of Optometry

Pres: Alyssa Moter amott1@stu.mcphs.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Oleary kathleen.oleary@mcphs.edu

Massachusetts, USA

New England College of Optometry

Pres: Danya Weinshel danyaweinshel26@neco.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bina Patel patelb@neco.edu

Michigan, USA

Michigan College of Optometry, Ferris State University

Community Chair: Matthew Alderink alderim2@ferris.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dan Wrubel danielwrubel@ferris.edu

Missouri, USA

College of Optometry at University of Missouri St. Louis

Pres: Saad Kyrollos ksgw6@mail.missouri.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tareq Issam Nabhan NabhanT@umsl.edu

New York, USA

State University of New York College of Optometry

Pres: Dixie Vasquez dvasquez@sunyopt.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Greg Disanto  gdisanto711@gmail.com
Dr. Matthew Bovenzi matthew.bovenzi@gmail.com

Ohio, USA

The Ohio State University College of Optometry

Pres: Brooke Peterson peterson.1305@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bradley Dougherty dougherty.85@osu.edu

Oklahoma, USA

Northeastern State University College of Optometry

Pres: Zora Mackenzie zora@nsuok.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Alissa Proctor proctor1@nsuok.edu

Ontario, Canada

University of Waterloo College of Optometry

Pres: Leah Cuscito, waterloovosh@gmail.com
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sarah Maciver smaciver@uwaterloo.ca

Oregon, USA

Pacific University College of Optometry

Pres: Claudia Solomon  csolomon@pacificu.edu
Faculty Advisors: Susan Littlefield, OD    littlefield@pacificu.edu

Pennsylvania, USA

Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University

Pres:  Nicole Trifilio sosh@salus.edu
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Mark Street  mstreet@salus.edu Dr Laine Higa, OD lhiga@salus.edu

Quebec, Canada

University of Montreal School of Optometry Quebec

Pres:  Florence LeBrun florence.lebrun@hotmail.com
Faculty Advisor: Fr. Pierre Labine pierre.labine@sympatico.ca

Puerto Rico

Inter American University of Puerto Rico, School of Optometry

Pres: Yarelis Martinez R00576512@optonet.inter.edu
Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Damaris Pagan dpagan@opto.inter.edu

Tennessee, USA

Southern College of Optometry

Pres: Alexis Mears alexismears@sco.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Beth Sparrow bsparrow@sco.edu

Texas, USA

Rosenberg School of Optometry/University of the Incarnate Word

Pres: Jakeline Chavez jychave1@student.uiwtx.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Raelyn Ottenbreit Ottenbre@uiwtx.edu

Utah, USA

Rocky Mountain University College of Optometry

Pres: Mina Attia mina.attia@rm.edu
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Court Wilkins court.wilkins@rm.edu

International SVOSH chapters

Location
SVOSH Chapter 
President & Faculty Advisor

Argentina

Universidad Nacional De La Plata

Faculty adviser: Dra. Laura Brusi laubru@biol.unlp.edu.ar, laubru1881@gmail.com

Colombia

Universidad De La Salle

Faculty Advisor: Amanda Venegas Acosta optometrasvoluntariosdecol@gmail.com

Colombia

Universidad Del Sinú Elias Bechara Zainún Seccional, Cartagena

President: Sandra Vergara Figueroa, OD sandra.vergaraf@unisinu.edu.co

Faculty Advisor: Javier Jose Arnedo Zuniga, Coordinator Internationalisation Program javierarnedo@unisinu.edu.co

Colombia

Universidad El Bosque

Pres: Adriana Bello abellop@unbosque.edu.co, co.bosque@svoshinternational.com
Faculty Advisor: Viviana Paola Becerra-Garcia, Reinaldo Acosta Martinez (Director de Optometria) becerraviviana@unbosque.edu.co, optometria@unbosque.edu.co

Colombia

Universidad Fundacion del Area Andina

Pres: Sandra Gutierrez Lopera sandraguitierrez@hotmail.com
Faculty Advisor: Monica Marquez Galvis mmmarquez@areandina.edu.co

Colombia

Universidad Santo Tomas

Maria Jose Zapata (Student leader) mariajose.zapata@ustabuca.edu.co
Nelson Andres Jaramillo (Student leader) nelsonandres.jaramillo@ustabuca.edu.co
Faculty Advisors: Mayelin Gomez Gomez (Dean) decopto@ustabuca.edu.co
Mayra Alejandra Penaloza Silva (Volunteers Co-ordinator) mayra.penaloza@ustabuca.edu.co

Colombia

Universidad CES

Faculty Advisor: Dra Maria del Pilar Oviedo (Coordinator Optometry Program) moviedo@ces.edu.co
Paulina Londono (Student leader) londonoa.paulina@uces.edu.co
Camila Careth (Student leader) careth.camila@uces.edu.co
Juan Andres Rueda (Student leader) rueda.juan@uces.edu.co
Angie Naomy Melgar (Student leader) melgarr.angie@uces.edu.co

Ecuador

Metropolitana Ecuador


Pres: Cordova Mera Rodrigo Andres rodrigocordovamera@gmail.com
Faculty Advisor: Gabriel Alejandro Lalama Guerrero Alejandro Lalama, Director Carrera Optometria alalama@umet.edu.ec, alejandrolalama23@hotmail.com

Ecuador

Universidad Técnica de Manabí

Faculty Advisor: MSc Patricia Duran Ospina julia.duran@utm.edu.ec

El Salvador

Universidad de El Salvador

Faculty Advisor: Licenciada Liliana Haydee Alfaro de Murcia lialfademur@gmail.com

Ethiopia

University of Gondar Optometry Department

Guatemala

Universidad Galileo


Pres: Juan Carlos Aresti Coordinador de la Licenciatura en Optometría
Hector Gonzalez catedratico practica supervisada
facisa@galileo.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dra. Vilma Chavez de Pop, Decano FACISA, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud vilmapop@galileo.edu

Guatemala

Universidad Galileo Quetzaltenango

Director Sede Quetzaltenango: Dr. Rodolfo Juarez rjuarez@galileo.edu
Faculty Advisor: Lic. Kevin Avendano odkevin7@gmail.com

Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)


Faculty Advisor: Dr Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo, Phd akuffokwadwoowusu@knust.edu.gh, koakuffo@gmail.com

Pres: Bridget Appiah Boamah
bridgetappiah68@gmail.com
Vice Pres: Samson Darrah darrahsamson9@gmail.com

Ghana

University of Cape Coast

Faculty Advisor: Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi sboadi-kusi@ucc.edu.gh

Haiti

Universite Etat DHaiti, Port-au-Prince


President: Erickson Jean Francois
jeanfrancois.jfe@gmail.com

Coordinator Course: Jocelyne Mercier jocevalou@yahoo.com
Faculty advisor: Dean of School of Optometry, Dr. Jean-Claude Cadet cadethaiti@yahoo.fr

Jordan

Al-Ahliyya Amman University

President: Angelina Albandak  202110256@ammanu.edu.jo
Faculty advisor: Dr. Yazan Gammoh y.gammohy@ammanu.edu.jo

Kenya

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega

President: Alex Wasswa alexwassw@gmail.com
Patron: Phenard Otero mailto:phoero2mmust.ac.ke
Mentor: Andrew Wekesa awekesa@mmust.ac.ke

Malawi

Malawi College of Health Sciences

Faculty Advisor: Joseph Masola masolajoseph@yahoo.com

Malawi

Mzuzu University


Faculty Advisor: Symon Chikumba symonchikumba@yahoo.com

Mexico

Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias de la Salud Unidad Milpa Alta

Faculty adviser: Lic. Ruben Orduña Anguiana rualex13@hotmail.com
roduna@ipn.mx

Mexico

IUNAM FES Iztacala


Faculty Advisor: MTRA. Martha Uribe Garcia marthaurigar@hotmail.com

Mexico

Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes


Faculty Advisors: Rebeca Carrillo rebeca.carrillo@edu.uaa.mx
Elizabeth Casillas Casillas elicasi@yahoo.com
Ricardo Mosqueda rmosqued@correo.uaa.mx

Mexico

Universidad Autónoma de Durango: Hermosillo


Faculty Advisor: Jaime de Loera, LO deloeracervantes@icloud.com

Mexico

Universidad Autónoma de la Laguna

Pres: Alondra Tovar Delgado
Faculty Advisor: Lic. Beatriz Elizabeth Gomez Serna bgomez@ual.mx, bserna@ual.mx

Mexico

Universidad CEDEI, Nuevo Leon

https://www.cedei.edu.mx/

Presidente: Juan Daniel Davila Hernandez, jdavila@cedei.edu.mx

Faculty Adviser: Maria Concepcion Martinez Gamez, concepcion.martinez@cedei.edu.mx

Mexico

Universidad Vasco de Quiroga, Morelia, Michoacán

https://www.uvaq.edu.mx/ciencias-de-la-salud/optometria/

Presidente: Quintero Mendoza Jorge Alejandro, jquintero111@uvaq.edu.mx

Vicepresidente: Melgarejo González Hitzuri Vanessa, hmelgarejo014@uvaq.edu.mx

Mexico

Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa

Faculty Advisor: Rosalia Ramirez rosaliaramirez@uas.edu.mx

Mexico

Universidad Xochicalco Optometría Mexicali

Faculty Advisor: Mtra. Zulema Chavez zulemachavez@correo.xochicalco.edu.mx

Nicaragua

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua


Faculty Advisor: Jairo Antonio Mercado antoniounan.eduopm@gmail.com,
mercado.antonio89@yahoo.es

Nigeria

Abia State University Department of Optometry

Nigeria

Department of Optometry University of Benin

Nigeria

Department of Optometry Imo State University

Faculty Advisor: Dr Augustine Akujobi

drakujobi@yahoo.com,
au.akujobi@imsu.edu.org

Panama

Universidad Especializada De Las Americas

President: Karen Camero
Vice-President: Kilmalys Cortez

Faculty Advisor: Dr Nadiuska C. Platero Alvarado nadiuska.platero.2395@udelas.ac.pa,

Peru

Instituto Eurohispano


Faculty Advisor: Dr. Severo Sanchez ssanchez@optometriaperu.org

Peru

Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal

Faculty Adviser: Lic. Marco Chuquisengo Flores mchuquisengo@unfv.edu.pe
President: Edith Ojeda
Secretary: Lisbeth Escriba
Treasurer Calixto Mejia

Philippines

Manila Central University College of Optometry

President: Calyne Yaranon cmyaranon120@student.mcu.edu.ph
Vice-president: Lecelle Pongos lbpongos039@student.mcu.edu.ph 

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Lyn Vinola drjennvinola@yahoo.com 

Trinidad and Tobago

University of West Indies School of Optometry

President: Kyla Salvary  kyla.salvary@my.uwi.edu

Vice-President: Narissa Gertiesingh narissa.gertiesingh@my.uwi.edu
Faculty advisor: Niall Farnon   
niall.farnon@sta.uwi.edu

Uganda

Makerere University College of Health Science Allied Health Department, Optometry

svoshmakere@gmail.com
Pres: Patrick Teira teirapatrick@gmail.com
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jemini Patel jeminipatelod@gmail.com

Venezuela

Instituto Universitario de Optometria, Caracas

Faculty Advisors: Optmetra Ariseya Lara, Optometra ariseyalara@hotmail.com, Nestor Linares, nlinares4@hotmail.com

Venezuela

Universidad de las Ciencias de la Salud

Faculty Advisor: Optometra Mercedes Ortuno, mercedesort@gmail.com
Jose Eligio Garcia (Student leader), Joseeli76@@gmail.com
Emeily Contreras (Student leader), elyeme@@gmail.com

Vietnam

Hanoi Medical University Department of Optometry

Faculty Advisor: Minh Ahn Tran tranminhanh@hmu.edu.vn