List of Student VOSH Chapters
USA, Puerto Rico & Canada
Location
SVOSH Chapter
President & Faculty Advisor
Alabama, USA
University of Alabama School of Optometry
uabso@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Sanjana Vitta svitta18@uab.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Maggie Bailey baileymk@uab.edu
Arizona, USA
Arizona College of Optometry / Midwestern University
AZCOPT@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Donny Sison dsison65@midwestern.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kevin Helmuth khelmu@midwestern.edu
California, USA
Southern California College of Optometry/Marshall B. Ketchum University
SCCO@svoshinternational.com
Pres:
Bryann Babey: brynnbabey.scco25@ketchum.edu
Leanne Lee: leannelee.scco25@ketchum.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ashley Deemer, OD, FAAO adeemer@ketchum.edu
California, USA
University of California Berkeley School of Optometry
UCBCO@svoshinternational.com
President: Landen Longson (landen_longson@berkeley.edu)
Vice-President: Megan Sajer (megan_sajer@berkeley.edu)
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Elise Harb OD (harbe@berkeley.edu)
California, USA
Western University College of Optometry
WUCO@svoshinternational.com
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
NOVA@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Adriana Garcia ag1444@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
CCO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Samaa Ahmed sahmed35@midwestern.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jenny Geevarghese jgeeva@midwestern.edu
Illinois, USA
Illinois College of Optometry
ICO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Ani Tokhmakhian ATokhmakhian@eyedoc.ico.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tracy Matchinski tmatchin@ico.edu
Indiana, USA
Indiana University School of Optometry
IUSO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Lauren Bender lebender@iu.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Todd Peabody peabody@indiana.edu
Kentucky, USA
Kentucky College of Optometry, University of Pikeville
KYCO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Gabe Ault gabrielleault@upike.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eilene Kinzer Eilenekinzer@upike.edu
Massachusetts, USA
MCPHS University, School of Optometry
MCPHS@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Alex Hac svosh.mcphsu@gmail.com, ahac1@stu.mcphs.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Oleary kathleen.oleary@mcphs.edu
Massachusetts, USA
New England College of Optometry
NECO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: William Hogue williamhogue22@neco.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bina Patel patelb@neco.edu
Michigan, USA
Michigan College of Optometry, Ferris State University
MCO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Micah Timmermans timmerm4@ferris.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dan Wrubel danielwrubel@ferris.edu
Missouri, USA
College of Optometry at University of Missouri St. Louis
UMSL@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Jess Misiorowski jmmz8@mail.umsl.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tareq Issam Nabhan NabhanT@umsl.edu
New York, USA
State University of New York College of Optometry
SUNY@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Melody Kordnaij mkordnaij@sunyopt.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Greg Disanto gdisanto711@gmail.com
Ohio, USA
The Ohio State University College of Optometry
OSU@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Nathan Turnwald turnwald.19@osu.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bradley Dougherty dougherty.85@osu.edu
Oklahoma, USA
Northeastern State University College of Optometry
NSUOCO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Karli Weise weisek@nsuok.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Alissa Proctor proctor1@nsuok.edu
Ontario, Canada
University of Waterloo College of Optometry
UWCO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Grace Sim, g2sim@uwaterloo.ca, waterloovosh@gmail.com
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sarah Maciver smaciver@uwaterloo.ca
Oregon, USA
Pacific University College of Optometry
PUCO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Rachel Osmundson osmu4762@pacificu.edu
Faculty Advisors: Susan Littlefield, OD littlefield@pacificu.edu
Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University
PCO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Tyler Lesko tjl0001@salus.edu
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Gwenn Amos gamos@salus.edu, Dr. Mark Street mstreet@salus.edu
Quebec, Canada
University of Montreal School of Optometry Quebec
UMSO@svoshinternational.com
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
IAUPR@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Brenda Segarra brenda.segarra@optonet.inter.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Damaris Pagan dpagan@opto.inter.edu
Tennessee, USA
Southern College of Optometry
SCO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Suzanne Falkowski sfalkowski@sco.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Beth Sparrow bsparrow@sco.edu
Texas, USA
Rosenberg School of Optometry/University of the Incarnate Word
RSO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Carolyn Smith cksmith2@student.uiwtx.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Raelyn Ottenbreit Ottenbre@uiwtx.edu
Texas, USA
University of Houston College of Optometry
UHCO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Allison Jussel svoshuhco@gmail.com
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Lloyd Pate ldpate@central.uh.edu, Dr. Susana Moreno scmoreno@central.uh.edu
International SVOSH chapters
Location
SVOSH Chapter
President & Faculty Advisor
Argentina
Universidad Nacional De La Plata
ar.unlp@svoshinternational.com
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
https://www.unisinucartagena.edu.co/programa-de-optometria/
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
co.bosque@svoshinternational.com
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
co.areandina@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Sandra Gutierrez Lopera sandraguitierrez@hotmail.com
Faculty Advisor: Monica Marquez Galvis mmmarquez@areandina.edu.co
Colombia
Universidad Santo Tomas
co.ust@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Pilar Oviedo poviedoc@hotmail.com
Faculty Advisor: Sandra Delfina Guerrero Pabón (Decana) decopto@ustabuca.edu.co
Ecuador
Metropolitana Ecuador
ec.umet@svoshinternational.com
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
Av Universitaria y Che Guevara Portoviejo, Manabí 12345 Ecuador
+593 962558060
https://www.utm.edu.ec/optometria
El Salvador
Universidad de El Salvador
sv.ues@svoshinternational.com
Faculty Advisor: Licenciada Liliana Haydee Alfaro de Murcia lialfademur@gmail.com
Guatemala
Universidad Galileo
gt.galileo@svoshinternational.com
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
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
gh.knust@svoshinternational.com
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
Haiti
Universite Etat DHaiti, Port-au-Prince
ht.uehfmpeo@svoshinternational.com
President: Christopher Pierre cpierreccpap@yahoo.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
ke.mmustovs@svoshinternational.com
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
mw.mchs@svoshinternational.com
Faculty Advisor: Joseph Masola masolajoseph@yahoo.com
Malawi
Mzuzu University
mw.mzuni@svoshinternational.com
Faculty Advisor: Symon Chikumba symonchikumba@yahoo.com
Mexico
Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias de la Salud Unidad Milpa Alta
mx.milpaalta@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Lic. Ruben Orduña Anguiana rualex13@hotmail.com
roduna@ipn.mx
Mexico
IUNAM FES Iztacala
mx.unam@svoshinternational.com
Faculty Advisor: MTRA. Martha Uribe Garcia marthaurigar@hotmail.com
Mexico
Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
mx.uaa@svoshinternational.comUniversidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
Faculty Advisors: Pilar Contreras mpcontre@correo.uaa.mx
Elizabeth Casillas Casillas elicasi@yahoo.com
Ricardo Mosqueda rmosqued@correo.uaa.mx
Mexico
Universidad Autónoma de Durango: Hermosillo
mx.uad.sonora@svoshinternational.com
Faculty Advisor: Jaime de Loera, LO deloeracervantes@icloud.com
Mexico
Universidad Autónoma de la Laguna
mx.ual@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Alondra Tovar Delgado
Faculty Advisor: Lic. Beatriz Elizabeth Gomez Serna bgomez@ual.mx, bserna@ual.mx
Mexico
Universidad CEDEI, Nuevo Leon
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 Xochicalco Optometría Mexicali
mx.uxom@svoshinternational.com
Faculty Advisor: Mtra. Zulema Chavez zulemachavez@correo.xochicalco.edu.mx
Nicaragua
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua
ni.unan@svoshinternational.com
Faculty Advisor: Jairo Antonio Mercado antoniounan.eduopm@gmail.com,
mercado.antonio89@yahoo.es
Nigeria
Department of Optometry Imo State University
Faculty Advisor: Dr Augustine Akujobi
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
pe.ieh@svoshinternational.com
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: Portia Hilary Eleosida hilaryportia@gmail.com
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Lyn Vinola drjennvinola@yahoo.com
Trinidad and Tobago
University of West Indies School of Optometry
tt.uwi@svoshinternational.com
President: Chelsea Boycebain chelsea.boycebain@my.uwi.edu
Faculty advisor: Niall Farnon niall.farnon@sta.uwi.edu
Uganda
Makerere University College of Health Science Allied Health Department, Optometry
ug.makere@svoshinternational.comsvoshmakere@gmail.com
Pres: Patrick Teira teirapatrick@gmail.com
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jemini Patel jeminipatelod@gmail.com
Venezuela
Instituto Universitario de Optometria, Caracas
ve.iuo@svoshinternational.com
Faculty Advisors: Optmetra Ariseya Lara, Optometra ariseyalara@hotmail.com, Nestor Linares, nlinares4@hotmail.com