List of Student VOSH Chapters – VOSH/International

USA, Puerto Rico & Canada

Location

SVOSH Chapter

President & Faculty Advisor

Alabama, USA

University of Alabama School of Optometry

uabso@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Samantha Chapman sameyeam@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: 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

CCO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Amy Nguyen amy.nguyen2@midwestern.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jenny Geevarghese jgeeva@midwestern.edu

Illinois, USA

Illinois College of Optometry

ICO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Jiani Lin jlin@eyedoc.ico.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tracy Matchinski tmatchin@ico.edu

Indiana, USA

Indiana University School of Optometry

IUSO@svoshinternational.com
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

KYCO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Deanna Dale deannadale@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: Michael Dubien michaeldubien25@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: Rita Nguyensmatsumoto@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

OSU@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Emily Magas magas4@osu.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bradley Dougherty dougherty.85@osu.edu

Oklahoma, USA

Northeastern State University College of Optometry

NSUOCO@svoshinternational.com
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

PUCO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Anna Wisdom awisdom@pacificu.edu
Faculty Advisors: Susan Littlefield, OD littlefield@pacificu.edu

Pennsylvania, USA

Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University

PCO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Sahni Jaskirat sosh@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: Maninder Grewal o00612028@optonet.inter.edu
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Damaris Pagan dpagan@opto.inter.edu

Tennessee, USA

Southern College of Optometry

SCO@svoshinternational.com
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

RSO@svoshinternational.com
Pres: Jakeline Chavez jychave1@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

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

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

Ethiopia

University of Gondar Optometry Department

et.uog@svoshinternational.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

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)

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

Ghana

University of Cape Coast

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

Haiti

Universite Etat DHaiti, Port-au-Prince