Our Leaders

Leadership Team

The Vision Council Foundation offers impactful ways for individuals and companies of all sizes to contribute to the health and wellbeing of the optical industry.


Leadership Staff 

Ashley Mills 
Chief Executive Officer 

Brian Carroll 
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer 

Mitch Barkley 
Vice President, Trade Shows & Events            

Chelsea Pillsbury 
Vice President, Marketing & Communications          

Michael Vitale 
Vice President, Membership, Government Relations & Technical Affairs 

Alysse Henkel
Vice President, Research and inSights


Board of Directors

Chair: 

Jamie Rosin, Rosin Eyecare 

Vice-Chair: 

Jim McGrann, Advancing Eyecare

Treasurer:

John Lakey, Hilco Vision 

Immediate Past Chair:

Scott Shapiro, Europa Eyewear 

Directors at Large: 

Thomas Burkhardt, Marchon Eyewear
Rebecca Giefer, MODO Eyewear
Christian Hendricks, Eyemart Express
Ettore Mosca, EssilorLuxottica
Andrew Wong, MyEyeDr

Voting Ex Officio Directors: 

Tina Lahti, IOT (Lens, Lab, and Lens Processing Technology Division Chair)
John Marvin, TSO (Retail Division Chair)
Alec Sammann, Peepers by PeeperSpecs (Over the Counter Division Chair)
Jamie Shyer, Zyloware Eyewear (Eyewear & Accessories Division Chair)
Jerry Warner, CooperVision (Contact Lens Division Chair)
Giulia Valmassoi, Thema A Family Factory (Show Committee Chair)
Bernadette Hiskey, Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc. (Marketing Committee Chair)
Ken Bradley, Eschenbach Optik of America (Government & Regulatory Affairs Committee Chair)
Meg Weathers, Hoya Vision Care (Market Research Committee Chair)
Alex Louw, DigitalOptometrics LLC (Program Committee Chair)
Mollie Tavel-Kaback, City Optical (Emerging Optical Leaders Committee Chair)

Non-Voting Ex Officio Directors:

Jim Anderson, Howe Anderson & Styer
Ashley Mills, The Vision Council