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