ROCHESTER, N.Y.—With a new academic year in full swing, CooperVision has announced the 2024-2025 members of its Student Contact Lens Leadership Society and Student Myopia Leadership Society. The company notes that these students, who represent schools and colleges of optometry across the U.S. and Canada, are provided opportunities to advance their education throughout the year. This includes an educational meeting at CooperVision’s facilities in Rochester, N.Y., a grant to attend the American Academy of Optometry annual meeting, and networking opportunities to learn from peers and industry leaders.

The 2024-2025 CooperVision Student Leadership Society members are:

CooperVision Student Contact Lens Leaders 2024-2025
Paley Anderson, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry
Elizabeth Chen, Illinois College of Optometry
Abby Dimaano, Marshall B. Ketchum University Southern California College of Optometry
Miriam Freeman, Midwestern University, Arizona College of Optometry
Mariana Garcia, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Sarah Goy, Midwestern University, Chicago College of Optometry
Crystal Henderson, Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
Derik Holmberg, The Ohio State University College of Optometry
Jessica Howe, Ferris State University, Michigan College of Optometry
Irene Jiang, University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science
Brahim Kaci, University of Montreal Optometry School
Amra Kopic, Kentucky College of Optometry
Gina Liles, University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry
Natasha Martinez, UC Berkeley, Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
Yarelis Martinez, Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry
Kait Nguyen, SUNY College of Optometry
Anjali Patel, Rocky Mountain University
Niketu Patel, Southern College of Optometry
Amanda Perez Viamonte, Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry
Alexis Prager, University of Houston College of Optometry
Kylie Quinn, University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry
Cameron Rediker, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Holly Sallee, Indiana University School of Optometry
Alissa Searcy, Pacific University College of Optometry
Michelle Shang, New England College of Optometry
Jenny Tai, Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry
 
CooperVision Student Myopia Leaders 2024-2025
Krystal Castillo, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Melissa Chabane, University of Montreal Optometry School
Marliez Diaz Bravo, Rocky Mountain University
Cara Duka, University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry
Dana Ferguson, Pacific University College of Optometry
Joyce Gao, SUNY College of Optometry
Lybbee Graham, Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
Alec Hanson, Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry
Suzanna Hui, New England College of Optometry
Richard Huynh, Marshall B. Ketchum University Southern California College of Optometry
Jillian Jackson, Southern College of Optometry
Isabella Jenson, Midwestern University, Arizona College of Optometry
Sabhat Khan, University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science
Kaitlyn Lee, UC Berkeley, Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
Alli Luther, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry
Stephanie Mathews, Ferris State University, Michigan College of Optometry
Rachel Mills, The Ohio State University College of Optometry
Alexis Patience, Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry
Christopher Quan, Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry
Megan Rice, Indiana University School of Optometry
Elizabeth Spyratos, Illinois College of Optometry
Alyssa Todd, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Andrew Verghese, University of Houston College of Optometry
Josh Weller, Kentucky College of Optometry
Kaylee Willner, University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry
Sarah Wilson, Midwestern University, Chicago College of Optometry
 
Student Leadership Society members are second- or third-year optometry students. They are selected by faculty at their schools to serve a one-year term.