Committee Members 2023-2025

WCO Committees play a vital role in facilitating the development of optometry around the world.

It is only with the tireless efforts of our volunteers that we can work towards our mission of facilitating the development of optometry around the world and supporting optometrists in promoting eye health and vision care as a human right through advocacy, education, policy development and humanitarian outreach. We thank our dedicated volunteers for their service.

Education Committee

TITLE	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	COUNTRY	POSITION
Dr.	Yazan	Gammoh	Jordan	Chair
Mr.	Peter	Gumpelmayer	Austria	Board Member
Dr.	Michael	Nelson	Canada	Board Member
Dr.	Jessica	Neuville	Hong Kong	Individual Member
Prof.	Vanessa	Moodley	South Africa	Individual Member
Dr.	Beata	Lewandowska	USA	Individual Member
Dr.	John Daniel	Twelker	USA	Individual Member

Legislation, Registration and Standards Committee

TITLE	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	COUNTRY	POSITION
Dr.	Roger	Jordan	USA	Chair
Mr.	Patrick	Mawila	South Africa	Board Member
Mr.	Ameer	Abou Adela	Lebanon	Board Member
Mr.	Syed	Rahman	United Kingdom	Individual Member
Mr.	Ahmad Fadhullah	Fuzai	Malaysia	Individual Member
Dr.	Leandro Luiz Fleury	Rosa	Brazil	Individual Member
Ms.	Michelle	Piotrowski	Australia	Individual Member
Dr	Gaurav	Anand	India	Co-Opted Member

Public Health Committee

TITLE	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	COUNTRY	POSITION
Dr.	Priya	Morjaria	United Kingdom	Chair
Dr.	Don	Lyon	USA	Vice-Chair
Mr.	Rajeev	Prasad	India	Board Member
Dr.	Michele	Ming	Guyana	Board Member
Dr.	May	Ho	Australia	Individual Member
Ms	Ntombikayise	Zitha	South Africa	Individual Member

How to Get Involved in a WCO Committee

2024 Committee Member Appointments

WCO has three (3) Standing Committees:

Education Committee
Legislation, Registration, and Standards Committee
Public Health Committee

Committee members are appointed for a two-year term. This role is an unpaid volunteer position. This year, each committee has two (2) open committee member positions in which WCO members in good standing are eligible to apply to participate.

Further information regarding the role, responsibilities, and eligibility criteria of a committee member will be available on the application form. Committee members are appointed based on several factors such as the strength of application, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). WCO strives to ensure diversity and the needs of each committee are met.

The WCO committee member application period is only open from 01 July 2024 (12:00 AM US Central Time) until 22 July 2024 (11:59PM US Central Time).

Submit 2024 WCO Committee Member Application