CooperVision has announced the members of its Student Contact Lens Leadership Society and Student Myopia Leadership Society for the 2025-2026 academic year. Student Leadership Society members are second- or third-year optometry students selected by their faculty to serve a 1-year term.These students, representing schools and colleges of optometry across the United States and Canada, will take part in educational and professional development opportunities throughout the year.The 2025-2026 CooperVision Student Leadership Society members are:

CooperVision Student Contact Lens Leaders 2025-2026

Lillian Adamson, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry

Carly Bast, Illinois College of Optometry

Megan Brar, Pacific University College of Optometry

Grace Broach, University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry

Makencie Brown, Kentucky College of Optometry

Trey Carter, University of Houston College of Optometry

Blair Golightly Coffman, University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry

Kristen Cubillos, Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Ores (James) Davison, Rocky Mountain University

Janki Desai, Marshall B. Ketchum University Southern California College of Optometry

Haley Durr, The Ohio State University College of Optometry

Assia Jaïdi, University of Montreal Optometry School

Chris Kang, SUNY College of Optometry

Victoria Marshall, Midwestern University, Chicago College of Optometry

Kristen Nathe, Midwestern University, Arizona College of Optometry

Gabrielle Nelson, Ferris State University, Michigan College of Optometry

Danielle O’Hazo, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

John Rees, New England College of Optometry

Steele Soberon, Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry

Jessica Stein, Indiana University School of Optometry

Huong Trinh, Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry

Catherine Vordenbaum, Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry

Karen Vuong, Southern College of Optometry

Sally Yang, University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science

Andres Zurita, Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry

CooperVision Student Myopia Leaders 2025-2026

Noor Alami, Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Cole Blough, Midwestern University, Chicago College of Optometry

Chase Bowerman, Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry

Laird Busselberg, Illinois College of Optometry

Kelly Cheng, Marshall B. Ketchum University Southern California College of Optometry

Christopher Chiang, SUNY College of Optometry

Mallory Davis, Kentucky College of Optometry

Séléna Dugas, University of Montreal Optometry School

Vui Ha, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry

Linda Habazi, University of Houston College of Optometry

Derik Holmberg, The Ohio State University College of Optometry

Muskaan Jhutty, Pacific University College of Optometry

Emily Kemp, Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry

Blake Kinney, Ferris State University, Michigan College of Optometry

Carolyn Ly, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Jacqueline Morales, Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry

Quynh Nguyen, University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry

Caroline Patterson, Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry

Elise Radcliffe, Indiana University School of Optometry

Taksha Thayalan, New England College of Optometry

Jennelle VanAlstine, Southern College of Optometry

Michaela Vandermey, Midwestern University, Arizona College of Optometry

Linda Vo, University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry

Shundeen (Sonni) Wetzler, Rocky Mountain University

Helena Woo, University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science