February 2024

IN THIS ISSUE 

• Hello 2024!
• The NJSOP Board of Directors
• NJSOP Strategic Plan
• Member Communications: Stay in Touch
• Stay Tuned: New Collaboration with AOA
• We Can't Do It Without Industry Support

Hello 2024!

Thank YOU for your commitment to NJSOP! Your dedication plays a pivotal role in shaping the success and vibrancy of our professional community. If you know of a colleague who would like to join NJSOP, take advantage of the Bring One Get One Hundred membership campaign, which discounts your 2024 dues by $100 per new member. Call 609-323-4012 to learn more.

The NJSOP Board of Directors

This year, get to know our board of directors, who were sworn in on December 13, 2023.

Officers

President: Dr. Dawn Arnold

President-Elect: Dr. Maria Cardona

Vice-President: Dr. David Kong

Treasurer/Secretary: Dr. Mark Donlon

Immediate Past-President: Dr. Jesús Barrios

Director Members

Drs. Danielle Gaeta, Mary Ann Hodle, Arun Kaistha, Kathleen Kinzley, Keith Levinson, Robert Levy, Vittorio Mena, Jr., Talia Mishkin, Sean Phibbs, Simi Sethi, and Steven Sorkin.

Throughout the year, you will see board members at the committee days and local society meetings, attending NJSOP and AOA continuing education and social events, and participating on or engaged with the Political Action Committee, Dr. Richard Favreau Foundation, and/or Dr. Leslie Mintz Scholarship Foundation. Please introduce yourself. The NJSOP Board of Directors looks forward to meeting our members!

If NJSOP leadership interests you, the best way to consider and be considered for a NJSOP leadership opportunity is to join an NJSOP committee. This opportunity is fantastic for your ongoing professional development, leadership skills building, and peer to peer networking. We would love to have you!

NJSOP Strategic Plan

The current NJSOP strategic plan, sunsetting in March 2025, is the roadmap of our goals, priorities, and actions. It serves as a guide for our Board of Directors’ annual decision-making and resource allocation to ensure alignment with the overall NJSOP mission, and to protect and improve eye and vision health for New Jersey populations. Stay up to date with our scope legislation via www.njtrustedeyecare.com.

Member Communications: Stay in Touch

We have many ways that we will reach out to you. Follow us on social media! You can reach out to your NJSOP member peers via the NJSOP listserv. The NJSOP team is always here to help you, with the listserv and with all aspects of your membership. Find our contact information here.

Stay Tuned: New Collaboration with AOA

This year, we will be meeting with AOA staff to ensure our efforts on your behalf are in sync. Next quarter, the NJSOP will join more than 25 state optometry associations by integrating into the AOA association management platform. This strategic collaboration aims to enhance member services through a cutting-edge technology foundation, positioning the NJSOP for both revenue growth and operational excellence. The NJSOP staff will have access to AOA’s in-house services team for support. In response to members’ input, we have been working with AOA to ensure that our website sitemap is sleek and easily accessed via mobile devices. We look forward to gaining our members’ feedback on the new platform and collaborative efforts with AOA. 



We Can’t Do It Without Industry Support!

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