Administration, Faculty, & Staff
The Michigan College of Optometry has many dedicated individuals that work together to allow the school to function. The hard efforts of these individuals makes them vital members of the MCO Family.
MCO Administration
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Interim Dean Director of Externships |
MCO Administrative Staff
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| Administrative Secretary Dean's Office |
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| Health Colleges Administrative Specialist Office of Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs |
The faculty at MCO is dedicated to the clinical and personal success of its students. The top priority for each faculty member is the student first, followed by other personal interests or research endeavors. Keeping up with the latest advances in diagnostic and management techniques gives students at MCO the most current information in the eye care field. This translates from the classroom to the clinic, where students are able to learn from the wide base of knowledge and expertise of the faculty. Many of the instructors have specialty training in specific areas which they use to facilitate a complete educational experience for optometry students and interns.
At the University Eye Center we focus on being a patient-centered clinic and aim to exceed the highest of expectations. Our unique and special group of staff members have been trained in their area of expertise and are eager to assist you with your needs and concerns. Take a moment to visit our state of the art facility that hosts an optical dispensary containing over 1,000 frames. We also have an in-house lab and access to the latest digital lens technology so we can customize your lenses perfectly for you. At the University Eye Center, the difference is clear!
Please click on the interactive links to learn more about our amazing staff! We look forward to seeing you, soon!
 Ron Witt, ABO |
 Rhonda Atteberry, ABOC |
 Kerrie Currie, ABO |
 Connie Brady |
 Tracy Waldo ABOC, NCLC |
 Paula Vaughn |
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 Andrea Johnson, ABO |
 Rob Johnston |
 Jennifer Ososki, RHIA |
Optometrists and Ophthalmologists who are not employed as regular, board-appointed members of the teaching faculty of the Michigan College of Optometry and who deliver the clinical curriculum to students are assigned to one of the following instructional ranks: adjunct assistant clinical professor, adjunct associate clinical professor, adjunct clinical professor. The following is a list of the Michigan College of Optometry Adjunct Clinical Faculty members for 2017-2018.
| Faculty Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Courtney Anderson, O.D. | John Dingell VAMC- Detroit |
| Matthew Anderson, O.D. | VA Northern Indiana Health Care System |
| Shawn Andrus, O.D. | Heart of the City Clinic - Grand Rapids |
| Meagan Baker, O.D. | Heart of the City Clinic- Grand Rapids |
| Daniel Balcueva, O.D. | Henry Ford Optim Eyes - Troy |
| Luis Balderas, O.D. | Henry Ford Optim Eyes - West Bloomfield |
| Adeline Bauer, O.D. | Michigan College of Optometry - Big Rapids |
| Heidi Bauer Skelley, O.D. | Anderson Eye Associates - Saginaw |
| Elizabeth Becker, O.D. | Walton & Becker Eye Care - Oxford |
| Matthew Borr, O.D. | Metro Health - Grand Rapids |
| Kevin Bos, O.D. | Heart of the City Clinic - Grand Rapids |
| Michelle Brown, O.D. | WJB Dorn VA - Columbia, SC |
| Krista Bruni, O.D. | Sault Optometry Clinic - Sault Ste. Marie, ON |
| Robert Buckingham, O.D. | Michigan College of Optometry - Big Rapids |
| Sara Camburn, O.D. | Okemos Optometry - Okemos |
| Aaron Case, O.D. | VA Northern Indiana Health Care System |
| Sean Coonnell, O.D. | Wills Eye Hospital - Drexel Hill, PA |
| David Cook, O.D. | Family Eye Care Associates - Cadillac |
| Doug Coon, O.D. | Wyoming Health Care Center - Grand Rapids |
| William Denton, O.D. | Ralph H. Johnson VAMC - Charleston, SC |
| Ramanpal Doel, O.D. | Visual Rehabilitation & Research Center Henry Ford Health Systems - Detroit |
| Jeffrey Diskin, O.D. | Michigan Eye Institute - Flint |
| Mitchell Dobrzelewski, O.D. | DeWitt Optometry - Dewitt |
| Jason Donahue, O.D. | Andersen Eye Associates - Saginaw |
| Brian Dornbos, O.D. | Battle Creek VAMC |
| Colleen Downey, O.D. | John Dingell VAMC - Detroit |
| Ryan Edmonds, O.D. | Wills Eye Hospital - Drexel Hill, PA |
| Chad Edmonds, O.D. | Wills Eye Hospital - Drexel Hill, PA |
| Scott Edmonds, O.D. | Wills Eye Hospital - Drexel Hill, PA |
| Susan Edmonds, O.D. | Wills Eye Hospital - Drexel Hill, PA |
| Philip Elston, O.D. | John Dingell VAMC - Detroit |
| Robert Finlay, O.D. | Henry Ford Optim Eyes - West Bloomfield |
| Andrea Fisher, O.D. | Erie Shores Eye Care- Ohio |
| Vicky Fischer, O.D. | Laria Eye Care, FL |
| Jason Fliegel, OD. | Aleda Lutz VAMC, Saginaw Valley |
| Daniel Fortenbacher, O.D. | WOW Vision Therapy - St. Joseph |
| Anna Fox, O.D. | Heart of the City Clinic- Grand Rapids |
| Chad Gallatin, O.D. | John Dingell (Detroit) VA |
| Richard Gardner, O.D. | Dorn VA Hospital - Columbia, SC |
| Carla Gilbertson, O.D. | Battle Creek VAMC - Battle Creek MI |
| Geeta Girdher, O.D. | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD |
| Arlene Gold, O.D. | John Dingell (Detroit) VA |
| Andrew Gregory, O.D. | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD |
| Maj. Darrell Grise | Eglin Air Force Base - Eglin, FL |
| Melinda Gruszka, O.D. | Eye Institute of West Florida, FL |
| Dean Hartwig, O.D. | Oscar Johnson VA - Iron Mountain |
| Emily Heins, O.D. | Henry Ford Optim Eyes - West Bloomfield |
| Amanda Hoffman, O.D. | Eye Clinic of Wisconisn - Westin, WI |
| Stephan Herman, O.D. | Superior Eye - Marquette |
| Veronica Hrywnak, O.D. | Aleda Lutz (Saginaw) VA |
| Jessica Jackson, O.D. | Superior Eye - Marquette |
| Bryan Johnson,O.D. | Balian Eye Center - Rochester |
| Matthew Johnson,O.D. | Battle Creek VAMC |
| Rebecca Johnson, O.D. | Battle Creek VAMC |
| Heidi Johnson, O.D. | Superior Eye - Marquette |
| Peter Josen, O.D. | Taynai Institute - California |
| Scott Kass, O.D. | Wyoming Health Care Center - Grand Rapids |
| David Kaufman, D.O. | The Clinical Center - East Lansing |
| Gary Keoleian, O.D. | Michigan Eye Institute - Flint |
| Joy Kerns, O.D. | Wyoming Health Care Center - Grand Rapids |
| Lauren Keshishian, O.D. | Michigan Eye Institute - Flint |
| Jeffery Koets, O.D. | Carefree Medical Eye Clinic - Lansing |
| C. Steven Kocks, O.D. | Associates in Eyecare - Saginaw |
| Dolores Kowalski-Meier, O.D. | Special Needs Vision Clinic - Saginaw |
| Chris Kramer, O.D. | Rosenbaum Eye Center - Lansing |
| Patricia Kranz, O.D. | Dorn VA Hospital - Columbia, SC |
| Jordan Kuipers, O.D. | Wyoming Health Care Center- Grand Rapids |
| Selena Lam-Jiang, O.D. | Henry Ford Optim Eyes - Troy |
| Kyle Lark, O.D. | Taciz, Zainea, and Whitmore - Alma |
| Kathy Lewis, O.D. | Aleda Lutz (Saginaw) VA |
| Chad Linsley, O.D. | Egeler Correctional Facility- Jackson |
| Glen Linsley, O.D. | Egeler Correctional Facility - Jackson |
| Mimi Lum, O.D. | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD |
| Brian Mahalak, O.D. | Michigan Eye Institute - Flint |
| Blas Mamaril, O.D. | Balian Eye Center - Rochester |
| John Marohn, O.D. | Great Lakes Eyecare |
| Andrea McCann, O.D. | Ophthalmology LTD - SD |
| Molly McGinty-Tauren, O.D. | Battle Creek VAMC -Battle Creek |
| Gabrielle McGuire | Aleda Lutz (Saginaw) VA |
| Katie Michalski, O.D. | Eye Clinic of Wisconsin - Weston, WI |
| Renee Mika, O.D. | Heart of the City Clinic- Grand Rapids |
| Daniel Mlnarik, O.D. | Metro Health - Grand Rapids |
| Kimberly Molter, O.D. | Michigan College of Optometry - Big Rapids |
| Robert Molter, O.D. | Michigan College of Optometry - Big Rapids |
| Jared Most, O.D. | John Dingell (Detroit) VA |
| Lina Nagia, O.D. | MSU Neurology Center - East Lansing |
| Theresa Neiderer, O.D. | Wills Eye Hospital - Drexel Hill, PA |
| Rebecca Ng, O.D. | Tayani Institute - California |
| Jennifer Nichols, O.D. | Caledonia Vision Center - Caledonia |
| Larry Olson, O.D. | Henry Ford Optimeyes- Troy |
| David Oosting, O.D. | Michigan College of Optometry - Big Rapids |
| Mawada Osman, O.D. | Heart of the City Clinic- Grand Rapids |
| Robbie Pairolero, O.D. | Egeler Correctional Facility - Jackson |
| Anthony Patterson, O.D. | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD |
| Ray Phillips, O.D. | Michigan College of Optometry- Big Rapids |
| Roxanna Potter, O.D. | My EyeDr - Ohio |
| Michael Raphitis, O.D. | Balin Eye Center - Rochester |
| William Rhoades, O.D. | Michigan Eye Institute - Flint |
| Maina Roochi, O.D. | Chico Eye Care - California |
| Brigid Roney, O.D. | Henry Ford Optimeyes- Troy |
| JulieAnne Roper, O.D. | Dorn VA Hospital - Columbia, SC |
| Lovely Sayomac, O.D. | VA Northern Indiana Health Care System |
| Ricky Scalcucci, O.D. | Eye Clinic of Wisconsin - Weston, WI |
| Kimberly Schauland, O.D. | Riemer Eye Center - Cadillac |
| Brian Schmidt, O.D. | Henry Ford Optimeyes- Troy |
| Scott Schomaker, O.D. | Michigan College of Optometry- Big Rapids |
| Anthony Sesto, O.D. | Normandy Optical - Shelby |
| Sarah Sharrad, O.D. | Aleda Lutz (Saginaw) VA |
| Leonard Silverman, O.D. | Okemos Optometry - Okemos |
| Kelly Singleton, O.D. | Ralph Johnson VA - Charleston, SC |
| Cara Smith, O.D. | Ralph Johnson VA - Charleston, SC |
| Lori Smolinski, O.D. | Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired |
| Daniel St. Aubin, O.D. | Michigan Eye Institute - Flint |
| Katelin Staley, O.D. | Eglin Air Force Base - Eglin, FL |
| Steffany Straight, O.D. | Riemer Eye Center - Cadillac |
| Sandra Su, O.D. | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD |
| Craig Swanson,O.D. | John Dingell VAMC - Detroit |
| Peter Tacia, O.D. | Tacia, Zainea, and Whitmore - Alma |
| Ramin Tayani, O.D. | Tayani Institute - California |
| Bradley Taylor, O.D. | Aleda Lutz (Saginaw) VA |
| Bernard Tiekele, O.D. | Michigan Eye Institute - Flint |
| Jennifer Tiekele, O.D. | Michigan Eye Institute - Flint |
| Anthony Van Alstine, O.D. | Dorn VA Hospital - Columbia, SC |
| Erica Vanderpool, O.D. | Battle Creek VAMC |
| Michael Vandeveer, O.D. | Battle Creek VAMC |
| Joshua Walek, O.D. | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, MD |
| Christopher Walsh, O.D | John Dingell VAMC - Detroit |
| Emily Walters, O.D. | Ophthalmology LTD - SD |
| Gordon Warren, O.D. | Sarnia Optometric Clinic- |
| Curtis Wee, O.D. | Henry Ford Optim Eyes - West Bloomfield |
| Jessica White, O.D. | Henry Ford Optim Eyes - Troy |
| Garrett Whitmore, O.D. | Seals, Tacia, Bartz, Zainea, and Whitmore - Alma |
| Danielle Wilhelm, O.D. | John Dingell VAMC - Detroit |
| Sarah Wilson, O.D. | Dorn VA Hospital - Columbia, SC |
| Jaime Zadoff, O.D. | John Dingell VAMC - Detroit |
| Jacob Zainea, O.D. | Seals, Taciz, Bartz, Zainea, and Whitmore - Alma |
| Evan Zimmerman, O.D. | Riemer Eye Center - Cadillac |
