College of Optometry Staff
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List of Optometry Staff by Department
Maria Ahrens, BA, Administrative Assistant
Amy Benwell, BS, Patient Accounts Assistant
Barbara Willis Brown, OD, Assistant to the Dean
Cassidy Cooley, BS, Credentialing & Compliance Specialist
Laura Conrad, Patient Service Representative
Rufus Dyle, BS, Department Specialist
Lis Ellerbusch, Office Support Staff III
Angela Emring, BA, MEd, Manager, Center for Eye Care
Ted Ficklen, BA, Library Assistant II
Yolanda Flanigan, Administrative Assistant
Angelique Forsha, BSM, MBA, Clinic Business & Communications Coordinator
Jennifer Frost, Patinet Service Representative
Roger Jesse, Optician
Katie Jessie, Patient Service Representative
Michael Howe, Senior Research Engineering Technician
Tammy Jones, MA, Management Analyst
Youlanda Jones, Office Support Staff III
Stephanie Kaiman, Patient Accounts Manager
Nancy McGuire, BS, Administrative Manager
Martha Menendez, MBA, Business and Fiscal Operations Specialist
James M. O'Steen Jr., Coordinator Student Financial Aid
Carolyn Ostergaard, BS, Patient Services Coordinator
Nicholas Palisch, BS, MM, Administrator, Senior Academic Advisor, Optometry Student Services
Katherine Reed, Optometric Technician
Abdulgador Shuaib, BS, Department Specialist-Dispensary
Megan Smith, BS, Patient Services Representative
Linda Stein, Administrative Assistant
Rhonda Swindell, Optometric Technician
Janice White, BA, MA, Interactive Graphic Designer
Ellen Younger, BSW, Patient Services Coordinator