The OWA was so happy to be back live in New York City at Vision Expo East. Being able to bring back the signature Champagne Breakfast Event and celebrate our 2022 award honorees was the highlight of the show for many attendees. On Thursday, March 31 at Gotham Hall, the OWA and the rest of […]
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On International Women’s Day, March 8th, Judge Karen Ackerson Gauff shared an inspiring presentation with the OWA. You can watch the complete recording here. After her remarks, we spoke further about the women who have supported her and have helped her break the bias. Who empowered you as you found your authentic voice as a
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Company and Title: Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Director, Eyecare Business Editorial Director, CLS Director of Social Media, PentaVision What does winning the Pleiades Award mean to you? I am so incredibly honored to receive the Optical Women’s Association’s 2022 Pleiades Award. The work the OWA does for our market is truly invaluable, exciting, and tireless—and it
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Earlier this month I had the privilege of manning the OWA Table at a continuing education event in Seattle. I was looking forward to this day for a few reasons – one, it was the first in-person event that I would be attending in quite some time, and two, I was looking forward to representing the OWA
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Company: Founder/Owner at OD Perspectives, Co-founder and Chief Vision Officer at Performance 20/20, and Partner at Norwalk Eye Care Years with the OWA: 1 How/why did you first get involved with the OWA? I was so inspired reading about the mission of the OWA and how it exists to support women. I was also looking to
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Company: GPN Technologies Role: VP of Business Relations Years with the OWA: 4 How/why did you first get involved with the OWA? I got started with the OWA at VEE in 2018! I saw the sign up table outside of one of the events and thought, “why not!” I had only been in my role in
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Welcome everyone! I’m so excited to announce the launch of the new OWA blog, OWA Connects. Two of our biggest initiatives in the coming year are to expand our reach to everyone in the industry and to raise awareness on all the OWA has to offer for our sponsors, members, and individual contributors. The launch
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In December the OWA Executive Team was excited to be featured on The Sandbox Story Podcast. In this 45-minute episode, you’ll hear from Deb Bulken, Dr. Lorie Lippiatt, and Janelle Pauli as they talk all about their personal journeys with the OWA, how they got involved, what the OWA has to offer everyone in the
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