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Fall 2018
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT VERA J KOHLER, CPOA
When I look back over the years as a member of PPA, I have a lot to be thankful for. The knowledge I received from attending the education provided by PPA has made me an essential part of the practice of Family Eye Health Center in Bradford Pa. I went from the “girl at the front desk” to assisting the doctors in managing patients with cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration etc. I have enjoyed serving the association in several board and committee positions. Co-authoring the Para Manual was one of the biggest accomplishments. Thank you Theola Amundson, Beverly Butler and Roberta Beers for making that happen. I am thankful for all the friends that I have made and would not have if I had not become involved in the association. Theola Amundson, Beverly Butler and Carol Schartner were my mentors and without their guidance I would not be the Para that I am. I also would like to thank the POA board and staff for their guidance through our ups and downs. Good Luck to the 2019 Board of Directors and Committee members. I hope all of you consider your job a career and continue to promote Paraoptometry/Optometry. Yours in Paraoptometry, Vera J Kohler CPOA
Message from President Elect:
Roberta Beers, CPOT
I am excited to lead PPA into the next decade, a new era. Let’s increase the membership, certification and strive for the best education PPA can offer. Keep tuned in to our face book and website for information on upcoming education.
We have an energetic and dedicated PPA Board members/committee members who spent their time and energy devoted to helping our Association GROW.
Membership means:
Advancing your personal growth and professional career and PPA is here to help you do that. Your personal connection with the purpose, not only as an individual but also as a member of
professional state association You are an essential contributor to building an association dedicated to the development, promotion
and preservation of our association and our profession
The true value of membership is what it has supported you to learn, to be, and to become.
The PPA board will work to increase membership, to become that one voice. We would love to hear from you, what you would like to see in education, where to hold education for fall, etc.
We can learn, Connect, and Grow Together
Message from the Vice President of Continuing Education: Lisa Scarborough, CPOA, ABOC
Happy Fall!
We had 46 Paras attend Fall Education at State College on Saturday September 22. It was so nice to see some
familiar faces and 20 NEW members! I hope everyone had as much fun as I did. Jill Luebbert was very
energetic, knowledgeable and fun!
I would like to welcome our new members:
Sue Ameigh from Strohecker Vision Care
Janelle, Barroner from Mountain View Eye
Michele Bartley from Mountain View Eye
Katey Breon from Strohecker Vision Care
Jamie Everhart from Nittany Eye Associates
Dawn Falk from Yealy Eye Care
Michelle Fedesco from Mountain View Eye
Sierra Glimm from Strohecker Vision Care
Brianne Gruber from Shillington Eye
Associates
Alicha Kutz from Shillington Eye Associates
Camille Loscalzo from Nittany Eye Associates
Penny Miller from Shillington Eye Associates
Emilee Rhine from Mountain View Eye
Mindy Shaw from Mountain View Eye
Rebecca Sinclair from Mountain View Eye
Brenda Smith from Strohecker Vision Care
Melissa Summers from Mountain View Eye
Missy Thompson from Strohekcer Vision Care
Katrina Wirt from Mountain View Eye
Spring Congress will be here before we know it. Mary Schmidt will be our main speaker. She will be traveling
from San Francisco to present awesome education for us. We are reviewing the surveys from Congress and
from Fall Education to help with the class selection for Spring 2019. All of the class topics we choose will be a
topic that has been requested by at least 1 PPA member. Thank you for taking the time to complete the
surveys, all of the responses are greatly appreciated.
Message from Vice President Communications and Public Relations: Cindy Whitman, CPO
Fall is upon us with all its mixed seasons and beautiful colors and we never know if its fall spring or pre‐winter. But
either way we look forward to Spring Education.
Check out the newly updated webpage and explore the updates.
You can locate the following information:
Board of Directors
Membership
Education/Events
Paraeyes
Letters of Intent
Awards
Loaner Library
PPA Constitution and By‐Laws
AOA Paraoptometric Section Resources
To access the website information, go to: poaeyes.org; click on Para. .
Please like our Facebook page where everyone can post an event for their profession and see what’s happening with
PPA. Request friend with your information to become a Facebook friend.
Message from Secretary/ Treasurer
Amanda Lunsford, CPOA
Pennsylvania Paraoptometric Association
We have $9523.75 in our Checking Account and $13,423.51 in our Savings Account. There are
127 members that have renewed for 2018. Everyone watch your emails for our 2019
Membership/Renewal Forms, which will be coming in a few short weeks. If we do not
have your current email, please email me at [email protected] to update your
information.
Recording Committee: Margi Herr
As the Chair of the Recording Committee, I file and record continuing education forms as they are returned to me. Everything is current; all hours have been recorded to date. We are proud to announce the following member(s) have achieved a milestone in education certificate. 20 Hours Staci Humphrey CPOA Joan Kachel CPO 40 Hours April Conde CPOA, ABO Linda Smigielski CPOA 80 Hours Lisa Scarborough CPOA, ABO All of these members in attendance will be awarded with their certificates at Spring Congress, May 16-19, 2019 at the Kalahari Resorts.
This committee maintains your years of service. The years of service are awarded in increments of 5 years and presented during the annual general business meeting.
Remember one of the benefits of being a member of PPA is to retain your hours of education slips that you turn in at education. If you are certified and it is time to recertify all you need to do is contact me and I will send you a copy of any slips for the hours of education you need to send to the CPC.
Don’t forget to join our group on Facebook (Pennsylvania Paraoptometric
Association) it’s a great place to share ideas/photos and keep in touch with the other PPA members. Go to Facebook and request friendship.
PPA’s Loaner Library
PPA is here to help you to improve your job skills. Need help studying for your CPO, CPOA or CPOT exam?
Did you know PPA has a library has study materials for just that?
I am happy to report that the word is spreading about the Lending Library! The Lending Library has been busy sending out study materials! If taking the test in November, good luck! The next testing period is February 9th - 23rd and the deadline to sign up is December 28th. If anyone has any questions about how to sign up or needs help signing up, feel free to email me.
If you are interested in borrowing study materials, contact me as soon as you know your testing date so that we can get you set up for success! I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Katie Mansfield, CPOA Chairperson for Lending Library
Librarian Katie Mansfield Belle Vision Center Dr. Stanley Fruzynski 710 Tri County Lane Belle Vernon, PA 15012 [email protected]
Office: (724) 929-2229 Fax: (724) 929-2907 Cell: (412) 417-5699
All materials can be borrowed on a four-week schedule. If you need to keep material longer, please contact the librarian for availability.
A form is provided to you on the web site with the proper procedure for borrowing the materials @ poaeyes.org.
Girl Scout Vision Awareness Patch
Hello everyone! Happy fall to you, hope you all are enjoying the crisp air and turning leaves.
I have spent some time getting the Girl Scout Patch materials in a digital format on a thumb drive and finished that project up recently. I was also in contact with two of the three major Girl Scout Councils in PA, namely the Girl Scouts in the Heart of PA, and the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania. I have also sent an email to the Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania and am awaiting their response.
My goal is to build steam up for this program and make it easier for troops to participate by making the materials visible on the Girl Scout websites. Thus far, both of the councils I’ve been talking with are very excited to be getting the word out. I made them aware that this program has been going on for a while, and that I want to grow the program further if I can.
In the meantime, if any of our offices are interested or have a troop in mind, please reach out to me for information.
Thank you all.
Mailing address is:
Dawn Deppe Restore Eye Care
650 Grayswoods Blvd, Suite120 Port Matilda, PA 16870
Email: [email protected] Office: (814)272-0262 Fax: (814) 272-1501
Cell:(814) 876-0233
Some pictures from our Fall Education in State College.
Fun with Jill Lueppert!
Para Eyes Fall 2018
___________________________________________________________________________________
President Vera Kohler, CPOA (814) 368‐7090
Email:[email protected] President Elect Roberta Beers, CPOT (814) 573‐3188
Email: [email protected] Order Form Secretary/Treasurer Amanda Lunsford, CPOA (717) 569‐7107 Email: [email protected]
PPA Paraoptometric Reference Manual VP of Continuing Education Lisa Scarborough, CPOA, ABOC (717) 569‐7107 Email: [email protected]
Qty Price Each S/H Total VP of Communication/Public Relation Cindy Whitman, CPO (814) 368‐7090 ____ $20.00 $7.00 ______ Email: [email protected] Name___________________________ Phone_______________
Immediate Past President Address ______________________________________________
Checks Payable to: Pennsylvania Paraoptometric Association
Send to: Theola Amundson, CPOT
118 Scotland Ave.
Punxsutawney, PA 15767 POA Liaison Tracy Sepich, O.D.
[email protected] AOA Liaison Roberta Beers, CPOT (814) 573‐3188 Association State Pins available upon Email: [email protected] request.
