College of Optometrists in Vision Development Grants Board Certification
COVD Inducts 14 new Fellows and 27 new COVTs at its 43rd Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida
Fourteen optometrists completed the certification process and were inducted as Board Certified Fellows (FCOVD), Board Certified Fellows International (FCOVD-I), and Board Certified Academic Fellows (FCOVD-A) of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) at the COVD 43rd Annual Meeting, October 12, 2013.
They are:
Brandon Begotka, OD, FCOVD in Brookfield and Madison, WI
Erin Buck, OD, FCOVD in Greenwood, IN
Jeffrey Cooper, OD, FCOVD-A in New York, NY
Angela L. Dabbs, OD, FCOVD in Morristown, TN
Will Ferguson, OD, FCOVD in Omaha, NE
Karen A. Kehbein, OD, FCOVD in Memphis, TN
James Kundart, OD, FCOVD-A in Forest Grove, OR
Nicole Morrissey, OD, FCOVD in Lincoln, NE
Corinne Odineal, OD, FCOVD in Auburn, CA
Erica Schulman, OD, FCOVD, in New York, NY
Tong (Stanley) Tien, BSc Optom, FCOVD-I in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Joseph Trachtman, OD-FCOVD-A, in Seattle, WA
Matthew Walsh, OD, FCOVD in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Benjamin Winters, OD, FCOVD in Yakima, WA
To obtain board certification in providing vision care as related to development and behavior, optometrists must complete a guided study program involving submission of written responses to a series of questions relating to clinical diagnosis, treatment and patient management, and three detailed case reports for evaluation by the International Examination and Certification Board (IECB). They must also successfully complete a written examination and oral interview administered by the IECB. Candidates who have successfully met all the requirements for certification are awarded Fellowship by the COVD International Examination and Certification Board (FCOVD).
In addition, twenty-seven optometric vision therapists completed the certification process at this year’s Annual Meeting and were inducted as Certified Optometric Vision Therapists (COVT). They are:
Audra Ashmore, COVT employed by Nancy Torgerson, OD, FCOVD
Victoria Atkinson, COVT employed by Briana Larson, OD, FCOVD
Summer Beathe, COVT employed by Emily Schottman, OD, FCOVD
Michelle Beatty, COVT employed by Philip Bugaiski, OD, FCOVD
Laura Clemmer, COVT employed by Kathleen Kinney, OD, FCOVD
Kyle Colvin, COVT employed by Bradley Habermehl, OD, FCOVD
Natesha Conley, COVT employed by Ann Voss, OD, FCOVD
Christina Erbisch, COVT employed by Heidi Johnson, OD, FCOVD
Lindsey Gonzales, COVT employed by Leanne Liddicoat, OD, FCOVD
Loretta Griffith, COVT employed by Tod Davis, OD, FCOVD
Samantha Guinard, COVT employed by Scott Lewis, OD, FCOVD
Abigail Holland, COVT employed by Ann Voss, OD, FCOVD
Amber Joslin, COVT employed by Emily Schottman, OD, FCOVD
April Koons, COVT employed by Theodore Kadet, OD, FCOVD
Melody Lay, COVT employed by Jenna McDermed, OD, FCOVD
Krystal Lockman, COVT employed by Dan Fortenbacher, OD, FCOVD
Marcella Mamoe, COVT employed by Richard Sorkin, OD, FCOVD
Michelle Mott, COVT employed by Nancy Torgerson, OD, FCOVD
Cynthia Muir, COVT employed by Scott Lewis, OD, FCOVD
Therese Santiago, COVT employed by Nancy Torgerson, OD, FCOVD
Amanda Schafer, COVT employed by Nancy Torgerson, OD, FCOVD
Heather Shriver, COVT employed by Robert Prazer, OD, FCOVD
Kristen Skelly, COVT employed by Emily Schottman, OD, FCOVD
Jared Torgerson, COVT employed by Nancy Torgerson, OD, FCOVD
Robert Truscott, COVT employed by Alexandar Andrich, OD, FCOVD
Colleen Van Winkle, COVT employed by Rosemary Detmer Stone, OD, FCOVD
Erica Woertz, COVT employed by Jarrod Davies, OD, FCOVD
To become a Certified Optometric Vision Therapist (COVT), an individual must work under the direct supervision of an optometrist who has completed a fellowship with the COVD International Examination and Certification Board (IECB), complete a guided study education program, and pass a written exam and an oral interview administered by the IECB. The certification process provides an opportunity for optometric vision therapists to expand and document their knowledge and skills in providing vision care as related to development and behavior in optometric vision therapy and enhance their ability to assist the optometrist in providing patient services in this area of optometric care.
CONTACT: Pamela R. Happ, CAE
COVD Executive Director
888.268.3770 tel
Email: phapp@covd.org
Website: www.covd.org
The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) is an international, non-profit optometric membership organization that provides education, evaluation, and board certification programs in behavioral and developmental vision care, vision therapy and visual rehabilitation. The organization is comprised of doctors of optometry, vision therapists and other vision specialists. For more information on learning-related vision problems, vision therapy, and COVD, please visit www.covd.org or call 888.268.3770.
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