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Leadership

MOA Board of Trustees 2024-2025

President Thomas Elton, OD Target Optical 7000 York Ave. S Edina, MN 55435	President-Elect Tate Herman, OD Plymouth Vision Center 3007 Harbor Lane N. Ste. 1500 Plymouth, MN 55447	Vice President Teresa Rhone, OD Park Nicollet Eye Care 18484 Kachina Ct Lakeville, MN 55044
Treasurer Matt Downs, OD Carlson Tillisch Eye Clinic 120 North Broad Street Mankato, MN 56001	Immediate Past-President Stacy Hinkemeyer-Colatrella, OD PineCone Vision Center 2180 Troop Drive Sartell, MN 55637	Trustee Miranda Lepinski, OD Uptown Eye Care 560 Cedar St Monticello, MN 55362
Trustee Sasha Narayan, OD Northern Minnesota Eye Care 312 Elm Ave Moose Lake, MN 55767	Trustee Nicole Schmeidt, OD McDonald Eye Care Associates 20094 Kenwood Trl Lakeville, MN 55044	Trustee Tara Kempfer, OD InVision Eye Care 810 N. Baird Avenue Fergus Falls, MN
Trustee Kate Montealegre, OD HealthPartners 1210 County Rd E W Arden Hills, MN 55112	Past President Emeritus Marlane Brown, OD

MOA Society Presidents

Metro Society Tate Herman, OD	Southeast Society Empty	South Central Society Viktoria Davis, OD
Southwest Society Todd Trudel, OD	Northwest Society Empty	Northeast Society Vacant
Upper Central Society Tara Kempfer, OD	Lower Central Society Trevor Fosso, OD

MOA Past Presidents

Year	Name of President	2005	Steven Gander, OD	1985	Charles Picard, OD*
2024	Stacy Hinkemeyer, OD	2004	Dirk Colby, OD	1984	Roger Pabst, OD
2023	Lauren Haverly, OD	2003	Chad Christenson, OD	1983	Mark Fisher, OD
2022	Katie Tancabel, OD	2002	Michael Perez, OD	1982	Ian Swatex, OD*
2021	Randy Kempfer, OD	2001	Wendy A. Goldsmith, OD	1981	Alan Paymar, OD*
2020	Bridget Axelson, OD	2000	Craig M. McCormick, OD	1980	Robert Yaeger, OD
2019	Tony Doffin, OD	1999	Marlane J. Brown, OD, F.A.A.O.	1979	Burton Skuza, OD*
2018	Matt Bauer, OD	1998	Courtland J. Watson, OD	1978	Keith Winter, OD
2017	Sam Villella, OD	1997	Timothy Neitzke, OD	1977	Roger Truax, OD
2016	Mike Ackermann, OD	1996	Steven Ferguson, OD	1976	George Robertson, OD*
2015	Nick Colatrella, OD	1995	Terrence Tancabel, OD	1975	Gary Gross, OD*
2014	Larry Morrison, OD	1994	Wayne Hines, OD	1974	Milton Mootz, OD*
2013	Jonathan Schorn, OD	1993	Douglas Landsverk, OD	1973	John Schaefer, OD*
2012	Teresa Theobald, OD	1992	Patrick O'Neill, OD	1972	Jack Von Bokern, OD
2011	Jeffrey Mackner, OD	1991	Mark Hennen, OD	1971	Richard Nordin, OD
2010	Stan Andrist, OD	1990	Kerry Beebe, OD	1970	Willard Betlock, OD*
2009	Linda Chous, OD	1989	Don Sipola, OD	1969	Ray Jaakola, OD*
2008	G. John Lach, OD	1988	Gregory Kraupa, OD	1968	Burton Keller, OD*
2007	Tina McCarty, OD, F.A.A.O.	1987	John Lahr, OD	1967	McKee, OD*
2006	Lane Robeson, OD	1986	Skip Tillisch, OD	1966	Wyllis Akre, OD*

*Deceased

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