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Our
Super Sunday Speakers
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Laurie Pierce
ABOM |
Laurie Pierce, ABOM, is an instructor of ophthalmic
dispensing at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa,
Florida. She is licensed as an Optician and Contact Lens
Technician in Florida and Massachusetts, is certified by
the American Board of Opticianry and the National Contact
Lens Examiners. Ms. O'Keefe-Pierce is also a graduate of
the OAA's 100-hour course in Refractometry.
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She is a member of the Professional Opticians of
Florida, and serves in the position of Liaison to
Opticianry Education, as well as a member and past
president of the Opticians Association of Massachusetts.
Other professional affiliations include the OAA, NAO,
and NFOS. Laurie is the former Program Director of the
Opticianry Program at Holyoke Community College. |
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Phyllis Rakow
COMT, FCLSA(H)
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Phyllis Rakow is Director of Contact Lens Services
for The Princeton Eye Group, a multi-specialty eye care
practice with three offices in central New Jersey. She is
a JCAHPO-certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist, an
NCLE Advanced-Level Contact Lens Technician, and an
Honored Fellow of the Contact Lens Society of America. She
has lectured throughout the United States and Canada,
writes for numerous trade and professional publications. |
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She served a three-year term on the Board of Directors of
the Contact Lens Society of America, and is currently
serving her third term on the Board of Directors of the
National Contact Lens Examiners and is a member of the
RGPLI Advisory Committee. She has written a chapter,
Art and the Eye, that was published in the 8th edition
of The Ophthalmic Assistant. |
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