Introducing the Newly Elected IAPB Board of Trustees

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We are delighted to announce the results of our recent Board elections, which closed on March 18th. With the votes counted, we warmly welcome our newly elected Board of Trustees, who will lead us into the next for year of impact and progress.

Meet Our New Board Members:

Officers

President: Caroline Casey

Vice President: Babar Qureshi

Elected Trustees

Group B Trustees:

Geoffrey Wabulembo, Light for the World

Nitin Verma, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists

Group C Trustees:

Andrew Blaikie, Arclight Project at University of St Andrews

Bruce E Spivey, Ophthalmology Foundation

Chet Raj Pant, Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh

Elizabeth Kurian, Mission for Vision

Farhana Rehman-Furs, Peek Vision

Ryan Toews, Fundacion Vision

Regional Chairs

Africa Regional Chair: Fatima Kyari

Eastern Mediterranean Regional Chair: Abdulaziz Ibrahim AlRajhi

Europe Regional Chair: Azra Herceg

Latin America Regional Chair: Valeria Sánchez Huerta

North America Regional Chair: Jeff Todd

South East Asia Regional Chair: Rohit Khanna

Western Pacific Regional Chair: Brandon A. M. Ah Tong

Nominated Trustees

Rainer Brockhaus, CBM Christian Blind Mission

Jennifer Gersbeck, The Fred Hollows Foundation

Prof. Dr. Neeru Gupta, International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO)

Dr. Cindy Tromans, World Council of Optometry (WCO)

Dr Caroline Harper, Sightsavers

Martine Abel-Williamson, World Blind Union

Jacqueline Grove, National Vision

Michelle Sylvanowicz, Bayer

Tania Ghiani, AbbVie

Stuart Cockerill, CooperVision

Iris Van Den Brande, Roche

Sarah Khor, Amgen

Ella Gudwin, VisionSpring

Katie Buckley, Johnson and Johnson Vision

Jennifer Chen, The Chen Yet Sen Family Foundation

Stephen Head, Astellas

A huge congratulations to our incoming Trustees! We look forward to your leadership and commitment as we continue our goal to end avoidable sight loss.

We also extend a heartfelt thank you to the outgoing Board Members, who served from 2021 – 2025, for their invaluable service and contributions over the period. Your efforts have helped pave the way for a brighter future in eye health, and we hope to continue collaborating on our shared vision.