Tfos governing board

The board of directors (the "Governing Board") is composed of eleven persons. Each governing board member shall serve until the position is filled by election by membership. The first election was held in 2001. The President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Society shall serve as permanent Governing Board members. The President of the Society shall be Chairman of the Governing Board. Governance of the corporation shall be based in North America but represented internationally. Therefore, at least five members of the Governing Board shall be from North America, at least one from Europe/Africa, and at least one from Australia/Asia. If there is any vacancy within the Society officers it shall be filled by the Board members then serving. Board members shall hold office for four years.


Officers      
President
David A. Sullivan

Schepens Eye Research Institute, USA
Kazuo Tsubota
Vice-President

Keio University School of Medicine, Japan
Anthony J. Bron
Secretary
Nuffield
Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford, England
Sarah Hamm-Alvarez
Treasurer

School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, USA
       
Councilors      
Monica Berry (Great Britain)
Stefano Bonini (Italy)
Suzanne Fleiszig
(USA)
Gordon Laurie (USA)
       
Tom Millar (Australia)
Janine Smith (USA)
Michael Stern (USA)