2014 Annual Report

“NECO’s Board provides significant
guidance in helping set strategic
policy and direction for the College.“
It is my pleasure to report that New England College of
Optometry has experienced another dynamic and highly
successful year. Our clinical and academic programs, as
well as our financial position, are strong. We continue to
have one of the most extensive optometric clinical training
programs in the country, where our students experience
diverse clinical opportunities in a wide variety of settings.
Our Board is comprised of members representing
optometry as well as medicine, public health, business,
law, higher education, and the ministry. Board members
freely share their expertise. Each member serves on at
least one, and in many cases two or three, standing Board
committees that meet several times a year to frame policy
issues and make recommendations to the full Board.
NECO prides itself in having a strong community. Through
the generosity of our extensive network of alumni, friends
and volunteers, who contribute time, financial resources
and expertise to the College, we continue to attract highly
This report will introduce you to three current members
of our Board: Robert Meenan, MD, MPH, MBA, Joseph
Zolner, EdD, and Norman Spector, JD, each of whom brings
considerable knowledge and experience to the College.
qualified candidates from around the world.
I would especially like to acknowledge the contributions of
the Board of Trustees. Our Trustees support the College in
many ways. They provide significant guidance by helping
to set strategic policy and direction for the College. We
Brian S. Klinger, OD
Chair, Board of Trustees
have been fortunate to attract and select individuals with
vision and who have the ability to take a broad view of the
institution, the profession, and health care in general.
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