2011 Annual Report

NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY
The New England College of Optometry (NECO)
prepares the next generation of eye care providers,
teachers, and innovators. Located in the heart of
Boston, the College is a small, independent graduate
institution that currently enrolls students from 20 states
and three countries. NECO graduates 10 percent of
the country’s new optometrists each year and supervises
10 percent of the nation’s optometric residents.
NEW ENGLAND EYE
New England Eye (NEE) is the patient care and clinical
education subsidiary of the College. It is the largest
provider of optometric services in Massachusetts with
nearly 85,000 patient visits annually in 44 locations
– including 80 percent of Boston’s community health
centers. Using mobile vans, NEE clinicians and students
provide eye care to children and the elderly as well as to
disabled and homeless persons who are unable to travel
to a clinic.
NECO and NEE faculty and clinicians are
committed to improving access to care,
preventing blindness, enhancing quality
of life, and developing innovative,
economically viable, and reproducible
models of eye care.
President
Clifford Scott, OD ’68, MPH
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Bruce Bernier, MBA
Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Nancy Broude, EdM
Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs
Barry Fisch, OD ’71
Vice President of Clinical Affairs and
Chief Executive Officer of New England Eye
Jody Fleit, MS
Vice President of Business Development
Robert Gordon, CPA, MST
The New England College of Optometry
Annual Report is published in December
by the Office of the President.
www.neco.edu
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New England College of Optometry
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Global
The innovative collaboration between
NECO and Wenzhou Medical School
has transformed China’s perception of
eye care, introducing a new model of
optometry to the country and offering
students from both institutions a
cross-cultural education in optometry
NATIONAL
Paul Ajamian’s tireless commitment to
optometry has had a far-ranging impact
on the profession, from the creation
of the co-managed eye care model to
online continuing education courses for
eye care specialists worldwide.
REGIONAL
New England Eye’s On-Sight mobile
clinic has exceeded expectations during
its first year of operation, providing
access to comprehensive vision care for
hundreds of children and older adults
throughout Massachusetts.
and ophthalmology.
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Letter from the President
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Letter from the Chair of the Board 3
Class of 2015 Profile
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Spheres of Influence | Global 5
Spheres of Influence | National 10
Spheres of Influence | Regional 12
NEE Network Map
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Donor Report
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Financials
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On the cover
The rings of a corneal topographer (detail, left), used during contact lens fittings to map the curvature of the cornea, are echoed
in the arcs of the stained glass dome above the rotunda at 424 Beacon Street (right). Designed as a single-family dwelling by
Boston architect J.A. Schweinforth, the 1904 building was first owned by Ralph B. Williams, a trustee and director of numerous
Boston organizations including National Union Bank and Park Square Trust. The skylight is original to the building.
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