2006 Annual Report
Unite For Sight 2005 Volunteers of the Year were recognized at Unite For Sight's Third Annual Conference for their remarkable dedication to the organization. These individuals are representatives for all of Unite For Sight's energetic volunteers who selflessly devoted millions of hours during 2005 to improving eye health.
- Sabrina Adamski (Canada) - Executive Assistant Intern
- Samuel Baharestani (New York, USA) - Executive Vice President
- Rob Cleaton (Virginia, USA) - Graphic Design and Film Production
- Alex Columbus (Sierra Leone) - Sierra Leone Project Coordinator
- Cathy Deluca (Rhode Island, USA) - Press Release Writer
- Jeremy Eden (Michigan, USA) - Web Designer
- Valda Boyd Ford, MPH, MS, RN (Nebraska, USA) - Director of Refugee Initiatives
- Jay Gladis, JD (New York, USA) - Lawyer
- Catriona Gregory (Germany) - Executive Assistant Intern
- Ernesto Guevara (Mexico) - Graphic Designer
- Julie Harris, PhD (Baltimore, USA) - Ghana Program Coordinator
- Karrus Hayes, Joe Muhlenberg, Habib Kamara (Ghana) - Buduburam Refugee Camp Coordinators
- Angana Homchaudhuri (New York, USA) - Executive Assistant Inern
- Michael Hyams, MD (Israel) - Ophthalmologist
- Sachin Jain, MPH (Illinois, USA) - Director of North America Initiatives
- Angela King (England) - Volunteer in Thailand
- Yasha Modi (Connecticut, USA) - Director of Chapter Development
- Sally Ong (North Carolina, USA) - Director of International Initiatives
- Joanne Pedro (Philippines) - Graphic Designer
- Rohit Ramchandani, MPH (Canada) - Regional Director of Canada
- Erika Reinhart (New Jersey, USA) - Graphic Designer
- Bernard Sakran, OD (Australia) - Optometrist
- Dave Southwood (England) - Filmmaker
- Keith Tauro (Dubai) - Volunteer in India; Airline Sponsorship Coordinator
- Blanchard Vagba (Cote DIvoire) - Cote DIvoire Chapter President
- Arion Wong, OD (Singapore) - Optometrist
- Yanan Zhang (China) - China Program Coordinator
Sabrina Adamski for her dedication of hundreds of hours as an Executive Assistant Intern
Samuel Baharestani for his eye care advocacy and promotion of Unite For Sight's mission to the American Medical Association and NY-American College of Physicians
Rob Cleaton for his development of Unite For Sight's DVD entitled "It's In Your Court: Prevent Sports-Related Eye Injuries"
Alex Columbus for his leadership of Unite For Sight initiatives in Sierra Leone, including a 12-mural eye health public awareness campaign
Cathy Deluca for her tireless work writing press releases
Jeremy Eden for his devotion of many hours daily - and thousands of hours yearly - to maintain Unite For Sight's website, create administrative online tools, and create new Unite For Sight sites for teens, parents, and teachers.
Valda Boyd Ford, MPH, MS, RN, for her incredible work to eliminate preventable blindness at Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana, Taiama Refugee Camp in Sierra Leone, and Galle District Refugee Camps in Sri Lanka. She also initiated Unite For Sight's chapter at University of Nebraska Medical School, where she is on faculty, and coordinated a joint Pfizer-Unite For Sight "Glaucoma and You" Church Tour.
Jay Gladis, JD, for his dedication to advising Unite For Sight on legal needs and beyond.
Catriona Gregory for her dedication of hundreds of hours as an Executive Assistant Intern for more than 2 years.
Ernesto Guevara for his impressive graphic design work for Unite For Sight's website.
Julie Harris, PhD, for her 6 months of service as Unite For Sight's Ghana Program Coordinator and volunteer at Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana
Karrus Hayes, Joe Muhlenberg, and Habib Kamara for their devoted leadership of Unite For Sight's chapter at Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana
Angana Homchaudhuri for her dedication of hundreds of hours as an Executive Assistant Intern, as well as service as Vice President of Unite For Sight's chapter at New York University (NYU)
Michael Hyams, MD, for 2 months of service in Ghana, where he provided hundreds of surgeries to patients in Accra and Tamale. He plans to return regularly to work with Unite For Sight's partner eye clinics in Ghana.
Sachin Jain, MPH, for his perseverance as Unite For Sight's Director of North America Initiatives
Angela King, for her superb volunteer work in Thailand
Yasha Modi, for his dedication to directing Unite For Sight's international education chapters
Sally Ong, for her continuing service to Unite For Sight, including her third Unite For Sight trip to Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana. She also worked with her faculty advisor and Unite For Sight's Medical Advisory Board Member Dr. Herndon to assess glaucoma needs in Ghana, which is leading to the implementation of a glaucoma initiative by Unite For Sight in Ghana.
Joanne Pedro, for more than 2 years of impressive service as a graphic designer
Rohit Ranchandani, MPH, for her tireless work initiating and leading chapters of Unite For Sight in Canada
Erika Reinhart, for more than 2 years of amazing service as Unite For Sight's print graphic designer
Bernard Sakran, OD, for his dedication to providing optometric services to communities worldwide. Having participated in 2 previous Unite For Sight programs, Bernard will be providing eye care in Thailand for 6 weeks this summer.
Dave Southwood, for his development of Unite For Sight's Film "An Eye Opener in India." He traveled to Chennai, India to film eye camps in Chennai and devoted hundreds of hours in the following months to creating an extraordinary film.
Keith Tauro, for his volunteer service in India and his work to secure free airline tickets from Emirates Airlines so that eye doctors can participate in Unite For Sight's programs in Thailand.
Blanchard Vagba, for his prodigious leadership of Unite For Sight's chapter in Cote D'Ivoire.
Arion Wong, OD, for coordinating a team of 9 optometrists to participate in Unite for Sight's programs in Thailand, and his continued eye care service in Singapore.
Yanan Zhang, for her astounding leadership of Unite For Sight's initiatives in China.