Unite For Sight's Volunteers of the Year

2006 Volunteers of the Year Honored at Unite For Sight Conference

Unite For Sight annually honors its most stellar volunteers who make the greatest contributions to Unite For Sight and to global eye care. We are tremendously grateful for their incredible work, and consider it a privilege to honor each volunteer for their generous donation of time, effort, dedication, and talents.

2006 Volunteers of the Year

Thomas Baah, MD, Ophthalmologist, Our Lady of Grace Hospital, Asikuma Breman, Ghana: Unite For Sight Asikuma Breman Program Director
Samuel Baharestani, NYU School of Medicine, New York: Unite For Sight Executive Vice President
Joe Cartwright, Stanford University, California: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Accra, Ghana; Stanford University Chapter Founding President
James Clarke, MD, Ophthalmologist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Accra, Ghana: Unite For Sight Ghana Program Director and Medical Advisor
Osei Darkwa, PhD, Ghana: Unite for Sight Ghana Program Coordinator
Cathy Deluca, Rhode Island: Unite For Sight's Press Release Writer
Margaret Duah-Mensah, Ophthalmic Nurse, Crystal Eye Clinic
Jeremy Eden, Michigan: Unite For Sight's Web Designer
Henning Friedrich, OD, Norway: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Sangklaburi, Thailand
Nicholas Greene, San Mateo, California: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Tamale, Ghana; Founder of Dedicaid, a nonprofit organization that he founded after identifying hospital equipment needs throughout Ghana
Ernesto Guevara, Mexico: Unite For Sight Graphic Designer
Jay Gladis, JD, Patton Boggs LLP, New York: Unite For Sight's Pro Bono Legal Counsel
Tyler Gordon, Illinois: 6-year old who collected more than 200 eyeglasses
Karrus Hayes, Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana: President of Unite for Sight Chapter
Sachin Jain, MPH, Rush School of Medicine, Illinois: Unite For Sight's Director of North America
Habib Kamara, Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana: Vice President of Education, Unite for Sight Chapter
Imran Khan, OD, USA: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Sangklaburi, Thailand
Yasha Modi, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut: Unite For Sight's Director of Chapter Development
Michael Nedelman, Yale University, Connecticut: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Chennai, India; Founder of Project Phokas, a special photography program in Chennai and Orissa, India
Sally Ong, Duke University, North Carolina: Unite For Sight's Director of International Outreach; Buduburam Refugee Camp Filmmaker
Joanne Pedro, Philippines: Unite For Sight Graphic Designer
Ryan Prall, MD, USA: Unite For Sight Two-Time Volunteer in Tamale, Ghana
Gabe Rosen, Illinois: 13-year old who fundraised more than $6,000 to support Unite For Sight's programs at Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Bernard Sakran, OD, Australia: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Sangklaburi, Thailand
Sarang Samal, Kalinga Eye Hospital; Orissa Program Coordinator
T. Senthil, MD, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Uma Eye Clinic, Chennai, India: Unite For Sight India Program Coordinator; Unite For Sight Volunteer in Sangklaburi, Thailand
Jared Simon, Harvard University: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Patriensa, Ghana; Coordinated partnership with Kraft Foods
Ajit Sinha, MD, Pooja Sinha, MD, and Satyajit Sinha, MD, Patna, India: Unite for Sight Patna Program Directors
Dave Southwood, England: Unite for Sight Chennai, India Filmmaker
Keith Tauro, Wharton School of Business, Pennsylvania: Coordinator of partnership with Emirates Airlines Foundation
Seth Wanye, MD, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital: Unite For Sight Tamale Program Director and Medical Advisor
Leigha Winters, Stanford University, California: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Patna, India; Stanford University Chapter Founding Officer
Carrie Zaslow, Jefferson Medical College: Unite For Sight Volunteer in Patriensa, Ghana; Jefferson Medical College Chapter Founding President

Unite For Sight Volunteer Team of the Year

July & August Tamale, Ghana Team with Dr. Seth Wanye: Joseph Bergsten, Hannah Brotherstone, Lorraine Colpitts, Jeremy Durston, Sandra Easdale, Annie Middleton, Kim Tran, Abraham Wei

Unite For Sight Chapters of the Year

Bangladesh Chapter- Dr. Rafiqul Islam, Founding President
Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana Chapter- Karrus Hayes, Founding President
Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal -Gopal Bhandari, Founding President
New York Institute of Technology - Julia Nemiroff, Founding President and Alina Urman, Chapter Chair

Chapter Special Service Award

Chattahoochee High School Chapter, Georgia - Pranav Kaushish and Kaitlin Lawler
Boston University Chapter - Nalini Gupta and Akshay Sanan

Chapter Humanitarian Service Award

New York Institute of Technology Chapter - Julia Nemiroff

Unite For Sight Corporate Humanitarian Service Award

Emirates Airline Foundation, providing free airline tickets for Unite For Sight's optometrist and ophthalmologist volunteers to provide eye care in Ghana and Thailand.