Letter from the Executive Director
Board of Directors
Busharat Ahmad, M.D.
Gary Babcock
William Barr, Ed.D.
Paul Charette
Patty Jo Herndon
John Johnson
John Krienke, Ph.D.
Susan MacKellar
William Munsell
Patrick Pruitt
William Simpson
Robert Sturgis
Terry Walters
Diana Kern, Executive Director
Medical Directors
Christopher Hood, M.D.
Mark McDermott, M.D., MBA
Shahzad Mian, M.D.
Roni Shtein, M.D.
H. Kaz Soong, M.D.
Alan Sugar, M.D.
Maria Woodward, M.D.
Laboratory Staff
Kim Traczyk, Manager
Lynn Bly
Nicholas Hicks
Lauren Johnson
Kerryn Moore
Leah Moubadder
Lisa Robinson
Courtney Rohlfs
Michael Szkarlat
Jonathan Zynda
“The only thing
that is constant is
change.”
How true that
sentiment is in
our ever-evolving
world of donation,
transplantation and research.
But change is the reason we are
able to restore sight to thousands
of people each year in our
community and around the globe.
Since the first cornea transplant
more than a century ago, our
world has been shaped by
innovations and discoveries that
bring new treatments to light –
all made possible by the countless
individuals who refuse to let
blindness prevail.
In this issue of Vision, you will
read how Eversight and our
partners are working together
to change the future of sight
by advancing knowledge and
treatments in powerful ways.
And just as technology and
medicine are evolving, so is our
mission. We have learned that the
interconnectedness of donation,
transplantation and research
is a healing force – one that
reaches beyond the gift of sight
and brings comfort, hope and
inspiration to people when they
need it most.
I am excited to introduce to you
our new mission statement, which
celebrates the importance of
everything we do: Restoring sight
and preventing blindness through
the healing power of donation,
transplantation and research.
I invite you to join Eversight
Michigan in making vision a
reality in new and exciting
ways by engaging in our
healing mission.
Diana Kern
Executive Director
Recovery Staff
Katie Ableson
Luanne Altman
Barry Dowdy
George Rutledge
Nicholas Sierakowski
Professional & Community
Relations Team
Robb Chabie
Holly DeMasi
Victoria Launiere
Alex Teska
Carrie Wolverton
Alison Wright
Fund Development
Gayle Geider
Quality Improvement
Ben Kelly
Vision is produced by the Eversight
Marketing Communications Staff
Eversight Michigan is a non-profit restoring sight to people in our community.
See how your charitable contribution can make vision a reality.
Ways you can help
$50 pays for the solution required to
preserve one cornea for transplantation
$250 helps support research to find
cures and treatments for leading causes
of blindness
$1,000 goes to purchase clinical
laboratory equipment critical to tissue
preparation
$3,000 grants the gift of sight to a
patient who could not otherwise afford
a transplant
How to make a
contribution:
• Mail back the
included contribution
envelope
• Donate online at
eversightvision.org/michigan
Your gift can always be
made in honor or memory
of a loved one.