The vote was held on Nov. 14, at the 2025 Prevent Blindness Annual Board Meeting in Chicago.
In his new role, Milam will steer sales strategy and partnerships, strengthening ties with eyecare professionals and retailers.
Most recently, Sommer was CooperVision’s General Manager, Americas, driving growth and expanding myopia and specialty lens adoption.
The appointment is effective on November 3rd, 2025.
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The ACOE ensures the continued educational rigor necessary for optometry’s expanding and essential role in health care.
Ms. Ntombikayise Zitha is a dedicated optometrist in private practice with a longstanding passion for public health.
This marks the end of her term as President-Elect, begun in July 2023, and the start of her role as WCO President.
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Student Leadership Society members are second- or third-year optometry students selected by their faculty to serve a one-year term.
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Burke has a proven record of driving sales performance, cultivating customer relationships, and leading high-performing teams within the optical sector.
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