Optometry Board Meetings & Members

Licensure for optometrists is administered by the Secretary of State’s Office of Professional Regulation (OPR). This profession is governed by the Board of Optometry; board members are listed in the table below.

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Board Minutes & Agendas

Current Agenda (posted seven days before the next meeting)
Unapproved board minutes
Public Meetings Recordings
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Board of Optometry	Member Position	Appointment Date	Expiration Date
Karena Shippee	Professional	1/23/2023	12/31/2027
Jean Peterson	Public	1/23/2024	12/31/2028
Francis Pinard	Professional	1/15/2015	12/31/2024
Vacant	Public		12/31/2020
Robert Bauman	Professional	8/14/2023	12/31/2027

Members may serve past an appointed term until a successor is appointed by the Governor. See 3 V.S.A. §2004
For more information on applying for a vacant position, please click here.
For the schedule of upcoming meetings, please visit the OPR Calendar.

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