STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
MARLON I. BROWN, DPA  
ACTING DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF OPTOMETRY  
NOVEMBER 29, 2023  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of Optometry met on November 29, 2023, at 611 West Ottawa Street, Upper-Level  
Conference Room 4, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Robert Buckingham, OD, PhD Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 9:36 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Robert Buckingham, OD, PhD, Chairperson  
Virginia Manolakoudis, Public Member  
Bradley Taylor, OD, MPH  
Hrisais Skorna, Public Member  
Members Absent: Velma Overman, Public Member  
Lisa Sharpe, Public Member  
Samuel Wapner, OD  
Staff Present:  
Dena Marks, Departmental Specialist, Boards and Committees Section  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Taylor, seconded by Manolakoudis, to approve the agenda as presented.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Taylor, seconded by Skorna, to approve the minutes dated August 23, 2023,  
as presented.  
BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING  
611 W. OTTAWA P.O. BOX 30670 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909  
www.michigan.gov/bpl 517-241-0199  
LARA is an equal opportunity employer/program  
Michigan Board of Optometry  
Meeting Minutes  
November 29, 2023  
Page 2 of 4  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Continuing Education Review  
Buckingham gave the board an overview of the continuing education sponsorship  
requests.  
MOTION by Manolakoudis seconded by Taylor, to approve the continuing education  
sponsorships, as discussed.  
A voice vote was held.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
None  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Rules Discussion  
Marks informed the board that there was a need to open the rules to make clarifications  
regarding continuing education and a letter received from the Optometry Examining Board  
of Canada. Buckingham informed the board that the NBEO had changed the examination  
and that some corrections needed to be made to keep the rules up to date.  
MOTION by Taylor, seconded by Skorna, to open the rules.  
A roll call vote followed: Yeas: Buckingham, Manolakoudis, Skorna, Taylor  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
2024 Amended Public Notice  
The board was given the 2024 Amended Public Notice.  
Chair Report  
Michigan Board of Optometry  
Meeting Minutes  
November 29, 2023  
Page 3 of 4  
Buckingham stated that appointments were needed for this board. There is an issue with  
conferee conferences and conflicts of interest.  
Department Update  
Marks stated that there was another new member training after the first of the year. All  
members are welcome to attend.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Jeff Towns, with the Michigan Optometric Association addressed the board about  
confusion whether the MOA can provide continuing education.  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held February 28, 2024, 9:30 a.m. at, 611  
West Ottawa Street, Upper Level, Conference Room 4, Lansing, Michigan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Manolakoudis, seconded by Skorna, to adjourn the meeting at 9:52 a.m.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved on:  
Prepared by:  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support  
November 29, 2023  
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