STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
ORLENE HAWKS  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF OPTOMETRY  
AUGUST 24, 2022  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of Optometry met on August 24, 2022, at 611 West Ottawa Street, Upper-Level  
Conference Room 4, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Sandra Doud, O.D., Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Sandra Doud, OD, Chairperson  
Robert Buckingham, OD, PhD, Vice Chairperson  
Hrisais Skorna, Public Member  
Bradley Taylor, OD, MPH  
Samuel Wapner, OD  
Members Absent: Virginia Manolakoudis, Public Member  
Velma Overman, Public Member  
Lisa Sharpe, Public Member  
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 Buckingham, to approve the agenda as presented.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Buckingham, seconded by Wapner, to approve the minutes dated February  
23, 2022, 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  
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A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
CE Tracker  
Marks gave the board a brief overview of CE Tracker.  
Continuing Education Review  
Buckingham gave the board an overview of the continuing education sponsorship  
requests.  
MOTION by Wapner, seconded by Taylor, to approve the continuing education  
sponsorships, as presented.  
A voice vote taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
None  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Board Member Roles  
Marks went over the roles of board members.  
Elections  
Marks ran the election for chairperson and vice chairperson.  
MOTION by Wapner, seconded by Skorna, to nominate Buckingham, as chairperson.  
A roll call vote was held: Yeas: Buckingham, Skorna, Taylor, Wapner, Doud  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
MOTION by Wapner, seconded by Doud, to nominate Taylor, as vice chairperson.  
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A roll call vote was held: Yeas: Buckingham, Skorna, Taylor, Wapner, Doud  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Committee Assignments  
DSC: Overman, Skorna (Chair), Taylor, Wapner  
Alt: Manolakoudis  
Rules: Buckingham, Taylor, Wapner  
Board Review Panel: Buckingham, Sharpe, Taylor  
Rules Discussion  
Marks informed the board that their rules need to be updated.  
MOTION by Buckingham, seconded by Skorna, to open the rules.  
A roll call vote was held: Yeas: Buckingham, Skorna, Taylor, Wapner, Doud  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
2023 Public Notice  
The board was given the 2023 Public Notice.  
HPRC Appointment  
Marks asked the board to recommend a candidate as their representative on the Health  
Professional Recovery Committee. Any interested candidates should send their curriculum  
vitae and letter of interest to bpl-hprp@michigan.gov.  
Chair Report  
No report.  
Department Update  
Marks informed the board that Debra Gagliardi was no longer director and the Amy  
Gumbrecht had been named Director of the Bureau of Professional Licensing.  
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Marks informed the board that there was a new statute that will go into effect the first of  
next year that will require licensing board meetings to be recorded.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
None  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held November 30, 2022, 9:30 a.m. at, 611  
West Ottawa Street, Upper Level, Conference Room 4, Lansing, Michigan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Buckingham, seconded by Taylor, to adjourn the meeting at 10:37 a.m.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved on:  
Prepared by:  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support  
August 26, 2022  
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