STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
MARLON I. BROWN, DPA  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF OPTOMETRY  
AUGUST 27, 2025  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of Optometry met on August 27, 2025, 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 9:32 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Robert Buckingham, OD, PhD, Chairperson  
Sulman Hans, OD, MS, FAAO, Dipl, ABO  
Paul Hodge, OD  
Virginia Manolakoudis, Public Member  
Lauren Plawecki, Public Member  
Samuel Wapner, OD  
Members Absent: Rovetta Mattia, OD  
Velma Overman, Public Member  
Bradley Taylor, OD, MPH  
Staff Present:  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
Weston MacIntosh, JD, Departmental Specialist, Boards and  
Committees Section  
Steven Sundeen, JD, Departmental Specialist, Boards and  
Committees Section  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Hodge, seconded by Hans, to approve the agenda, as presented.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
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  
August 27, 2025  
Page 2 of 4  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Manolkoudis, seconded by Plawecki, to approve the minutes dated May 28,  
2025, as presented.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Buckingham asked everyone to introduce themselves.  
Continuing Education Review  
Buckingham gave the board an overview of the continuing education sponsorship  
requests.  
MOTION by Wapner, seconded by Hodge, to accept the Continuing Education Review  
report and recommendation.  
A voice vote taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
MOTION by Wapner, seconded by Manolakoudis, to approve the continuing education  
sponsorships recommended by the committee.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Buckingham, Hans, Hodge, Manolakoudis,  
Plawecki, Wapner  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
None  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Elections  
MacIntosh ran the elections for Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson.  
MOTION by Wapner, seconded by Hans, to re-elect Buckingham, as Chairperson.  
Michigan Board of Optometry  
Meeting Minutes  
August 27, 2025  
Page 3 of 4  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Buckingham, Hans, Hodge, Manolakoudis,  
Plawecki, Wapner  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
MOTION by Hans, seconded by Hodge, to re-elect Taylor, as Vice Chairperson.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Buckingham, Hans, Hodge, Manolakoudis,  
Plawecki, Wapner  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Committee Assignments  
Board Review Panel: Buckingham, Taylor, Mattia  
Continuing Education Sponsorship Review: Buckingham, Mattia, Wapner  
DSC: Hans, Hodge, Plawecki, Wapner, Overman (Chair)  
Rules: Buckingham, Hodge, Taylor, Wapner  
Rules Discussion  
MOTION by Hodge, seconded by Hans, to open the rules.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Buckingham, Hans, Hodge, Manolakoudis,  
Plawecki, Wapner  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Master Resolution  
MacIntosh reviewed the Board of Optometry Master Resolution with the Board.  
The Board made no changes to the Master Resolution.  
2026 Public Notice  
The Board received the 2026 Public Notice.  
Michigan Board of Optometry  
Meeting Minutes  
August 27, 2025  
Page 4 of 4  
Chair Report  
No report.  
Department Update  
MacIntosh informed the Board that Steven Sundeen will be their new Departmental  
Specialist.  
MacIntosh reminded the Board to check their state email regularly.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
None  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting is held November 12, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. at 611  
West Ottawa Street, Upper Level, Conference Room 4, Lansing, Michigan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Hodge, seconded by Hans, to adjourn the meeting at 10:07 a.m.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved on:  
Prepared by:  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support  
August 28, 2025  
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