2025 TOA Slate of Nominees  

The TOA Nominating Committee presents the nominees listed below. Regular and Provisional members present at the business meeting on Saturday, March 22 in Houston will vote these nominees into office. Additional nominations for any elected office, except that of President, may be made from the floor of the assembly at the Annual Business Meeting.  Election to office shall require a majority vote of those voting members present.  Voting for the American Academy of Ophthalmology Councilors and Alternate Councilors shall be by voting Fellows and Members of the Academy only.  If there is more than one candidate for any office, the vote on that office shall be by secret ballot.


Automatic Progression
PresidentZev Shulkin, MD, Dallas
Immediate Past President: Steven McKinley, MD, Austin

Nominations
President-Elect: Kevin Kerr, MD, Stephenville
Secretary:  Eric Packwood, MD, Fort Worth
TreasurerSusan Fish, MD, The Woodlands*
Councilor: Justus Thomas, MD, Kingwood*
AAO Councilor: Lindsey Harris, MD, Houston
AAO Alternate Councilor: H. Miller Richert, MD, Abilene
AAO Alternate Councilor: Mark L. Mazow, MD, Dallas*

*nominated for a second term

Continuing Terms
Councilor: Timothy J. McCulley, MD, Houston
Councilor: Charlotte Akor, MD, Corpus Christi 
Councilor: Rocky McAdams, MD, Abilene 
Councilor: Matt Hammons, MD, Fort Worth 
Councilor: Becky Fredrickson MD, Pearland
Councilor: Sherif Khalil, MD, Houston
Councilor: Kenneth Maverick, MD, San Antonio
AAO Councilor: Sanjiv Kumar, MD, Uvalde
AAO Councilor: Jacob Moore, MD, Corpus Christi 


Thank you to those completing their terms on the Executive Council:
Sidney K. Gicheru, MD, Dallas
Robert D. Gross, MBA, MD, Dallas