Organizations Filed Purposes:
The Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) is an innovator in optometric education, patient care, and the profession of optometry. Through a 4-year doctoral program, ICO develops highly qualified clinical optometrists through excellence in optometric education. The ICO campus has a full-service eye clinic, Illinois Eye Institute (IEI), on-site as well as the IEI Princeton location. Both locations, provide compassionate, affordable eye and vision care to vulnerable populations in Chicago with the IEI Princeton location servicing CPS students bussed in from locations throughout the city. ICO conducts research into optometry and related sciences; the College funds or otherwise carries out projects considered beneficial to its profession or community.
The mission of the Illinois College of Optometry is to develop highly qualified clinical optometrists through excellence in optometric education.
GENERAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AT THE ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY (ICO): Classroom instruction for Doctor of Optometry Degree; Continuing Education and Faculty Research serving approximately 580 students per year. ICO's 4-year program is focused entirely on optometry. Our students receive robust clinical experience, including hands-on patient care in the IEI beginning in their very first year. Understanding that being a doctor extends beyond eye care, ICO offers courses in financial literacy, practice management, and other real-world aspects of optometry. Our top-notch resources expose students to tomorrow's technologies and modes of practice.
CLINIC: The Illinois Eye Institute (IEI) acts as a safety net provider of eye and vision services for the Chicago area, serving diverse patients with complex needs. The clinic received 71,344 patient visits in the previous year (44,268 to providers, 27,076 to optical). The site is a vital community resource for Medicaid and Medicare carriers, as well as underinsured and uninsured patients. Specialty areas of the clinic include (but are not limited to) Pediatrics, Urgent Care, Cornea and Contact Lenses, Diabetic Care, and Myopia Control. The IEI acts as a teaching clinic that aides in the education of students as they pursue Doctor of Optometry degrees.
DORMITORY: The Residential Complex provides affordable and safe on-campus living quarters for optometry students, prospective students, visitors, and their families. The RC hosts events to promote camaraderie and healthy student life. The facility went through a remodel in 2016 and offers the traditional single and double suites as well as one, two, and three bedroom apartments.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mark Colip Od | President | 35 | $350,478 |
| Stephanie Messner Od | VP and Dean of Academic Affairs | 35 | $249,281 |
| Leonard Messner Od | VP for Strategy and Institutional Advancement | 35 | $234,408 |
| Laura Rounce | VP of Physical and Human Resources | 35 | $233,092 |
| Janice Jurkus Od | Professor of Optometry | 35 | $210,655 |
| John Budzynski Cpa | VP of Business and Finance/CFO (end 9/20/19) | 35 | $199,081 |
| Daniel Ren | Sr Director of Clinical Performance | 35 | $189,661 |
| Valarie Conrad Od | Former VP for Risk and Compliance (end 3/2019) | 35 | $184,268 |
| Eirk Mothersbaugh Od | Dean for Student Affairs | 35 | $182,198 |
| John Baker Od | Professor of Optometry | 35 | $181,528 |
| Geoffrey Goodfellow Od | Professor of Optometry | 35 | $181,356 |
| Yi Pang Od | Professor of Optometry | 35 | $179,647 |
| Sandra Block Od Faao | Former Board of Trustees (end 10/2018) / Current Professor of Optometry | 35 | $178,860 |
| Tracy Matchinski Od Faao | Professor of Optometry / Board of Trustees (begin 2/2020) | 35 | $137,457 |
| Elyse Chaglasian Od | Professor of Optometry / Board of Trustees (end 11/2019) | 35 | $132,383 |
| Christa Ojeda Cpa | VP of Business and Finance/CFO (Begin 10/2019) | 35 | $40,708 |
| Odvaldo Lopeza Md | Board of Trustees | 1 | $5,848 |
| Vasvi Babu Od | Board of Trustees | 1 | $0 |
| Torrey Barrett | Board of Trustees (Begin 5/2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Schneider | Board of Trustees | 1 | $0 |
| Stacy Colatrella Od | Board of Trustees (end 10/2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Jens Od Faao | Board of Trustees (begin 2/2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Robin Rinearson Od Faao | Board of Trustees (begin 10/2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Nana Owusu Od | Board of Trustees | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Eng Od | Board of Trustees | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Derezynski | Board of Trustees | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Johnson Od Mba Cfa | Board of Trustees | 1 | $0 |
| Jeanette Varanelli Od | Board of Trustees | 1 | $0 |
| Dwain Hahs | Board of Trustees | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Weiss Cpa | Board of Trustees | 1 | $0 |
| C Michael Lopiano Mba | Board of Trustees (begin 10/2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Steinmetz Od Faao | Board of Trustees-Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Fait Od | Board of Trustees- Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Smith Od Mba | Chairman of the Board | 1 | $0 |
| Dwight Ackerman Od Mba Faao | Vice Chairman of the Board | 1 | $0 |
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