April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026
COUNCIL CHAIR
Paul Sternberg, Jr., MD
AUPO Chief Executive Officer
COUNCIL MEMBER
Deborah Ferrington, MEd, PhD
Research Directors Council President
COUNCIL MEMBER
Garyl Geist, MAcc
Administrators Council President
COUNCIL MEMBER
Ariane Kaplan, MD
Directors of Medical Student Education Council President
COUNCIL MEMBER
Jennifer Lindsey, MD, MBA
Program Directors Council President
COUNCIL MEMBER
Saras Ramanathan, MD
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Academic Ophthalmology
COUNCIL MEMBER
Terri Young, MD, MBA
AUPO President
COUNCIL MEMBER
James Tsai, MD, MBA
AUPO President-Elect
BOARD LIAISON
Andreas Lauer, MD
Program Directors Council
BOARD LIAISON
R. Michael Siatkowski, MD, MBA
Administrators Council
BOARD LIAISON
R.V. Paul Chan, MD, MBA
Research Directors Council
BOARD LIAISON
Bennie Hau Jeng, MD, MS
Directors of Medical Student Education Council