April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027
COUNCIL CHAIR
Paul Sternberg, Jr., MD
AUPO Chief Executive Officer
COUNCIL MEMBER
Steven Fliesler, PhD
Research Directors Council President
COUNCIL MEMBER
Abby Strickland, MBA
Administrators Council President
COUNCIL MEMBER
Moran (Roni) Levin, MD 
Directors of Medical Student Education Council President
COUNCIL MEMBER
Robert Swan, MD
Program Directors Council President
COUNCIL MEMBER
Saras Ramanathan, MD
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Academic Ophthalmology
COUNCIL MEMBER
James C. Tsai, MD, MBA
AUPO President
COUNCIL MEMBER
Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD
AUPO President-Elect
BOARD LIAISON
Andreas K. Lauer, MD
Program Directors Council
BOARD LIAISON
R. Michael Siatkowski, MD, MBA
Administrators Council
BOARD LIAISON
David A. DiLoreto, MD, PhD
Research Directors Council
BOARD LIAISON
Bennie Hau Jeng, MD, MS
Directors of Medical Student Education Council