The Executive Committee is responsible for running the business of the AMD Alliance International between Board meetings. (Please see bios below in Board section):
CHAIRPERSON: Mr. MacDonald (Don) Curran, United Kingdom
VICE CHAIRPERSON: Mr. Hugh Parry, Prevent Blindness America, USA
VICE CHAIRPERSON: Mr. Tiziano Melchiorre, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, Italy
TREASURER: Dr. Jane Barratt, International Federation on Ageing, Canada
SECRETARY: Ms. Julie Heraghty, Macular Degeneration Foundation, Australia
EXECUTIVE AT LARGE:Dr. Alan Cruess, Dalhousie University Halifax, Canada
EXECUTIVE AT LARGE: Mr. Luc Licari, Retina France, France
EXECUTIVE AT LARGE: Dr. Keith Gordon, CNIB, Canada
EXECUTIVE AT LARGE: Ms. Lesley-Anne Alexander, RNIB, UK
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR: Mr. David Herman, USA
CHAIR EMERITUS: Dr. Robert (Bob) Thompson, United Kingdom
The following were voted onto the Board of the AMD Alliance International in May 2010:
Dr. Keith Gordon, Head of Research View Biography
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (Canada) View Site
Dr. Jane Barratt, Secretary General View Biography
International Federation on Ageing (Canada) View Site
Mr. Mark Ackermann, President and Chief Executive Officer View Biography
Lighthouse International (United States) View Site
Ms. Helen Jackman, Chief Executive Officer
The Macular Disease Society (United Kingdom) View Site
Ms. Judith Delgado, Director View Biography
Macular Degeneration Partnership (United States) View Site
Mr. Hugh Parry, Chief Executive Officer View Biography
Prevent Blindness America (United States) View Site
Ms. Gretel Schmitz-Moormann
Pro Retina Deutschland (Germany) View Site
Mr. Luc Licari, Interim Executive Director View Biography
Retina France (France) View Site
Mr. Peter Lynch, Executive Director View Biography
Lions Clubs International View Site
Ms. Christina Fasser, President View Biography
Retina International (Switzerland) View Site
Ms. Lesley-Anne Alexander, Chief Executive Officer View Biography
Royal National Institute of Blind People (United Kingdom) View Site
Mr. K. P. Tsang, President View Biography
Retina Hong Kong, (Hong Kong) View Site
Dr. Tracy Williams, Executive Director View Biography
Spectrios Institute for Low Vision (United States) View Site
Mr. Tiziano Melchiorre,Secretary General View Biography
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (Italy) View Site
Ms. Julie Heraghty, Chief Executive Officer View Biography
Macular Degeneration Foundation (Australia) View Site
Ms. Maryanne Diamond, President View Biography
World Blind Union View Site
Chair: Mr. MacDonald (Don) Curran View Biography
Immediate Past Chair: Mr. David Herman View Biography
Honourary Life Chair: Dr. Robert (Bob) Thompson
For additional information on Board members or the Executive Committee please contact us at info@amdalliance.org
