Eric began his eye banking career in 2000 at Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank (RMLEB) in Colorado after graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He advanced through positions of increasing responsibility there until April 2005, then served as Technical Director for the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin for three years before returning to Colorado in 2008 as RMLEB’s Technical Director. In April 2011, Eric joined Georgia Eye Bank as its Chief Operating Officer and was promoted to President & Chief Executive Officer in January 2014.
Since 2003, Eric has been a Certified Eye Bank Technician (CEBT) and has held numerous leadership roles with the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA). He currently serves on the EBAA Board of Directors as Secretary/Treasurer, chairs the Finance Committee, and serves on the Accreditation Board. Eric received EBAA’s Leonard Heise Award in 2022.
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Families do not incur extra expense; nor are they paid for eye donations.
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