Dr. Alicia Feis to Moderate VM Summit Panel as Academic Leaders Explore ‘Incorporating Resilience Into the Next Generation of ODs’

NEWARK, N.J.—Jobson Optical Group is pleased to announce that its second session at the 2026 Vision Monday Leadership Summit, titled “Incorporating Resilience Into the Next Generation of ODs,” will be moderated by Alicia Feis, OD, FAAO, dean of Midwestern University's Arizona College of Optometry and president of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry. In the session, Dr. Feis, along with previously announced panelists Richard E. Castillo, OD, DO, FASOS, founding dean of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s College of Optometric Medicine, and Brianne N. Hobbs, OD, Ph.D., FAAO, dean, Midwestern University’s Chicago College of Optometry, will explore essential topics affecting optometric students as they prepare for clinical practice in an ever-changing world.