Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians
Purpose
The purpose of the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Virginia, by establishing criteria for determining minimal competency and qualifications of applicants through promulgation and administration of the regulations pertaining to the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids and the regulations pertaining to opticians who engage in the practice of preparing, measuring, adapting, fitting and adjusting eyeglasses, dispensing eyeglasses, spectacles, lenses, or related devices on prescription from licensed physicians or optometrists.
Term
Four year terms
Composition
The Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians shall consist of 15 members, as follows: four licensed hearing aid specialists, of which at least one shall be licensed as an audiologist by the Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, six licensed opticians, one otolaryngologist, one ophthalmologist, and three citizen members.
One of the citizen members shall be a hearing aid user or a person who has a family member who is or has been a hearing aid user. Each hearing aid specialist and the otolaryngologist shall have at least five years of experience in their respective fields immediately prior to appointment. Each of the opticians shall have at least five years of experience prior to appointment and the ophthalmologist shall have practiced ophthalmology for at least five years prior to appointment.
The terms of Board members shall be four years.
The Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from its membership.
Vacant Seats
No seats are available at this time. If you are interested in joining this board in the future, please submit an application here.
Current Board Members
Dr. Debra Flechner Ogilvie
Hearing Aid Specialist Membership expires on 6/30/2026Dr. LeighAnna Virginia Morris
Audiologist Membership expires on 6/30/2026Mrs Desire'e A. Lewis-Nelson
Optician Membership expires on 6/30/2027Jackie Kowal
Optician Membership expires on 6/30/2028Mrs Darla Ann All
Optician Membership expires on 6/30/2028Fitim Xhemaili
Optician Membership expires on 6/30/2028Frances Ilog Lunsford
Optician Membership expires on 6/30/2028Kenneth W. Kirk
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2028Mrs. Holly C. Law
Hearing Aid Specialist Membership expires on 6/30/2028Doctor Jennifer Susan Mundorff
Hearing Aid Specialist Membership expires on 6/30/2028Dr. Nikisha Richards
Opthalmologist Membership expires on 6/30/2028Jeffrey Grappone
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2029Michael Armstrong
Otolaryngologist Membership expires on 6/30/2029Ms. Maureen Sutherland Sadak
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2029