Association of Ophthalmology Development Officers
We work for a future where everyone is free from blindness.
ABOUT
The Association of Ophthalmology Development Officers (AODO) is a network of philanthropy-development professionals affiliated with departments of ophthalmology and eye institutes at leading universities in the United States. We focus on the challenges and opportunities associated with academic ophthalmology development.
AODO Members network informally throughout the year and hold an annual meeting during the American American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) national meeting to exchange advancement best practices, fundraising information, marketing strategies, professional knowledge, experience, and collaborate on group-identified issues.
Thank you for joining us at the 38th Annual AODO Conference in Chicago, IL!
SAVE THE DATE FOR 2025!
October 20 and 21, 2025 in Orlando, FL
Details to follow. Sign up for the Listserv below.
We welcomed the following institutions to the 2024 conference:
All May See Foundation at UCSF
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Byers Eye Institute/Stanford University
Cleveland Clinic
Dean McGee Eye Institute
Doheny Eye Institute
Duke Eye Center
Emory Eye Center
John A. Moran Eye Center
Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA
Mass Eye and Ear
MUSC Storm Eye Institute
OHSU Foundation
Penn Medicine
The Ohio State University
UC Davis Eye Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Florida
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Iowa
University of Kentucky
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Wills Eye Hospital
Wilmer Eye Institute
Benchmarking
The 2025 AODO Benchmarking Survey will open in July 2025.
Please contact Suzanne Beers at sbeers@willseye.org with questions.
Board Members (2022-2025)
Katie Sturgell (University of Iowa) - Chair, Katie.Sturgell@foriowa.org
Suzanne Beers (Wills Eye Hospital) - Vice-Chair, sbeers@willseye.org
Mayme Patthoff (Cleveland Clinic) - Treasurer, patthom@ccf.org
Deborah Chesky (All May See Foundation at UCSF) - Secretary, Deborah.Chesky@ucsf.edu
Jim Durbin (Dean McGee Eye Institute) Jim-Durbin@dmei.org
Heidi Reid (John A. Moran Eye Center) heidi.reid@hsc.utah.edu
Karla Ruggiero (Emory Eye Center) karla.ruggiero@emory.edu
Megan Ward (Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Center) meganward@jhmi.edu
Committees:
Conference Content Committee: Heidi Reid (Lead), Megan Ward, Deborah Chesky
Benchmarking Survey Committee: Megan Ward (Lead), Suzanne Beers, Katie Sturgell, Jim Durbin, Diane Quinlisk
Conference Event Committee: Mayme Patthoff (Lead) and Katie Sturgell
Communications and Membership Committee: Karla Ruggiero and Suzanne Beers (Co-Leads), Jim Durbin
Sign up for our mailing list
Get on the list! Association of Ophthalmology Development Officers (AODO) group welcomes all those interested in ophthalmology and visual sciences advancement to join in the conversation.
To subscribe (or unsubscribe) from AODO email listserv please follow the directions below.
1.Follow the link: https://listserv.cc.emory.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=AODO-L&A=1
2. Type in your name (First/Last) and the appropriate email address
3. “Select List” should be auto-populated with “AODO-L (unlisted)”
4. “Subscription type” is auto-selected as “Regular”
5. Click “Subscribe (AODO-L)” to subscribe or “Unsubscribe (AODO-L)” to unsubscribe
6. A blue message saying “A confirmation request is being sent under separate cover” will appear directly above the information entry box. Please check the registered email address for the confirmation message.
Contact Karla Ruggerio at karla.ruggerio@emory.edu with any questions.
Participating academic ophthalmology departments and eye institutes:
All May See Foundation at University of California – San Francisco
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Callahan Eye Foundation of University of Alabama at Birmingham
Casey Eye Institute of Oregon Health and Science University
Cole Eye Institute of Cleveland Clinic
Columbia University, Dept of Ophthalmology
Dean McGee Eye Institute & University of Oklahoma Department of Ophthalmology
Doheny Eye Institute
Duke Eye Center
Emory Eye Center
Eye and Ear Foundation of Pittsburgh
Eye Institute of the Medical College of Wisconsin
Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute of Arkansas
Henry Ford Health System
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute of the Indiana University School of Medicine
John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah
Jules Stein Eye Institute of the University of California – Los Angeles
Kresge Eye Institute at the Wayne State University School of Medicine
Louisiana State University Eye Center
McPherson Eye Research Institute of the University of Wisconsin – Madison
Mason Eye Institute of the University of Missouri
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Minnesota Medical Foundation of the University of Minnesota
The Ohio State University’s Havener Eye Institute
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Scheie Eye Institute of the University of Pennslyvania
Shiley Eye Center of the University of California – San Diego
Storm Eye Institute of the Medical University of South Carolina
University of California, Davis Eye Center
University of California, Irvine
Institute for Vision Research of the University of Iowa
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
University of North Carolina
Flaum Eye Institute of the University of Rochester
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
W.K. Kellogg Eye Center of the University of Michigan
Washington University (St. Louis, MO)
West Virginia University Eye Institute
Wills Eye Hospital
Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins University
Yale University