{"id":12,"date":"2013-09-13T17:40:21","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T00:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/optometry?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:00:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:00:58","slug":"faculty-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/optometry\/faculty-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Administration, Staff &amp; Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/optometry\/images\/ray-symposium-2016-668149-10-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"College of Optometry HEC\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/optometry\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">College of Optometry<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-start\">\n              <div class=\"w-full lg:w-5\/12 2xl:w-4\/12 -mt-80 md:-mt-112 mb-48 px-12 lg:pr-32\">\n                              <nav class=\"py-28 px-40 2xl:px-64 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-gray-darker text-white mb-40\">\n            <ul>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/optometry\/faculty-staff\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Administration, Staff &amp; Faculty<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/optometry\/faculty-staff\/administration-staff\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Administration &amp; Staff<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/optometry\/faculty-staff\/faculty\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <p>Our faculty, staff, and administrators are 100% focused on your success. We focus on inclusive teamwork at all levels to assure our students are prepared to provide expert, inclusive, value-based care. Because we attract diverse students, faculty, staff, and administrators that thrive in an environment of humanistic health care education, our university culture creates the context for a nurturing and supportive environment. Students can expect to graduate from the institution having made deep, personal relationships within the university community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"378\">At WesternU, your success is our top priority. Our dedicated faculty, staff, and administrators work together to create an inclusive, collaborative environment that prepares you to deliver expert, compassionate, and value-based care. We\u2019re proud to attract a diverse community of students and professionals who share a passion for humanistic health care education. This diversity enriches every aspect of our learning environment, ensuring you\u2019re supported, inspired, and empowered to thrive. Here, you\u2019ll gain more than an education\u2014you\u2019ll build lifelong connections and be part of a close-knit university community that feels like family.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"642\" data-end=\"791\">\n<p><a title=\"Faculty, Staff, &amp; Administration\" href=\"\/optometry\/faculty-staff\/administration-staff\/\">Meet Our Leadership Team &amp; Support Staff<\/a><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"relative md:flex md:justify-end\">\n        <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"md:absolute md:-top-32 md:left-0 w-full md:w-5\/12 lg:w-6\/12 h-240 sm:h-320 md:h-full object-cover rounded-t-5 md:rounded-8\" src=\"\/media\/optometry\/images\/021612_esplanade_sunset_018-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Esplanade Sunset\">\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"md:w-8\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter\">\n          <div class=\"p-32 sm:p-40 md:px-0 md:py-80 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-8 bg-red\">\n            <div class=\"md:ml-1\/8 lg:ml-1\/4 xl:ml-1\/7 md:px-40 lg:px-80\">\n                              \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--red\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-yellow\">Meet Our<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-white\"> FACULTY<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-white\">Our faculty are nationally-known experts in their areas of focus. They act as mentors to our students, ensuring a steady progress through classroom, laboratory, and clinical experiences. 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