Dr. Jonathan Shrewsbury Assumes SECO PresidencySECO ELECTS NEW SLATE OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS ATLANTA (March 6, 2009) — SECO International elected a new slate of officers during the annual House of Delegates meeting at the SECO International meeting in Atlanta. The new officers include: Jonathan Shrewsbury, O.D., President, of Beaver Dam, Kentucky; Ron Bannister, O.D., President-Elect, of Thomasville, Georgia; Neil Draisin, O.D., F.C.O.V.D., Vice President, of Charleston, South Carolina; Ronald Foreman, O.D., Treasurer, of Lake City, Florida; Darby Chiasson, Secretary, of Cut Off, Louisiana; and Wilburn Lord, Jr., O.D., Immediate Past President, of Greenville, Mississippi. SECO's new President, Dr. Jonathan Shrewsbury, was first elected as an officer to the SECO International Executive Committee in 2005 when he became secretary. Then, he served subsequently as treasurer, vice president and president-elect prior to becoming president of SECO in 2009. Practicing optometry for 28 years, Dr. Shrewsbury has a practice with Dr. Mallory Roberts called Bluegrass Family Eyecare, located in Beaver Dam, Kentucky. Dr. Shrewsbury and his wife, Cheryl, and son, Jonathan, reside in Beaver Dam, Kentucky. Their daughter, Meredith, her husband, Jay, and their children, Mattox and Leighton, reside in Lexington, Kentucky. In addition to SECO International, Dr. Shrewsbury has been involved in other organized optometry organizations, including the American Optometric Association (AOA) and the Kentucky Optometric Association. He served as president of the Kentucky Optometric Association in 1998-1999. Dr. Shrewsbury is a 1981 graduate of the Southern College of Optometry and earned his bachelor's degree in biology, attending both the University of Kentucky and Western Kentucky University.
SECO 2010 PREVIEWThe incoming officers have already begun planning for 2010. Held Feb. 10-14, 2010, next year's SECO will focus on a theme of "Embracing the Generations." The 2010 program will feature education for generational care - from infant care to geriatric care. In addition, practice management topics will take attendees from starting a practice to preparing for retirement."We will build on the success of the 2009 meeting to deliver a truly innovative educational program that focuses on the unique eye care needs of each generation," said Dr. Shrewsbury. "SECO 2010 undoubtedly will be exceptional in every way and confirm once again that SECO is the Education Destination."
SECO International is produced annually by SECO International, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Southern Council of Optometrists, Inc. SECO International, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a not-for-profit membership association founded in 1923, and counts as its members practitioners in the 12 southeastern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The annual SECO conventions regularly attract more than 7,000 national and international eye care professionals, vendors, and allied ophthalmic personnel. SECO International is widely acknowledged as the largest optometric educational meeting in the world. For more information on SECO International, LLC, please contact Elizabeth Taylor, Executive Director, at SECO International, LLC, 4661 N. Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30338, or by phone: (770) 451-8206, fax: (770) 451-3156, or e-mail: etaylor@secostaff.com.
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