ABOUT GOODVISION
Since its founding in Germany in 2012, GoodVision has become a global leader in creating sustainable vision care infrastructure in some of the poorest and most remote communities around the world. Central to its mission is the local manufacturing and distribution of GoodVision glasses, an ingenious and award-winning design that can be made onsite in minutes using less than $1 in materials and a portable bending machine that does not require electricity. Having received quality eye care and GoodVision’s revolutionary glasses, the lives of over one million people in 12 countries across the global south have been transformed to date with plans to scale further in 2025 and beyond.
OUR MISSION & VISION
To advance the growth and impact of our work globally by leveraging the resources and goodwill in the US, GoodVision USA became a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity in March 2019.
GoodVision USA believes that quality vision care is a human right and that everyone deserves the dignity, opportunity and self-determination that comes with having good vision.
GoodVision USA’s mission is to bring vision to the more than 950 million people globally who have preventable vision loss but do not have access to quality vision care.
GoodVision USA envisions a world where everyone has access to quality vision care and where preventable vision loss is no longer an obstacle to individuals being fully engaged members of their community and realizing their full potential.
GOODVISION’S VALUES
The following 7 values are at the core of GoodVision’s mission and drive all decision making.
- Universal Access: GoodVision is committed to providing affordable, high-quality vision care for everyone, especially in resource-limited settings.
- Local Empowerment: In addition to local teams driving the local strategy, GoodVision creates jobs and trains local specialists, with over 500 people employed across 11 countries.
- High Quality and Comprehensive Care: GoodVision maintains the highest quality standards for frames, lenses and other vision care services which are informed by the latest global best practice while ensuring proper training and certification of technicians. GoodVision also goes beyond basic vision services to include prescreening, disease detection, and referrals for additional treatment and surgery when needed.
- Sustainability: GoodVision establishes permanent local production and vision care services, minimizes its carbon footprint, and uses recyclable and other low impact materials whenever possible.
- Education and Awareness: GoodVision prioritizes strengthening understanding about vision care through culturally-informed local specialists who conduct education in local languages.
- Gender Equality: GoodVision ensures that equal pay and access to opportunity are available to everyone regardless of gender. It also provides targeted opportunities for women to develop careers and access professional development.
- Data & Innovation: GoodVision was founded on innovation and it has embedded systems and procedures to be in a continuous state of measurement, evaluation and adjusting strategy and approach to optimize impact wherever possible.
OUR TEAM
Our team consists of professionals from diverse sectors, backgrounds, and nationalities most of whom serve volunteer roles with GoodVision. Many team members have technical and/or clinical background in eye and vision care as well as international development and are leaders in their fields.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BLAIR WONG
President, Board of Directors | Blair has supported GoodVision from the beginning with his energy and enthusiasm. He is a Master Optician in Ophthalmic Optics, is a retired professor from the New England College of Optometry, and is the department Chair and founder of the Eye Health Technology and Opticianry department at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. Additionally, he is the executive director of the Opticians Association of Massachusetts, director to the American Board of Opticianry and National Contact Lens Examiners. At the age of 26, Blair was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, an incurable disease leading to blindness. Since the disease is progressive, he began to redirect his focus toward a career as an educator in ophthalmic optics and eye health technology.
KATHERINE SMITH
Secretary, Board of Directors | From the start, Katherine was impressed by GoodVision’s sustainable way of improving lives through eye glasses. In 2019, she traveled to Africa and was able to experience first-hand the nonprofits’s impact in Burkina Faso, where she learned how to create GoodVision glasses. She brings past experience in programming and data management. Her desire to help others is why she is part of GoodVision.
KARSTEN WOLF
SALLY HUNT
Treasurer, Board of Directors |Sally has a long career with experience in operations management, project management, software development, system analysis, computer programming, and customer support across a wide range of industries. She has worn glasses since she was eight years old and greatly appreciates the importance of good eyesight. Sally is excited about the opportunity to use her skills to help build an organization that will improve the lives of so many people.
DIBBY BARTLETT
Member, Board of Directors | Dibby has been in the optical industry for over 40 years. She has been part of sales and operations with REM Eyewear, SafiloUSA and most recently as COO of Todd Rogers Eyewear. She is Past President of the Opticians Association of America where she holds an active board position.
Dibby is a Past President of the Opticians Association of Massachusetts, where she has held a director position for 10 years. She is an adjunct faculty member at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology. She is also an Honored Fellow of the Opticians Association of America and a recipient of the OAM Presidents Award and the OAA’s State Leader of the Year. Dibby was voted one of Vision Mondays Most Influential Women in both 2018 and 2020. She was also the recipient of Eyecare Business’ GameChanger Award in 2020. She obtained her Massachusetts Opticians license in 1987 and is ABO certified. Dibby resides in Marshfield, Massachusetts with her husband and has two grown children.
CIRA COLLINS
Member, Board of Directors | Cira is a self-described optical geek and she delights in sharing her love of all things eyecare and eyewear with others. She has spent the last 19 years exploring many facets of the profession of opticianry working both in corporate and private practices, as a technician and an optician, in dispensing and production, as a buyer and as a vendor, and as both a team member and a manager. In 2022, she earned her ABOM: the Master in Ophthalmic Optics designation from the American Board of Opticianry; a designation granted to only a few hundred people in the country for their knowledge of ophthalmic optics, their willingness to be a continual learner and their desire to pass along this science and art to opticians everywhere. She is an ABO certified Continuing Education speaker where she speaks on both state-level and national stages. Prior to optics, Cira had careers in the non-profit sector and in the field of international public health and development. She lived in Africa for almost four years and speaks four languages in addition to English. She holds a Master of Public Health degree from Tulane University.
OPERATIONAL TEAM
MATT GIANINO, USA
Executive Director | “Everything for us, led by us.”
This has been Matt’s professional mantra since his social justice work in the disability community began in 2006. Ultimately, he feels he is successful when he gets out of the way and sees communities thrive. Matt joined the GoodVision team in 2024 with 20 years’ leadership experience with nonprofits in the US and Africa. Mission-driven and community-focused social justice organizations are Matt’s passion, and he loves solving problems that maximize impact and implementing strategies that allow organizations to do their best work. He has seen firsthand how, when executed well, strategic planning, nurturing relationships, and strengthening brand can be transformative. Other areas of Matt’s expertise include community engagement, data-driven decision-making, project and grant management, and cross-functional and interdisciplinary collaboration. Matt earned his MBA from the UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics and furthered his training at Georgia State University’s AUCD Leadership Academy.
JENNIFER HYDE, USA
Associate Director of Strategy and Partnerships | Jennifer became aware of the lack of eyeglasses access globally after a trip to the eyeglass store with her kids got her thinking. Many questions and hours of research led Jen to GoodVision. In the 1980s, Jen worked in the Congo as a Peace Corps volunteer and became aware of the lack of access to basic health benefits (like eyeglasses) which can significantly hold individuals back in their potential. Jen first worked in the environmental field and moved on to the field of international public health and vision correction.
SHANA FEELEY, USA
Administrative Coordinator | Shana is a passionate advocate for social change, both within the US and abroad. After earning her degree in communications, Shana found her passion in nonprofit work, primarily focusing on public health, disability, and education. Aware of the limited resources available for nonprofits, Shana approaches everything she does with an efficiency lens. She analyzes processes and recognizes areas for improvement to maximize impact. Shana thrives by solving problems and being resourceful but shines brightest when helping others.
JACKSON T. SMITH, LIBERIA
Country Director | Jackson joined GoodVision Liberia as the Country Director in April 2024. He studied at Obafemi Awolowo University in Osun State Nigeria, where he earned a degree in politics, philosophy, and economics from the department of political science. Throughout his career, he has worked for a number of companies including Diagnomedics Ltd. (Huma Diagnostics Germany), a marketing and service provider for lab and medical equipment in West Africa. In his role as their country manager for Liberia, he forged alliances with the Ministry of Health and other international organizations that promote health. Jackson’s desire to serve people drove him to work in Nigeria with the Bethesda Child Support Agency, in Liberia with Project Concern International, and at the Center for Liberia Future. Due to his commitment and hard work, Jackson has become a well-respected and accomplished social worker and health professional in Liberia.
MATEE MORRIS, LIBERIA
Ophthalmic Nurse | Matee is an ophthalmic nurse and helped establish the eye clinic with GoodVision. Matee worked as a nurse for two years prior to becoming an ophthalmic nurse. Matee has played a critical role in the training of the GoodVision technicians.
JAMES COOPER, LIBERIA
Finance and Administrative Manager | James has two years’ experience in cooperate finance and more than ten years as a finance manager and administrator for non-profit organizations. James holds a masters’ degree in banking and finance along his bachelor’s in accounting. Additionally, he has gained several notable certificates including public sector finance and financial management for NGOs. James brings with him extensive international experience.
CHRISTINE BURKE, USA
Communications | Christine has been wearing glasses to correct her distance vision since grade school, and she can’t imagine life without them. She comes to GoodVision after a 30–year career in publications, from producing newsletters for local profits to managing an international dental research journal. She believes GoodVision’s twin goals are a winning combination: bringing the life-changing benefits of improved vision to more children and adults and supporting meaningful employment for local GoodVision Technicians.
BRIAN WONG, USA
Volunteer, Frame Bender | Brian Wong came to GoodVision via his brother Blair, who sits on the GoodVision Board of Directors. Brian retired in 2016 after serving 36 years as a public employee for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. With a passion for “figuring out how things work” Brian taught himself how to bend GoodVision glasses and now demonstrates the bending process at events, including Vision Expo. Brian has also lent his time to support GoodVision’s operations.
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