Adam Ramsey, O.D. is a Florida Board Certified Optometrist and owner of Socialite Vision in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Dr. Ramsey also operates three satellite locations on Seminole Health Services Clinic in South Florida. Dr. Ramsey graduated from Optometry Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN in 2012. One year later, he opened Iconic Eye Care in Lake Park, FL, which he rebranded as Socialite Vision in 2016. Dr. Ramsey compiled the ebbs and flows of his experience as an optometrist into his 2020 debut work, Play Chess Not Checkers: The Practical Guide To Warm Start Your Dream Optometric Practice. In his book, Dr. Ramsey gives aspiring optometrists and entrepreneurs, alike, step-by-step guidelines for opening a successful practice, coupled with personal life lessons to endure and overcome the test and trials of new business ownership. 

Dr. Darryl Glover is an innovative optometrist, global speaker, key opinion leader, healthcare influencer, diversity champion, highly sought consultant, podcast host, and author. He has served the optometric community for over twenty years and has held every position in the field including eyewear consultant, optometric technician, office manager, and optometrist. Dr. Glover is an Optometrist and Program Director, Brand and Inclusion for MyEyeDr., co-founder of Defocus Media, Black EyeCare Perspective, and Eyefrica Media. He is a COPE-approved speaker and has worked with several elite brands within the eyecare industry. Dr. Glover is passionate about helping healthcare professionals and organizations elevate their brand awareness through digital strategies, innovation, and diversity.

Achievements: Eyecare Business Game Changer 2020, Presidential Honor - New England College of Optometry 2022, Presidential Honor The Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University 2022.

Boards and Committees (Current and Past): Durham County Board of Health, Forbes Health Advisory Board, All About Vision Medical Review Advisory, Transitions Diversity Advisory Board, Versant Health Optometric Advisory Council, Zeiss Advisory OD, North Carolina PAC Director, North Carolina Optometric Society Diversity Committee, North Carolina Ethics and Bylaws Committee, Essilor Future In Sight Advisory Committee, and Essilor Think Tank Advisory Committee.

Dr. Essence Johnson is an “HBCU made,” residency trained, community and correctional health optometrist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Johnson received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Prairie View A&M University, followed by her Bachelor of Science in Vision Science and Doctorate of Optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University. She is also a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry and a Diplomate in the American Board of Optometry. Inside and outside of the office, Dr. Johnson is committed to serving as a mentor, preceptor, facilitator and speaker. For her, patient education isn’t limited to the ocular conditions a person may have, but also in sharing the experiences that influenced that once middle school girl who was introduced to S.T.E.M. by her 6th grade math teacher to be inspired to become the professional career woman, wife and mother practicing and preaching optometry while serving and impacting her community in english and spanish. Dr. Johnson is the Chief Visionary Officer of Black EyeCare Perspective and a sustaining member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated. She is redefining the color of the eyecare industry 1% at a time through advocacy, action and accountability.

Dr. Jacobi Cleaver received his Bachelor of Science in Biology along with a minor in Psychology from the University of Houston followed by a Bachelor of Science in VIsion Science and a Doctor of Optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University. Dr. Cleaver completed a residency in primary care and ocular disease at the Thomas E. Creek VA Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. He is also a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry and an active member of the Anterior Segment Section as well as the Academic Medical Center Optometrist Special Interest Group. Currently residing in Houston, Texas, Dr. Cleaver serves as faculty optometrist with the Baylor College of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology, practicing at the Martin Luther King Jr. Health Clinic (Harris Health Systems), providing care to the residents of Harris County. Dr. Cleaver believes patient education leads to patient empowerment and he relishes the opportunity to educate patients on ocular disease as it pertains to their overall health. He is the Director of Program Management of Black EyeCare Perspective which allows him to serve as mentor to many aspiring optometrists.