July 24, 2017

New Members Elected to ARBO Board of Directors

At its recent annual meeting in Washington, DC, the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO) elected Thomas M. Bobst, O.D., F.A.A.O., and Jeffery B. Yunker to its Board of Directors. New ARBO board members introduced below.

Dr. Bobst is a graduate of Illinois College of Optometry who practices optometry in North Olmsted, Ohio. Dr. Bobst has served on the Ohio State Board of Optometry since 2011 and was President of the Board in 2014. Prior to being elected to the Board of Directors, Dr. Bobst served on ARBO’s COPE and National Board Exam Review Committees and was Chair of the National Board Exam Review Committee in 2016- 2017. Dr. Bobst is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a member of the American Optometric Association and Ohio Optometric Association.

Dr. Yunker is a graduate of Indiana University School of Optometry who practices optometry at Lifetime Vision in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Dr. Yunker has served on the North Dakota Board of Optometry since 2005 and has been Chairman of the Board of Optometry for eight years. Prior to being elected to the Board of Directors, Dr. Yunker served on ARBO’s OE TRACKER and Nominating Committees and has been Chair of the OE TRACKER Committee since 2014. Dr. Yunker is also a member of the American Optometric Association, North Dakota Optometric Association, and Professional Eye Care Associates of America.