South African Optometric Association

Structure

  • Head Office - The head office in Midrand is staffed by 10 people, who are committed to the Association’s goals and to providing outstanding service to it’s members.
  • Executive Director - The executive director is the chief executive officer of the Association and supervises the daily operations, administration and running of the Association. He acts as liaison between the Association and the management committee and sees that all the duties and proposals of the directorate are executed.
  • The Directorate - The directorate of the Association consists of 5 to 9 elected members - serving in a voluntary non-executive capacity - who meet regularly to deal directly with the day-to-day running of the affairs of the Association.
  • The optometric members of the directorate hold office for two consecutive years. The number of directors is determined by the board, depending on the projects and programme for the year. A President of the Association is elected from the board to serve for two years.
  • To assist the directorate in running the affairs of the Association, various subcommittees are appointed to deal with matters and advise the directorate regarding (e.g.) the constitution and ethics.