BOSTON—C. Ellis Potter, OD, has been installed as president of the VOSH/International Board of Directors. A graduate of the University of Kansas and Southern College of Optometry, Potter practiced in Iola, Kan. As a member of the Kansas Optometric Association (KOA), he served as editor of the Kansas Optometric Journal and on numerous committees. He was named KOA Optometrist of the Year in 2006. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a diplomat of the Primary Care Section, of which he is the immediate past chair.

Active in his local Rotary Club and district governor of Rotary District 6110 in 2007-2008, Potter is a member of the Rotarian Action Group for Avoidable Blindness. In 2008, along with Rotarians from his Iola club, he formed the Vision Quest International Foundation and serves as president of this organization dedicated to alleviating refractive error blindness.

The primary mission of VOSH/International is to facilitate the provision and the sustainability of vision care worldwide for people who can neither afford nor obtain such care. Potter is a member of Kansas VOSH, a fellow of VOSH/International and has led or participated in eight VOSH medical missions.