New York--The UJA-Federation of New York Optical Division will honor Lisa Wolman, president and CEO of For Eyes Optical, the 140-unit, Hialeah, Fla.-based optical retailer, at its upcoming 2005 dinner and fundraising event to be held here in March.
The UJA Optical Division will also recognize Jay Graber, president and CEO, and Phil Feldman, COO and executive vice president, of Tri-Supreme Optical with its Ben Robinson Lifetime Service Award at the dinner, to be held Thursday, March 10, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, Empire Suites.
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| Lisa Wolman | Jay Graber | Phil Feldman |
Wolman began her career at For Eyes in 1989 as a frame buyer, working under the guidance of her father, Philip, the founder and chairman of For Eyes Optical. During her tenure at For Eyes, Lisa has headed various departments responsible for product mix and development, store design, advertising, marketing, corporate branding and retail management before moving to her current role last year.
Graber is president and CEO of Tri-Supreme Optical and The Lens Connection, which effective June 1, 2004 became a Partner Lab of Essilor Of America.
Before establishing Tri-Supreme Optical, Graber began his professional career in the accounting field. He also worked as an entrepreneur in the car-rental industry. Prior to being acquired by Essilor in 2004, Tri-Supreme Optical, was listed in among Vision Monday's Top 10 independent U.S. wholesale laboratories.
Feldman has been involved in the wholesale optical arena for his entire professional career, spanning more than three decades, starting as a customer service representative at Ashland Optical, later joining Hirsch Optical. He was a founding partner in Supreme Optical and participated in the merger of Supreme Optical with Triconic Laboratory, resulting in the entity now known as Tri-Supreme Optical.
Support for the organization's 2005 Annual Campaign is conducted through direct contributions and through the dinner event's journal. Further information about the event and donations are available from Steve Klein, UJA Optical Division at [email protected].
