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2012-2013 Board of Directors
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Dr. Cargo is a graduate of Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry. He practices full scope primary care optometry in his private practice located in Las Colinas. In 2007, Dr. Cargo completed the Northeastern State College of Optometry's LASER and minor surgery course that gave him advanced training in those respective fields. Dr. Cargo is a member of the American Optometric Association, serves as the Third Party Center Committee Chairman of the Texas Optometric Association, and is a member of Irving - Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Cargo also serves on Rep. Angie Chen-Button's Health and Human Service Commission's roundtable advisory group and is a legislative key contact for Rep. Tan Parker. He has previously served as the DCOS Vice-President and Treasurer and as a TOA board member. Dr. Cargo is happily married to a speech pathologist. They have 4 children and reside in Flower Mound.
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Vice-President: Marcus Gonzales, O.D.
E-mail: doctorgonzales@gmail.com
Dr. Gonzales completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology with a Minor in Chemistry at Baylor University in Waco, Texas and then went on to earn his OD degree from the University of Houston College of Optometry. He currently teaches at the Bridge Builders Eye Clinic in Dallas, which is a charity disease clinic caring for the indigent. He was named the 2009 Educator of the Year by the Texas Optometric Association. Dr. Gonzales' clinical interests include retinal disease and glaucoma.
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Dr. Peterson is a graduate of University of Houston College of Optometry. He joined 1st Eye Care of Carrollton after completing an externship at the Eye Foundation of Utah, which specializes in treatment and management of Glaucoma. He is a therapeutic optometrist and glaucoma specialist. Dr. Peterson is a member of the American Optometric Association, Texas Optometric Association, and the Dallas County Optometric Society. Dr. Peterson has been married for more than 10 years and has three sons.
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Dr. Norton graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 1996. She earned her B.A. in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992. She is licensed by the Texas Optometry Board as a therapeutic optometrist and optometric glaucoma specialist. Dr. Norton opened her private practice, Park Cities Eye Associates, in 1996. The office is located in Preston Commons in the University Park / Highland Park area of Dallas. Dr. Norton is a member of the American Optometric Association, Texas Optometry Association, and the Dallas County Optometric Society. Dr. Norton, her husband, and her son reside in Addison.
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Communications Chairman: Paul Heeg, O.D.
E-mail: info@drpaulheeg.org Dr. Paul Heeg graduated from the State University of New York's College of Optometry in June 2010. He practices in Lewisville next to Costco. He seeks to deliver the best care through staying involved with his professional association and charitable optometrist organizations such as the AOA (American Optometric Association), FCO (Fellowship of Christian Optometrists) and VOSH (Volunteering Optometrists Serving Humanity).
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Public Relations / Grievance Committee Chairman: Jerry Jacobs, O.D., F.A.A.O.
E-mail: jjod2@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 214-941-8923
Dr. Jacobs did his pre-optometry studies at the University of Texas in Austin and received his Doctor of Optometry from the University of Houston, College of Optometry. He has served as President of the Dallas County Optometric Society; Board of Directors for the Texas Optometric Association; Board of Directors for the American Optometric Foundation; Examining Committee for the American Acadamy of Optometry; President of the Foundation for Education and Research in Vision and serves as Chairman of the Texas Optometric Association Grievance and Public Relations Committee. He has received the Bill Pittman Distinguished Service Award and Optometrist of the Year Award from the Texas Optometric Association and Lifetime Achievement Award from the Dallas County Optometric Society.
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