Pelin Munis

Pelin Munis is the Chief Executive Officer of RestoringVision and has been leading the organization since January 2015. An accomplished professional, applied Psychologist and entrepreneur, Pelin brought to the position more than 20 years of executive planning, administration, communications and marketing experience in for- and non-profit sectors. Prior to joining RestoringVision, Pelin founded and operated […]

Don Barclay

Don joined RestoringVision in January 2022. Don is a Financial Executive with over 30 years of experience in the corporate and non-profit sectors. Prior to join RestoringVision, Don was the Chief Financial Officer of Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), a New York based not-for-profit organization. Don was responsible for the overall financial management of AFA […]

Aminah Yoba

Aminah joined RestoringVision in December 2020. Aminah brings over two decades of experience working with nonprofit and for-profit entities advancing business goals and objectives and organizational development initiatives. Prior to joining RestoringVision, Aminah served as Director of Institutional and Major Gifts at Breaking Ground, a nonprofit organization working to combat homelessness in NYC, and prior […]

Mac Humphries

Mac Humphries joined as Director of Strategic Partnerships of RestoringVision in January 2014. Prior to RestoringVision, Mac worked as an institutional mortgage bond sales manager for Countrywide Financial in Los Angeles and as a salesperson for Paine Webber’s bond desk in New York. Prior to that, he was a sales manager and salesperson for Wang […]

Stephanie Godward

Stephanie joined RestoringVision in April 2022 as the organization’s Senior Manager of Communications and Marketing. Stephanie has more than a decade of experience as a communications leader for nonprofit organizations based in Pennsylvania, where she has successfully managed public relations, statewide advertising campaigns, and more while writing for various platforms and audiences. Stephanie also has […]

Shaun Starkey

Shaun joined RestoringVision in 2021. Shaun is an accomplished professional in Operations and leadership for over 18 years. Prior to joining RestoringVision, Shaun was an Operations Manager for Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. in Columbus, Ohio and held other leadership positions within DHL and Big Lots. He has worked within transportation and warehousing since 2004. Shaun holds […]

Benjamin Cobb

Ben joined RestoringVision in March 2022. Ben first became passionate about global health after traveling to Haiti and Guatemala, where he learned about the gap in access to healthcare in certain areas across the globe. Following this realization, Ben began his studies at the Duke University’s Global Health Institute, during which he completed his thesis […]

Gerardo Medina Duarte

Gerardo Medina Duarte joined RestoringVision as Manager of Program and Monitoring, Latin America in 2021. Gerardo was raised in a family of opticians. Visual health became part of his life early on, creating a significant understanding of how a pair of eyeglasses can enhance someone’s life. Prior to joining RestoringVision, Gerardo worked as a Social […]

Charlie Cocuzza

Charlie joined RestoringVision in 2016. Charlie spent 15 years of his career working for Union Carbide Corporation, moving back and forth across the United States in various positions that taught him the knowledge he needed to start his own IT business. In 1992, Charlie opened Omega Solutions, an IT and internet company, and has been […]

Sara Fisher

Sara joined RestoringVision in 2021. Sara has a passion for helping those in need and working towards the greater good. She has worked in a global health nonprofit setting for the past 9 years. Sara holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resources Management from Grand Valley State University. She […]