Planning and Awards Review Committee (PARC)
While keeping the ultimate fiduciary responsibility of the Awards Program, the Foundation Board has delegated to the Planning and Awards Review Committee (PARC) the responsibility of reviewing the various applications and recommending which are to be funded, as well as making recommendations about any alterations in the Foundation's Awards Program. PARC is composed of nine voting members and one nonvoting member: Voting members of PARC are selected by the AAO Foundation BOD from recommendations originating from the AAO BOT (through both the AAO COE and AAO COSA), PARC and from the AAO Foundation Board itself. Individuals recommended by either council and nominated by the AAO BOT need not be members of either council. Typically, PARC members serve a maximum of two three-year terms. The Chair and Vice Chair of PARC are both determined by the AAO Foundation BOD. The nonvoting member of PARC, who is designated the AAO Foundation Board Liaison to PARC, is selected by the AAO Foundation BOD from among Foundation Directors.
Members of the Planning and Awards review Committee (PARC) at the January 2026 Meeting are shown above:
Left to right: Brett Schott (AAO Foundation Vice President); Jose Bosio; Greg Huang; Veerasathpurush (Sath) Allareddy; Sarandeep Huja (Chair); Sylvia Frazier Bowers (Vice Chair); Nan Hatch; Sumit Yadav; Wellington Rody; Mark Berkman (AAO Foundation Liaison); Lili Horton (AAO Foundation President)
Not Pictured: Christine Hong