NEW YORK—The Optical Women’s Association (OWA) hosted two events in New York City to celebrate and promote the achievements of women in the optical industry during Vision Expo East. The events included a champagne breakfast awards ceremony and “star awards” cocktail and networking celebration. Both events enable members and guests to hear from this year’s leadership honorees: Pleiades honoree Ashley Mills, chief executive officer of The Vision Council; Pyxis honoree Deb Bulken, a regional sales director at Luxottica Group; and Emerging Leader honoree Janelle Pauli, a marketing manager for VisionWeb. The Emerging Leader award is a new award in 2018, to honor an up-and-coming executive who exemplifies emerging talent.