Amy Pulles (l) with Sherry Williams. 
COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness announced that Amy Pulles, vice president of Prevent Blindness, Ohio Affiliate (PBO) will succeed Sherry Williams, as its president and CEO upon Williams' planned retirement on Jan. 1, 2022. Pulles has served PBO in a variety of leadership roles since 2014 including as its development coordinator, director of development, VP for development and field services and most recently as vice president of the organization.  Her prior work experience included positions with the Red Cross and League of Women Voters.

Williams served as PBO’s president and CEO since 1986 and helped establish the organization as a public health leader in vision and eye health. Under her leadership, the organization established five staffed Chapter offices serving all areas of Ohio, increased the reach of its sight-saving services to over one million Ohioans annually and established legislation creating a voluntary donation on Ohio motor vehicle registrations to support children’s vision programs statewide. The Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness serves all 88 Ohio counties.

“The Prevent Blindness succession plan worked beautifully as it allowed Williams to mentor Pulles for several years to prepare her candidacy for the Board’s consideration,” said Carolyn King, board chair of the Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness. “Prevent Blindness is in excellent condition to build on our past successes and expand them to meet the challenges of the future.”