Alumni Board

Michael G. Harris, OD, JD, MS, FAAO Member, Berkeley Optometry Hall of Fame Dr. Michael G. Harris, born in San Francisco in 1942, graduated from the UC Berkeley School of Optometry where he received his Master of Optometry (1965), Doctor of Optometry (1966, as one of the first four graduates to receive the School’s newly …

Dr. Yarwood has been practicing since 1976. He retired from Kaiser Permanente Oakland after 35 years and served as Chief of Optometry for 28 years. He has been practicing at Iris Eye Center in Oakland, since 2011. Dr. Yarwood has served as President of the California Optometric Association, Alameda Contra Costa Counties Optometric Society, Bay …

Rev. Clyde W. Oden, Jr., OD, MPH, MBA, MDIV Member, Berkeley Optometry Hall of Fame Dr. Clyde W. Oden, Jr., born in San Diego in 1944, graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science degree (1966), followed by Master of Optometry (1967), and Doctor of Optometry (1968) from the UC Berkeley …

Dr. David Yang is the Chief of Optometry for the VA Palo Alto Health Care System where he also serves as the Co-Residency Supervisor for two optometry residency programs affiliated with the UC Berkeley School of Optometry (UCBSO). He completed his residency training in Geriatric/Hospital-Based Optometry at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center in …

Daphne Chan, OD, FAAO, is a San Francisco native who is proud to serve as an alumni board member of the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science. As a board member, her priorities are in increasing diversity and access to Berkeley Optometry, and reducing expenses for optometry students while maximizing their educational opportunities. …