SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— Surgical Eye Expeditions (SEE) International has named Brian D. Stenfors vice president of advancement. With more than 25 years of fundraising experience, Stenfors comes to SEE International after seven years as manager of affiliated campaigns for the Cottage Health System.

Associated with the Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara, SEE International and Fielding Graduate Institute, Stenfors was also president of the Santa Barbara/Ventura County Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals for two years and was named Fund Raiser of the Year in 1997.

Stenfors joins Randal E. Avolio, who took over as president/CEO this past summer, as reported by VMail. SEE International is a 38-year-old local non-profit humanitarian organization that provides medical, surgical and educational services by volunteer ophthalmic surgeons with the primary objective of preventing blindness and restoring sight to disadvantaged blind individuals worldwide.