Steve Sutherlin
ALEXANDRIA, Va.— The Vision Council has named Steve Sutherlin the new Optical Lab Division liaison to fill the seat left vacant by Mike Daley when he became CEO of the organization on Oct. 1, 2014, as reported by VMail. The appointment will become effective Feb. 2, 2015.

Sutherlin, joined Sutherlin Optical in 1974 and has been its president since 1991, growing it to become one of the 20 largest independently owned optical laboratories in the U.S. Sutherlin Optical was family owned through 2007 when it became an Essilor Partner Lab.

Sutherlin held the position of president of the Optical Laboratories Association from 2005 to 2006, and he was a member of the association’s board from 1998 to 2007. He was also the president of the Midwest Optical Laboratories Association for two years and was inducted into the Optical Laboratories Association Hall of Fame in 2008.