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Veterans Day: EBAA Veterans

November 6, 2020

EBAA is fortunate to have many Veterans working throughout our member eye banks, whose military experience benefits them as eye bankers, and contributes to our mission to #RestoreSight worldwide. Because we have so many Veterans to honor, we’re taking the full Veterans Day week to salute their service. Here are some of their stories.


William “Drew” Timmons, RN, CTBS

Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force
Transplant Services Center, UT Southwestern

Read more about Drew Timmons

Patrick Gore

Senior Airman, Intelligence Analyst, U.S. Air Force
Chief Business Development Officer, Saving Sight

Read more about Patrick Gore

Paul LaBarre

Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
SightLife

Read more about Paul LaBarre

Wayne Dietz

Hospital Corpsman 1, U.S. Navy
San Diego Eye Bank

Read more about Wayne Dietz

The Team at Miracles in Sight

Dean Vavra

Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, National Guard
President and CEO, Miracles In Sight

Read more about Dean Vavra

Dr. Robert Enzenauer

General, U.S. Army
Chair of Board of Directors, Miracles in Sight

Read more about Dr. Robert Enzenauer

Ingrid Schunder

Corporal, U.S. Army
Vice President of Donor Logistics, Miracles in Sight

Read more about Ingrid Schunder

Mike Tramber

Corporal, U.S. Army
Vice President of Operations, Miracles in Sight

Read more about Mike Tramber
Read more on: EBAA Members Veterans Day

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EBAA Veterans: Mike Tramber
“The field of donation allowed me to help people, and gives me surgical opportunities.” ...The Army has made him a better eye banker, saying, “It definitely instilled in me great discipline, strong work ethic, and overall sense of service to others.”
EBAA Women in STEM 2021: Marian Macsai, MD
Asked to advise other young women interested in a career in STEM she suggests, “Don’t listen to the boys in high school; follow your passion. They’re probably teasing you because they’re jealous. Try a lot of things, and don’t forget the arts! Art exposure makes you an ‘outside the box’ thinker and helps you excel.”

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