During her years at the University of Waterloo, Kathy was a Clinical Faculty Member, Adjunct Associate Professor, Research Optometrist, Senior Clinical Scientist and ultimately Head of Clinical Research at The Centre for Ocular Research and Education (CORE, formerly CCLR). Kathy served on the Board of the American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) for 12 years and as the AAOF President from 2012 to 2014. She is currently Chair of the Research Diplomate Award Committee of the CCLRT Section of the AAO and Secretary of the International Society for Contact Lens Research (ISCLR). She has served on sub-committees of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) and chaired the Epidemiology sub-committee of the TFOS Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort.
Kathy has 35 years of experience in vision research with specific interests in contact lenses, the ocular surface, dry eye, visual performance and compliance (adherence) with health care treatments and recommendations. She has 38 peer-reviewed publications, more than 100 peer-reviewed abstracts, eight book chapters, numerous professional articles, and has given more than 200 invited lectures and continuing education presentations around the world.
Margaret and Roland were classmates and graduated from the College of Optometry of Ontario in 1965. They went on to practice from 1967 to 2011 at the Ottawa Optometric Clinic.
They have each served as Past-President of the Ottawa Society of Optometrists, of which Roland is a founding member. Both are Past Presidents of the CAO (Margaret served as the first woman in the role) and both have held leadership roles within COETF. Roland is a Past-President of the Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) and the World Council of Optometry.
Margaret and Roland are co-recipients of the OAO’s James Cobean Memorial Award and CAO President’s Award. In addition, Margaret was honoured by COETF through the establishment of the Margaret des Groseilliers Award, which recognizes Waterloo optometry students who have exhibited exceptional leadership.
On their retirement from practice, their partners established the Dr. Roland des Groseilliers and Dr. Margaret des Groseilliers Humanitarian Award at the UW School of Optometry & Vision Science.
In
addition
to
their
involvement
in
various
political
and
community
organizations
(including
Rotary
Clubs
in
the
Ottawa
and
Arizona)
they
have
also
supervised
eye
care
clinics
in
James
Bay,
Antigua
and
Jamaica.
He has been in private practice in eastern Ontario since 2013, primarily in the rural township of Alexandria. He has a special interest in visual neurorehabilitation, particularly in cases of stroke. He is a staff consultant at the Glengarry Memorial Hospital in Alexandria, working with the hospital’s stroke rehabilitation unit.
Josh is in his second term as President of the Ontario Association of Optometrists, where he has served as a member of the Board of Directors since 2014, and also served for three years as Ontario’s representative on the Council of the Canadian Association from Optometrists.
Josh takes a pause each year from practice to serve on medical mission trips abroad, with his seventh mission planned for northern Ghana in November 2019.
He also enjoys speaking to all audiences about eye and vision care, having spoken at the Ottawa Stroke Summit in 2018 and on several occasions at the Wabano Aboriginal Health Centre in Ottawa, and with an upcoming lecture planned at the Canadian Stroke Congress in October 2019.