Jeffrey Garcia, O.D. – (President) was appointed to the Board by Governor Gavin Newsom as a professional member on August 17, 2020 and reappointed by Governor Gavin Newsom on May 23, 2023. Dr. Garcia, O.D. is an optometrist and has been the owner of Family Eye Care Optometry since 1996. Dr. Garcia, O.D., has been an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor for the Southern California College of Optometry since 2014 and an Auxiliary Clinical Faculty for Western College of Optometry since 2013. Dr. Garcia, O.D. is a retired Navy Captain, having served as both a Hospital Corpsman and an Optometrist from 1985 to 2018. Dr. Garcia, O.D. is a member of the American Optometric Association and California Optometric Association. Dr. Garcia, O.D. earned a Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern California College of Optometry.

Eunie Linden, J.D. – (Vice President) was appointed to the Board by the California Senate Rules Committee as a public member on March 19, 2021 and reappointed on June 21, 2023. Ms. Linden is an attorney who previously worked as a consultant for the California State Assembly Committee on Business and Professions. Ms. Linden also worked for the California Office of Legislative Counsel as a Deputy Legislative Counsel. Most recently, Ms. Linden was an in–house volunteer attorney with Legal Services of Northern California. Ms. Linden graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 2011. Ms. Linden also earned a bachelor's degree from California State University, Long Beach, in 2005, and a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2008.

Stacy Bragg, O.D. – (Secretary) was appointed to the Board by Governor Gavin Newsom on May 23, 2023. Dr. Bragg, O.D. has been a Telehealth Optometrist at Empire Vision Center since 2022 and an Optometrist at Regency Eye Care Inc since 2017. She was an Optometrist at Stacy A. Bragg, O.D., Inc from 2016 to 2017. She was a Managing Optometrist for EYEXAM of California, Inc. from 2014 to 2016. Dr. Bragg, O.D. was an Independent Subleasing Optometrist at FirstSight Vision Services, Inc. from 2005 to 2014. Dr. Bragg, O.D. earned a Doctorate degree in Optometry from Pacific University College of Optometry and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Mercer University.

Lillian Wang, O.D. was appointed to the Board by Governor Edmund Gerald Brown Jr as a professional member on March 27, 2015 and reappointed by Governor Gavin Newsom on May 23, 2023. Dr. Wang, O.D. has been an optometrist at the Lafayette Optometric Group since 2004 and an assistant clinical professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry since 2000. She did her residency in Pediatric Optometry at the College of Optometry in Houston, TX, from 1997 to 1998 and was an assistant clinical professor at the State University of New York School of Optometry from 1998 to 2000. Dr. Wang, O.D. is a member of the American Academy of Optometry, the California Optometric Association, and the New England College of Optometry Alumni Association. She earned a Doctor of Optometry degree from the New England College of Optometry.

Joseph A. Pruitt, O.D. was appointed to the Board by Governor Gavin Newsom as a professional member on June 10, 2021. Dr. Pruitt, O.D. has been Director of Eye Care at Riverside–San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc. since 2014. Dr. Pruitt, O.D. was Staff Optometrist at the Department of Veterans Affairs – Minneapolis VA Health Care System from 2008 to 2014. Dr. Pruitt, O.D. is a member of the American Optometric Association, Armed Forces Optometric Society, and Christian Medical and Dental Association/Fellowship of Christian Optometrists. Dr. Pruitt, O.D. earned a Doctor of Optometry degree from the Illinois College of Optometry and a Master of Business Administration degree from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Pruitt, O.D. completed his residency in Primary Care/Geriatric Optometry at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center.

Paul Hsu serves as the Chief Procurement Officer at Global Delivery Company Inc. (GDC), which specializes in providing logistics solutions in high–risk areas, including Ukraine and the Middle East. He also holds the position of Vice President of Business Development at Marketing Promotions Inc. and is the President of PCH General Constructions Inc. Currently, Paul is focused on developing innovative and cost–effective solutions in the affordable housing sector through modular building technologies at American Modular Inc. Previously, he chaired Chapter Development and was a member of the National Governing Board, and he now serves as a National Advisor for the Asian Pacific Islanders Americans for Public Affairs (APAPA).

Robert Klepa, J.D. was appointed to the Board by Governor Gavin Newsom on May 23, 2023. Mr. Klepa has been a Hearing Officer for the Orange County Employee Retirement System since 2019, for the Los Angeles City Housing Dept since 2018, for the Ventura County Employees Retirement Association since 2016, for the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office's Disability Division since 2011, and for the Los Angeles County Civil Service Commission since 2002. Mr. Klepa has been an Adjunct Instructor with Santa Monica College since 2002 and the University of California, Los Angeles' Extension Program since 1998. Mr. Klepa was a Hearing Officer for the Los Angeles County Housing Authority from 2009 to 2019 and for the city of Santa Monica from 2005 to 2015. Mr. Klepa was a Judge Pro Tem, Arbitrator and Mediator with the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 1998 to 2014. Mr. Klepa has been a California licensed attorney since 1989, having previously earned his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Alex Clemens, of Mill Valley, was appointed to the Board by Governor Gavin Newsom on January 19, 2024. Clemens has been Partner and Co–Founder of Progress Public Affairs since 2022. He was Partner and Co–Founder at Lighthouse Public Affairs from 2016 to 2022. He was Founder of Barbary Coast Consulting from 2003 to 2016. Clemens has been a licensed private investigator in the State of California since 1998. Clemens earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Politics from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Clemens has taught full courses on ethical advocacy and strategic communications at the University of San Francisco Master of Public Affairs program in the 2010s, and to masters' candidates at Golden Gate University in the 2000s. He has guest lectured at the Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy, at Stanford University, at the University of California Santa Cruz, and at San Francisco State University.

Martin Dawson, SLD was appointed to the Board by Governor Gavin Newsom on March 19, 2024. Mr. Dawson has been a Field Director with Prison Fellowship since 2021 and currently works as an Academy Program Manager with Prison Fellowship. He was an Optical Consultant for Acuity Eye Group from 2020 to 2021 and a Licensed Optician and Lab Manager for Stanton Optical from 2017 to 2020. Mr. Dawson is co–pastor of the Pillar of Fire Church San Diego.