Board Members

Founder
Jerre Freeman, MD
(1933 - 2023)
Dr. Jerre Minor Freeman, a lifelong Memphian, was in private practice since 1968, specializing in cataract surgery, intraocular lens implant surgery, laser vision correction surgery and other surgical procedures. He holds over 20 patents for lens implants and surgical instruments and is the designer of the Punctum Plug, a surgical insert to help correct dry eyes.
Before receiving his Medical Degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Dr. Freeman received engineering training from Auburn University and served as a pilot with the U.S. Navy. He had two Fellowships, including the Heed Fellowship, at Harvard Medical School and trained in intraocular lens implantation in the Netherlands. A clinical professor of ophthalmology at the University of Tennessee, Memphis, Dr. Freeman served on the boards of numerous medical and eye organizations and journals. He was a past president of the Memphis Medical Society and a past president of the American Board of Eye Surgery (ABES). Dr. Freeman was also Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
In 1978 Dr. Freeman founded the World Cataract Foundation and remained a driving force in its vision and growth. Since 1970 he led medical mission teams around the world to provide life-changing sight-restoring surgeries to the poor. Dr. Freeman was an internationally known speaker, author, inventor and surgeon.
Board of Directors

Gib Wilson
WCF President
Retired CFO
Lehman-Roberts Company
Richard Myers
WCF Vice President
Attorney, Glankler Brown
David Cuicchi, CPA
WCF Treasurer
Cannon & Company CPA
Pat Beech
Past WCF President
Owner/Broker, Arlena Enos Realtors
Nancy Coe
Financial Advisor
Raleigh Crawford
Past WCF President
McVean Trading & Investments, LLC
Noble Crigler
Low Income Apartment Development
James Christian Fleming, M.D.
FACS Chair, Dept. of Ophthalmology
Hamilton Eye Institute
University of Tennessee
John Freeman, M.D.
Ophthalmologist
Memphis Eye & Cataract Associates
Kimberly Freeman, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Wolf River Wellness
Richard Grant
Past WCF President
Retired Navy Captain
Former Commanding Officer
Naval Station, Memphis
Lori Hudson
Past WCF Executive Director
Sandra Morris
Public Relations Executive / Philanthropist
Dow McVean
McVean Trading & Investments, LLC
Patricia Sherman, MSN, RN
President, Unity Hospice Care
Nancy Wilson
St. Mary's School
Emeritus Board Members
Staff

Thomas C. Gettelfinger, M.D.
Memphis Eye & Cataract Associates
K.C. Lam, CLU, ChFC, CFP
Financial Planning Group of Memphis
John T. Van Dyck III, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Retired Ophthalmologist
Cristy Beech
Executive Director