Sandbox Story - Interview of Dr. Dori Carlson

Sandbox Stories - The Podcast

Dr. Dori Carlson’s accomplishments in Optometry are stupendous, including a decade-plus of service to the American Optometric Association which culminated with her serving as the first female President of the AOA. Dr. Carlson has leveraged the values of her early days along with a commitment to continual personal and professional improvement to become an incredibly important part of the fabric of the profession.

The Stories within the Story include:

1:00 The Hobby Story

4:01 The Family Story

6:05 The Couple Building a Practice Story

12:02 The Growing Up in a Small Town Story

15:26 The Influence into Optometry Story

18:04 The Pacific University Story

22:26 The Volunteerism Story

24:34 The AOA President Story

30:30 The Observation of the Evolution of Education Story

34:49 The Masters in Leadership Story

37:48 The “Not Ready to be Done” Story

42:32 The Combating Apathy Story

50:43 The Story That’s Never Been Told Story

52:42 The Motivator Story