Victoria Mary Sheffield

Who's Who Site Administrator

Victoria Mary SheffieldTitle: Consultant

Company: International Eye Foundation

Location: Alexandria, Virginia, United States

 

 

Affiliations/Associations/Societies:

  • Albanian Society of Ophthalmology (honorary member, 1997
  • DACOR – An Organization of Foreign Service Professionals in Washington, DC (member, 2014-present)
  • Georgetown University School of Medicine, Ophthalmic Personnel Training Program (1975-1977)
  • Helen Keller International (director of technical, educational, and scientific services, 1984-1990)
  • International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (vice president, 2015-2021)
  • International Eye Foundation, (president and CEO, 1990-2020)
  • International Eye Foundation, Kenya Rural Blindness Prevention Project (director of training, 1980-1983)
  • International Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Council’s Advisory Board (founding vice-chair, 2013-present)
  • Royal Society of Medicine – UK (overseas fellow, 2015-present)
  • St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital (board of trustees member, 2009-2015)
    • Strategy Committee (chair); Clinical Governance Committee (member)
  • The U.S. Priory of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (1994-present)
    • Chapter (Board of Directors) (member, 2015-2021)
    • Current: National Development Committee (member), Finance Committee (member)
  • UNICEF, World Health Organization’s “Programme for Prevention of Blindness” (contributor, 1985-1987)
  • Union of Bulgarian Ophthalmologists (honorary member, 2005)
  • United States Air Force Medical Corps (Vietnam era: US, Philippines, Italy) (medic, 1966-1972)
  • USAID Child Blindness Program (consultant senior technical advisor, 2020-present)
  • VISION 2020/USA (vice-chair, 2009-2010) (board and executive committee member, 2020-present)

Achievements:

  • Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award, Marquis Who’s Who (2022)
  • Recipient, Vision Excellence Award, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (2020)
  • Honoree, Who’s Who of Professional Woman, Marquis Who’s Who (2020)
  • Recipient, Senior Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2014)
  • Recipient, Secretariat Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2013)
  • Rank of Dame from HM Queen Elizabeth II, The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (2013)
  • Recipient, Prince Abdulaziz bin Ahmad Al Saud Prevention of Blindness Award, Middle East Africa Council of Ophthalmology (2010)
  • Recipient, Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (1999)
  • Recipient, Regional Achievement Award, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (1998)
  • Recipient, Human Rights Award, United Nations Association/National Capital Area Board (1998)
  • Recipient, Statesmanship Award, Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (1990)

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