Dr. Sherrol A. Reynolds is a graduate of the University of Florida and Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry. She is a Professor of Optometry at Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry and serves as Chief of the Davie Primary Care Clinic and Director of the Retina Clinic. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry and the Optometric Retina Society. She served as president of the National Optometric Association (NOA) from 2017- 2021 and currently serves as past president. She was awarded the National Optometric Association Optometrist of the Year in 2013. She is the recipient of the 2021 Women in Optometry Leadership award and the American Optometric Association (AOA) 2021 President’s Award. She is also the recipient of the inaugural 2022 American Academy of Optometry Foundation Excellence in Diversity Awareness and Education Award. She is a planning group member of the National Eye Institute (NEI) National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) and currently co-chair the Eye Health, My Health: Eye Health for African Americans. She participated in numerous events addressing diversity, inclusion and equity (DEI) in the profession, including the SUNY Race in Optometry panel series. She also served as a member of the Prevent Blindness scientific committee, served as chair of the Florida Optometric Association Healthy Eye Healthy People committee, Women in Optometry Board member, and a monthly columnist for the Optometric Management Journal Retina column. Dr. Reynolds was the only optometrist who contributed to the 2022 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Compendia that provided health care professionals with up-to-date information and best practices for treating diabetes and related complications.