Carene Kunkler’s Recognition as an Influential Woman in Optical

​Carene Kunkler is a Cincinnati-based executive who has delivered a host of marketing and brand management solutions across the optical and cosmetics and beauty industries. As a member of the Sight Resource Corp. executive team in 2003, Carene Kunkler was recognized as one of Vision Monday’s “Most Influential Women in Optical.”

Among her peers were female business leaders on the retail side of the optical industry, representing industry-leading companies such as LensCrafters, Pearle Vision, and Bard Optical. In addition, awards went to opticians and dispensing managers affiliated with broader health care organizations such as Kaiser Permanente and Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates.

The Vision Monday award extended to optometrists associated with entities such as the Illinois College of Optometry and the Special Olympics Opening Eyes Program. Other categories of recipient included those involved in laboratory work, field sales, supplier networks, media, and consulting.

With Sight Resource Corp., Ms. Kunkler helped guide one of the nation’s largest 15 US primary eye care providers. The company managed 130 eye care centers, as well as three distribution centers and a pair of regional optical laboratories. It manufactured, distributed, and sold eyewear products and offered related services. In total, more than 200 global optical sector leaders were recognized by Vision Monday with the award she received from 2003 to 2007.

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