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CEO balances the office with the dojo

Head of American Academy of Optometry spent two decades building organization while mastering martial arts Lois Schoenbrun may spend much of her time sitting behind a desk as executive director of the American Academy of Optometry, but she still can hold her own in a fight. Schoenbrun is a fifth-degree black belt in taekwondo as well as an international judge in the Korean martial art. The sport is one of two passions in her life; the other is leading a professional society. And she has spent the past two decades expanding her skills at both. "My son is now 29 but when he was 4 he wanted to be a Ninja Turtle," Schoenbrun said. "So I found a martial arts school that was… Read More