Meet the Faculty

Blair WongProfessor and Chair of Opticianry

Blair Wong is a MA Licensed Optician, a Master in Ophthalmic Optics, a 1980 graduate of the Optical Institute at Newbury College, and a 2007 graduate from Cambridge College with a Master’s Degree in Education. With over 30 years of experience, Wong has been the founding Director of Opticianry since 2007. An active member of the optical profession, he has served on many national committees and association boards, including Executive Director of the Opticians Association of Massachusetts (OAM) since 2000, as well as being an OAM Past-President. He is truly dedicated to the advancement of opticianry and was inducted into the Opticians Association of America Hall of Fame at the organization’s National Leadership Conference in 2022. He was also recognized with the Massachusetts Optician of the Year award (2011), the Opticians Association of America President’s Service Award (2013), and the Joseph Bruneni Memorial Educator of the Year Award (2013) from the National Academy of Opticianry. He is a nationally recognized lecturer on Ophthalmic Optics, and is also an Assistant Professor of Optics at the New England College of Optometry. “Helping students to be successful in the world” is his mission in teaching.

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  617-588-1294
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  bwong@franklincummings.edu
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  Union Building, Room 310

George Bourque Jr.Instructor

George Bourque Jr. has been a licensed Massachusetts optician since 1999. He earned his degree from the Worcester Technical Institute and has earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts. He is American Board Opticianry advanced certified and National Contact Lens certified. He is also a member of the Opticians Association of Massachusetts and is on the Board of Directors. He says the favorite part of his job is helping people solve their visual problems.

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  gbourque@franklincummings.edu
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Robert GoldmanClinic Director - Adjunct Faculty

Robert Goldman earned a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Behavior and Management from Lesley University. He has over 45 years of experience in the optical profession, and is recently retired after 34 years in Optical Management at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates. Upon retirement, he decided to give back to the profession by imparting his vast knowledge and experience to the future students of Opticianry. He brings a vast background of both the business and technical aspects of opticianry and oversees the clinic at Franklin Cumming Tech where students get hands on experience fitting and working with patients and actual prescriptions. He also teaches a business course that focuses on the management aspects of the optical industry.

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  617-763-3391
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  rgoldman@franklincummings.edu
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Joanne Le

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  jle@franklincummings.edu
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Kevin Silva

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  ksilva@franklincummings.edu
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Da Ni YanAdjunct Faculty

Dani Yan is a MA Licensed Optician, and a Franklin Cummings Tech alumnus. She graduated magna cum laude with an Associate in Science in Opticianry in 2018. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Medical Molecular Biology from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science (MCPHS University). Her passion is to help others; therefore, she decided to become a faculty member and a mentor, sharing her life experiences and wisdom, as well as technical expertise, to Opticianry students to guide them to become licensed opticians.

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  dyan@franklincummings.edu
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