EyeCare4Kids appoints new CEO, transitions founder into international development role

Maggie Cline, MPH Image credit: EyeCare4Kids

Nonprofit organization EyeCare4Kids has named Maggie Cline, MPH, its new CEO. Having been promoted to the position earlier this month, Cline initially joined the organization in 2022 and served as Executive Director Utah, where she oversaw the delivery of more than 50,000 vision services annually at school clinics, community centers, and other underserved areas in the state, according to a news release.

Cline succeeds Joseph Carbone, who founded the organization in 2001 and will transition to a role focused on international development.

“The mission of EyeCare4Kids is both professional and personal for me because I used to be one of those kids whose family faced challenges and anxiety navigating the complicated U.S. health and education systems. That’s why I understand how important it is when one person or one organization offers a hand-up, potentially offering a life-changing impact with one act of kindness,” said Cline in the release. “I look forward to expanding the reach of EyeCare4Kids and thank Joseph Carbone for founding, growing, and leading the organization for so many years.”

As Executive Director Utah, Cline aided in increasing the patient volume at the Midvale clinic owned by EyeCare4Kids and supported the launch of a new clinic in Ogden. She also worked to expand the mobile outreach team and fostered partnerships with school districts, homeless shelters, refugee centers, and other organizations across the state.

In the transition, Carbone also has his own plans for expanding the organization’s reach in Africa. EyeCare4Kids has a goal of providing 1 million vision services to African children by 2030, and currently has a fully operational clinic in Kenya with plans to open another clinic in South Africa this year. Carbone will specifically work to create partnerships in Africa with different countries’ government departments, other NGOs that specialize in vision care, optometrists, clinics, lens manufacturers, universities, and schools. The goal is to develop a collaborative network to support children’s vision health across Africa and to build infrastructure to manufacture, cut, and fit lenses into frames.

“Over the past twenty years, I’ve seen how our work in Africa helps children to see better, do better in school, and set up opportunities to improve their quality of life. I’m very much looking forward to my next chapter when I can focus on building long-lasting relationships that extend the impact of EyeCare4Kids,” said Carbone in the release. “I also congratulate Maggie Cline on her well-deserved promotion. Her hard work, dedication, and resourcefulness combined with her compassion will serve EyeCare4Kids well in the future.”

Reference:

1. EyeCare4Kids names Maggie Cline as new CEO. News release. EyeCare4Kids. June 4, 2025. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://eyecare4kids.org/2025/06/04/eyecare4kids-names-maggie-cline-as-new-ceo/