Lorna Taylor is the CEO of

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based ''Premier Eye Care''.

Education

She earned her M.Div. in Social Ethics from

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Career

Taylor launched Premier Eye Care in 1993 and was still CEO as of 2015. Premier is a

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company that provides medical review, authorization and payment services in the field of

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. As of 2014 it had 2.7 million customers in Florida and about 300,000 people outside Florida.

Awards and recognition

In 2013, she was named a Woman of Distinction by Girl Scouts of West Central Florida and received the Angie Award from

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. In 2013, The Tampa Bay Business Journal honored her as Business Woman of the Year. Lorna was awarded the "Light of Sight Award" from the

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for Transplant and Research in honor of her advocacy and

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References

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