mayor is hoping to develop an app that anyone in the community can use to access and input information on a smartphone--everything from report- ing a pothole that needs repair to get- ting the latest garbage pickup dates. His motivation isn't just to keep the town updated--it's to keep it a special place. role as mayor is not a full-time posi- tion, since a township manager runs the day-to-day operations under the supervision of the township council. "I love ophthalmology," he says, adding that he considers it to be a very exciting field--one that's techno- logically advanced. "There are so many improvements in surgical tech- niques that are exciting--for example, laser cataract surgery," says Dr. Klein. "With multifocal implants, near and far vision improvement is now possible." lectual curiosity and because they get joy from learning new things. This can apply to public service as well. "In this public world, once you have your arms around it, you see there's something else to jump into and learn about," he says. He also suggests that eye surgery is all about problem solv- ing--a skill he also puts to use as mayor. public life comes down to one thing: "The good you do for people is the reason behind both." T E S Y O S H K L E I N M ' 9 see in a day as a physician. When you get involved in public policy, taking on the work of running a small town, you can touch more people." |