Undergraduate Education: Northeastern State University. Optometry School: Northeastern State University College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? I see patients of all ages for glasses, contacts, and medical needs. I work closely with local ophthalmologists to make the most appropriate and comprehensive care available to the person in my exam chair. My patients’ vision and overall health is my passion and I do not take for granted that they choose me for their eye care needs. Hobbies/Interests: Raising my 4 daughters, woodworking, and traveling.

Undergraduate Education: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Optometry School: Pennsylvania College of Optometry; What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Ensuring the happiness and satisfaction of all patients.

Undergraduate Education: Florida State University; Optometry School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry; Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Primary Eye Care and Contact Lenses; What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Ensuring each patient receives the best eye care with our dedicated team.

Undergraduate Education: University of Maryland. Optometry School: Pennsylvania College of Optometry – 1987. Professional Achievements and Associations: Scientist/Inventor - Inventor of light filtering technology across multiple industries. Over 75 patents issued worldwide. Clinical Certifications and Specialties: Fellow American Academy of Optometry. The reason I became an optometrist is: When I was a kid, I broke my glasses constantly - it was destiny! My favorite part of helping my patients is: It doesn't get old, after 30+ years, the joy in watching someone clearly seeing the world for the first time. In my spare time, I enjoy: Boating, Hiking, Bicycling, snowmobiling.

Undergraduate Education: The University of Chicago; Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry; Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Ocular Disease; What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Ensuring the happiness and satisfaction of all patients

Undergraduate Education: Meredith College Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry Certifications/Awards: 1999 and 2000 Southern College of Optometry Clinician of the Year; 2008 Optometrist of the Year by Independent Weekly magazine; First Optometrist to be chosen as a member of the Corneal Team at Duke Eye Center (2018-2021). How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By educating patients about the eye and visual system so they can be great advocates for their own healthcare. By providing comprehensive eye exams for adults and children including contact lens evaluations. By providing medical urgent care visits for ‘pink/red’ eyes, foreign bodies in the eye or sudden loss or changes in vision (including flashes and floaters). By diagnosing and treating ocular surface diseases including blepharitis, ocular rosacea, meibomian gland dysfunction and inflammatory dry eye disease By providing diabetic eye exams and managing other ocular diseases including glaucoma and cataracts. Hobbies/Interests: gardening, traveling, reading.