Undergraduate Education: University of Cincinnati. Optometry School: New England College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: NHOA. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: TPA/G certified. What drives your passion for optometry? Knowing that even the short interactions we have with patients can make a lasting impact on their lives. How are you helping patients live their best lives? Creating a positive patient experience with customized vision solutions. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? It means providing high level care to everyone who enters my exam room. Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, Photography, Snowboarding, Fitness, Philosophy, Literature.

Undergraduate Education: University of Connecticut. Optometry School: New England College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? Through comprehensive eye examinations to enhance and preserve my patient's visual function. Hobbies/Interests: Biking, Watching Sports, Board Games.

Undergraduate Education: The Ohio State University. Optometry School: Ohio State University College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: AOA, American Academy of Optometry, President Florida Chapter of American Academy. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Family Practice Resident at University of Alabama in Birmingham. What drives your passion for optometry? Opportunity to impact people’s lives by helping them see better. How are you helping patients live their best lives? Helping people to solve vision problems. How are you impacting your local community? DeLand Breakfast Rotary Club Senior Active. Hobbies/Interests: Glamping, hiking, and fishing. Spending time with two grandchildren.

Undergraduate Education: State University of NY at New Paltz. Optometry School: New England College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: AOA. What drives your passion for optometry? Introducing new treatments and technologies into the practice. How are you helping patients live their best lives? There is so much new information regarding eye health and so much misinformation that can be found online that it’s important to remain a consistent source of reliable information. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Introducing innovative ways to enhance vision and mitigate the increasing vision stress today’s technology creates. How are you impacting your local community? Providing vision screenings for local businesses and as a member of the local Kiwanis club. Hobbies/Interests: Birding and hiking and active member of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Undergraduate Education: Grove City College - B.S. – Biology. Optometry School: The Ohio State University College of Optometry 1994; Cornea and Contact Lens Residency with combined master’s degree 1996. Professional Achievements/Associations: Master’s Degree in Physiological Optics (1996) The Ohio State University Graduate School; Member American Optometric Association, Ohio Optometric Association. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Contact lenses. What drives your passion for optometry? A desire to help people and develop doctor patient relationships. How are you helping patients live their best lives? By providing patients with the best vision possible and helping them to maintain both their eye health as well as overall health through comprehensive eye exams. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? A transformational eyecare experience includes not only providing great visual outcomes and stylish frames but utilizing technology to educate patients on how the eyes can help reveal information on their general health as well. How are you impacting your local community? We support local groups through various sponsorships, active members of our church Logan Elm Baptist, serve as Athletics Booster President for New Hope Christian Academy in Circleville. Hobbies/Interests: Running and working out

Undergraduate Education: Shawnee State University. Optometry School: The Ohio State University College of Optometry, 1995. Professional Achievements/Associations: Member American Optometric Association, Ohio Optometric Association. What drives your passion for optometry? A desire to help people see and develop a trusting provider-patient relationship. How are you helping patients live their best lives? By partnering with patients to help them achieve their best possible vision with stylish eyewear and comfortable contact lenses. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? We want to serve the patients in our community by providing the best vision care. We desire to treat each patient with kindness and respect and want patients to feel confident in placing their trust in us as their eye care provider. How are you impacting your local community? We support local groups and organizations through various sponsorships, active member of Logan Elm Baptist Church, serve on the school board at New Hope Christian Academy. Hobbies/Interests: Reading, Yoga, spending time with family and friends

Undergraduate Education: West Virginia University. Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: American Optometric Association, Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians, East Tennessee Society of Optometric Physicians. What drives your passion for optometry? I get up every day knowing that I’m going to help my patients see their best and help preserve the vision of those with eye diseases and injuries. That is very satisfying to me. How are you helping patients live their best lives? Vision is our most important sense. So much information is taken in with our eyes. I aspire to optimize and protect my patients’ vision. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? I hope to achieve my patients’ vision goals and exceed their expectations. I want them to be as excited as I am to be in our office. How are you impacting your local community? I’m a proud volunteer for Remote Area Medical Corps which provides vision, medical and dental care to those who can’t afford it. Hobbies/Interests: I’m on the panel which determines Golf Digest Magazine’s America’s 100 Greatest Courses. I recently completed playing all the courses on that list.

Undergraduate Education: The Ohio State University. Optometry School: The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: Past president of the Ohio State College of Optometry Alumni Association. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Dry eye disease. What drives your passion for optometry? My passion for optometry began with my own vision problems as a teenager. I saw what a difference that glasses and contact lenses made in my life for school, sports, and daily activities. How are you helping patients live their best lives? By truly trying to treat each patient as a distinct individual with different needs and desires. I try to give outcomes that enhance their lives and solve problems so that each patient can see and function as well in their life as they can. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? It means having a patient go home and tell their family and friends that they have had the most pleasant health care experience of their life. We pride ourselves on treating each patient with kindness, respect, and creating great outcomes. How are you impacting your local community? Our office has an annual food drive at Thanksgiving time and a toy drive at Christmas. Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, cooking, reading, watching Ohio State football.

Undergraduate Education: West Virginia University. Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry.