Undergraduate Education: University of Texas. Optometry School: Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: Optometry degree, dean’s list, AOA. What drives your passion for optometry? Interest in eye health and sight. How are you helping patients live their best lives? I love helping patients better their quality of life with optimal vision and a compassionate attitude. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? It means allowing science and technology to advance with the current industry and trends to better our profession and patient care. How are you impacting your local community? Serving patients. Hobbies/Interests: Painting, spending time with my husband (Rahul) and daughter (Mila).

Undergraduate Education: Ferris State University. Optometry School: Michigan College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: American Optometric Association. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: TPA/DPA certified. What drives your passion for optometry? Patient Care. How are you helping patients live their best lives? Recommending optimal products for each individual patient. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Making patients want to return specifically to see me as a provider. How are you impacting your local community? We support a local ministry. Hobbies/Interests: Sports, Fishing, and Family Time.

Undergraduate Education: Purdue University. Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry

Undergraduate Education: Michigan State University. Optometry School: Michigan College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: West Michigan Optometric Association, AOA, MOA. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Optometrist, Contacts. What drives your passion for optometry? I enjoy helping people maximize their vision for different activities. As well as monitoring their ocular health. How are you helping patients live their best lives? By providing visual options that help maximize their vision. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? I hope to offer options and solutions that will improve the patient's vision demands so that they can function at their best. How are you impacting your local community? Providing a service that improves people’s lives by offering the best vision care I can. Hobbies/Interests: Boating, gardening, fishing.

Undergraduate Education: Miami University. Optometry School: Ohio State University College of Optometry. What drives your passion for optometry? I get satisfaction every day from helping my patients understand their eyes or vision and they come away from the exam learning something new. How are you helping patients live their best lives? I help patients live their best lives by providing the latest proven technologies in eyecare, making improvements in vision throughout their lifetime. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? I believe a transformational eyecare experience involves sharing knowledge with my patients, so they learn something new about eye health and vision at every appointment. How are you impacting your local community? The biggest impact I have in the Holland area is providing prescription safety glasses for thousands of workers, allowing them to perform their best, which in turn impacts everybody that uses the products they manufacture. Hobbies/Interests: Fishing, Car mechanics, Wife and two boys.

Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Science in Vision Science. Ferris State University. Optometry School: Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University. Class of 1996. Professional Achievements/Associations: MOA/AOA. What drives your passion for optometry? I pride myself on providing the best possible visual solutions for every patient that entrusts me with their eyecare! Whether this involves prescribing new glasses or contacts or detecting ocular health problems that need attention! How are you helping patients live their best lives? By providing the best visual outcomes for each individual patient we are trying to remove the need to even think about your visual function. They just work! Hobbies/Interests: Chasing my two kids around, Golf, Watching sports (any sport), Travel, and Camping.

Undergraduate Education: Nova Southeastern University. Optometry School: Nova Southeastern University.

Undergraduate Education: Ferris State University. Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: American Optometric Association; Michigan Optometric Association. What drives your passion for optometry? I truly enjoy working with patients and building relationships with them. How are you helping patients live their best lives? By helping them find the very best eyewear for their specific needs and lifestyle. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Helping people through compassion and technology. Hobbies/Interests: Traveling with my husband, cooking, golf and reading.

Undergraduate Education: BS in biology from Wilkes College. Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: American Optometric Association, Michigan Optometric Association, West Michigan Optometric Association, past speaker at the Global Contact Lens Symposium in Las Vegas. How are you impacting your local community? Hockey coach for disabled children for the West Michigan Special Hockey Association. Hobbies/Interests: Hockey, golf, cycling and gardening.

Undergraduate Education: Central Michigan University. Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Certifications: MiSight Myopia Management Certified, Emerald Orthokeratology Certified. Specialties: Dry Eye, Multifocal Contact Lenses, Myopia Control for children. Hobbies/Interests: Sewing, Boating, Hiking.