Kim

Kim grew up in Vancouver where she attended Simon Fraser University and received a Bachelor of Arts. She met her husband on vacation and moved to Alberta in 1996 with every intention of going into teaching.

While living in Canmore, she started her career in optical and graduated from the NAIT optical program, receiving National Accreditation as a Licensed Optician in 2001. Kim has been with Cochrane Family Vision since opening in 2014. Throughout her career, Kim has worked with a variety of people. She sees herself as a member of an eye care team, along with the optometrist and patient, working together to fulfill the unique visual and health needs of each patient.

Kim and her husband moved to Cochrane in 2002 to start and raise their family. She has two beautiful teenage boys. When not at work, you can find Kim at bootcamp, walking her dogs, on the ski hill, or on the rugby pitch with her boys.

Amy

Amy was born and raised in this wonderful town of Cochrane, Alberta! She spent 5 years in Victoria BC working with the city’s most vulnerable and at-risk population in a variety of fields. She has lived abroad in Oxford England, Fuan China, and North Carolina in the US where she married her husband. She has experience in multiple fields but has focused most of her career towards helping people which brings her to the optical field! She has previously worked for Pearle Vision in Victoria, BC as well as family-owned Edworthy Vision in downtown Calgary in both administration as well as optical. She was fortunate enough to take courses from Eye Recommend and had great mentors along the way. Amy joined our clinic at Cochrane Family Vision in July 2020.

On a personal level, Amy has 3 amazing dogs! She loves to go on hikes, camping, bike rides and just staying active. She absolutely loves plants and gardening – her collection is getting out of control. She and her husband are so thankful to be back in Cochrane and look forward to one day starting a family here.

Melissa

Melissa has lived in Cochrane with her family since 2012 and is currently a full-time student at the University of Calgary. Upon completion of her Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies degree, she would like to pursue medical education and become a pediatrician. She is one of our pretesters and really enjoys working with young children.

In her spare time, she likes to spend time with her family, visit the lakes, and bake.