I am a native Floridian. I grew up on Miami Beach where I attended Temple Menorah preschool, Biscayne Elementary School, and graduated high school from Miami Country Day School. My undergraduate degree in genetics and zoology are from the University of Florida (GO GATORS!). Then I moved up to the cold north, Boston Massachusetts. Did you know that cotton sweaters do not work above the Mason Dixon line in the winter? Wow, the weather up there was a shocker for this Florida girl. I graduated in 1994 with a doctorate in optometry from the New England College of Optometry. I married my husband, Evan, the day after I took the National Boards for Optometry. I can’t tell which I was more nervous about. We are the proud parents of two children whom many of my patients have gotten to know over the years due to their constant presence in the office after school as they were growing up. Jacqueline will be attending Boston College in the fall to get her Master’s of Social Work. Aaron is finishing up his AA degree at MDCC and is a car enthusiast. In my spare time I love rowing, hiking and camping, biking, and reading books. I became interested in developmental optometry after several years of private practice. I started studying and began attending meetings to better learn to diagnose and treat functional vision disorders. I received my fellowship for the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) and soon after was designated Florida State Coordinator for the COVD. I am, presently the chair for all the state coordinators in the country and co-chair of the membership committee. I am the organizer of the annual Florida COVD Study which​ meets each year in late July/early August. In addition to my work I spend several weekends per year volunteering for the Florida Special Olympics. I am one of the Clinical Directors for the Special Olympics Lion’s Club International Opening Eyes Program in South Florida. I look forward to spending time with the athletes and their families and providing for their eyecare needs at local and state games. I have lectured on the topic of Vision and Visual Development around the country and internationally and enjoying hosting parents, teachers, colleagues, therapists in my office for workshops on a variety of visually related topics.