Meet Our Team

MELANIE, CPO

Practice Administrator

Certified Paraoptometric

• 2021 Practice Manager of the Year
• 2019 AOA Paraoptometric of the Nation
• 2019 SECO Paraoptometric of the South
• 2018 Tennessee Paraoptometric of the Year

melanie@springhilleyecare.com

Melanie has been with Spring Hill Eyecare since January 2008.  Melanie started as an optometric assistant and is now our office manager.  She is the machine that keeps the whole business going.  Occasionally she will still conduct your pre-testing and special testing before seeing the doctor to stay sharp in that area.  Melanie enjoys meeting patients and helping meet your eye care needs.  In 2018, Melanie was named Tennessee Paraoptometric of the Year.  At the 2019 SECO meeting in New Orleans, Melanie was named Paraoptometric of the South! At Optometry's Meeting in St. Louis, she was named the American Optometric Association's Paraoptometric of the Nation for 2019!  In 2021 she was named Practice Manager of the Year beating out 280 other candidates from the USA and Canada!



Melanie grew up in Alabama.  She graduated with a BS degree and has done graduate work in counseling and social work.  Married to an Alabama fan (Dale, who preaches for the Spring Meadows Church of Christ), she is an Auburn Tiger fan.  They have two grown sons and has five beautiful grandchildren.  Melanie enjoys spending time with family, entertaining, watching football, reading, relaxing on the porch swing, seeing our 50 states (having visited 34 as a family already), summertime, collecting Santas and is determined to develop a green thumb while living in Spring Hill. 

KARA, CPOA

Manager of Optometric Assistants

Certified Paraoptometric Assistant

kara@springhilleyecare.com

Kara joined Spring Hill Eyecare in February 2012.  Kara will be available to assist you in a number of ways, whether it is scheduling your appointments or conducting your pre-testing and special testing before seeing the doctor.  She may also help you with your contact lens training. 

Kara is from Chapel Hill, TN.  She has a business degree from Columbia State.  Kara married her husband, Justin, in September 2013.  They have a son, Charlie, born in September 2015 and a daughter, Ida James, born in September 2019.  In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, photography and embroidery. 
 



JEANNE, CPO

Manager of First Impressions Team

Certified Paraoptometric

jeanne@springhilleyecare.com

Jeanne joined Spring Hill Eyecare in March 2014 and is the manager of our First Impressions Team.  She also helps with billing, filing, and verifying insurance and vision plans.  She has experience as an optician in our office and  can help you select your frame and lens options.  Jeanne enjoys meeting patients and is available to assist you in a number of ways.

Jeanne grew up in a small town in Indiana.  She married her high school sweetheart, Eddie, and they are blessed with two beautiful daughters. She has a BA in Psychology from Marian College and also studied secondary education at Cumberland University. She enjoys watching movies with her family, playing tennis, watching hockey, and listening to her husband play music. Jeanne’s idea of a perfect date is "April 25th because it’s not too hot and it’s not too cold; all you need is a light jacket" (can you name that movie reference?).

KENDALL, CPO

Vision Therapist/Patient Care Coordinator

Certified Paraoptometric

kendall@springhilleyecare.com

ZACH, CPO

Director of First Impressions 

Certified Paraoptometric

zach@springhilleyecare.com

Zach joined Spring Hill Eyecare in August of 2016.  As our Director of First Impressions, Zach is often the first person you will be in contact with on the phone or when you walk in the door.
 
Zach is from Chapel Hill, TN.  The Spring Hill Eyecare team first met Zach while he was working at Walt Disney World as a Cast Member and we were there for an optometric conference.  We hired Zach to bring some of that Disney Magic and legendary customer service and training to Spring Hill Eyecare.

In his free time, Zach enjoys playing tennis, spending time with his family, especially his two little cousins, and taking trips to Disney with his friends and family.

AMIE, ABOC, CPOA

Manager of Opticians and Frame Stylists

American Board of Opticianry Certified

Certified Paraoptometric Assistant

Jessica, CPOA

Optometric Assistant

Certified Paraoptometric Assistant

Jessica joined our team in June of 2019. She is the 6th generation to grow up on her family's TN Century Farm in Marshall County.  In 2018, she received her Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Sciences from the University of Tennessee Knoxville.  Jessica and her husband recently moved back to the area to be closer to family.  In her free time you can catch her climbing mountains at 3am just to catch the sunrise.  She also loves cooking for others - traditional southern food being her and her family's favorite.  She is passionate about advocating for and serving others.  She looks forward to meeting you!

Caitlyn

Optician

Caitlyn joined our team in August 2019.  Caitlyn was born and raised in middle Tennessee. She has always lived close to family and loves getting to spend quality time with them. She attended college at Brigham Young University Idaho and Majored in Child Development and Marriage and Family Studies. Caitlyn and her husband moved to her home town in 2016 and they have two cats, Lightning Bug & Stormy, and one dog, Daisy Mae. In her free time she loves to spend time with her family and friends. Caitlyn and her husband are active in their church community. She loves the ways you can express yourself with frames. You will often find Caitlyn finding ways to serve and care for others and she looks forward to serving you!

Brittany

First Impressions Team

Brittany joined our team in August 2020.  

Brittany was born and grew up in Chicago, IL.  After studying communications at Purdue for a year and then business at Indiana University she watned to make a change!  She moved down to Tennessee and joined our team in August 2020.  Brittany enjoys line dancing on the weekends, trying new restaurants with new people, loves watching crime and doctor shows and, of course, The Bachelor.  Brittany has loved living in Tennesseee and finding new friends everywhere she goes!

Sierra, CPO

Optometric Assistant

Certified Paraoptometric

Sierra joined our team in March 2021. 

Sierra was born and grew up in California.  She went to CSU Monterey Bay and graduated with a BA degree in business administration in 2018.  She moved to Tennessee in January 2021 with her best friend.  She is very excited to be working with such a great team at Spring Hill Eyecare!  She loves animals, enjoys reading, and loves to travel to new places with her friends and family. 

Abby

Optometric Assistant

Abby joined our team in January 2022. She grew up in Fairview and then moved to Columbia In 2016. She is a graduate of Spring Hill High School. Abby has a son, Coen, who was born in 2021. When not working, she spends time with friends and family while creating the life she loves!  

Christen

Optometric Assistant

Christen joined our team at the end of February 2022 as an optometric assistant. She grew up in Mt. Pleasant and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High in 2008. She currently lives in Columbia. In her free time, she likes to spend time with family and friends. She likes to get in touch with her creative side, by doing nails and dancing. She got married in Augut 2021 to her best friend, Kayden. They have a fur baby (Rockie) that keeps them on their toes. She had 1.5 years of experience in the  optometry field prior to joining Spring Hill Eyecare and she enjoys working with others!

Wes 

Optician

"So nice I had to do it twice!" - Wes is back with Spring Hill Eyecare after a short stint away.  In his own words, he has learned the errors of his ways and will never look at a piece of junk mail in the same light again.  He's happy to be back at what he feels like is his home away from home again and looking forward to seeing some familiar faces as well as some new ones!