About Our Eye Clinic in Saint Joseph

Krista joined Go Vision with her husband, Dr. Byers, and began supporting the office as an administrator in 2017. Previously, she earned her bachelor’s in Education from Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota, in 2012.

After teaching all kinds of school—private, public, online, and international—she is excited to be part of Go Vision’s team, but will always have a place in her heart for kids. Lucky for Krista, she gets to meet wonderful people and families every day at the office!

Bonita is an optician with 20 years of experience. She has served the Twin City area since 1997, helping her patients look and feel good in their optical choices. Bonita loves helping everyone look fashionable in their eyeglasses and listening to her patients. As a wife and mother of 3, she especially loves helping children find glasses that they will feel comfortable in and enjoy wearing.

Besides serving as an optician, Bonita also specializes in eye care insurance. If you have any questions about your coverage or need help figuring out what insurance you have, she will be happy to help!

Elaine joined Go Vision in 2016 as an ABO-certified optician. Having left Saint Joseph to start a family in Wisconsin, she has now returned with over 25 years of experience in the field.

In 1999, Elaine achieved her American Board of Opticianry certification, a nationally recognized credential to dispense and craft eyewear. She has spent most of her working years as a certified optician, specializing in selling, dispensing, and adjusting eyewear. Her passion is helping people see and love the look and feel of their eyewear.

“I love my patients and making them smile. It’s like they become part of my family when they choose us as their eye care provider.”

Elaine also manufactures most of the eyewear on site. If you’re lucky enough to catch her at the right time, she just might make your glasses the same day!

With over 30 years of experience as an optician, Teresa’s main goal every day is to make our patients’ experience the best they have ever had. She is very knowledgeable about all aspects of your eyewear lenses. She’s skilled at choosing the best frame for your prescription and, of course, the frame that makes you look GREAT!

Teresa has taught many patients how to put contacts in for the first time and how to care for them. Her duties also include assisting the doctors in the exam room and explaining insurance benefits. Teresa is used to multitasking as the mother of 3. She has a daughter who is married, a son who lives in Colorado, and a Senior at Lakeshore.

Emma was born and raised in Southwest Michigan in the beautiful little town of New Buffalo! She has experience assisting the eye doctors as an ophthalmic technician, as well as selecting and making glasses. She enjoys being part of the process of clear vision for all. In her spare time, she enjoys nature walks with her Boxer dog, playing tennis, and spending time with her family and friends.

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Liz has over 20 years of optical experience, specializing in contact lenses for over 7 years. She started working in optometry when she was just 16 years old in a local optometrist’s office, filing and doing office tasks after school. Liz feels very fortunate to have had a mentor who showed her the ropes of being more involved and informed about optics.

From there, she learned more about glasses and contacts and became an optician. Contact lenses are where her love for the optical world flourished. When she’s not working, Liz enjoys reading, being with her husband and dogs, spending time with friends, and going to the spa.

Kathleen was born and raised in beautiful southwest Michigan. She received her Associate of Liberal Arts in 1991 from Lake Michigan College and one year of a Child Development Associate’s degree from Tri-County Head Start. She has 25+ years of experience in customer service and loves working with the public.

Kathleen enjoys supporting local nature centers and animal shelters. She is the proud mother of triplet daughters and also the author of 2 children’s chapter books whose main characters are triplet girls.