Sonya Penaflor
Practice Administrator
As Practice Administrator, Sonya maintains our office, performs insurance billing, helps our staff, and handles patient care. Sonya loves to spend time with her son and husband, watching movies and enjoying the excitement of Broncos games!
Nevaeh Teran
Patient Relations Specialist II
Chrissy Parker
Patient Relations Specialist
Ashley Chavira Loya
Patient Relations Specialist
Ashley is all about any dog-friendly activities! She loves spending time with her fur baby Zeke, and her partner Oscar. Ashley is multilingual and likes being able to help our Spanish-speaking patients (rumor has it that Ashley is even learning French!). Look for Ashley on the ski slopes or at a Weeknd concert!
Alisa Espinoza
Patient Relations Specialist
Alisa is a self-described sporty person and loves volleyball, basketball, softball, and paddle boarding. She has two beagles named Taffy and Twix who she considers her fur babies! When not helping patients at our Front Desk, Alisa can be found cuddling at home with her boyfriend Jakob watching movies.
Akaljot Juneja
Patient Relations Specialist
Jot joined our practice after her high school internship here and we love having her on the team! She enjoys helping people with their vision. When not helping patients, Jot loves spending time with friends and family.
Alyssa Begay
Lead Ophthalmic Technician
Alyssa moved to Colorado as a child and has a diploma in medical assisting. She loves the field of eye care and has six years of experience as an ophthalmic technician. She enjoys spending her free time with her daughter and husband. She also enjoys listening to and watching true crime stories.
Jackeline Rubio
Ophthalmic Technician
Jacky grew up in Brighton and is a proud Latina! She loves shopping, dancing, and kickboxing. When not helping patients with their eyes and vision she loves date nights with her boyfriend.
Salina Shafi
Ophthalmic Technician
Salina is an aspiring optometry student and she loves to travel. She reads and writes extensively and especially enjoys poetry! She is always planning her next travel adventure.
Lilly Barton
Ophthalmic Technician
Lilly recently moved to Colorado from Minnetonka, Minnesota. She loves hiking, reading, and playing with her cats: Princess Marie and Nixy. She enjoys helping patients with their vision and her contagious sense of humor means her patients often join her in laughter.
Charlene Ramirez
Ophthalmic Technician
Charlene enjoys being a technician because every patient presents a new and different challenge! When not in clinic, she is busy with her little girl.
Kathy Hernandez-Fink
Optical Manager
Kathy was born in Colorado, and grew up near Vista Eye Care. She started working as an optician in 2007 and loves helping patients find the perfect eyewear. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters.
Jemay Rech
Lead Optician
Jemay was born and raised in Thornton Colorado. She started as an Optician in 2017 and has loved helping patients in her journey through Eye care! She is a developing artist with a degree in illustration. She loves spending time with her friends and family, including her fur babies!
Mayra Hernandez Macias
Lead Optician
Mayra Hernandez Macias was born in Mexico but raised in Colorado since she was 7 years old. She started in the field of eye care in 2014 and fell in love with it. She loves helping patients any way she can whether answering insurance questions or helping a patient find the right eyewear! In her spare time, she loves traveling with her husband and kids or just spending time with her family.
Donna Plourde
Optician
Donna is a Colorado native who has lived in Thornton for up to four years now. She has been in the optical business as an optician since 2014. Styling patients is her favorite part of eye care in the office. Outside of work she loves spending time with her two children.
Miranda White
Optician
Miranda was born and raised in Colorado. She started in the optical field in 2013 as an optician and technician. She loves helping patients! She is also working on a vocal performance degree and loves to perform as well as teach voice lessons in her free time.
Karla Costilla
Optician
Karla is from Jalisco, Mexico and loves helping her patients find eyeglass frames that they love! She is the proud mother of a 2-year old puppy and she enjoys exploring new places and finding adventure parks.
Shilan Khoshnaw
Optician
Shilan is an experienced optician with over seven years in the industry. She Loves working with her Optical team to help her patients! She is married with 3 children and enjoys traveling, cooking, and listening to music.
Megan Hoefer
Optician
Megan is wonderfully artistic and enjoys singing, dancing, acting, and painting. She is known in our office for her incredible sense of fashion. When not helping patients find their perfect pair of eyeglasses, Megan loves spending time with her puppy and kittens.
Tina Padilla
Optician
Tina loves using her keen sense of fashion to help patients find their perfect eyeglass frame. When not helping patients with their eyeglass needs, she loves spending time with family and friends. Tina always has an eye-related joke on hand!
Allie Parker
Lead Ophthalmic Lab Technician
Allie has been in the eyecare business since 2015. She loves every aspect of it! She is eager to continue her journey of optics by joining an Optometry school later this year! In her spare time, Allie enjoys traveling, gaming, and being with her friends and family.
Denver Wardell
Ophthalmic Lab Technician
Denver was born in South Dakota and enjoys history, video games, and cinema. At Vista Eye Care, Denver’s job is to create the glasses that let our patients see! He is fluent in ASL and his favorite memory is seeing the fireworks at Mount Rushmore for the Fourth of July.
Erica Velasquez
Billing Specialist
Erica is the proud mother of 3 wonderful children. She has lived most of her life in Thornton, Colorado. Outside of work she enjoys reading, watching movies, and shopping. She loves spending time with her family and friends!
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