Meet the Team
Melissa
Clinic Supervisor
Melissa is a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant with over 19 years of experience, much of her focus being in the cataract and refractive specialties. She has worked with Dr. Carlson at the Allina Health clinics and the Phillips Eye Institute. Melissa has worked in both the clinical and surgical aspects of ophthalmology and understands the importance of having an experienced surgeon and eye team that you can trust. She is devoted, like the entire Claris team, to giving you the highest level of eye care and knowledge in a caring and comfortable environment.
Nichole
Certified Ophthalmic Assistant
Nichole is a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant coming to us with over 13 years of experience. She has worked in both a small clinical setting as well as a large university and has always been involved in taking care of patients who have a wide variety of eye care needs. She has worked beside corneal, neuro-ophthalmology, glaucoma, plastic and retinal specialists. That experience is a tremendous asset to Claris Eye Care and our patients.
Nichole knows how important it is to feel comfortable with your surgeon and eye care team. She has helped many pre and post-surgical patients and is always excited to see how patients’ lives can change with better vision. She is committed to giving you the best experience and highest level of care.
Rachel
Jennifer
Molly
Patient Care Coordinator
Molly is our patient care coordinator with over 11 years of experience in healthcare both administratively and clinically as a Medical Assistant. Having worked in both smaller and larger clinic settings, she appreciates the opportunity that Claris offers her to be able to get to know each of our patients and provide personal and exceptional service to each one of them.
Molly has a degree in Human Resources and Organizational Management so she understands how vital it is for our patients that our staff works as a team to provide high-quality eye care clinical and administrative services to create a comfortable experience at Claris.
Donna
Certified Ophthalmic Assistant
Donna started in eye care 35 years ago as an optician and contact lens technician. She wanted to further her commitment to patient care, so she trained to become a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant. She has experience in eye disease management as well as pre- and post-operative eye care and has worked in both small and large practice settings. Donna is compassionate and strives to build trusting relationships with patients. In her short time at Claris so far, she has seen life-changing visual outcomes and is excited to be part of this professional eye care team.
Hannah
Hannah is our Patient Care Coordinator with over six years of experience in health care, four of those in ophthalmology as an ophthalmic assistant. Having worked in larger volume clinics, she appreciates the smaller “family” feeling here at Claris. She believes having compassion for patients is most important.
Hannah received her Bachelor of Science in Fitness and Wellness from Mayville State University in North Dakota. She spends her free time at Warrior Dog Rescue and enjoys spending time with her husband, two dogs; Bailee and Zoey, and two cats; Bella and Peaches.
Charlotte
Charlotte has over 11 years of patient care experience with Claris Eye Care. As a member since its founding, she knows the needs of a private office as it endeavors to bring compassionate, timely and collaborative care to its many patients. Experience in the front office and in the patient care coordinator position gives her a wide-ranging perspective to help Claris develop better ways to deliver outstanding eye care now and in the future.
Charlotte has a BA degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. She enjoys reading and puzzle-solving. She volunteers at church and is a math tutor at a local elementary school.