Bay City Location: 989-684-7121
Standish Location: 989-846-6009

Meet the Team

Our doctors are husband and wife. They met at Ferris State University in Spring of 1990. Dr. Tom graduated from Michigan College of Optometry in 1994 and Dr. Janel graduated from Illinois College of Optometry in 1997. The doctors married in June 1996. They opened their Standish office in January 2002 and their Bay City office in August 2002. The couple have three children, Andrew, Aaron and Anna.

 

Thomas Norfleet, O.D.

Thomas Norfleet, O.D.

Optometrist

Dr. Tom is an avid outdoorsman, who prefers bow hunting the most. He looks forward to his annual elk hunting trip with his brother in laws. He specializes in helping area hunters, fishermen and sport shooters with specialty glasses to see their best.

Janel Norfleet, O.D.

Janel Norfleet, O.D.

Optometrist

Dr. Janel enjoys the outdoors as well. Although, she is not a hunter, she does like to take long hikes. She is active in her community through various volunteering opportunities.

Kristen Ralph

Kristen Ralph

Office Manager

Kristen has a heart of gold, always making her patients feel like family. She has been with the practice for 10 years and has been the Office Manager since 2017. She is diligent in finding out what insurance her patients have and finds the best way to maximize their vision benefits. She takes time for her patients and will help in anyway she can to give the best patient experience possible.  EYES and our patients are lucky to have Kristen heading our team!

Shelby Rittmaier

Shelby Rittmaier

Optician

Shelby is a kindhearted and upbeat optician who truly enjoys helping patients find the perfect pair of glasses.  She is hands on with frame selection with both our young and older patients.  Shelby is a married mother of two children and fur mama to her three cats and two dogs. She enjoys doing “nail art”, playing board games, and looks forward to her annual camping trips with her family.

Carey Lachcik

Carey Lachcik

Optician

Our newest optician, Carey,  is soft-spoken, friendly and super organized.  She enjoys assisting  patients with their eyewear needs, while also helping manage the day-to-day flow of our front office. Outside of the office and loves spending time with her four boys and four Chihuahuas. She looks forward to Friday night roller skating with her husband.  

Jessica

Jessica

Optician

Our Standish office has two opticians.  Jessica is our lead optician at our Standish office and brings a friendly, out going personality to our team.  She enjoys getting to know our patients and helping them find eyewear that looks great, feels comfortable and fits their style.  She is a mom of two boys. She enjoys watching them play sports and attending power lifting events.   
 
Vickie brings many years of optician experience to our team.  Quiet and easygoing, she has a calm, casual approach that helps patients feel comfortable and at ease.  She looks forward to her off time with her husband, trail riding and is enjoying every minute of being a first grandma! 

Bay City
Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri: 9:00 - 5:00
Wed: 9:00 - 6:00
Closed Saturday & Sunday

Standish
Mon - Thur: 9:00 - 5:00
Doctors available Tuesday & Thursday

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