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Planting Purpose, Growing Impact

Planting Purpose, Growing Impact

ClearVision and the Optical Women’s Association have teamed up to seed dreams—and I’m honored to have mine among them. My project stems from a...

Connecting the DOTS

Connecting the DOTS

While my friends were graduating college, I was eight years deep in eye care—at just 23. That realization sparked a plan. I grabbed a piece of...

Planting Seeds

Planting Seeds

Fall in Minnesota reminds me how quickly things change. One day on a walk, I paused at a dandelion gone to seed—often seen as a weed, yet so strong,...

Mentor, Mentee—or Both?

Mentor, Mentee—or Both?

As I enter the final act of my career, I often ask, “What am I doing?” My husband jokes that I’m a social turkey buzzard—always befriending...

Being Karen

Being Karen

Do you ever think about your name and what it means? Up until mid-2020 I had not thought about my name of 56 years and certainly never apologized...