Email or Phone: 04 472 4261
MEET THE TEAM
The team at Sercombe amd Matheson Opticians is made up of approachable, hard-working and knowlegeable individuals who are all Wellingtonians by choice. Wellington is a great place and it deserves to be seen clearly! We think that looking after your eyes should be a priority in life and we'd like to help you look after yours.
THE DIRECTORS
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Roger Sercombe, Dispensing Optician Roger started work in what was then his parents' business in 1987 and has been here ever since, qualifying as a Dispensing Optician in 1991. Roger really enjoys advising about frames and lenses - read more on his Advice page - but he finds delivering the finished product especially rewarding. Outside work his energies are channelled into fatherhood, his Nintendo Wii and his mountain bike. |
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Anne has a Bachelor of Optometry from Auckland University, which she got in 1986. She completed Auckland University's post-graduate Programme in Ocular Therapeutics in 2004 which means she can prescribe a range of medications for eye conditions. She finds this very satisying, particularly for managing contact lens patients who may be struggling with allergies or infections. Anne thinks the film festival is the highlight of the Wellington winter, and likes to swim outdoors in the summer. Boardgames are a year-round enthusiasm. email: anne@opticians.co.nz |
THE STAFF
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Natalie Beardsworth, Optometrist Already a qualified Dispensing Optician, Natalie did her optometry degree at the University of Cardiff in Wales, finishing in 2002. She's worked in the UK, Australia and the USA and has been in New Zealand since 2004. She has a special interest in fitting rigid contact lenses, and in low vision services. She thinks Wellington is the best place in the world to live. Natalie is currently on maternity leave, and will be back at work in October 2012 email:natalie@opticians.co.nz |
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Richard has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Otago and a Bachelor of Optometry from the University of Auckland. He is a Wellingtonian born and raised but has visited many countries doing volunteer work abroad. He is on several executive committees, including the Wellington Chinese Association, Dragons Chinese Sport and Social Club and the New Life Foundation, Tanzania. Richard's leisure acitivities include photography, sport, health and fitness, live music and comedy. email:richard@opticians.co.nz
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Jason Horgan, Dispensing Optician Jason qualified as a Dispensing Optician in Christchurch in 1998 and moved to Wellington in 2004 which he thinks is a good thing and so do we! Jason is a member of the continuing education committee of the Association of Dispensing Opticians. He's an avid mountain biker and enjoys Wellington's steep hills, which is ideal considering he owns a house with a view up a goat track in beautiful Island Bay. Renovating the house occupies any spare time and money not consumed by holidays in Thailand. |
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Ian Bennett, Optical Technician Ian's first job was working as a technician in a wholesale optical laboratory. Since then he has had a varied working life, including spending time as a cycle courier before returning to optics (and starting work for us) in 1997. Ian is an extremely talented spectacle repairer - the more challenging the job, the more satisfying he finds it. Ian is into tramping and climbing and is a keen mountain biker. He is a member of the Wellington City Council's volunteer rural fire servce. |
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Jill has a varied background with experience in MYOB accounting, admin/reception, and aerobics instruction but is excited to now be involved in the eyecare business. Jill and her partner are avid followers of soccer, their sons' teams in particular. Becoming grandparents in 2009 to little Zak has been a great highlight and Jill hopes there will be many more grandchildren to keep her young. (no pressure, boys!) |
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Vanessa Sercombe, Practice Manager After a brief spell at a secretarial course, Vanessa moved on to teachers college and trained as an early chidhood teacher. 16 years educating and nurturing children, managing staff and running early childhood centres and community creches have given her an abundance of organisational and people skills which she's now applying to the business. An enthusiastic wearer of avant-garde glasses, she's delighted to be involved in frame purchasing.email: vanessa.sercombe@opticians.co.nz
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