Owner / Optician
In 1980, Rhonda started her optical career at Pioneer Optics where she met her best friend Kim and her partner Dacia who also worked at Pioneer. She met many people there - they all became lifelong friends. After leaving Pioneer in 1988 she moved on to Boise, Idaho, where she learned the retail part of making glasses. She settled on working for Pearle Vision in 1989 and it ended up being a great experience as she learned from a gentleman who knew everything about eyeglasses - and then some. So many people along the way had taught her everything about eyeglasses that she thought she could learn, by 2003 she moved to Campbell California - working for Pearle vision. It was fun doing some training and learning that end of it. In 2005 she was offered a different job by Pearle Vision. Fixing a store in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that was going downhill. There was no fixing that, the Dr of 20 years was leaving. So, she left with her and worked as her Lab Optician. She learned some valuable lessons - leaving Iowa in 2007. She worked for an unnamed HMO for a while (and didn’t like it) and started looking around for something else – coming across Hendrix & McGuire Optical. THIS was the place she was going to buy. It wasn’t going to be like the big box stores she worked for - those places were turning the Opticians world into selling without knowledge. It wasn’t going to be about how much money you give her; it was going to be like it was when Earl Hendrix owned the place. By October 2008 Rhonda was the proud owner of Hendrix McGuire Optical. She decided to run her store with her own vision - where the CUSTOMER is number one. She has strived to make it a destination for people - where it’s always fun and we always laugh. She has turned it into an optical store that is trusted for knowledge/expertise - fun to go to, and is home to Portland’s Perfect Peepers.
Optometrist
Dr. Nancy has been practicing in the Portland metro area since graduating from optometry school in 2001. She specializes in pediatric optometry and vision therapy, but enjoys working with patients of all ages. Dr. Nancy comes from a family of teachers, and educating her patients about their eyes and vision is her favorite part of her job. At age 8, Dr. Nancy was already significantly near-sighted, and she remembers the amazement of seeing clearly through her first pair of glasses. In high school and college, Dr. Nancy wore contact lenses. As an adult, she had Lasik surgery to correct her vision. She loves to help her patients explore the pros and cons of all these options, so they can determine which type of correction will best suit their own lifestyle. Dr. Nancy attended Central College in Pella, Iowa, where she majored in biology. She obtained her doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, before moving to Oregon to establish her career. She enjoys Broadway musicals, Stephen King novels, and taking pictures on road trips.
Optician
Kim is a native Oregonian who grew up in the Beaverton area. Kim started her optical career in the late 70’s working in an optical lab for 14 years. She left optics in 1992 to pursue other career opportunities. Kim met her wife in 92 and together they have a beautiful daughter. She returned to her passion in 2008 when her BFF bought an optical store in downtown Portland. Kim enjoys the outdoors, hiking and the occasional bike ride. Kim said the best part of her job is working with her best friends and meeting tons of cool people.
Optician
Janny was born in sunny California, but relocated to Oregon over 20 years ago to raise her three children, which she describes as her greatest joys in life. Janny loves, helping others and always goes above and beyond to share a smile with everyone she meets. Janny said she enjoys being part of a caring, fun and knowledgeable team, who always support each other and all of the patients that walk through the door.