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Get To Know Our Staff

At Frontier Eye Clinic, your experience is supported by a team committed to clear communication, a smooth visit, and the kind of efficiency patients appreciate when planning. Our staff helps create the environment that makes Frontier Eye Clinic a trusted part of eye care for Fairbanks families. 

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A Team Focused on On-Time Vision Care at Frontier Eye Clinic

Our staff work together to support on-time eye care appointments, helping you move through check-in, eye exams, and follow-up without long delays. They answer questions, prepare you for each step of your visit, and help you understand how your insurance and medical benefits apply. Their goal is simple: make sure your experience with any of our optometrists in Fairbanks feels organized, comfortable, and predictable from start to finish.

Terry Bell
Optometric Physician
Terry Bell, OD, attended Snake River High School in Blackfoot, Idaho. After graduating high school in 2003, Dr. Bell went to Brigham Young University - Idaho, in Rexburg, Idaho. After...
Michael J. Vernon
Optometric Physician
Michael J. Vernon, OD, FAAO, attended high school in Springfield, Virginia. Upon graduating high school in 1988, Dr. Vernon went to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Between matriculating and...
Katy Englebright
Optometric Assistant
Katy began her journey as an Air Force dependent, traveling across the country before eventually settling in Florida, where she raised her two sons. She brings 18 years of experience...
Michelle Bell
Optometric Assistant
Michelle grew up in British Columbia, Canada. Upon graduating high school, she started in working in an optometry office, finding our she loved eye care, and became a certified optometrist...
Rachel Mildebrandt
Accounting and Billing
Rachel was born overseas, owing to her Air Force father being stationed in Berlin, West Germany at the time. Her family did not return to live in the United States...
Renatha Vernon
Back Office Manager
Renatha was born and spent her youth in a coastal city in Brazil. As a young teenager, she moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she attended high school. After...