Our Team

Our Team

Our Team

Our Team

Blink Eyecare and Eyewear Team of Professionals

At Blink Eyecare and Eyewear, our goal is to provide exceptional customer service to all of our patients. We take pride in our personalized care and strive to spend the necessary time with each patient to ensure a comfortable experience.

We're a sincere company with a straightforward vision. With us, vision care goes far beyond a simple eye examination.


​​​​​​​Meet the Staff

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Rachel Francis

Office Manager
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Rachel first joined Blink in 2016. Her career in Optometry began in the Philadelphia area as an optician where she earned her ABO certification and honed her skills in frame repair, frame selection, specialty lens work, and lens edging. Since working at Blink, Rachel has been trained as a vision therapist, sports vision therapist, optometric technician, and orthokeratology technician. She has also earned her advanced certification in opticianry through the American Board of Opticianry. Her attention to detail, efficiency, and people skills play a huge part in her career today. She is most passionate about patient care and will be sure your experience at Blink is seamless and enjoyable. When she is away from Blink you can catch Rachel on stage as the lead singer in her two bands, New Local and Tell Me Lies: The Fleetwood Mac Experience.

Stacey Paguaga

Optical Manager
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Stacey has been working in Optical since 1994 and has been with Blink since December of 2014. Before starting with Blink, Stacey worked as an Optician on Long Island where she received her Optician’s License, as well as her ABO certification. Some of Stacey’s many specialties include frame selection, progressive lens fittings, and shooting and safety glasses. Her personalized care and customer service is one of a kind and she will be sure to make your optical experience a great one! When Stacey is not at the office, she loves to spend time with her family, friends, and her dogs Barkley and Charlie.

Allison Alexander​​​​​​​

Special Services Coordinator, Receptionist
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Allison came to Blink with 27 years of experience in the medical field and 17 years in the Optometry/Ophthalmology field. Along with her extensive knowledge, she also brought along her remarkable people skills, attention to detail, and organizational skills. She is someone we can always count on and her vast set of skills allows her to pitch in wherever needed. In addition to reception, Allison also serves as our Special Services Coordinator which includes managing our Ortho-K program as well as our low-level light therapy program. Allison is married with a daughter, a son, and 3 dogs. She loves spending time with her family and friends as well as traveling and music.

Maria Martin​​​​​​​

Optometric Technician
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Maria started at Blink in 2020 after graduating from UNCC with a degree in Spanish and concentration in literature. In 2022 Maria became a certified Paraoptometric technician. She is caring and thorough and gives our patients a sense of comfort. Being bilingual, Maria can offer all testing in Spanish as well as interpret during the entire exam. When not at Blink, Maria loves to spend time with her husband and their fat kitty cat!

Frida Montalvo

Optometric Technician
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Frida joined our team in June 2021 but has been helping patients with their visual needs since 2017. Frida is attentive, kind, and has great attention to detail. Her calming presence puts any patient at ease. She is fluent in both English and Spanish. In her spare time, Frida loves spending time with family and eating sushi!

Yosberani Cadena

Optometric Technician
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Yosberani joined the Blink family in February 2022. She came to the team with 5 years of experience as an optometric technician. She is fluent in both English and Spanish. Yosberani is smart and hard working. She will always make sure her patients are well taken care of and comfortable. When she isn’t working, Yosberani likes to travel and spend time with her family.

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