About Our Practice in Pemberton and Lillooet

Meg Browning is our optician extraordinaire at Sea to Sky Optometry. She is originally from New Zealand and has 18 years of experience creating amazing glasses! She loves high-end frame brands like Anne and Valentin and ic! Berlin. She loves the high quality, unique colours of acetate frames and the lightweight structural integrity of ic! Berlin frames. Meg has an excellent way of explaining the technology of the lenses we offer and the features of anti-reflection coatings and transitions technologies. 

Meg is currently living in Whistler, BC with her border collie Fraser and enjoys hiking, snowboarding, paddleboarding and creating alcohol ink artwork. It is her passion to help you get the best eyewear for all of your adventures! 

Brooke Playfair is our patient experience specialist in Lillooet and training to be an Optician. She grew up skiing, mountain biking, and enjoying the outdoors in Whistler and now calls Lillooet home. Her experience with customer service is a strong asset helping the community of Lillooet get the best vision possible.

Christy Whittaker is a sporty spice woman with a passion for mountain lifestyle. She is striving to help everyone have the best vision possible. She is learning the art of being an optician and helps organize the clinics and schedule mobile clinic. With her active lifestyle she enjoys wearing contact lenses and wears glasses with transitions to give her eyes a break from contacts. When Christy is not at the office, she is enjoying trail runs, biking, sledding, and split boarding.

Dr. Alexander Jobe hails from a small Ontario town, Port Perry. He received his Bachelors in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. He received his Doctorate from Pennsylvania College of Optometry’s Accelerated Scholar’s program while also completing advanced studies in Neuro-Ophthalmic disease.

He previously worked in New Jersey where he practiced with a special interest in the pathophysiology and treatment of neuropathic ocular disease. Dr. Jobe occasionally helped teach 4th-year medical students during their ophthalmology clinical rotations at St. Michael’s. His philanthropic work includes regular volunteering at the Special Olympics “Opening Eyes” where athletes receive free eye exams. He is an advisor and writer for the US-based digital magazine “Ophthalmology360”. Dr. Jobe’s writing and speaking interests usually have emphasis on bringing multiple big scientific ideas together to provide new insight and perspective to relevant clinical literature.
He currently spends part of the week working at a full scope private practice and the rest of the time working with and improving the use of synchronous ocular telemedicine to perform routine eye exams and disease management. Outside of work, he enjoys reading, spending time with friends and family, and participating in water and snow sports.