Focal Point Team

Jennifer Yan (optometrist)

Jennifer graduated from the Auckland school of Optometry in 1994. She has worked at other practices in Palmerston North and Wellington, before starting Focal Point in 1998.
She is very caring and has an irresistible and bubbly personality. Her interests include eating, relaxing, going on holidays and sleeping-in.

Christine Ell

Christine has been working at Focal Point since it started in 1998. She is a very friendly person with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the optical industry. She has a spunky personality and is very approachable. She is well traveled and enjoys eating out when she can't be bothered cooking, because her husband won't. She belongs to the Wanui tribe(resides in Wainuiomata).

Yvonne Thomson

Yvonne has been with Focal Point since 2003. She has a quirky sense of humour that can catch you off guard. She is very organised, responsible and good at keeping everyone in line. Her dislikes include computers and anything else that plugs-in. She lives in the trendy desirable location of Petone.

Simon Houston

Simon is our part time student. He has been at varsity longer than most of the lecturers and knows the furniture very well. He is very talkative and very knowledgeable. In the past has been mistaken for Ritchie Cunningham off Happy Days.