Our Team Leads
Meet our Team Leads; who share a passion for ensuring Avery Eye Care Center patients have a positive eye care experience and feel a life-long connection to the practice.
Jenny Morrison, Office Administrator
Jenny has been working at Avery Eye Care Center since 2007. She loves this job because there is always something new and exciting to learn and loves being able to help patients out.
She graduated from Lansing Community College with an associate’s degree and went on to Ross Medical Education Center to become a Medical Assistant.
Outside of work, you can find her hanging out with her husband, Will, and two children, Nayeli and Chayten. Her children are her greatest achievement and there is nothing in this world better than being their mom.
Mary Prowant, Billing Director
Mary has worked at Avery Eye Care Center for 26 years and has worked in the Optical industry for 32 years.
She attended Lansing Community College.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her kids and grandkids. She also likes to spend time at Houghton Lake and go to garage sales and antique stores.
Ruthie Gillespie, Contact Lens Coordinator
Ruthie has worked at Avery Eye Care Center since 2000 and is the Contact Lens Coordinator. She is passionate about helping patients and forming a bond with those patients and families over the years.
She is happily married with two sons and two granddaughters. In her spare time, she enjoys exercising, and reading, but mostly being with her family.
Chanelle Hale, Optical Director
Chanelle grew up in Stockbridge, Michigan. She went to a Technical College for the Medical Assistant program where she moved out west for a short period of time before coming back to Michigan and working at Avery.
In her spare time, she enjoys kayaking, reading, swimming, crafting, being in the sun, grooming dogs, and doing some cardio drumming.
Chanelle likes her job because its always growing and changing and Avery is her second family!
Lynsi Mrazek, Clinical Coordinator
Lynsi has been working at Avery Eye Care since June 2018. She loves this job because there is something new to learn every day and enjoys the challenges that are brought daily. She also enjoys working first hand with the doctors.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her boyfriend, daughter and 2 dogs. She also likes to do art work, read, watch movies, listen to music and being outdoors.
Beth Tkaczyk, Customer Service Director
Beth grew up in Ithaca but now lives near Owosso. She has worked at Avery since 2019 and went to Baker College and got her bachelor’s degree in Healthcare administration and applied science. Her favorite thing about working at Avery Eye Care is her coworkers and helping patients. Beth is happily married with two kids. In her free time, she enjoys riding horses, traveling, and spending time with her family.