PORTLAND, Ore.—The Professional Eye Care Associates of America alliance of independent eyecare professionals, better known as PECAA, held an open house to celebrate its move to new headquarters.

Located about a mile from PECAA’s former 1,900-square-foot offices, the company’s new 4,500-square-foot facility provides “improved working space for current employees and expansion opportunities for future employees,” COO Chris Millet told Vision Monday during an exclusive tour of the new offices.

PECAA currently employs 23 staff members to support the organization’s nearly 900 members (with 1,900 doctors operating out of 1,200 doors). Most of those staff members as well as some industry partners attended the open house held here June 23, 2015, just prior to Optometry’s Meeting in Seattle, which also took place in the Pacific Northwest.

(L to R) PECAA executives who welcomed visitors to the open house were director of business development, Jamie Hughes; chief operating officer, Chris Millet; PECAA co-founder, Lance Anderson, OD; chairman, Gunnar Bjorklund; and business advisor, Scott Walters. (L to R) PECAA’s direct marketing manager,
Lindsay Snyder; event planner, Cathi Zerba;
and sales administrator, Lexi Reeve, hosted
guests in the company’s new offices.

Social media specialist Janice
Pimentel and digital marketing
manager Brett Fish are responsible for PECAA’s electronic marketing. 		(L to R) Sharing a pod in PECAA’s new facilities are Teri Thurston, billing and coding manager; Jenny Wiley, member services advisor; and Twila Kelley, accounting manager. (L to R) Luxottica’s Alessandro Baronti,Transitions Optical’s Jonathan Ormsby and Tura’s Don Westcott were among the industry partners who attended the PECAA open house.