Our Team
Dr. Sara Starko
Optometrist and Owner
Shelley
Frame and Lens Expert
"Shelley grew up on a grain farm in Leduc County as one of three sisters. Growing up she enjoyed shaking pom poms and waving flags in the Driller's Marching Band colour party, which was the community band in Leduc at the time, and later she played the clarinet in parades. In grade 8 Shelley was allowed to join her older sister in the Leduc Composite High School choir and an interest in singing was fostered. Shelley and her sisters enjoyed singing and performing together for a number of years and Shelley went on to pursue a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance degree at the University of Alberta. She currently sings with the Leduc Community Choir the Piatta Forma Singers.
Shelley now lives in Leduc with her husband Chris and, aside from singing, enjoys going for walks, spending time with her husband, family, and friends, and she loves to travel. So far she has had the opportunity to get to 12 different countries.
Shelley began working in the eye care industry in 2015 and has enjoyed being able to assist customers in a number of ways including finding and fitting their new frames. She looks forward to helping you at Countryside Vision Care!"
Karina
Director of First Impressions
"Karina grew up in a small Eastern European country called Latvia. She moved to Alberta, Canada 9 years ago and enjoys exploring and learning new things about Albertan towns, she currently lives in Devon.
Karina has been an animal lover since she can remember herself, so when not working you will most likely find her horseback riding and spending time with her horse Amber. She enjoys being active, creative and out in the nature, often times you’ll find her with her camera in hand!
Karina is new to the eye care industry, she is looking forward to learning new skills and is excited to meet all of our awesome clients!"
Brenda
Director of First Impressions
" Brenda grew up in the Pigeon Lake area where she loves lake life. Everything from kayaking, boating, golfing, snowmobiling and entertaining her 2 grandchildren at the lake.
Brenda has a plethora of experience in different areas that has taken her to residents across Alberta. But she has returned to Pigeon Lake where she owned and operated the ATB in the village. She has since retired but can't sit still, hence her coming aboard at Countryside Vision Care.
She is excited to join the team and looks forward meeting and serving the community."
"Dr. Sara Starko is ecstatic that her clinic is part of the Calmar community. Dr. Starko chose to open her practice in Calmar as she is the niece of Dr. Grant Davies and Dr. Nhung Tran-Davies. Dr. Starko grew up on a farm outside of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. She went through the catholic school system in Fort Saskatchewan then moved on to Grant MacEwan University where she and a friend founded the Grant MacEwan Pre-Optometry club.
Because optometry has been her life-long passion, Dr. Starko went on to receive numerous awards and recognition during her training at the Illinois College of Optometry. She was the Vice President of the Gold Key Honor Society and President of the Private Practice Club, wherein she was awarded the Preston Cup as voted on by club leaders from all optometry institutions in America. Recently, Dr. Starko was awarded the Leduc Chamber of Commerce 2019 "Young Business Leader of the Year" which can be seen on display at Countryside Vision Care. Despite her many leadership awards, she feels that her greatest accomplishment as a student was running the Chicago Marathon with her mom.
When Dr. Starko is not seeing patients, she enjoys spending time with her two young children, water sports, hiking, running, playing the saxophone, and yoga. In the winter months she can be found in the mountains of Sicamous, BC snowmobiling with friends and family."
Contact Us
Second Floor - Calmar Medical Clinic
countrysidevisioncare@gmail.com
Tel: (587) 906-1515
Fax: (587) 905-5000
Hours:
Monday 11AM - 7PM
Tuesday 9AM - 5PM
Wednesday 9AM - 5PM
Thursday 9AM - 5PM
Friday 9AM - 5PM