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Practice Administrator

Collins Vision

After earning a marketing degree from Stetson University, Sanibel native Lauren Dunford took on a couple of post-graduate jobs. But accepting a new position at Collins Vision, an ophthalmology clinic, helped her see her job and her community differently.

“To market a product or a service successfully, you have to know everything about it, and I knew nothing about eyes. I set out to learn everything I could, and found that the more I learned, the more I wanted to know,” she says. “One of my favorite hats to wear has been creating the vision and core values that have become synonymous with the way Collins Vision conducts business. One of those core values states that we are ‘Humble Servants of our patients, each other and our community.’ Through the years, we’ve shown tremendous growth, and through it all, we’ve also been able to create a culture of giving back to a community that has given so much to all of us.”

In addition to her work at Collins Vision, Dunford is active in many capacities with United Way. She also donated her time to Special Equestrians, Captains For Clean Water and many other organizations.