Our Team

SHELLEY

Shelley has been at Herkert Family Eye Care in some capacity since it opened in 1998. After a rewarding career in nursing, she now is our office manager and optician. Shelley enjoys the art of choosing frames, the science of lenses and optics, and the time spent meeting new patients and catching up with current patients. When not at the office, she enjoys running, camping, and hanging with her family. Her greatest accomplishment is being a mom.

​​​​​​​“Believe that you can run farther or faster. Believe that you’re young enough, old enough, strong enough and so on to accomplish everything you want to do. Don’t let worn out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself.” – John Bingham

ALEXIS

Alexis is an American Board of Opticianry certified optician and has been at Herkert Family Eye Care for over 9 years now! Since starting with HFEC she has discovered her love for patient care and helping her patients find the perfect frame fit and experience the best vision possible. Before finding and falling in love with eyecare, she studied theatre at the University of Indianapolis and you may still catch her stage managing in the Indianapolis area. Alexis and her husband love exploring together, whether it is locally or in a brand new place. She loves thrift shops, flea markets, and antique stores where she has no problem finding books or vinyl records to add to their ever-growing collection. When they aren’t exploring, she is likely binge watching a new True Crime podcast or playing Animal Crossing. Alexis is a big animal lover and now has two cats and two dogs, and when she’s at home at least one of them is on her lap.

TONI

Toni has been an Optician at Herkert Family Eye Care for 5 years. Toni graduated in 2014 from IUPUI with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art Photography and a Minor in Art History. She worked in management at AMC Theatres for 8 years both during and after college before joining the Optical field. Toni appreciates being able to bring some of her artistic skill to the office by assisting patients with frame selection, taking staff headshots, and photographing new inventory for the Herkert Family Eye Care Facebook page. When Toni isn’t at the office, she enjoys exercising, watching crime documentaries, and doing freelance photography. She also loves spending time with family, friends, and her pets.

DAKOTA

Dakota is an Optometric Technician at Herkert Family Eye Care. She began with the company in 2014, but left for a short while in 2017. She returned to us in October 2021 after venturing out to pursue a different career path. She said, “Coming back to work at the office felt like coming home.” She is now training in multiple areas of the office to help wherever needed. She is excited to learn new skills.

Dakota has two children, Charleigh and Everleigh. Together, they are the Three Musketeers! Dakota loves being a mom and spending quality time with her girls. She also loves going to dinner with friends, binge watching a quality Netflix show, and baking new dessert recipes!

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23

DARYL

Daryl is one of the newest members of the team to Herkert Family Eye Care! Raised on the east side, he attended Warren Central High School and later graduated from University of Indianapolis earning his bachelor’s degree in Theatre. He is new to eyes as he spends most of his time writing scripts, performing stand-up and improv comedy and cooking! He wishes to travel the world and visit countries like Japan, Greece, Nigeria, Italy, Peru, Romania, Germany, South Korea, Egypt, New Zealand, and many, many more! Daryl shares with the staff his passion for helping others in the intimate moments of their lives. He hopes to continue to help people into the future as he grows with the HFEC team!

XIMENA

Ximena is an optometric technician at Herkert Family Eyecare, she is new to the eye care world but is thrilled to be part of the HFEC team and excited to learn about all the different aspects within the eye care field.

​​​​​​​During her free time Ximena enjoys playing her viola, actively participating in her church chorale, and serving as a volunteer in different sectors of her parish, St. Patrick Catholic Church. Ximena’s favorite part about Herkert Family Eyecare is the warm and welcoming environment that the team provides to everyone who walks through the door.

ALYSSA

Alyssa is a Patient Care Coordinator at Herkert Family Eye Care. She is new to the eye care field, but excited to be learning more and more each day. She has a passion for connecting with others and thoroughly enjoys building relationships with our patients.
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Alyssa enjoys spending time with her husband. Together they enjoy antiquing, going to sporting events, and relaxing at home with their dog. Alyssa loves being an Aunt! She has a niece and two nephews that she spends a lot of her free time with.

TAYLOR​​​​​​​

Taylor started at Herkert Family Eye Care in July of 2022. She graduated with an associates degree in Business Administration and puts that to use when working at the front desk of Herkert Family Eye Care with a smile. One of Taylor’s favorite things about working at Herkert Family Eye Care is the fun and family atmosphere that is created by the wonderful coworkers and patients. Since starting in 2022, Taylor has become a homeowner and a dog mom to her Corgi, Dexter. Outside of work, Taylor enjoys spending time with her niece, going shopping, and trying new restaurants!