Meet the team at Dr. Sam's Eye Care
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Samuel C. Giveen, O.D. Optometrist/PresidentDr. Sam's path to optometry could hardly be more classic. He was inspired by an eye doctor from his youth, and followed a path that took him to the University of California at Berkeley--the world’s foremost optometric research institution... MORE
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Mary Giveen
Vice President of Patient Experience Mary comes to optometry from a long and varied career as both an entrepreneur (as founder of the award-winning World’s Greatest Ice Cream Company) and ... MORE |
Dr. Dorothy L. Hitchmoth
PLLC is a nationally-recognized award-winning doctor, professor, lecturer and educator who has been seeing patients in the Upper Valley for 21 years. She believes vision loss can be largely prevented and...MORE |
Sara Nowlan
Practice Manager As the person who coordinates everything here at Dr. Sam’s Eye Care, Sara totally embodies the people-person nature of eye care the Dr. Sam’s way. With us since the beginning of 2009, Sara enjoys working...MORE |
Amanda Jasinski
Lead Ophthalmic Technician Amanda has been with Dr. Sam’s since 2013. She admits to being quite nearsighted, and understands how being able to see well impacts her own life. Amanda has empathy for...MORE |
Vicky Schettino
Optician An optician for more than 20 years, the Dr. Sam team always feels lucky to have Vicky onboard. She fell in love with optometry after working with a friend in an eye doctor’s office and the...MORE |
Jamie Pero
Ophthalmic Technician Jamie has been working in medicine since 1996. She has her dental certificate in radiology from Boston University’s highly respected Goldman School of Dental Medicine. But…why move from dental to vision? Nearsighted ...MORE |
Cathy LaVanway
Billing Specialist Educated not only in medical billing, but as a medical assistant, Cathy has been assisting doctors since the 1990s before moving into billing in 2014. Working with pages of numbers all day long, Cathy knows that...MORE |
Patti Magoon
Hanover Receptionist Patti is a great ambassador to the Dr Sam experience. She enjoys being part of a team of caring professionals that strives to provide excellence in eye care. She’s has shone since joining the team in 2016, and enjoys...MORE |
Cassidy Larison
Claremont Receptionist Cassidy’s good nature is hard to miss. One of the things that drew us to her was her balance of friendliness and professionalism. She likes that everyone on the staff is always eager to help, and that there’s always...MORE |
Buddy
Overseer of Operations Buddy joined our team in 2016. Since the day he surprised us, being carried in from the sidewalk, he’s kept a steady and watchful eye on all goings-on in the Hanover office. We appreciate his grace and equanimity, his unflappable good nature...MORE |
