Dr. Holt grew up in Woodstock, Vermont “the quintessential New England Town.”  She received her degree in Economics from St. Lawrence University.  After spending a few years working in finance and benefits she returned to school to get her Doctor of Optometry from UMSL.

Dr. Westerlund graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1996 with a B.A. degree in Chemistry. After completing a year of teaching junior high math and science while studying aviation, he enrolled in the University of Missouri at Saint Louis School of Optometry.