Dr. Sarah Brassil, Optometrist
Dr. Sarah Brassil was born in Ontario and raised on Vancouver Island. Her post secondary education started with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Trinity Western University followed by a trades diploma in motorcycle mechanics from the British Columbia Institute of Technology!
She graduated with her Optometry degree with First Class Honours from Aston University in Birmingham, England in 2011. After practicing on the south coast of England for a year and a half, Dr. Brassil moved to North Vancouver.
She completed the International Optometric Bridging Program at the University of Waterloo in Ontario to become a licensed Optometrist in Canada. Dr. Sarah Brassil is proud to be one of the few 5th generation Optometrists on the continent. She has many years experience in Optometric practice, having filled almost every role in an office over the years.
In her free time, Sarah enjoys the incredible landscape of the North Shore by mountain biking, hiking, and camping. You can also find her taking care of our local trails as a certified NSMBA trail builder.
If you’ve enjoyed a ride down Pennzoil, Lower Expresso, Expresso, Bob Sled, Baden Powell, Forever After, Oil Can (Upper and Lower), Empress Bypass, Severed, Boogie Nights, Pingu and Pangor you can thank Dr. B as she’s had a hand in building and maintaining all these trails!
Kim, Front Office Coordinator
Kim is your first point of contact when booking appointments and coming into the practice. Kim’s cheery demeanor will brighten your day when arriving for your appointment!
Prior to joining the team at Eye Craft Optometry, Kim honed her skills working in a variety of customer-facing roles in and around the North Shore. Kim is a long-time wearer of glasses and contacts having been prescribed her first set of glasses at age four!
Originally from Victoria, Kim is a long-time resident of the Maplewood Area. When she is not ensuring a high level of service at the office Kim enjoys getting out and being active, enjoying the fantastic natural environment we have here on the North Shore!
Sean Brassil, Practice Manager
Sean was born in South Africa and emigrated along with his family to Canada in 1994, settling in Lynn Valley. As Sean worked his way through College and University, earning a Diploma In Operations Management and a Commerce Degree specializing in Entrepreneurial Management, he worked a variety of jobs ranging from barista to welder and machinist. During this time he developed a love of craft and taking the time to do things right.
Over the years Sean spent time working in a variety of industries ranging from Motorcycles to the Optical industry always progressing to Senior Management level. Most recently he managed the largest Canadian distributor of bicycle parts and accessories.
A desire to provide a hands-on, exceptional patient experience within a warm welcoming environment led Sean along with Sarah to found Eye Craft Optometry in 2018.
Sean has a thorough knowledge of optics, prescription glasses fitting and dispensing. Day to Day, Sean takes care of the Opticians duties. Outside of that Sean is responsible for the remaining non-Optometrist tasks at Eye Craft, from the marketing to cleaning the floor, no task is too big or too small. You can see his handy work in the office reception area and the ongoing addition of hand-crafted office essentials.
In his free time Sean enjoys, mountain biking, camping, and cooking on an open fire! As one of the NSMBA trail builders you can find him out working on the trails on Fromme. Sean has had a hand in building and maintaining many of the trails on the North Shore (Lower Expresso, John Deere, Penny Lane, Boogie-Nights, Pingu, Expresso, Lower Oilcan, Bobsled to name but a few). He enjoys being able to give back to the community by maintaining a resource for all to enjoy!