Our Practice in Sherwood Park

Graduated from the NAIT Optical Sciences program in 1992, I have worked in a small family-owned office as well as large retail chains for more than 10 years.

In 2002 I took the leap and opened Trendz Optical in Sherwood Park, now celebrating 20 years in business.
I am so grateful for the support that I have received from everyone over the years.

My husband and I live just outside Sherwood Park on an acreage. We have two children. We enjoy camping, hiking, and biking. We also really enjoy touring various car shows and race tracks. I play on two ladies’ soccer teams, both indoor and outdoor. It is great fun and exercise. I enjoy celebrating our efforts and occasional wins after the game with my teammates.

Over the past 4 years, I have volunteered on the council with the Alberta College and Association of Opticians. This has been a really great experience for me.
Currently, I am a member of the board, with the Sherwood Park and District Chamber of Commerce. I really enjoy meeting people and learning about their businesses.

With more than 30 years of experience, I still love helping people choose the right frame and lenses that give them the best vision and suit their personal style.
I look forward to meeting you!

Dr. Hudson Kroeker studied at MacEwan University before attending the Illinois College of Optometry, where he earned the Trustee Scholarship and was a member of Beta Sigma Kappa. Before graduating in 2019, Dr. Kroeker completed several rewarding externships. He focused on ocular disease at the William V. Chappell, Jr. VA Clinic in Daytona Beach, FL, and studied vision therapy and binocular vision at the San Diego Centre for Vision Care. He also gained experience in primary care at the Illinois Eye Institute and at a private practice in Vancouver.

Dr. Kroeker became interested in optometry after both of his grandfathers lost most of their vision. He is passionate about helping others avoid the ocular diseases that affected his family and specializes in glaucoma and binocular vision.

In his free time, Dr. Kroeker enjoys being active and can often be found at the gym or outside playing disc golf, rock climbing, or waterskiing. He’s also a refugee sponsor and is involved in the children’s sponsorship program Watoto, as well as his local church.

Pamela is usually the first person to greet you when you walk into Trendz.
She joined us in 2016 and is our office manager as well as a fabulous eyewear consultant.
Pamela is an artist and this is instrumental in her knowledge of colors, face structure, and shape when helping to choose the best-suited frame for you.
She is also the creative artist behind our Fun Christmas Trees that we donate for a silent auction for the Festival of Trees Strathcona.
Some things you may not know:
She has 2 children in University at the U of A
Loves both cats and dogs
Fails miserably at gardening
Hates spiders

Bob is a puppy in training with Dogs With Wings Assistance Dog Society. His litter is named after the new Top Gun Mavrick movie released summer 2022 Bob s now 5 months old and has been living with Janet and her family since July 25, 2022. He is a very curious puppy and busy learning so new skills every week.

Dogs with Wings trains puppies to be Autism Support dogs, Guide dogs, Therapy dogs and Companion Dogs. He will be assessed over the next 2 – 3 years to determine what his strengths are and where he will be best suited.

Bob spends most week days at the office with Janet and Pamela he’s a very hard working puppy.

You can follow along to learn more about Bobs journey from puppy to service dog through his Instagram account
@dww_bob.

To learn more about Dogs with Wings or how you can become involved, I would love to chat with you.

Sincerely,

Bob and Janet