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Natalie Beardsworth, FBDO, BSc(Hons), MCOptom, MClinOptom,
Optometrist
Originally a dispensing optician, Natalie studied optometry at the University of Wales in Cardiff. After graduation in 2002 she worked as a hospital optometrist at the Leicester Royal Infirmary and emigrated to New Zealand in 2004. Since joining Sercombe & Matheson in 2007 she has completed a Master's degree in Clinical Optometry and The Australian College of Optometry's Certificate of Ocular Therapeutics in 2022. Her special interests include paediatric optometry and myopia control. She works at the paediatric clinics at Hutt Hospital and Wellington Hospital as well as working with us. Outside work Natalie enjoys good coffee, reading, and going on holiday. Natalie works on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Annette Morgan B.Optom (Auckland), Cert Oc Pharm,
Optometrist
Annette is an experienced optometrist who graduated from Auckland University in the same year as Anne. She worked for Sercombe & Matheson on Wednesdays for a few years but 2023 saw her join us full time. She's a past Chair of the Optometrists' and Dispensing Opticians' Board and a past president of the New Zealand Association of Optometrists. She's a former Mastermind winner and is now a vital member of a pub quiz team in Raumati. Her outside interests include stamps, English history, and gardening.
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Frances Misich B.Optom (Hons), MSc (Hons, BSc
Optometrist
Following 2 degrees in Microbiology, Frances got her Optometry degree in 2002, She's had a wide range of jobs in both optometry and ophthalmology including that of Lead Optometrist at The Australian College of Optometry in Melbourne. Frances works with us on Mondays and Wednesdays, and you may recognise her from her other job in the Glaucoma and Dry Eye Clinics at the Thorndon Eye Clinic here in Welllington. Frances likes to read, and wrangling her family and the dog keeps her very busy..
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Belinda Le Roux
Dispensing Optician
Belinda comes from an office administration background but discovered optics a couple of years back after she moved from South African to New Zealand. She qualified as a dispensing optician in 2025. She's fluent in Afrikaans, so if that's the language you'd like to discuss frames and lenses in, she's the person for you. Her outside interests include motorcycles and reading.
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Ian Bennett
Optical Technician
Ian's first job was working as a technician in a wholesale optical laboratory. Since then he has had a varied working life, including spending time as a cycle courier. Ian is a talented spectacle repairer - the more challenging the job, the more satisfying he finds it. He has a sideline profession maintaining and installing lens edging machines around the country and occasionally further afield. Ian is a multifocal spectacle wearer. Ian is into tramping, climbing and cycling and he's a volunteer fire fighter and supporter of the Paekawakawa reserve in Island Bay. On the home front keeping chooks and gardening are steps on the way to becoming self-sufficient.
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Arnold Dela Cruz B.Sc
Dispensing Optician
After deciding medical school wasn't for him, Arnold worked in pharmaceutical sales. He joined the optical industry when he moved from the Philippines to New Zealand in 2008, which was a change that he's found satisfying and rewarding and he qualified as a Dispensing Optician in 2013. Arnold loves the customer interaction involved in dispensing, especially the challenge of matching the customer's optical needs to their lifestyle needs. Outside work, he's acquired a Diploma in Business Management from Victoria University in Melbourne and he enjoys playing guitar and percussion, gardening, car maintenance, DIY projects, video games and going to the gym.
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Vanessa Sercombe
Practice Manager
Vanessa is a former early childhood teacher. 16 years educating and nurturing children, managing staff and running early childhood centres and community creches gave her an abundance of organisational and people skills which she applies to Sercombe and Matheson's business. Mildly shortsighted and an enthusiastic wearer of avant-garde glasses, she's delighted to be involved in both frame purchasing and sales. Helping our clients choose frames provides a nice contrast with the many administrative tasks she's involved in. Fostering puppies for an animal rescue organisation keeps her busy outside work.
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Isabelle Southwick
Dispensing Optician
Izzy hails from sunny Hawkes Bay, and joined us in late 2022. She has been a veterinary assistant, hospitality worker and charity fundraiser. She completed the Certificate IV in optical dispensing in March 2024, and was registered as a Dispensing Optician for the first time in November 2024. Fitness, Football and visiting family take up her spare time.
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Monique Tobin, B.A.
Receptionist
Monique became the face behind the Featherston Street practice's front desk in February 2021. Her prodigious memory (especially for names and faces) make her an ideal receptionist. She grew up in Whangarei and came to Wellington a few years ago to study at Victoria University. She received her Bachelor of Arts in film and media studies not long after starting work. Monique has perfect eyesight but is enjoying wearing glasses as a fashion statement. When she's not at work, Monique loves to read.
Piper Sercombe
Optical Assistant
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