Born and raised in New Jersey, Charles Bong, OD finished his undergraduate education at Andrews University in Michigan and earned his Doctor of Optometry degree from the SUNY College of Optometry. During his time there, Dr. Bong completed a rotation at the Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital and an ocular disease-based rotation at OMNI Eye Services of New Jersey.

Dr. Bong has a passion to serve and give back to communities. While attending school, he volunteered on several optometric mission trips. Recently, he volunteered at Impact Health Portland, a clinic that provides free services including medical, dental, and vision exams.

Dr. Bong’s hobbies include attending Broadway musicals, playing and watching sports, enjoying Disney/Pixar films, and putting together puzzles.

Janelle was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. After she graduated high school in Carson City in 2016, she went on to do three years of college striving to go into the nursing field. She had the pleasure of traveling for work within her job while working for “In -n- Out”, a growing company, which introduced her to Oregon. She had the pleasure of opening the store down in Keiser, OR. Janelle enjoys the fast-paced environments but also engaging and creating connections with customers.

Janelle is excited to finally be working in the medical field.  She’s interested in learning and developing her skills here at Mt Hood Eye Care to hopefully find her niche and career within the community.

She recently moved up here with her boyfriend and they have grown to love the area and people. They enjoy hiking and exploring nature every weekend, as well as love taking their 97’ Toyota Tacoma out off-roading. Janelle also enjoys painting, traveling, and creating jewelry. She is excited and ready to be working in a field that strives in helping patients improve overall health and working with a team that is so encouraging in her learning and development.

Before moving to Oregon in 2018, Chrissy worked as a Hospice Care Nurse in San Antonio, Texas. There she had the blessing to care for her beloved mom during her mom’s last days.

Then Chrissy, with her wonderful husband, came to Oregon to help his mother with her local restaurants and to start a new journey in their lives along with their two sons.

In 2021, she decided to return to a former trade, the wonderful world of cosmetology. Chrissy started working in a couple salons and doing special events and weddings. She absolutely loves being a part of her client’s special days! After a few years of establishing amazing clients and life-long friends, she felt the need to move to something more structured but still wanted to have time to meet with her clients on weekends.

That decision led her in October 2024 to, what she said was, “an amazing opportunity to join the Mt Hood team!” She now says it has truly been one of the biggest blessings in her life for herself and her family. And we feel her joining our team was a long-awaited answered prayer. We couldn’t be more excited about her potential and her own excitement for personal growth as an Optician. Her warm smile and sincere compassion have also been a great addition to the team.

When Chrissy is not working, she loves spending time with her husband and busy teenage boys, watching them play sports or going on adventures to find something new to see and do. She also enjoys just being with herself and having a good book or puzzle where she can find a moment of peace, which is very rare in their house.