Our Team

Dr. Hallina Portner was born in Colorado Springs, CO. She moved to Morgantown, WV, in 1997, where she attended grade school and graduated from University High School. She then attended West Virginia University, where she majored in Exercise Physiology.

While at WVU, she was a member of the cross-country and track teams. Upon graduating magna cum laude and a member of the Honors College, Dr. Portner moved to Memphis, TN, where she attended Southern College of Optometry.

Dr. Portner completed clinical rotations at Piedmont Eye Associates in Charlotte, NC, and at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, WV. She graduated with her Doctorate of Optometry in 2017, when she joined Drs. Murray, Groves & Barnes (renamed Precision Eye Care).

Dr. Portner resides in Morgantown, where she’s close to her parents and her sister’s family in Fairmont. She enjoys running, outside activities with her German shepherd Berkeley, and spending time with her family and friends. As a WVU alum, she still enjoys cheering on the Mountaineers every weekend.

Paige is Pennsylvania native with a longstanding history in Morgantown. She has an arsenal of optometric experience from her time at Regional Eye Associates and has become a phenomenal asset to the CLEC team serving as both lead optician and office manager. She single handedly runs the optical, mans our in-office lab, and solo-runs the office on non-patient days.

Leslie also comes to the CLEC team with a plethora of knowledge from Regional Eye Associates which helped her seamlessly transition into CLEC’s receptionist role. Beyond just the face that greets you, Leslie is priceless, she’s a go-getter, willing to try her hand in all facets of the practice, mastering them with ease.  Also catch her if you’re in the market of buying or selling your home, as she’s also a local licensed real-estate agent.

Miah joins the CLEC team from Wheeling, WV. Her unconventional path to the optometric world includes: beauty school, a Disney internship, and then night shift patient monitoring at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She has most definitely found her calling in both optometry and patient care though as our lead technician and contact lens guru. There’s no stopping her either, she’s already begun mastering optical and vision benefits.

Berkeley James.  Office mascot, model, and Dr. Portner’s pride & joy.  Catch him sniffing around the office on the weekends!