Our Doctor

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Dr. Goss began practicing optometry in 2008. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Illinois College of Optometry, where she was a member of the Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society and the Gold Key International Optometric Honor Society.

She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Arizona State University before earning clinical training through internships in both Illinois and Arizona. She completed primary care and ocular disease training at the Illinois Eye Institute and Jesse Brown West Side Veterans Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and the Barnett-Dulaney-Perkins Eye Centers in Mesa, Arizona. Her pediatric clinical education was through internships at the University of Chicago and the Illinois Eye Institute.

Dr. Goss is a current member of the Maine Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association and is licensed by the Maine State Board of Optometry. Dr. Goss was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and currently resides in Falmouth with her husband and 3 young daughters. She enjoys yoga, cooking, traveling, and spending time with her family.

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Dr. Whelan received her OD degree in 1984 from the New England College of Optometry in Boston, where she was a Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society member. She completed internships at the Providence VA Hospital and the South End Clinic in Boston.

She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of New Hampshire in 1980. She is board certified by the American Board of Optometry and a member of the Contact Lens Section of the American Optometric Association.

Dr. Whelan was at the Atlee Medical Eye Center in Augusta, Maine, before joining Libby Eye Associates in Portland in 1986, where she practiced until 1996. She partnered with Dr. Goulet in 1996, forming Brighton Eye Care.

She has served on the Maine Optometric Association board and as a visiting staff optometrist for the Scarborough Veterans Home and the Lion’s Low Vision Clinic. She lives in Scarborough with her husband and is enjoying a newly found challenge—golf.

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Dr. Noell Acord is a residency-trained optometrist who has been practicing since 2021. She provides a spectrum of services ranging from comprehensive and medical eye exams to specialty contact lenses.

A Maine native, Dr. Acord grew up in Richmond, Maine. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maine at Orono with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She earned her optometry degree at the New England College of Optometry in Boston and was a member of the Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society. After graduation, she completed a post-doctoral residency in Primary Eye Care and Cornea and Contact Lenses at the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and affiliate sites in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her residency provided her with extensive training in specialty contact lenses including scleral, hybrid, and gas permeable lenses.

Dr. Acord is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, and is a member of both the Maine Optometric Association and American Optometric Association. She enjoys staying active, reading, and spending time with her friends and family.