Dr. Bruce grew up in a small, farm country town in Illinois. She fell in love with Southern California and moved here in 1986. In 1990, she attended CSU Long Beach and received a B.A. in Psychology. Her interest in optometry began while working in a private optometry practice in Torrance, CA. She attended Southern California College of Optometry in Fullerton and received her Doctor of Optometry degree in 1997. Dr. Bruce has pursued her career in optometry in multiple private practices in the South Bay. As a member of the South Bay Optometric Society, is where she met Dr. Geering-Fend and in 2013, they created a partnership to build Coastal Vision Center, A Professional Optometry Corporation.
In her spare time, Dr. Bruce likes to spend time with her husband and their two sons, Noah and Ryan. They like to travel and attend sporting events. Especially, watching their sons play soccer and hockey.

