Elena has been a lecturer at the UNSW optometry clinic since 2017. She graduated from UNSW in 2005 with a B. optometry and first class honors and is therapeutically endorsed. She previously completed a B. Med Sci (hons) from Sydney University.She works in private practice as well as a staff optometrist in an ophthalmology clinic and enjoys traveling rural and remote communities helping to provide eye care services with charity organizations.