Meet Our Team

Ben Dillingham, Owner/Optician
Nancy Dillingham, Owner/Optician

Ben and Nancy Dillingham are both lifelong residents of Monroe.  Ben is the third generation of Dillingham Optical, where he started in 1972, working alongside his father, Max, until his death in 2009.  Nancy retired from the Ouachita Parish School System in 2014 after 33 years to begin working with Ben in the family business. ​

Dale Cagnolatti, OD

Dr. Dale Cagnolatti graduated from Louisiana Tech in 1977 and attended the University of Houston until 1981. He has been practicing Optometry in Monroe since 1986.   He has been providing optometric care at Dillingham Optical since 2002 at our Monroe location.

Meghan McNease, OD

Dr. Meghan McNease was born and raised in Monroe and graduated from Ouachita Parish High School in 2005. She attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe obtaining a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Spanish. In 2009, she lived in Houston, Texas to study at the University of Houston, College of Optometry. In 2013, Dr. McNease returned home after graduating and is an optometrist in our Monroe location.

Hunter Chapman, OD

Dr. Hunter Chapman lives in Monroe where he practices at Dillingham Optical, started by his great-grandfather in 1950, then owned by his grandfather and now his uncle, which makes Dr. Chapman the fourth generation of Dillingham Optical. A graduate of River Oaks, LSU Baton Rouge and Southern College of Optometry in Memphis. During optometry school, he became heavily involved with the American Optometric Student Association (AOSA), where he served on the AOSA Board of Trustees for two years and was elected President in San Francisco during his third year of leadership in the AOSA. In 2016, he returned home to practice where his great-grandfather started.  Appointments with Dr. Chapman can be made at both of our locations.

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