Dr. Jerry H. Ellis is board certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. He is originally from Ridge Farm, Illinois, graduated valedictorian of his high school class in 1983. Dr. Ellis pursued his undergraduate degree at Abilene Christian University, then obtained his Doctor of Optometry degree in 1990 from the University of Houston, College of Optometry. Dr. Ellis finished in the top 10 of his graduating class and received awards for excellence in pathology and contact lenses. 

Upon completion of his education, Dr. Ellis joined the Air Force and was stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base near Jacksonville, Arkansas during the first Gulf War. In 1993, he relocated to Cherokee Village Arkansas. 

Dr. Ellis and his wife, Brenda, have owned and operated Progressive Eye Center, in Cherokee Village, since 1993. They have two children, Nathan and Kayla, two grandchildren, and are active members of Ward Street Church of Christ.

In 2003, Dr. Ellis and Dr. Surinder Sra teamed up to build a medical building for their two practices. In 2007, they expanded the facility to house the WRMC North Complex, which helps to provide the local community with additional medical services.

 Dr. Ellis is a member of the American Optometric Association, the Arkansas Optometric Association, and past president of the Cherokee Village Lions Club.