Office Manager:

Johanna is a graduate of North Central State College in Ohio from which she has a degree in Business Management.  Previously Johanna was in the restaurant business where she was a General Manager. She has also owned a pizzeria in Sarasota.  She has extensive customer service experience from many different aspects.  In her time off Johanna enjoys traveling, spending time with her family, and reading.

Fatima M. Paula, RN, BA, LMT #MA 41307
Fatima was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Graduated from the University of Mass/Boston with a B.A. in theater. She continued her education with a Sports Therapy program in California followed by her massage course at Florida College of Natural Health in 2003 and in 2009, graduated with an A.S. degree in nursing. Fatima feels it is extremely important to continue to educate herself and to keep up with the new advances, developments and research within her chosen fields. She has thoughts of pursuing a Masters in Nutrition or to become a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). She is dedicated to living a holistic lifestyle with nutrition her main focus (that doesn’t mean she can’t have a candy bar. She just would like for it to be an organic candy bar.) She, thoroughly, enjoys her home life which laughter is a huge and important part, positive thoughts are her main staple, and quiet time with her husband, Russ, abundant. Fatima truly believes that we are responsible for our own health.

Lora Gibson LMT #MA 50930- Lora was born and raised in Indiana and moved to Bradenton in 1975. In 1983 she graduated from dental assisting school and worked in that field for 15 years. Then in 2006 she followed her heart into massage therapy and enrolled in the Sarasota School of Massage Therapy. She specializes in Swedish, Deep Tissue and Pregnancy massage. Her favorite things in life are spending time with family and friends and spoiling her two awesome grandkids!

 

Ninette Sage-Vargas, Esthetician, LMT #MA28345  Ninette was born in Vermont, near the Canadian border. She has traveled world wide and has worked as a massage therapist in Vermont and Puerto Rico. In Puerto Rico, Ninette worked at the Ritz Carlton, La Conquistador, and Sol Melia and in Vermont she had her own massage therapy practice. She received her massage training in Florida and has taken courses in China and Thailand on Tuina and Thai Massage. Ninette specializes in Thai Massage, Hot Stone Massage, Deep Tissue, and Tuina.



  

Jerry Ishida, LMT MA#56842 Jerry was born and raised in Japan and came to the US in 1994. He worked in the electronics industry for more than 20 years, but later decided to pursue a massage career, after being interested in massage for many years. He graduated from Sarasota School of Massage Therapy in 2009.
In his childhood days in Japan, where a 3-generational family was very common, he practiced massaging his parents and grand parents. Massage was incorporated in his everyday life and he knew one day he would make massage his career.
Jerry specializes in Swedish, Swe-Thai, and Deep-Tissue massages.

TRACEY NICKENS - LMT #MA63874 Tracey is a recent graduate of Florida College of Natural Health. After retiring from her previous job of "stay at home mom" Tracey felt a calling to pursue a career in massage therapy. Tracey specializes in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Swe-thai and Pregnancy as well as offering Bamboo Fusion and Myafascia Manipulation. Tracey has a passion for learning more about the affects of massage on dementia and autism. Tracey is originally from Tennessee where she attended Tennessee Tech University majoring in Psychology. She has lived in Florida since 1994 with her husband Don of 33 years. Tracey loves to ride horses and spend time with her granddaughters.
Carol L Olen, Cosmetologist, Nail Specialist - Hi I'm Carol and I'm a professional cosmetologist. I've worked with the new trends of nail care for the past 20 years. I use products that are the most beneficial for each client. I work with the client to reach their goals of happy feet and pretty nails! I teach clients how to care for their nails (both fingers & toes) at home between services.
I believe pedicures are a must for heart patients, sugar-diabetes patients, and anyone who over works their feet. I don't consider pedicures a luxury. I believe they are a wellness for your body.
My goals have always been to make each client feel special, relaxed, confident, and de-stressed during the service I provide.
Come enjoy the benefits of a quiet, relaxing time with us at SpaRenity.