Divine Designs Salon & Spa

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  Margie Batista

  Styling Team Leader

  Margie began her tarining as a stylist & colorist with vidal sassoon in New York over 22 years ago. She has been a member of the original styling team since we opened in 1999 and is certified a Master Stylist & Colorist here at Divine Designs. In addition to serving her clients, Margie is also our Divine Stylist Team Leader supervising a team of 19 stylist, Colorists & salon Associates & Assistants

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  Marsha Byrd

  Level 3 Stylist

  Marsha is a Senior Master Stylist and has been member of our Divine Styling Team since 2003. Marsha began her career in 1980 and as a Graduate of the Redken Specialist & Master Specialist Programs, she can deliver an array of color choices and cutting styles that delivers an absolutely unique look. She is certified in Chi straightening, Keratin Treatment, L'Oreal INOA organic color and Balayage and Ombre coloring process

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  Mei Rip

  Level 3 Stylist
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  Daisy Vargas

  Level 2 Stylist

  Daisy is a 1996 graduate of the Rainbow Hair Institute of New Jersey and has been a member of our Divine Styling Team since 2008. With 16 years of experience as a stylist, Daisy's passion for hair shows in her professionalism. In addition to being one of our Design Level Stylist & colorist, Daisy is a member of our Divine Special Event Styling Team that creates and produces a wonderfully unique formal look of any event. Daisy is also one of our certified LOX Extensions Specialist

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  Alanna Haskin

  Level 2 Stylist

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  Meghan Campbell

  Level 2 Stylist

  A graduate from Paul mitchell the School in Tampa, Meghan began her career with us as a New Talent in 2010 and was promoted to Level 2 in 2012. She has an artistic passion for both cutting and color, always staying current on new style and color trends including contemporary classic cuts or funky avant-garde styles and she also specializes in Lox extensions and Keratin treatments

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  Brandy Powell

  Level 2 Stylist

  Brandy graduated with honors from the Boca Beauty Academy in South Florida in 2006 received her training apprenticing at one of South Florida's most prestigious salons. Brandy joind our Divine Stylist Team in 2011 and has been a great addition. She is natural artist at coloring, cutting and styling and is certified in all of our product lines to provide you with the latest cut, style and color - and one that will compliment your frame superbly

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  Diana Casull

  Level 1 Stylist

  Diana is a graduate of Wilfred Beauty Academy in New York and has been licensed for 17 years. After practicing her profession for 4 years, she choose to become an educator at Manhattan Academy where she taught aspiring new professional in all areas of cosmetology, including spa services and barbering. As a member of Our Divine Styling Team she serves our guests with her expertise in women colors & styles and also provides barbering services to our male guests.

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  Rey Jijon

  New Talent Stylist

  Rey is graduate of Focus4Beauty Academy and trained in our Divine Associates Program. After 9 months of training being tutuored by our senior styling staff, he is now a New Talent Stylist providing aazing results. Rey is trained in our L'Oreal Professionel Color Processes and Men's & Women's Cuts, and excels at providing a professional consult with our guests to ensure that the cut and color that you want is the cut and color that he performs

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  Arden Clayton

  New Talent Stylist

  Arden Clayton graduated from Manhattan Academy in November 2013 and joined the Divine Associates Training PRogram. Arden showed remarkable talent and passion about her profession and graduated to the floor as a New Talent Stylist in record time. Arden's specialty as a Stylist is using optimum framing ans colors which enhance natural beauty. She loves the flexibility of working with long hair but is equally talented with any length of hair as well as men's cuts

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  Payal Patel

  Salon Associate

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  Sonja Minguela

  Senior Esthetician

  Sonja Minguela is a Senior Esthetician and has been a member of our Divine Spa Team since 2003. Originally trained in Europe as a skin-care specialist she has trained with some of the most world renowed masters when it comes to skin care including Estee Lauder and Chanel. Sonja is dedicated to providing the most natural regimen when it comes to skin care and is a firm believer in the Eminence Organic skin care line which uses natural fruit pulps as the base of their treatment

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  Maria Pineda

  LMT & ESthetician

  Maria Pineda ESthetician & LMT Ma 53046 is a 2007 graduate of the Stanford Brown Institute in Tampa with her certification in Massage Theraphy and joined our Divine Design Spa Team in 2011. She received her Skin-Care certification from the Florida College of Natural Health 2012 and is dual-licensed in Massage & Skin Care Therapies. She is working on obtaining her Associate Degree in Natural Health Sciences and is also a certified Butterfly Eyelash Extensions technician

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  Sophia Paul

  Esthetician-Threading

  Sophia Paul, Esthetician-Threading Specialist - started her training at the Fremont Beauty College in Fremont, CA and then completed it at the Academ of Beauty & Business in St. Petersburg joining our Divine Spa Team in 2011. She decided early in her career that she wanted to specialize in skin0care with an emphasis on threading & waxing services to be able to properly serve the diversity of her client base and has a natural talent to recognize the diverse needs of her client

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  Anna Lidey

  Esthetician

  Anna Lidey Esthetician - is a graduate of Clinical Skin Care program at Florida Career College where she graduated at the top of her class. Her training in skin car involved multiple specialties including clinical facials and chemical pels & micro0dermabrasion. She joined our Divine Spa Team in 2011 and is certified in our PCA and Eminence Organics oriduct lines with an emphasis on Ethically diverse sin issues

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  Hue Bethune

  LMT

  Hue Bethune, LMT MA 32135 - Hue Bethune has been a Licensed Massage Therapist for 14 years and has been a member of our original Spa team here at Divine Design, praccticing as our Senior Therapist. Hue is certified in Swedish Deep Tissue, Pre-Natal, Hot Stone and Reflexology massage treatments. Hue is also certified in all of our bosy treatment, including our detoxifying scrubs and our slimming/cellulite reducing full body-wraps

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  Maria Pineda

  LMT & Esthetician

  Maria Pineda, LMT & Esthetician MA 53046 is a 2007 graduate of the Stanford Breown Institute in Tampa with her certification in MAssage Therapy and joined our Divine Design Spa Team in 2011. maria is trained in virtually all massage modalities - but, her favorite massage is our Hot-Stone Therapy which allows her to treat muscular issues with heat and pressure combining into a unique treatment for her guests. Maria is also a certified Butterfly Eyelash Extension Technicin

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  Sasha Syshchenko

  LMT

  Sasha Syshchenko, LMT Ma 45101 - Graduated from the Ukrainian Massage Academy in 2001 and is also a 2005 graduate of Loraine's Academy. Sasha has over 12 years of experience in Massage Therapy and is passionate about using the proper modality to provide maximum comfort and relief by concentraiting on problem areas of her guests body and is a firm believer in the stress & muscular relief provided by her expertly trained technique of a full body Swedish Massage

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  Nia Lord

  LMT

  Nia Lord LMT MA74381 is a 2000 radutae of the Cayce-Rielly School of Massage Therapy in Virginai Beach where she practiced her profession for the last thirteen years before relocating to Tampa. Her practical produced some of the highest personal ratings ever achieved by any LMT candidate. Nia is certified in multiple modalities but her favorites are the muscular-rellieving Deeo-Tissue and the nurturing Pre-Natal massage therapies

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  Danerys Sarinas

  LMT

  Danerys Sarinas LMT MA59380 is a 2009 graduate of Everest University that honed her skills over five years practicing in the medical fields before joining our Divine Spa Team in 2014. She is certified in Deep Tissue, Trigger Point and Swedish therapies. One of her most recognizable talents is determining and recommending the specific therapy that would most benefit her client based on her years of working with muscular issues and injuries

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  Kim Bowman

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  Brandy Seong

  Nail Technician

  Brandy Seong, Nail Specialist - Brandy is originally from Chicago and graduated as a nail specialist in Tampa in 2007. She joined our Divine Spa Team in 2009 where she felt very comfortable with the diverse client base and our emphasis on natural rather than artificial nail work. Brandy is a specialist in natural nail services and is fully certified in Creative Nails Shellac as well as OPI Gel applications

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  Nancy Herr

  Nail Technician
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  Tammie Padilla

  Nail Technician
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  Toni Ivy

  Nail Technician

  Toni Ivy, Nail Specialist - originally from Hawaii is a 2003 graduate of Palm Beach Garden Nails Academy and perfected her profession in Upstate New York before relocating to Florida in 2013 and joining our Divine Spa Team. Toni is excited about building New relationship with our clients and is fully trained and experienced in all of our natural nail services including OPI Gel and Shellac applications

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  Payal Patel

  Nail Technician
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  Neena Casull

  Nail Associate

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  Akashi Patidar

  Managing Partner

  Akashi Patidar is the Managing Partner and Chief Operating Office of Divine Design Salon & Spa. She holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Nova Southeastern University and joined Divine Design in 2010 becoming an equity partner in 2014. As Chief Operating Officer she manages the needs of our 50 staff members who serve an average of 450 gusts each week

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  Samantha Wilson

  Guest Services Team Leader
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  Akshar Patidar

  Administration

  Akshar Patidar Administrative Support

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  Candice Board

  Guest Services
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  Lourdes Barrera

  Spa Assistant
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  Melpo Ontengco

  Spa Assistant
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  Lucia Acevedo

  Salon Assistant