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Mariah completed her Aesthetic and Spa Therapy course at the Academy of Excellence in 2015. Not only can she complete a large variety of aesthetic services but also many of our Spa Therapy services. Her favourites are relaxation massage and facials. Mariah grew up in Victoria and has recently moved to the Valley late 2018. She loves exploring all corners of the island and the world in her free time.

Casey is part of our front desk team. She’s an island girl and is the mother of four amazing children. She enjoys the balance of home and work and is an outdoorsy girl. She loves interacting with our clients and creating an amazing spa experience for them!

Lee has been in the Comox Valley for 23 years and has worked at Ohspa for the past two years. Lee has six years of aesthetic experience and loves doing relaxation massages, body scrubs, manicures and pedicures and other services. She enjoys mountain biking, hiking and kayaking in her free time.

Lydia was originally born in Prince George, and has been living in the Comox Valley since the age of five. Being outdoors has always been a huge part of her life, and this is the perfect place. She moved to Vancouver for seven months to study Nail Technology at Blanche Macdonald Center. She now specializes in natural and artificial nail treatments and she hopes to go back to school to continue to learn new skills. She hopes to provide all her clients with an excellent experience to keep them coming back.

Trevor Wall was born in Thompson, Manitoba and grew up in a small town called Melita. He has been at Ohspa since November 2015 and specializes in relaxation massages. Trevor loves being healthy and enjoys staying active and working out. He loves playing badminton, biking, water sports, doing renovations and spending time at his family cabin.

Dana was born and raised in the Comox Valley. She attended the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in Victoria, BC and is currently in school doing some upgrading towards her nursing degree. Dana specializes in relaxation massages, sports massages, and body scrubs. Dana describes her massage style as slow deep pressure.

Tara is our Lead Esthetician at Ohspa and she attended Gina’s College of Advanced Aesthetics in Waterloo, Ontario. Tara was born and raised here and loves camping, spending time with her family and her dog Paisley. Not only can Tara complete a wide range of aesthetic services but she also specializes in make-up applications and consultations.

Jennifer attended Blanche MacDonald Centre and has fifteen years of experience as an Esthetician. Jennifer was born in Victoria and is inspired by nature and photography. On top of performing aesthetic services, Jennifer can also do body wraps and relaxation massages.

Courtney grew up in Port Alberni and moved to the Comox Valley two years ago. Courtney is a Spa Experience Coordinator with us and is also in her second year of business school at North Island College. In her spare time, Courtney enjoys hiking, being outside and playing with her two cats.

Debra was born in Campbell River and has twenty-five years of experience in aesthetics. The highlight of her career was when she had the opportunity to do aesthetics on a Hollywood movie set. Debra can do many services such as waxing, manicures and pedicures, facials and even relaxation massages.

Jessica was born and raised in the Comox Valley and went to West Coast College. Jessica loves being out doors and spending time with her beautiful daughter. Jessica has a wide range of talents including relaxation massages, sports massages, and mommy-to-be massages. She also performs many aesthetic services as well.

Mahayla was born and raised in the Comox Valley and attended Alberta Academy Aesthetics. On her downtime, Mahayla enjoys biking and doing yoga. Mahayla specializes in relaxation massages, sports massages and hot stone massages but also performs some aesthetic services as well.

Jessica is from a small area called Pictou County on the east coast. She moved to the Comox Valley almost three years ago and joined our team in September of 2016. She brings her ten plus years of customer service and hospitality experience to the Ohspa Team. Jessica graduated from the Nova Scotia Community College Tourism Management program in Stellarton, NS with the Board of Governors award for excellent grades and outstanding community involvement. She still enjoys being involved in the community and is a member of the Old House Hotel & Spa Success Committee.

Rebecca has been in the Comox Valley for just over a year and resided in Port Hope, Ontario before moving. Although she loved Ontario, Rebecca has always wanted to move to British Columbia and decided that the Comox Valley was the perfect place to begin her journey. Rebecca lived in Ottawa for four years and took the Criminology & Criminal Justice program at Carleton University. Rebecca enjoys travelling, working out, hiking and spending quality time with her golden retriever named Diego.

Megan is originally from Port Hardy but attended school at Vancouver Island University. Megan has been living in the Comox Valley for four years and enjoys camping and gardening. She performs a variety of aesthetic services such as waxing, manicures and pedicures and facials.

Courtney started as a nail technician in 2008. She decided she wanted to be able to service her clients more so put herself through aesthetics school in Red Deer at MC College. Courtney has continued to take classes to grow her product and technique knowledge. Manicures and pedicures have always been her passion and because of that Courtney now collects nail polish. She recently moved to Vancouver Island to be with her mom and it has been an incredible experience.

Mílo is very proud of his Mexican heritage and travels there since he was a baby to visit family. He was born and raised in the Comox Valley with a fond appreciation for the west coast island community. As well as speaking Spanish, Mílo has a passion for French. Milo studied at North Island College and after that he worked at a retirement community as a server for five years. Mílo then joined the Ohspa team and continues to enjoy serving clients and brightening the days of others with a smile.  Mílo is an ethical vegan as well as an environmentalist. His favorite part about working at Ohspa is their commitment to being a green spa through companies like GreenCircle and Éminence, and the family-like energy of the staff.