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Our team of Gingie Spa & Massage

Zhenni Jackson
Founder and Owner of Gingie Spa
Winner of Small Business of the Year 2022
awarded by Ohio Beachwood Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Licensed Advanced Esthetician
Ohio Licensed Massage Therapist
   Through her entrepreneurial, esthetician and massage work, Zhenni Jackson has dedicated herself to helping people “live longer and grow younger.” Zhenni earned her International MBA degree from Fordham University in 2000 and graduated from Goldman Sachs 10K Small Business Training Program in 2022. She completed esthetic training from Raphael’s School of Beauty Culture in 2018 and massage therapy training from Cuyahoga Community College in 2021. Her facial practice is certified with HydraFacial, Dermalogica, and Repechage. Currently, Zhenni is engaged in professional continuing education with Upledger Institute in Craniosacral Therapy, and with Barral Institute in Visceral Manual Therapy. Prior to opening Gingie Spa, Zhenni worked as Brand Ambassador and Counter Manager at Saks Fifth Avenue for Clé de Peau Beaute, Japan’s #1 Luxury Brand. For two years (2016 and 2017) in a row, she achieved the fastest sales growth across North American Clé de Peau accounts. Zhenni specializes in anti-aging facial, acne facial, Hydrafacial, relaxation massage, and Vichy Shower Body Care. What clients love about Zhenni the most is her optimistic attitude, youthful energy, coupled with client-oriented care and service, a broad-spectrum skill set, and value-based business acumen.

Dana Kingston
Ohio Licensed Massage Therapist
Colorado Licensed Massage Therapist
   Boasting over 25 years’ experience, Dana Kingston is a seasoned, well-rounded massage therapist. She completed her 900-hour certification program, graduating with honors from Seattle Massage School in Washington state. Currently Dana is licensed in both Colorado (since 2001) and Ohio (from March 2022). Dana’s massage specialties include Swedish/Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Sports, Trigger Point, Prenatal and Chronic Pain Management.
Dana has practiced massage in a variety of settings including both clinics and spas as well as private practice. She is passionate about assisting individuals in achieving their goals to optimize performance, eliminate chronic pain and improve quality of life. Fortunately for Gingie Spa’s broad portfolio of professional and amateur athlete clients, Dana herself is an accomplished marathon/ultra-runner with extensive experience working with athletes. Even given such impressive, longstanding accomplishments, perhaps what impresses Gingie Spa’a clients the most is Dana’s curiosity, passion and freshness towards her clients and massage work.

David Smith
Head Massage Therapist at Gingie Spa
Ohio Licensed Massage Therapist
Ohio Licensed Nurse
   After graduating from the rigorous University School, David Smith undertook pre-med study at Dartmouth College and earned his B.A. in Psychology from Cleveland State University. Since college graduation, David has attained over 20 years’ experience in the healthcare industry. Currently, David holds two licenses – as a registered nurse and as a massage therapist. He works over 80 hours per week at seven job positions: Director of Nursing for Cuyahoga County Division of Senior and Adult Services; Emergency room nurse for Cleveland Clinic Euclid Hospital; Nurse supervisor for MetroHealth Behavioral Health Division; adjunct faculty for Tri-C massage therapist program; instructor for Tri-C Health Industry Solutions STNA program; head massage therapist for Gingie Spa; and pastor for a Christian church. Through his leadership, teaching and hands-on positions, David is driven by his passion to help people in healing and in developing mind, body and spirit. As a massage therapist, David specializes in deep tissue and muscle energy techniques to relieve people from chronic pain and to promote muscle injury recovery.

Gary Peroune
Ohio Licensed Massage Therapist
   Embracing his zealous life journey, Gary has charted a course for himself from a passionate college football league player to a compassionate massage therapist. He studied physical therapy at Nassau Community College (1996 -1998) and massage therapy at Cleveland Institute of Medical Massage (2019 – 2020). Before joining Gingie Spa’s professional therapist team, Gary had experience working in both leisure (high-end day spa) and clinic (chiropractic office) environments. His education and work experiences equip him to be versatile in relaxation massage (Swedish, Hot Stone, Deep Tissue) and therapeutic massages (Neuromuscular Trigger Point), assisting clients to better their life quality and overall health. Having played in a college football league, Gary has an intuitive understanding of the psychology and physiology of athletes. Through his sports massage therapy sessions, Gary has successfully helped athletes in recovery, rehabilitation and performance. In his spare time, Gary enthusiastically volunteers at Josiah’s House to help young adults with autism.

Kevin Parker
Ohio Licensed Massage Therapist
Ph.D. Candidate in Physical Therapy
   Kevin Parker has been practicing massage since 2018. With a background as a professional modern dancer, he saw firsthand how overuse and injuries can impact the body, leading to chronic functioning at a suboptimal level. This was the catalyst for Kevin to pursue massage therapy and he has not looked back since. Kevin offers a wide range of services, including relaxation, medical, and deep tissue massage, as well as CranioSacral Therapy. Kevin is also working toward his Doctorate for Physical Therapy. What Gingie Spa’s clients love Kevin the most are his warm healing hands, positive energy and solid skills!

Nathan Rehmer
Ohio Licensed Massage Therapist
   Nathan’s strong academic background and unique life journey lead him to become a passionate talented massage therapist. Nathan holds a B.A. in history (2007) and M.A. in teaching (2011) from Columbia College in Missouri. He also has ten years research experience working as laboratory technician with a promotion to laboratory manager at the University of Missouri. His laboratory research focused on pharmacological interventions in the areas of diabetes and heart disease with multiple NIH funded research grants. After the birth of his first child, Nathan made a choice to be a stay-at-home parent, and then for their four children. After all four children reached schooling age, Nathan followed a voice in his heart to study massage therapy at Cuyahoga Community College (2021-2022) and became a Licensed Massage Therapist. With his solid medical knowledge, Nathan can efficiently use multiple massage techniques – Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Positional Release, Muscle Energy Techniques and Percussion Therapy (using Theragun) – often in a single session to help a client return their body to natural postures in order to relieve pain. Nathan is also a certified prenatal massage therapist who specializes in alleviating the tension and strains unique to pregnancy.

Ra'Shawn Brown
Ohio Licensed Massage Therapist
   Ra’Shawn Brown has always believed that massage is not just a luxury, but a necessity. Massage therapists should be a part of a client’s overall wellness plan, and Ra’Shawn strives to build that bridge with everyone he works with by tailoring massage to specific needs to create a unique experience for clients. Some of Ra’Shawn’s massage specialties include Swedish, Deep Tissue, Therapeutic Stretching and Trigger Point Therapy. After graduating from the Cuyahoga Community College massage therapy program in 2021, Ra’Shawn has furthered his education by completing two programs to become a certified prenatal massage and infant massage therapist. When Ra’Shawn isn’t working, he enjoys spending quality time with his fiancé and 1 year old daughter, playing video games, and practicing martial arts. What impresses Gingie Spa’s clients the most is Ra’Shawn’s neat, focused and precise massage practice style!

Sarah
Ohio Licensed Massage Therapist
  Sarah is a well-rounded massage therapist, who has a soothing, comforting and calming aura, balanced with her solid bodywork skills and inner spiritual endeavor. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Toledo in 2010 and started teaching yoga in 2018. Sarah currently owns her own yoga studio on the West Side of Cleveland. Her passion for helping people through bodywork shortly evolved into becoming a licensed massage therapist. Sarah considers herself to be deeply intuitive in massage practice, seamlessly blending relaxation techniques, deep tissue and trigger point work, muscle energy techniques, and facilitated stretching and elongation methods on the table. After Sarah’s massage, clients feel restored, invigorated, and more comfortable and confident in their own bodies.