Our Team

Founder & Owner

Estrellita “Estie” Gonzalez, BBA

Estrellita is the CEO, Founder & Owner of Derma Bright Clinic. She started the clinic in 2012 after a journey of wellness that included the discovery of high amounts of lead in her body. After much research, she discovered that beauty & cosmetic products were likely contributors. After doing marketing work for a FL company that produces the technology she uses in her clinic, she realized the aesthetics industry was going to be changing with the advent of technology. Derma Bright Clinic is the result of this journey.

Prior to starting the clinic, Estrellita spent 20+ years in the corporate world working in senior HR & Marketing roles in Canada & Asia. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in HR Management, along with Diplomas in Sales/Marketing Management & Hotel Management. She is the author of several books & conducts workshops & retreats on wellness & wellbeing. She is mom to a son who is at home and attends university. In June 2022 she was elected to to the Beauty Council of BC - Board of Directors and sat as the Secretary Treasurer. In June 2024 she was re-elected to the Board for a 2nd term and sits as the Board Chair. She also served her community as a twice-elected School Trustee & Vice-Chair with the Vancouver School Board (2017-2022). In her spare time Estie loves to travel, read, be in nature and enjoy good times with friends & family.

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Desiree Panico

Senior Skin Care & LPG Technician

Desiree is a professionally trained and certified Aesthetician. Prior to immigrating to Canada, she managed her own business in South Africa for many years. Desiree’s knowledge includes facials, skin peelings, and body treatments. She is a senior facialist specializing in anti-aging and acne facials, Oxygeneo & peels, and works with the LPG Endermolift and Lipomassage modalities. Desiree understands that achieving the best results for a healthy mind and body, one needs to follow a clean diet, exercise regularly, and that laughing every day is the key to staying young!

Kadi Chams

Senior Skin Care, Potenza & LPG Technician

Kadi is a Senior Aesthetician with many years of experience dedicated to skin, body & hair improvement. She graduated from a Body and Facial Aesthetics College (SENAC) & a hairstylist institute (Nonaka) in Brasil. Kadi worked for clinics & beauty salons as well as managed her own salon in Brazil for over ten years before immigrating to Canada. Her knowledge & techniques include medical aesthetics, biological & enzyme peeling, deep cleansing, lymphatic drainage, micro-current, lifting & electro-lifting for face treatments as well as Isometric Exercise, Mesotherapy, Gommage, Thermotherapy, Cryotherapy, & Lymphatic Drainage body treatments. She is a senior facialist providing anti-aging & acne facials, peels, Potenza and LPG services.

Sandra Mah

Master Aesthetician, LPG, Potenza & Laser Technician

Sandra is a Master Aesthetician & Medical Beauty Therapist with over 40 years of experience as a holistic skin care consultant, practitioner, trainer & teacher to thousands of clients and students alike in the Greater Vancouver area.From teens struggling with acne, to adults wanting treatment for a variety of skin care related issues, to cancer patients, to seniors looking to slow the inevitable aging process, Sandra has seen it all and done it all!Trained & certified to the highest international standard in beauty therapy by the Zurich, Switzerland based, CIDESCO, Sandra delivers optimal skin care results for her clients through individually designed treatment plans that include the use of the latest medical devices, tailored therapies as well as specific dietary & lifestyle advice. Sandra’s experience in using our Potenza helps clients achieve scar revision, hair restoration and skin re-texturizing through the application of micro-needling with radio frequency. Sandra provides an extensive list of services including Facials, Peels, Laser, Potenza, LPG Lipomassage & Endermolift, Electrolysis, Aesthetic services, Body Sculpting & Detoxification treatments.

Yasuyo Kawamoto

Skin Care & LPG Technician, & Body Services Supervisor

Yasuyo is a graduate of Vancouver Community College with an Esthetics Diploma. Prior to joining us she was a massage practitioner & Aromatherapy teacher for over 15 years in her native Japan. Yasuyo's service offerings include all facials and peels. She also supervises & practices in the Body program including LPG, body massage, wraps, & scrubs. Her massage specialties include Swedish Relaxation & she is an Esalen® certified practitioner having trained in both Japan & California.

Farnoush Kavaji

Skin Care & Laser Technician

Farnoush is a licensed esthetician from the USA with over a decade of experience in beauty and skin care. She passionately believes in the transformative power of healthy skin, emphasizing skin care as essential and makeup as optional. Farnoush's expertise spans a wide range of treatments, all aimed at nurturing confidence and inner glow in her clients. Through her knowledge and dedication, she's committed to helping individuals feel better about themselves through the art of skincare. Farnoush provides services for facials, peels, facial massage & full Laser treatments including Laser Hair Removal, IPL / Photo Therapy and Stretch Mark / Acne Scar treatments.

Kalpana Jadav

Aesthetician

Kalpana is a fully-certified Aesthetician with 15+ years of experience. Prior to joining Derma Bright Clinic, she worked at Linda’s Urban Spa on Broadway/Trafalgar and Le Petite Spa on Alma/Broadway. Her specialties include facials, waxing, threading, eyebrow shaping, lash tinting, body scrubs/wraps and pedicures.

Connie Pretula - Holistic Nutritionist

Connie’s passion is clear: to help women feel better while transitioning through the stages of menopause and using nutrition as the foundation. With her business acumen honed through years of client-centric roles, she aspires to simplify the healing process for her clients. Also known as the Menopause Navigator, Connie works one-on-one with women over 50. Her journey inspires others to live true to themselves and create the life they dream of.

Dr Lopez, NC
Dr Jorge Lopez,
Naturopath (ND)

Dr. Lopez believes that the journey towards wholeness begins by recognizing the interconnections that exist between our inner body, mind, emotions, and spirit, outer social, cultural, and environmental paradigms and committing to reestablishing the balance among them. His purpose is to guide and support your journey towards that state of wholeness and wellbeing using different healing modalities.Through acupuncture, meridian-muscle testing, and Reiki, he aims to help you become aware of energy unbalances that need to be addressed and support you regain the integrity of your energy body.Based on his training as a naturopathic doctor he uses Clinical Nutrition, Botanical Medicine, Homeopathic Medicine, and Asian medicine, to allow your body detoxify contaminants and re-balance your psycho-neuro-immuno-hormonal-digestive systems.The focus of his practice is in preventing and addressing the root causes of Chronic Diseases such as Cardiovascular, Cancer, Diabetes, Arthritis, Dementia, Mental disorders, Respiratory conditions and Digestive Inflammatory Disorders such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). He is also a Heartmath® Practitioner and hold training in The Clinical Interventions Program for Health Professionals, The Stress, Anxiety and Emotional Regulation Program and The Resilient Heart™: Trauma-Sensitive Program. I make use of Heartmath® heart rhythm biofeedback and breathing techniques to reprogram your nervous system to a state of heart centered, coherent awareness that allows you to repair, restore and return to your natural state of total health and balance.He makes use Non-invasive technology such as Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (pEMF) Vascular Therapy (BEMER) and Photobiomodulation (VieLight) to promote the health and well-being of my patients and also to support athletic performance.He practices Ashtanga Yoga and holds training as a yoga teacher from Ashtanga Yoga Puerto Rico. He leads classes and supports students in Mysore style practice at Yoga Circle Collective Healing Lab in Vancouver, BC. He promotes and teaches the practice of yoga to support a healthy lifestyle that allows one to develop strength, flexibility and balance in the body, mind, emotions and spirit. He is part of the Mantra Teacher Program from Sanatana Dharma Satsang and is able to counsel on the use of mantras for spiritual and everyday concerns.He invites you to take conscious ownership of your own life and health.

Allan Lowry - Wellness Expert & Trainer

Allan is a Wellness Coach with a passion for sharing natural wellness information and programs for those seeking improvements in their lives.Al offers holistic results-oriented services & programs including: personal fitness training & assessments, weight management using Dexa xRay technology, osteoporosis using Dexa, deep tissue massage, reflexology, active & passive rehab, and ionic foot spa detox.Al is available for consultations, visit his website for more information.

Ira Le - Dhairya Devani Rahi - Spiritual Advisor

Born in Kazakhstan, this ethnic Korean, Russian-speaking, Canadian citizen, is a living embodiment of the Oneness of all races, nations, cultures and religions. Unsatisfied from a young age with the answers given to her many questions on the meaning of life, she embarked from the young age of 19, on a journey which eventually took her to the Himalayas; here she pursued a spiritual practice and divine transformation. She spent the next 15 years on an ashram under the tutelage of her Guru, Guruji. She spent her time living in a cave engrossed in deep spiritual study and practice of Kriya Yoga, Sanskrit Mantras, Vedic ceremonies, and connection to the Divine - Her own Soul, Rishis and Prophets of different religions, as well as the God/Goddess Absolute. Her Guru has now released her into world in order to spread the word of peace and healing. She stands as a true example of a spiritual disciple and modern day Rishi, a pillar of Light for the world and a loving Mother for all humanity, who tirelessly continues to bless all with her Divine Knowledge, Bliss and Compassion. Dhairya will be working with Derma Bright Clinic offering spiritual advising, counseling, workshops and retreats, including one on one and group settings.

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