Meet the Team!
Christina Frazier
OWNER | Originally from upstate New York, Christina lived in Bend, Oregon for thirty years before returning to her beloved Adirondack Mountains where she lives with her partner, Mark, and her orange kitties, Pepin + Kevin. Christina’s experience in the Spa and Wellness Industry began in 1995. She taught for ten years teaching within the Massage Therapy Program at Central Oregon Community College. There she founded the Spa Training Curriculum. She also has worked as a trainer for Sundari, an Ayurvedic international inspired product line, teaching Ayurvedic principles and Sundari Facials, Body Treatments and Massage.
Christina’s travels have brought her through the US, Asia, and Europe, allowing her to experience world class and premier spas, private tours and teachings from influencers in Asian and European philosophies involving hydrotherapy, product, treatments and massage. She highly values her 3+ year time span spent in mentorship with Embodied Life instructor, Russell Delman. As a visionary and entrepreneur, Christina has the ability to create healing spaces and ritual practices. She holds the title and licensure of NYS Nail Technician, Reiki Master, Educator and Spa Consultant. Christina is an Oregon Licensed Massage Therapist. She is also a contributing International Best Selling Author of Navigating The Clickety-Clack, Volume 3. Christina combines a mixture of compassionate presence, humor, and kindness, believes in the art of relaxation, and is inspired by beauty and the love of travel.
Sooocially
MARKETING | Sofie grew up in the suburbs outside of New York City and moved up to the Adirondack Mountains after High School. She took college classes online and took various courses that led to her passion in Digital Marketing.
Sofie has always had a passion for the arts through various medias such as painting, drawing, and photography. She started her own small business in 2020 selling her art for about 2 years, then realized she wanted to help other small businesses develop and grow instead.
Social media nowadays has become the way to connect and Sofie uses her artistic eye to convey what the client/business is all about.
Samantha Reyonlds
NAIL TECHNICIAN & FOOT THERAPIST | Born and raised in Saranac Lake, Samantha has always been very creative, as a kid she would often paint with her mom. As the years went by, she turned that love for painting on canvas to painting on nails and expanding her creativity and love for art. Samantha loves to bring joy and happiness into people’s lives she says, “There’s nothing more rewarding than making someone feel good with the work you do.” Samantha feels so blessed to have found such an amazing work environment with a wonderful staff. Eventually Samantha hopes to live in California where she will expand her career in the beauty industry.
Madison Moody
NAIL TECHNICIAN & FOOT THERAPIST | Maddy grew up in the Adirondacks and enjoys working on her self care and self love. She wasn’t sure what path she wanted to go down at first, but tried cosmetology for school and ended up falling in love with it. She saw how happy clients were after receiving a treatment, which made her enjoy what she was doing even more. Maddy just graduated high school this past year (2024) and is going to college for Massage Therapy.
Outside of the cosmetology life, Maddy loves being active by playing sports, taking pictures/modeling, meeting genuine souls and making people smile. Maddy can’t wait to see where the next chapter in her life goes and is thankful she has found such a great work environment.
Zachary Roos
MASSAGE THERAPIST | Zachary is from Rochester and studied massage therapy at North Country Community College. Zach was previously an athlete, which led to him exploring massage therapy so he could help other athletes.
Melanie Tendler
MASSAGE THERAPIST | Melanie has 10 years of experience as a Licensed Massage Therapist in world-renowned spas. She moved to the area to study at North Country Community College after considering the art as her career. Melanie did not plan on staying the area after college because she wanted to move back home to Lake George to be with family. However, her heart was captured by her now husband and the beauty of the Tri-Lakes region.
She now resides with her husband, their 5 goats, and cat Clover. Melanie believes that she found her calling as a Massage Therapist and wishes she started sooner. She is excited to continue her journey at the Sanctuary and is honored to be a part of the team.
Erin Vandervelde
PART-TIME RECEPTIONIST | Erin recently moved to Keene from Illinois to live with her boyfriend. She lived in Illinois for over 50 years and has worked as an analytical chemist, Harley-Davidson dealership Operations Manager, church office manager, and as a secretary/bookkeeper for a general contractor and HVAC company.
Erin is a proud Mom of two great kids, loves the Adirondacks and is so happy to be a member of the Sanctuary team!
Kathy Recchia
PART-TIME RECEPTIONIST | Kathy has a passion for theatre arts and has worked in the nonprofit arts world of the Adirondack North Country for more than 25 years. She served as owner and operator of the Book & Blanket Bed & Breakfast in Jay for two decades and is now grateful to be onboard at the Adirondack Foot Sanctuary in an atmosphere that promotes wellness and creativity.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Seton Hall University and is currently studying music at SUNY Plattsburgh and teaching theatre arts to youth in Keene Valley.
Macie Huwiler
REIKI PRACTITIONER | Macie Huwiler is a certified Level III Reiki Practitioner. She works with you to help the flow of energy and remove blocks, similar to acupuncture or acupressure, thus helping the body heal itself. Reiki is known to enable relaxation, reduce pain, speed up healing, and reduce other symptoms of illness. It is especially helpful for pain management, ameliorating the affects of chemo, and all types [of illness].
When not doing healing work, Macie is a real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway Adirondack Premier Properties. She loves to garden, hike, ski, skate, and cook. She is an avid supporter of the performing arts, and loves going to concerts and theater.
Rachel Ann
REIKI MASTER & TEACHER OF THE HEALING ARTS | Uncovering the truth that we each carry allows for a spontaneous release and opening to all of our greatest treasures. Rachel has studied many modalities of spiritual practices. She is a Reiki master, IET practitioner, energy healing facilitator, yoga /meditation instructor, student of the shamanic ways, channeler of the divine energies and psychic medium. Her practices always include connecting in an intuitive and heart based manner. Her love is to gather from various cultures and sacred ways and to then share them with others as she is so called.
The goal is simple: her compassionate intuitive nature will assist in helping to release and reveal your purest truest self in order to grow strong and transition away from the untruths that may have come your way, causing trauma or illness or dis-ease in your life. When working with Rachel you will receive what is provided to her via intuition, the divine, universe, God or whomever it is that you choose to call the force that supports and connects all that is. Rachel believes she is not the one healing you-you are; by uncovering the truth that you are carrying within and allowing yourself to be in that personal truth.
Joan Kelleher
YOGA INSTRUCTOR | Yoga has been a part of Joan’s life for over 25 years, and her ongoing practice has taught her new found life skills. Yoga brings her to a stronger sense of awareness, expansiveness and purpose. She believes yoga is an essential form of self-care and loves helping others achieve alignment both physically and mentally.
From a gentle stretch class to a dynamic vinyasa flow, Joan is trained to teach a variety of levels. Through breath, mindful sequencing and alignment you will discover a balance of comfort and strength from within.
Out of the yoga studio, you’ll find Joan behind her easel, cooking up a feast for friends and family, in the woods with her dog or taking chill time with a book. Joan is forever grateful for the daily inspiration of the Adirondacks and the wisdom of her teachers past and present.
Deanna Courtney
Deanna is our wellness support, our human resource, and our ‘go to’ when we have work, personal, or health challenges. She is part of our benefits package for our staff. Deanna has had many varied careers: from running a day care in her home to designing and implementing the first long range in-school suspension program for the local school system, and co-creating a local artists Co-op.
As the Executive Director of the Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce she facilitated businesses working together. She comes to us with a wide array of knowledge about business, communication, about systems and about health. Her life experience serves our entire staff tremendously. Along with helping us here at the Sanctuary, she created UpYourVibe.Us and teaches individuals and groups online by teaching the Biology of the Body—called Germanic Healing Knowledge. She offers her humor, creativity and knowledge base to our staff year round with her Health Assurance Program.
When Deanna is not teaching people about how amazing their bodies are, she visits her 3 children and 3 grand children. She loves the outdoors, and loves creating “Home.” And currently is re-designing aspects of her childhood home so she can offer onsite, short-term learning and healing retreats. Her faith in God is great and prioritizes time in nature with her daily walks, biking, stand up paddle boarding (in the summer) and any snowy fun adventures in the winter. Deanna loves to sing for funerals as it honors Life…and has fun singing karaoke and open mic. If it is fun, Deanna is in!