Our Team

Administration Team

Laura D.

Laura purchased Paramount DaySpa Salon in 2000 from her friend and esthetician for many years, Ellen Gaunt. Her passion for the beauty industry and several years of experience in business and finance lead the way to continue the growth of Paramount’s reputation in Saskatoon.

Over the years Paramount has seen a number of changes including location and the addition of Paramount Boutique.

Laura is also involved in the community. She held many board positions with the Saskatoon Women’s Network over the years and is also a Past-President and Treasurer with the Saskatoon club of Soroptomist International.

Laura enjoys spending time with friends and family, especially her grandchildren.

Sarah D.

Sarah began her career with Paramount at a young age when she started as a receptionist while still in high-school. She then transitioned into the position of Director of Sales once she completed her Bachelor of Commerce in 2009. 

Sarah is a great baker and spends lots of time outside and with her husband and two children.

Chelsey H.

Chelsey joined our Paramount team in 2015. She has her Business Administration Diploma and numerous years of experience in retail and customer service. She brings to our team her passion for fashion, leadership skills and her dedication to making your Paramount experience great. She is one of the friendly smiles that will greet you at our front desk and shop with you in our boutique.

Chelsey enjoys reading, 90’s music and spending time with her husband, son, cat and her friends.

Valerie V.

Valerie (Val) has always loved fashion. Her retail sales career began in 1999 and joined our Paramount team in 2020.

Val has a real talent when it comes to shopping. She loves to style and help our guests find the perfect items; whether it be clothing, accessories or the perfect gift. Her experience in sales and 10 years of counselling experience is an asset when she is getting to know you and finding your true style.

Val loves all things related to food, running, flowers, sunsets and her two children.

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Nancy Z.

Nancy’s kind heart and customer care focused attitude brought her to the beauty industry in 2018 and she began her career with paramount in 2022. 

Nancy loves to see others smile. She may be the person welcoming you as you walk through our doors or providing your service. She is very detailed oriented and has a true passion for makeup and skin care.

Nancy won Best Esthetician in 2020 through Prairie Magazine.

Nancy loves art, dance and her cats.

Spa Team

Bella M.

Bella began her career in esthetics in the Philippines and after moving to Saskatoon she joined our Paramount team in 1987. Bella trained closely with Ellen Gaunt and worked alongside her for many years.

She specializes in waxing, manicures and pedicures. Bella’s sweet personality and caring demeanor is one of the reasons she has had multiple generations of guests over the years.

Bella likes to keep busy. She loves gardening, shopping with her mom and spending time with her two children.

Nicky M.

Nicky always knew what her career path would be. She proudly began her career as an esthetician at a young age in 2014 and joined our Paramount team in 2015. 

Nicky specializes in Skin Care and Makeup Artistry. Nicky’s positive outlook on life and inner beauty is infectious and she brings that to her services.

Nicky is a true prairie girl that loves spending time outside with her husband and dog.

Jessica S.

Jessica began her career in the beauty industry in 2011 and joined our Paramount team in 2018.

She has always had a passion for helping people feel better in their everyday life. Jessica loves foot care and by specializing she ensures you feel like you are walking on clouds.

Jessica loves playing with her cats (all 5 of them), coloring and spending time with her family.

Joleen S.

Joleen has always had a love for art and that is what drew her to permanent makeup. She began her career in Microblading and Brow Lamination in 2016 and joined our Paramount team in 2019.

Joleen was drawn to the artistic aspect of microblading. She received her training in Vancouver and continues to stay on top of the latest techniques and best products in the industry. Joleen's goal is to always enhance the brows as naturally as possible with very fine, realistic looking hair strokes. The hair-stroke method of microblading creates a very airy and natural look with dimension and texture. Even subtly microbladed brows can make a huge impact by framing your eyes and creating a more youthful and lifted look. 

Before her new venture in permanent makeup, Joleen received her BFA degree with a major in Visual Communications and was an Art Director at a local advertising agency.

Joleen enjoys painting, reading, cooking, and spending time with her husband, three boys, and their cat and dog.

Lisa T.

Lisa followed her passion to the beauty industry in 2020. She was valedictorian of her class and joined our Paramount team in 2021.

Lisa truly believes in the benefits of well-being and self care and you will experience this in your services with her. She has a wealth of knowledge on product ingredients and the skin. She loves providing facials, body treatments and relaxation massage.

Lisa loves spending time with her two sons and fluffy cat, enjoys reading and is a talented artist.

Kaity K.

Kaity’s true passion has always been esthetics and she made her career transition in 2020. She joined our Paramount team in 2021 when she received her diploma.

Loving all esthetic services, Kaity offers a wide array of treatments. She is a perfectionist and is very detail oriented. Her goal is specializing in skin care treatments.

Kaity loves sports, being outdoors, spending time at the lake and with friends and family. 

MacKenzie M.

MacKenzie began her career in the beauty industry in 2020 and joined the Paramount team in 2022.

MacKenzie enjoys working with her hands and is always keeping busy. She loves seeing a happy guest after their service with her. MacKenzie enjoys pedicures, skin care and is always looking for opportunities for personal growth.

Away from the Spa, MacKenzie loves to cook, bake and listen to Rock’n’Roll!   

Stacey S.

Stacey started her career and joined the Paramount team in 2022.

She loves to challenge her creativity and learn to expand her knowledge in the beauty industry. Stacey enjoys helping others feel better and more confident in their skin and finds that makeup and esthetics is the perfect method to do it.

Stacey is the youngest of 3 girls, has 2 kitties and became a member of the Royal Canadian Legion in 2019.

Salon Team

Shawna E.

Shawna always had a love for hair, especially cutting hair when she was young. She began her professional career in the hair industry in 1998 and joined our Paramount team in 2002. 

Shawna is a journeyperson stylist and has completed numerous courses over the years including her Master Hair Colorist Certification in 2004. In addition to coloring hair, she specializes in precision cutting, specialty wrap perming and chemical free smoothing hair treatments.

Over the years Shawna has been a mentor to many junior stylists and has shared her passion and helped them develop in their career.  

Shawna and her husband were married in 2002. They don’t have kids, but cater to their cat’s every desire. They also enjoy spoiling their nephews and niece.

Jillian A.

Jillian Started her career in the beauty industry in 2008 and joined our Paramount team in 2012.

She is a Journeyperson stylist that specializes in blonding, color corrections and texture services (perms and smoothing treatments).

Jillian loves to be outdoors, camping, hiking, spending time with her horse and rocking out to punk music.

Kolby C.

Kolby has always known he wanted to be a stylist. He started his career in 2020 and joined our Paramount team in 2021.

He specializes in blowouts and braids and does a great scalp massage.

Kolby enjoys working out, karaoke, crafts and he also speaks Spanish.

Erin H.

Erin found his passion for the hair industry in 2000 while living in Vancouver and joined the Paramount team in 2022.

Erin loves that the hair industry is always changing and is constantly presenting him with new challenges and potential for growth. He is passionate about cutting and coloring the hair including color corrections. His positive attitude will leave you feeling ready to take on the world!

Erin’s family has shown him a lot of important things in life, mainly the importance of support and the necessity for sarcasm!

Massage Team

Rachelle L.

Rachelle’s career as a massage therapist began in 2008 and she joined our Paramount team in 2017.

She specializes in Swedish massage, Deep Tissue, Pre/Post Natal, Hot Stone and Rapid Neurofascial Reset.

Rachelle enjoys spending time with her 3 children, husband, and their dog. She is also fluent in French.

Sara C.

Sara began her career in massage and esthetics in 2012 and joined our Paramount team in 2018.

Specializing in therapeutic massage, foot care and pedicures, Sara loves helping her guests feel their best. 

Sara enjoys camping, being at the lake, hanging out with her cat and most of all her baby girl.

Derek S.

Derek began his career in the beauty industry originally as a hair stylist. He then transitioned into massage in 2013 and joined our Paramount team in 2019.

Derek has a wealth of anatomical knowledge and specializes in intuitive path treatment.

Derek is also an experienced Massage Therapy Educator and Martial Art Champion. He is known to keep us all laughing with his dad jokes.

In Honour

Ellen G.

Ellen was a ray of sunshine that lit up a room and her positive attitude was something to admire. She lived every day grateful for what she had and always found a way to bring joy and a positive perspective to any situation. She was a hard worker, but she truly loved her work. Her guests were not just a spa guest, they were her friends.

Ellen began working at Paramount back in 1952 and purchased the business in 1968. She was the driving force towards bringing esthetic services to Paramount and Saskatoon. She was one of the first to offer facial waxing, brow tinting, manicures, makeup and, her real passion, facial treatments. After selling Paramount to Laura Dutka in 2000 Ellen continued to work up until the age of 95 (she celebrated her 96^th birthday in May 2020). Ellen would come to work every day and still say it was her favorite place to be.

Ellen would always comment how she loved working with her younger co-workers as she not only learned from them but they always kept her on her toes. She was always one of the gang. She seldom missed any staff function and participated in all the activities that were planned. Ellen was always up for a good laugh, a heart-felt visit and a warm hug.

When Laura purchased Paramount, Ellen promised to stick around for 5 or so years. 20 years later, Ellen saw her last guest at the end of February 2020. How honored we are to have had her with us for so many years, sharing her passion for the industry and her passion for life. A truly amazing woman that was not only a mentor to Laura but was in fact the grace and essence of who we have aspired to be as a business and as people; serving our community and each other.

Ellen, we love you and know you continue to watch over us.