Candy Valentino/Nelson
Platinum Salon & Spa, Founder/Owner

Candy Valentino, founder and owner of Platinum Salon & Spa, began this journey in 1999.  With a background in Business Management in addition to the salon and spa industry, Candy’s vision was to create a place clients could receive exceptional salon & spa services in a relaxing and soothing atmosphere, centered around a high caliber staff filled with talent, skill and expertise focused to treat each client by the golden rule.  When the spa originally began, Candy’s role was focused on being a stylist, colorist and nail care specialist.  Holding Certification as a Top Colorist with Framesi and an Elite Colorist with Loreal Professional, she was also a Certified Educator with OPI.  As the spa continued to grow, change and evolve, her role in it did as well.  She now sits as Spa Director managing present and future growth and direction of the company.  When asked what she loves best about her current role in PSS, she stated, “I have been blessed in so many ways since we opened in 2000. I have met so many truly wonderful people that are clients and friends of the Platinum Salon & Spa family.  I love the opportunity of seeing my team blossom and grow.  To watch each of them evolve in all aspects of their life, and to have some small part in that, is very rewarding.”  Candy resides in Greensburg with her husband and their five rescued Chihuahuas. Candy is also the founder and president of The Animal Friends of Westmoreland and Youngwood Area Business Association in addition to being a real estate agent for #1 Choice Real Estate and co-owner of Youngwood Storage.

 Candy was also named in:

•  Top 100 people in business in 2008
•  Best 50 women in business in 2008
• Winners circle rising star ward nominee in the years 2007, 2008 and 2009

Stephenie Jurisch
Stylist

Stephenie has been with the spa since 2001 and in the salon industry since 1995.  Specializing in custom-designed haircuts and artistic coloring, she brings her love for art into her styling. Her continued education includes trainings in Bermuda and Philadelphia to name a few, and holds an Elite Colorist Certification with Loreal Professional.  She loves making her clients look and feel better about themselves and enjoys being a part of that.  She resides in Greensburg with her cat, Jynx, and says the thing she loves most about PSS is “that we are like one big happy family, everyone gets along so well and you don’t see that in most places”.

Jacquelynne Sakal
Stylist

Jackie has been with the spa since 2004 and in the salon industry since 1994.  Specializing in hair extensions, coloring & highlighting, Jackie loves to give special attention to each of her clients by listening and solving all their beauty needs.  A Certified Elite Colorist with Loreal Professional, Jackie also continued her education and training in New York and Las Vegas. She believes in the “look good, feel good” attitude, and gives 110% to each and every client that walks through our doors.  Jackie resides in Mt. Pleasant with her husband, two collies and a cat.  She also is a mother of two and grandmother of three.  What she loves best about PSS is “the sense of family within our company, we care about each other and our clients.”

Julie Boyce
Stylist/Nail Technician

Julie has been with the spa since 2005 and in the salon industry since 1998.  Julie loves education and learning new trends with cut, colors and styling.  A Certified Elite Colorist with Loreal Professional and having continued education in Paris, Philadelphia and Milan, she specializes in color, highlighting and custom cuts & styles.  She loves making her clients feel relaxed, giving them a fresh, updated look and the knowledge of how to achieve it at home.  She resides in Latrobe with her three sons, two weenie dogs and two cats.  Her greatest love of working at PSS is the team of people that works here and the opportunity to continue to grow and learn.

Wendy Clark
Stylist/Nail Technician

Wendy joined our team in June of 2010 and loves the way everyone works as a team at PSS. She has been in the industry for over 20 years and once owned her own salon back in 1990 for 10 years before deciding to be at home with her daughters. She enjoys making the guests happy with their appearance and making them feel special and beautiful. Her hobbies include coaching softball and encouraging her teams to work together and believe in themselves while having fun. When Wendy isn't working, she enjoys spending time with her two daughters, Tonya and Karlie, her husband, Bill, and their dog, Sierra.

Susan K. Albert
Skin Care Therapist

Susan has been with the spa since 2000 and in the industry since 1973.  She continued her education and received the prestigious International Dermal Institute Post Graduate Degree in advanced skin care as well as attended numerous trainings and classes with Dermalogica.  With a previous background in massage therapy, Susan brings many years of talent and skills in the salon and spa industry to each of her clients.  She loves teaching her clients how they can have the skin they have always wanted and the relationships that are built.  Susan resides in Greensburg and says that what she loves most about PSS is the wonderful clients and all people she works with.

Elyse M. Tressler
Skin Care & Massage Therapist

Elyse has been with the spa since 2006 and in the spa industry since 2005.   She continued her education with advanced training in Dermalogica skin care and body treatments at the International Dermal Institute.  Elyse loves the ability to make her clients relaxed and give a sense of well being in such a hectic world.  She specializes in Dermalogica skin care & body treatments as well as all facets of massage therapy.  She resides in Greensburg with her cat, Samson, and what she loves most about PSS is “the ability to grow and learn new things in and outside my chosen career.” She resides in Greensburg with her fiancée and Jackson (their dog) and Samson (their cat).

Kristine DePalma
Massage Therapist

Kristine has been with the spa since 2009 and in the industry for a decade. Her knowledge and skills are evident upon your first treatment. Her caring touch and kind spirit coupled with great energy she gives during her massage treatments make the service wonderful and unique.  She truly enjoys all different modalities of the craft.  Kristine loves making clients feel better and giving a great service.  She resides In Greensburg with her husband and their dogs and cats.

Samantha Brammell
Spa Coordinator

Samantha started with the spa in 2009.  She likes the fast pace of working in operations at the front desk and enjoys seeing how the clients always feel better when they leave the spa.  She give credit to "the whole working environment" of Platinum Salon & Spa, as one of her favorite things about the spa.

Maurie Lieber
Spa Coordinator

Maurie has been working at Platinum Salon Spa since September 2010 and working in customer service since 2004 – including a stint in Disney World.  As Spa Coordinator, she loves interacting with the clients at Platinum, making sure their experience is the best it can be.  She enjoys the family environment and teamwork that takes place on a daily basis at Platinum.  She spends her free time with her husband Christopher and their young son Chris.  She also enjoys theater, cooking, Zumba, and participating in church events.  

Milena Kalp
Spa Coordinator

Milena brings a youthful enthusiasm to her job as Spa Coordinator.  Still a senior at Hempfield High School, Platinum Salon & Spa is her first job in the industry.  She loves the atmosphere and how everyone works together to satisfy every single client who walks in the door.  She enjoys seeing the clients before and after their appointments – and how the clients look and feel afterward.  When not at school or Platinum, you might find her at the Susan Yadamcec Dance Company, shopping or spending time with her dog, Stanley.