Patricia trained in London as a hairdresser, and over her many years of experience she had added beauty treatments and massage to her repertoire. She has owned her own salon in Antigua for over twenty years, first at St. James Club and then AKPARO.

Gayneita had been a hairdresser for more than thirty years. Throughout that time, she has had continuing education through attending many hair shows and private classes in the United States, where teachers from all over the world demonstrate many different techniques. She owned salons in Missouri and Texas before coming to the Caribbean to work with AKPARO.

Narda trained as a massage therapist in Miami, and is licensed in the state of Florida and certified by NCBTMB in the United States. She also has a Masters degree in Exercise and Sports Science, and has been involved with the administration of the Commonwealth and Pan-American Games.

Joanna trained in the UK: she has a City and Guilds Diploma in Beauty Therapy from Guildford College, a Level 3 certificate in Swedish massage from the International Institute of Health and Holistic Therapies and Kingston College, and studied remedial and sports injury and deep tissue massage at the Seed Institute for Holistic Therapy. She is also qualified in Indian head massage, and has a Reiki 1 attunement. She worked in a UK salon and as a freelance masseuse before upping sticks to travel around the U.S. and Australia. This is her third season in Antigua.

Nichola has diplomas in Swedish massage, aesthetics and spa therapy from The Face Place Institute of Aesthetics in Jamaica, from whence she hails; she is also currently studying reflexology. She has been in Antigua for ten years, working for the latter two as a freelance therapist at many of the top hotels on the island. Her favourite hobby, for which she is also training, is being a tour guide, although she also loves jet-skiing and working out at the gym.