Lizelle & Catherine, Owners
Owner
Lizelle
Lizelle’s background is in finance/accounting and fitness. She found a new appreciation for healthy living and wellbeing after a kidney transplant in 2012. She has been on a mission to help others experience the fulfillment of natural enhanced nutrition and wellbeing since then.
Co-Owner
Catherine
Catherine holds Bachelor’s degrees in both nursing and business and has certifications in healthcare administration management. Catherine has served several of our local communities in the fields of long-term care, emergency medicine, rheumatology, aesthetics, and primary care. She and her family have been active in the Buford community for over eleven years.
Erica Tomlinson
After working as a NICU nurse for 13 years, Erica has found her experience treating the tiniest of patients to be quite helpful with the delicate work of aesthetics and IV therapy at The Dripbar. She is new to Buford, after living in South Georgia all her life. Erica and her husband, two children, and two Boston terriers are enjoying the outdoor opportunities found in North Georgia, along with the amazing restaurants and welcoming people.
Corbett Sheffield
Corbett has been a practicing RN since graduating from Brenau University in 2010. She worked on the Oncology floor for 3 years and ER for 7 years. Medical Aesthetics is where Corbett found her passion as she loves making people feel beautiful.
Corbett strives to provide the most caring approach possible for her patients. Her professional skills, warm nature, and discretion are of the utmost importance in her relationships. She adheres to a philosophy of performing with the highest level of attention and respect. She is passionate about the non-invasive technology and hormone replacement therapy in order to achieve the best possible results for her patients.
Toni Boyd
Toni has been an emergency RN for 14 years. She has a true passion for aesthetics and assisting people with reaching their optimum health goals. In her free time, she loves to be with her husband and daughter. Her favorite time of year is football season when she can cheer on Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs!
Katrina McClimans
Katrina grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania, graduated nursing school in 2006, and worked her first 5 years as a Labor and Delivery nurse in Erie before moving down to Atlanta. She got into the aesthetic/wellness field in 2013 and hasn’t looked back since! She loves IV’s since she became a nurse and enjoys helping people look as good as they feel. Her job at The DRIPBaR Buford and Jolie Visage Medspa & Clinic combines her two favorite aspects of nursing. She could not be happier!
Vanessa Smigelsky
Vanessa, originally from Miami but now residing in Sugar Hill, has 20 years of ER nursing experience, is a mom of two, and loves running, sushi, and traveling. Vanessa is obsessed with microneedling, Hydrafacial, Botox, and hydration for herself and her patients. She also runs a kids’ boutique: charleyrosekids.com.
Maria Silva
Maria Silva has three years of experience in emergency medicine. She enjoys spending time with her family and reading a good book. She is passionate about quality care and loves interacting with people.
Daniela Waller
Daniela was born and raised in Connecticut and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Southern Connecticut State University. Daniela started her career working as a cardiology nurse but has always had a passion for wellness and aesthetics, so The Drip Bar/Jolie Visage is a perfect fit. She can be found most weekends traveling with her husband or cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs with their two children.
English Johnson
English is one of our Nurse Practitioners. She began her nursing career in 2009. English is an Alabama native and moved to Georgia in 2022. She attended Jacksonville State University for undergraduate and graduate studies. She has experience in pediatrics, primary care, urgent care, & HRT. In her free time, she enjoys being with friends and family, traveling, and water exercises.
Julie A. Tiegs
Julie A. Tiegs is a certified Nurse Practitioner. She obtained her BSN in 2009 from ETSU in Johnson City, Tennessee, and began her nursing residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, as a critical care nurse on a progressive cardiac unit, later transferring to the CVICU.
Julie is originally from Natchez, Mississippi. After arriving in Gainesville, Georgia in 2016, she began working at Northeast Georgia Medical Center on a progressive care unit as well as pursuing her Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Brenau University. She obtained her Masters of Science in Nursing from Brenau in May 2019. She also has experience in management, being a skills validator, charge nurse, preceptor to students, faculty adjunct, and researcher. For leisure, Julie enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter, hiking/being outdoors, traveling, medical mission trips (over 22 countries), and arts & crafts.
Alexis Gibson
Alexis is a licensed medical aesthetician with a passion for aesthetics and holistic health practices. She enjoys reading, journaling, pilates, traveling, and skincare. She is certified in Microneedling, Dermaplaning, Hydrafacial, Microdermabrasion, Chemical Peels, and much more! She is currently working towards obtaining her laser license and becoming a Master Ambassador for SkinCeuticals.
Corazon Ketchem
Corazon is passionate about helping people look good and feel great inside and out. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science major in Business Management with a minor in Marketing from a prestigious Jesuit university – the Ateneo de Manila in the Philippines. She and her husband, Shoji, have been married for more than 25 years. They co-founded a non-profit disaster preparedness organization called Noah’s Ark in 2010. Together they raised two special needs boys now serving 2-year service missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Suwanee, GA.