TenderCare Pet Salon & Day Spa

Staff

Maria Conneway

Maria Conneway

Founder


Grooming Since

2009

Specialties
Operations

Maria Conneway

Maria Conneway

Founder


Grooming Since

2009

Specialties
Operations

About our Founder

Moving to Florida in 2009, Maria searched for a job with purpose, that she could grow and learn from. Having been in the fitness industry for years, managed several businesses in her lifetime, raised two boys as a single mom in the state of Oregon, she was ready for new challenges and adventures.

Being raised on a farm with horses, cows, pigs, and every kind of critter imaginable, she decided to go back to her roots and her love of animals and entered the pet grooming and wellness business. Working for a local company she got her start here in Fort Myers in 2010. When the business closed in 2012, Maria took the few clients she had and moved to a small garage, opening her own grooming “shop” and TenderCare was born.

Over the years, through Maria’s vision of wellness and comfort for both her employees and her clients, TenderCare has grown into one of the largest and most premier grooming salons in Florida. 

Front desk

Crystal Trahey

Crystal Trahey

General Manager

Chris Clugston

Chris Clugston

Reception

Lesa Dwyer

Lesa Dwyer

Reception

Groomers

Isabel Cobb

Isabel Cobb

Groomer


Grooming Since

2020

Specialties
Color Work
Specialty Scissor Work
Breed Specific Cuts

Rachel Bentley

Rachel Bentley

Groomer


Grooming Since

2016

Specialties
Special Needs Dogs
Theraclean
Skin & Coat-Care

Dawn Mottershead

Dawn Mottershead

Groomer


Grooming Since

2002

Specialties
Fear-Free Grooming
Scissor Work

Special Needs Dogs

Pamela Eremo

Pamela Eremo

Groomer


Grooming Since

2019

Specialties
Scissor Work
Med-Large Doodles

Double-Coated Dogs

Diana Rodriguez

Diana Rodriguez

Groomer


Grooming Since

2013

Specialties
Scissor Work
Specialty Cuts
Pattern Work

Kale Bernhard

Kale Bernhard

Groomer


Grooming Since

2017

Specialties
Scissor Work
Specialty Cuts
Yorkies

Juan Mendiri

Juan Mendiri

Groomer


Grooming Since

2018

Specialties
Small Breeds
Doodles
Pattern Work

Courtney Ferranti

Courtney Ferranti

Groomer


Grooming Since

2015

Specialties
Competitive Grooming
Scissor Work
Curly Coats

Juan Mendiri

Juan Mendiri

Groomer


Grooming Since

2018

Specialties
Small Breeds
Doodles
Pattern Work

Courtney Ferranti

Courtney Ferranti

Groomer


Grooming Since

2015

Specialties
Competitive Grooming
Scissor Work
Curly Coats

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