02/27/2026
In December, Denise Koning joined East Village Spa as our Chief Operating Officer!
Denise (she/her) has served in accounting roles for most of her career. She and Cassie crossed paths when Denise became a Director of another Iowa-based spa and the two collaborated for years, Cassie educating Denise on the ins and outs of massage therapy and the spa profession, and Denise offering Cassie guidance on numbers and what Cassie would consider the “boring” parts of her job.
Even after Denise left the spa world, she and Cassie continued to connect over their shared passion for community development, the arts, and local organizations doing good work for underserved folks in our community.
The stars aligned in the most serendipitous way to allow Denise to join our team. She’s been enjoying meeting our guests, getting to know the fantastic folks that work in all areas of the spa, and helping free up Cassie to indulge in her creative ideas and plans for continued spa improvements and innovations.
Outside of work Denise enjoys time with her super cool adult children, service on community boards, supporting the arts and making meaningful connections in small business communities.
