Our Team

Mary Ellen Lopez, along with her husband Richard, is the owner of Mariposa Medical Spa and has been in practice as a nurse for over 27 years, a nurse practitioner for 23 years, and over 18 years as an aesthetic injector and holds the title of master injector.
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She also has extensive experience treating patients of all ages with a functional medicine approach and uses many holistic options for achieving whole health. Mary Ellen has additional training in hormone replacement therapy for men and women, nutrition, fitness and personal training (NASM) and holds certifications for these specialties.
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She brings this expertise and decades of experience into her care and counseling for clients. Mary Ellen speaks Spanish as well.

Mary Ellen was a recipient of the New Mexico Nursing Excellence award in Advanced Practice Nursing in 2005.

Mary Ellen is married to her high school sweetheart and they have three children together and five grandchildren. Her passion is fitness and nutrition and she practices it in her day to day life.

Richard is owner of our medical spa along with his wife Mary Ellen. He is a solutions architect at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He has made health and wellness a huge part of his life and shares this with his community.
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Richard and Mary Ellen are high school sweethearts and have three children and five grandchildren. He’s an avid bowhunter and loves the outdoors.

Ariana is our medical aesthetician and one of our medical assistants. She is also a level 1 Reiki certified healer. Ariana was born and raised in Santa Fe and is the daughter of Richard and Mary Ellen. Post high school Ariana served in the US Army and worked as a diesel mechanic. Ariana decided to go into aesthetics as her “retirement” job post military, she has a love for helping people feel better about themselves inside and out!

Ariana and her husband Austin are parents to one child, two dogs and a cat. She loves the outdoors, enjoys reading, has a passion for working on her own vehicles, and is an avid bowhunter. We are very thankful for her service.

McKayla is our newest nurse injector who has been part of the Mariposa team, for over five years. She’s passionate about helping clients enhance their natural beauty through safe, personalized injectable treatments and takes pride in building trusting relationships rooted in care and education. McKayla strives to create subtle, confidence-boosting results.

Outside of the medspa, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.

Victoria Lopez was born and raised in Santa Fe. She is one of our medical assistants. She is continuing her education in cosmetic lasers, as well as Diamond Glow.

Victoria and her partner, Gabe, are proud parents of their two children and two fur babies. In Victoria’s free time she enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family.

Lidia is one of medical assistants. She was born and raised in Santa Fe. Lidia is the owner of ZiaPeach jewelry. She is also continuing her education in cosmetics lasers. Lidia is also fluent in Spanish.

Lidia is married to Jesse Peach, they have two boys and two fur babies. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family and making jewelry.