Our Team

OUR TEAM

Meet Our Team

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Colt Porter

CEO | Founder

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Abigail Jackson

Garvest | Receptionist

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Mike Wasosky

Garvest | Receptionist

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Elena Malkova

Garvest | Manager

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Morris Anthony

Garvest | Interior Decoration

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Sarah Buxton

Garvest | Interior Decoration

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MRS. WIPA  NAREERAK

General Manager

Born in Bangkok with Master Degree in Arts – Leadership in Society, Business and Politics, Wipa is an accomplished Wellness Resort General Manager working in the hotel and resort industry for over 20 years. Her hospitality background encompasses sales and marketing roles, before shifting to operations where she has excelled as Assistant General Manager and Hotel Manager.

Whilst honing her tourism management skills Wipa has also been continuously cultivating her yoga, Pilates, detox and holistic wellbeing education in a number of well-known resorts in Koh Samui. With her strong background in both leisure, wellness, sales and marketing, she successfully strengthens the reputation of Thai Hospitality. She leads by example with her international level of service and wellbeing expertise, encouraging guests to join the Welleisure Community at Amatara.

She focuses on holistic and innovative wellbeing concepts providing different wellness outcomes for Amatara guests. From personalised detox, weight management and longevity to fitness, bespoke wellness and relaxation programmes.

Utilising her expertise across management and wellness, she can cultivate experiences that ensure guests leave happier and healthier than when they arrived.

MR. MANIT MOOKSAENG

Hotel Manager

Khun Manit was born in Trang, the southern part of Thailand and graduated from Ramkhamhaeng University with the Master Degree of Master of Business Administration.

He has over 20 year experiences in Hotels and Hospitality and he enjoys meeting with customers every day to ensure they have a memorable holiday. He has worked with many international hotel brands from Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort, Belmond Samui (previous Napasai Orient Express Trains and Cruises), Kata Thani Phuket Beach Resort, Deevana Plaza Patong Phuket, Ramada Plaza Chaofah by Whyndham (pre-opening), Best Western Plus The Beach Front (pre-opening) and Mida Grande Phuket Phuket (preopening).

With the solid room division background he has become Executive Assistant Manager at Amatara Welleisureᵀᴹ Resort. His mission and goal is to develop both his team and organization he works for including maximize guest’s satisfaction.

MR. NIMIT KAEWPOUNG 

Executive Sous Chef

Mr. Nimit Kaewpoung was born in Trang and began his culinary journey in Phuket at the young age of 21. He gained a decade’s worth of invaluable experience at the Marina Hotel, Karon Beach, where he cultivated a profound passion for personal development and culinary exploration. Chef Mit has demonstrated remarkable skills and exquisite talent at numerous culinary competitions. With an insatiable hunger for growth and exploration, he then immersed himself in the culinary tapestry of Ko Samui and subsequently Chiang Mai. Chef Mit’s talent and skills were recognized across numerous culinary competitions and he triumphed in the prestigious Iron Chef Thailand competition, solidifying his reputation as a culinary virtuoso. Chef Mit returned to Phuket in January 2024, eager to continue his culinary odyssey with unwavering professionalism and passion, and join our team at Amatara Welleisureᵀᴹ Resort.

MR. KAMPON PHIPATTHANANANTI

Wellness Centre Manager
Born in Bangkok with a Master’s Degree in Medical Science from the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, Kampon pursued his passion for a holistic healing approach by completing a Graduate Diploma with Distinction in Wellness from RMIT University in Australia. He also received Certification from the School of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine at Mae Fah Luang University before starting his career at a world-renowned wellness resort in Hua Hin, Thailand. As a holistic wellness professional with over 15 years of experience in medical, complementary and alternative medicine, mindfulness, and the hospitality industry, he has extensive experience in mind-body medicine because he genuinely believes in treating individuals as a whole, rather than treating only a disease. He is determined to share the benefits of wellness with everyone he meets. With his mission to enrich the well-being of clients and everyone around him, he is now a vital part of the Amatara Welleisureᵀᴹ Resort as the Head of the Wellness Center. His goal is to enhance guests’ experiences and help them attain their goals through sustainable lifestyle modifications, as per the concept of Amatara, which combines wellness with pleasure to demonstrate how enjoyable true change can be.

MS. SIRIWAN TUEKKAO

Assistant Wellness Centre Manager 
Having worked in the spa industry for a long time, both in luxury hotels and resorts in Thailand as well as abroad, Siriwan has extensive technical and managerial skills in all areas of the spa. She has the expertise to handle all spa issues with determination to prevent any discomfort that may cause her clients and elevate the quality of services. She promises to create a smooth wellness journey with her heart and passion. Also, she continues to learn and update trends in the spa and wellness industry in order to create a state-of-the-art service menu. She remains committed to crafting satisfying operational activities and supporting managerial tasks to exceed guest satisfaction. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her pets and practicing spirituality at church.

DR. HARSHANA VALAND

Wellness Consultant

Dr. Harshana Valand, a registered Naturopathic Doctor strives to understand (and help her patients to understand) health issues by identifying their root causes. She does this through a unique blend of naturopathic medicine, Yoga (therapeutic yoga, meditation & Pranayama), Alternative medicine (acupuncture, fire cupping, Moxibustion therapy) and Healing medicines (Energy healing, Chakra Balancing and Crystal healing).

Dr. Harshana learned early in her career that curiosity and constantly asking why are the most powerful tools to truly understand and treat patients. She is passionate about changing the disease-centred view that dominates medical care, focusing on healthcare and optimizing wellness rather than disease management.    Dr. Harshana brings her medical and naturopathic expertise to guide, coach, and inspire. She is not only a good doctor, but also a kind, compassionate and effective teacher.

Dr. Harshana believes that the practice of Naturopathic medicine is an art, and she brings to it the sensitivity and creativity of an artist as well as the investigative skills and curiosity of a historian. When not practicing medicine, Dr. Harshana enjoys practicing many forms of Yoga, dance, singing and hiking.

 

 

MS. NARITSA PHAEYAI (AURA)

Colonic Hydrotherapy Specialist

Aura has spent many years perfecting her craft as a Colon Hydrotherapy Specialist. With experience gained from working at the trauma center in Bangkok Hospital Samui for over 7 years, her work focuses on the importance of gut health and its direct link with overall well-being, including chronic disease, mental health, and autoimmune disorders.

Aura’s passion lies in the power of Colon Hydrotherapy to provide a natural cleanse, eliminate toxins, improve digestion, and boost the immune system. She believes in sharing her experiences to inspire individuals on their own wellness journey. By prioritizing gut health, we can achieve optimal health and well-being. Join Aura and uncover the benefits of Colon Hydrotherapy for yourself.

MS. SUBKAMON SOONTHONSAWAT (BENZ)

Licensed Physiotheapist

With her dedication of all form related to human movement, Benz hold both Bachelor and Master Degree of Science in Physical Therapy since 2016, then continued with Mat Pilates course and a Certified 200-hours yoga teacher training.

She has experiences and specializes in musculoskeletal and body function analysis. Her prior works dedicated on minimized physical impairments from sport injuries, muscle soreness, weakness, neurological condition, and so on through the journey of essential physiotherapy sessions, including hands-on treatment, individual posture adjustment, rehabilitation exercise, personal modalities treatment. Her work will help you reach your optimal body performance and minimise your physical issues.

She definitely believes that “Human is made to move”. Therefore, she is more than happy to offer Amatara’s guests a truly physical wellbeing in order to harmonize your mind and body

MR. TEERAWUT NUDSHANARD (TUM)

Fitness Instructor Supervisor

Tum started his journey with 5 years of learning, researching, and immersion in a holistic study of Science and Sports with First Class Honors, Bachelor Degree in Sport Science from Kasetsart University, Thailand since 2012. After that, he continued to learn how to develop sport excellence through science, including health care techniques, and also expand his sport skills to be multi-skills plus therapeutic modalities such as yogic science, Pilates, water exercise, nutrition and coaching, injury prevention, and physical rehabilitation. He also completed an internship in the physical therapy clinic at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok.

With long experience in fitness center, and large scale gymnasium in Southern part of Thailand as an exercise instructor for both private one on one session and group exercise classes such as Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Flow yoga, Calisthenics, TRX, Core exercise, HIIT, TABATA, MuayThai, Fit ball, and Aqua Aerobic, he continued to pursue his passion and finally hold a professional license in Pilates from Balanced Body and Fitness Personal Trainer from Fit® Thailand Institute. 

He is now ready to meet all Amatara’s guest to create your exercise journey with lots of motivation, support and understanding what your body needs to reach optimal level of fitness and achieve peak performance.