485 Millennium - Seventeenth Edition her medical career while honorably serving in the United States Army, where she spent eight years as an 82nd Airborne combat medic, flight medic and combat nurse. She gained recognition for her dedication and clinical excellence throughout her time in the military, earning a Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year citation, among many other honors. After retiring from active duty, Mrs. Brambila remained involved with military families, spending five years as a program manager for supportive services for veterans and their dependents. She transitioned into medical esthetics in 2012 and worked with aesthetic injectables in a therapeutic capacity to correct disfigurement and scars on soldiers at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan. In 2018, she added massage therapy to her list of services and took over as the company’s chief executive officer. While Mrs. Brambila continues to see patients, she dedicates most of her time to business development, strategic planning, and building strategic partnerships. Recently, Exhala Wellness expanded to a more prominent primary location. Mrs. Brambila hopes to continue growing the company and include other clinics with a reach outside of Washington in the coming years. In light of her fulfilling career, she credits her success to the support and influence of her colleagues and employees. Furthermore, she is proud to have built a career creating positive change for her clients and community. Ms. Brambila emphasizes the growth of medical esthetics as an industry and the rise of younger female entrepreneurs in the space, and she hopes to pave the way for other future minority business leaders as she continues moving forward. HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLAUDIA BRAMBILA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Exhala Wellness Wenatchee, WA Claudia Brambila is a combat veteran, entrepreneur, massage therapist and medical esthetician who has been helping clients access innovative cosmetic wellness procedures since 2018. She primarily operates as a service provider and as the chief executive officer of Exhala Wellness MedSpa & IV Bar. She began
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