Allison moved to Austin from Florida and joined the Nature's Treasures team in the summer of 2020. In her free time she enjoys hiking, camping, and making jewelry and collages. You will see her working mostly in the Retail Showroom assisting employees as Lead Trainer. "My favorite stone is silicate mineraloid, known as Opal. The vibrant color play and the odd lumpy crystalline structure has always interested me. Most opals are 65-145 million years old and often found in sedimentary Cretaceous rock (the same time period when dinosaurs lived). I have a strong connection with water, rock, and all organic material, and Opal is the product of Earth's entire natural being in one."

A Houston native and Texas State University graduate, Amy has always been passionate about photography, art, and creativity. Now living in Austin, she's found her calling at Nature's Treasures, where she captures the natural beauty of crystals and minerals through her lens. "Working at Nature's Treasures opened my eyes to the profound beauty of the Earth, awakening a deep connection to spirituality, myself, and the universe." Outside of work, she enjoys singing with her 2 Huskies, cooking up something delicious in the kitchen, and having a pint in one of Austin's lively breweries!

Ashley is a native Texan, born and raised in Austin. She truly enjoys spending Ashley is a native Texan, born and raised in Austin. You can find Ashley working in the Rock Depot, where she loves making cabochons! In addition to Nature's Treasures, she also works at Inner Space Caverns and has a great knowledge of rocks and crystals and is always ready to share what she knows. With a love of foraging, Ashley uses her knowledge of flowers to create home made dyes and paints that she uses in her own art, and truly enjoys spending time with her cat Cashew!

Ashley is an Austin native who now lives just outside the city, where she enjoys spending her time "in the dirt" gardening. Whether she is with her sweet little dachshund, Rascal, or tending to her year round vegetable garden, her peace comes from being in nature. When she is at work, Ashley splits her time at Nature's Treasures between the Retail Showroom helping customers and as an admin for our General Manager. She is looking forward to helping establish a community garden at our new location after our big move!

Originally from Jacksonville, FL, Charles has lived in Austin since 2021 and has worked for Nature's Treasures since 2022. He received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Cultural Anthropology from the University of North Florida in 2016 and applies the lessons of his field everyday since. Charles’s interest in learning about diversity, culture, history, mythology, and spirituality not only fuels his insatiable curiosity, but also has him frequently sought out by colleagues and customers alike. His personal interests include reading, cooking, gaming, and having fun with friends. You will find Charles working for our Online Store as well as attending trade shows and off-site events as a representative for Nature's Treasures.

China has worked at Nature’s Treasures since June of 2018 wearing many hats as a photographer, graphic designer, doing copywriting, data entry, marketing, social media, customer support and more! As a child, China had notebooks filled with drawings of crystals with diagrams and notes, playing make-believe as a mystical scientist or biologist. Little did she know she would grow up to work with crystals and minerals at Nature’s Treasures in Austin, Texas!

Chris, who also responds to "Meow" and "Jasper", grew up in Southeast Houston and moved to Austin in 2016. With a B.A. from Sewanee University of the South, he still pursues the Studio Arts, including drawing, painting, and jewelry making. You may encounter him tinkering with jewelry displays, assisting with Retail Showroom operations, or out and about representing Nature's Treasures at a Trade Show. Ask Chris about the sport of Orienteering if you're curious about a fun way to engage with the wild outdoors!

While Studying Architecture at Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia, Christine visited Austin for a project and immediately connected with the weirdness, inspiring her to move after graduation. Some call her "the Merchandise Fairy", a nod to her ability to bring a little magic to every store display she crafts as part of our Inventory team here at Nature's Treasures (no actual magic wand needed). She also finds joy in befriending stray animals, cracking jokes, and has been reading Tarot since she could shuffle a deck, thanks to her bloodline of witches.

Elaine has been a part of the Nature's Treasures team since August of 2022. As a painter, her artwork has been shown in both Texas and California. Her favorite crystals are Zebra Calcite, Moonstone, and Orca Agate. In her spare time, she enjoys being with her turtle, Shelly. If you don't see her in our Retail Showroom or in the Rock Depot, you can find her working in our Online department!

Born and raised in ATX, Katie attended The Art Institute of Austin where she studied Media Art and Animation hoping to join Pixar Studios! However, as life sometimes goes, spirit led her to San Marcos where she learned office administration. Today, as the Assistant Manager of the Online department, she uses both of these skill sets to help create product content, maintain inventory, handle shipping, and intuitively select items for customers of the Online Store. Katie loves trusting the Divine and being guided by spirit! She enjoys spending most of her time outside in nature with her furry bestfriend and finding solutions to problems to help others. Katie's goal in life is all about growth and transformation in all aspects of being!

Originally from Orange County, California, Katie has always loved crystals! Having a family of 4, she likes to spend her spare time doing all sorts of arts and crafts, including making jewelry, and has been taking online metaphysical classes for the last 10 years. She also enjoys learning about different cultures, reading, and singing. You can find Katie in either our Retail Showroom or in our inventory department where she loves helping customers find treasures of their very own!

Justin grew up in Leander and received two associate's degrees from Austin Community College. He joined the Nature's Treasures team as part of a competition with a friend to see who could get a job in a geology-related field first. As the Assistant Manager of the Rock Depot, you'll find him doing various tasks, including working on custom orders and all things lapidary, probably his favorite aspect of the job! In addition to a passion for rocks, Justin loves biking and went abroad to bike the mountainous terrain in Bosnia. In his spare time he likes to play in his band called Onyxyria, look them up on Spotify!

Juyna was born in Kerrville, TX and grew up in Georgetown where she began her studies at Southwestern University prior to completing her Business Management degree at Texas State. She was a frequent customer for many years before joining Nature’s Treasures as a front counter employee in 2015. Since 2016, Juyna has been the Inventory Assistant Manager co-procuring and co-processing exciting new treasures throughout the year. When Juyna isn’t behind the scenes at NT, she enjoys time with close friends, sharing Reiki, Intuitive Readings, meditating, hiking, and exploring natural healing remedies. Currently, she has a great passion for painting and creating crystal healing grids imbued with ancient glyphs.

A native Austinite, Leah now lives in Cedar Park (NW Austin) with her wonderful husband Wa (Wayne). She loves bringing people together, and is always looking for ways to do so by coordinating events at the Nature's Treasures Event Center. When she's not coordinating guest speakers, she is a personal evolution coach and author. Her passion is the New Paradigm, which is the topic of the fiction and non-fiction books she has written.

Born and raised in Texas, Madisen grew up in the Hill Country in a small town 2 hours west of Austin. She graduated from Texas State University where she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Psychology with a minor in Anthropology. Madisen has been with Nature's Treasures since May of 2015 and is now the Retail Assistant Manager. She enjoys interacting with both customers and employees, especially when she gets to help people find crystals that may heal energetic ailments, or discuss anything related to animals, dreamwork, or astrology. Her favorite hobbies are riding her very large horse named Picasso, being barefoot on the river, archery, and all forms of ballroom dancing!

Born in Colorado, Mari moved around a lot, and has lived in at least 10 different states. She has lived in Texas for about six years.

Career highlights include working with two United Way agencies, one as an Executive Secretary and one as a Medical Transcriptionist. She is thankful that she had the opportunity to be a stay-at-home mom to her four children, including 21 years of homeschooling.

Hobbies include traveling, reading, playing board games, hanging out with family, collecting carousel horses.

Nance grew up in Pennsylvania before moving to the Southwest to finish her education in Arizona. Here at Nature's Treasures, Nance works as the Event Center Producer where she enjoys creating and producing events for the community and overseeing our Art and Practitioner Programs. She loves nature and exploring, and utilizes her intuitiveness and massage training in 'assisted touch meditation'. Despite a busy family life, she reads oracle cards and loves to create, write, garden and photograph nature when time allows.

Pam has been a part of the Nature's Treasures team since May of 2023. Whether on the floor or behind the register, she loves helping customers find what they need. Pam was born just down the road in San Antonio, but has lived all over Texas before calling Austin home. She has spent her life as a healer and teacher, working with doctors as a massage therapist helping pain patients, and teaching ballroom and country western dancing.

Born in Missouri, Seren (on the left in photo) found a new home in Austin, where they have lived since 2007. Seren joined the Nature's Treasures family just over a year ago, but has loved crystals as long as they can remember, especially Aura Quartz and Opalite, and aspires to be a tarot reader and personal crystal shopper in Florida. Outside of the crystal world, Seren loves anime and recently attended PensaCon in Pensacola!

Originally hailing from the Midwest, Tracy has called Austin home since 2012. Though she initially pursued a degree in nutrition, life took her elsewhere, and she's worn many different hats ever since. Happiest when juggling multiple jobs and projects, Tracy thrives on staying busy. When not in our Accounting office at Nature's Treasures, you can find her volunteering with local organizations, hunting at estate sales, traveling, or helping out on film productions. She also loves cooking, hiking, taking classes, and spending time with family and friends. As a child in Ohio, Tracy attended the gem show with her mom. Now working at Nature's Treasures feels like a full circle moment, connecting her childhood passion with her current life in Austin.

You might not have met Cheryl while at the store, but if you are reading this - you might recognize her work. She maintains the main NTRock.com website, creates the monthly newsletters and designs billboards, flyers and other eye-catching ads that notify you of sales and special guests presenting here at NT. Cheryl is a mosaic artist and sometimes teaches classes here allowing you to use the beauty and bounty of Nature's Treasures in a permanent piece of art. Always and forever a Rock-Hound.