First job in beauty: Stylist at Shear Creation Beauty Salon, Fall River, MA, 1984
Licensed: La Baron Hairdressing Academy, New Bedford MA, 1984

  1. Opened my own salon
  2. Show production for PBA
  3. Marketing at Helen of Troy

Choose beauty because: The salon end allows a lot of flexibility, and there are so many other opportunities outside the salon that allow you to stay in this fun and creative industry.

Quote or mantra: Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

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