I have been with Panico Salon & Spa for 10 years.  As a Director I am responsible to educate myself with the current hairstyles and makeup trends.  I also educate my clients in the current styles and the proper use of products, makeup, and maintenance of their look.

I am the salon representative for Aveda Hair Products.  It is my responsibility to promote the Aveda line and the Aveda hairstyling philosophy.  It has been my privilege in joining Jack Panico, owner of Panico Salon & Spa, in raising money for charities. I have participated in special benefit shows for local and non-profit groups, engaged in raising funds from educational scholarships to cancer research.

I was formally educated and received advanced training in haircutting, styling, and hair coloring techniques from the following schools and companies:

1989   Graduated from Bergen County Vocational

2000   Graduated with Honors with a Business Degree from Bergen

Community College, Paramus, NJ

• Goldwell Hair Color - Goldwell Institute, Maryland

• Vidal Sassoon – Cutting techniques, NYC

• Toni and Guy – Cutting techniques, NYC

• Joico, NJ

• Paul Mitchell, NJ

• KMS Systems, NYC

• Matrix Color, NJ

• Redken Color Exchange, NYC
• “Aveda Institute” Advanced education in NYC and Minneapolis, MN
•  Attended full-day seminars on salon management

Prior to joining the Panico team, I acquired varied and invaluable experience as a hairstylist, makeup artist, and in salon management and operations. 

Upon completion of my cosmetology studies, I served a two year apprenticeship at an upscale salon, and then worked as a general manager for one of the largest chain salons in the country.  My managerial responsibilities included working with the CEO of the New Jersey division opening functioning salon   systems.  I directed salon production, hiring, strategic planning, financial analyses of inventories, and education.

I was the under-study makeup artist for the “Joe Franklin Show,” worked as a makeup artist for Don Johnson of “Miami Vice,” and also did makeup for Mako Productions, whose films included “Creature from the Black Lagoon”, “Jaws,” “Jaws 2,” and “Jaws 3.”

My 10 years as a makeup artist and hairstylist at the Cover Girl Studio in River Edge, N.J., afforded me a unique experience to add to my multi-faceted portfolio.   I was responsible for the models’, photographic makeup, hairstyling, and wardrobe coordination, as featured on covers of national magazines and professional portfolios.

I also served under fashion designer, Rhaj Sing, of Ultra Pink in various fashion shows featured at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, the W Hotel, and the Jacob Javitz Center of NYC.