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currently
Director & Co-Founder of Queer Start LLC
healer & facilitator @ FORUM
master stylist & coach @ GFY STUDIOS
resident artist & coach @ eskew.shop
design & marketing @ Market Haus ART
ecosystems
HIGH'R Healing | Holistic Coach
Offerings: sustainable & nourishing confidence,
independence, herbalism, energy healing, business
practices, authenticity & oneness
SAFE HAUS | Founder & Resident
Offerings: authentic community & safety,
peer support, peer mentorship and coaching
Queer Healers | Directory
Strands for Trans | Directory
Queer Connect | Directory
volunteer
QueerStart | Peer Support Facilitator
Bisexual Peer Support Group | Facilitator
Lesbian Social Network | Facilitator
Market Haus | Mentor
the practice
Hair & CO BKLYN / Brooklyn, NY / 2019
lead stylist, mentor
The Bird House / Brooklyn, NY / 2018
master stylist, mentor
The COVE Salon / LI, NY / 2016
senior designer
Public House 106 / LI, NY / 2016
marketing & design
Sharkbytes App / Virtual / 2015
marketing & design, editor
Down Dog Alimentary / Queens, NY / 2015
management, operations, health & wellness
The SALON at ULTA / LI, NY / 2015
senior designer
Au Pair / Cleveland, Oh / 2013-2015
Best Live-In Nanny Ever
Salon Bella Vita / Rochester, NY / 2012
marketing & design, management
The SALON at ULTA / Rochester, NY / 2010
senior designer
Terry’s Hair Studio / Rochester, NY / 2008
stylist
Regis Corp / Rochester, NY / 2005
stylist, management
ADT Security Services / Rochester, NY / 2005
customer svc & support, International Crisis Management
Jackson Hewitt / Rochester, NY / 2002
tax preparer
Regis Corp / Rochester, NY / 2001
stylist
Presto! Plaster Crafts | Ithaca, NY 2000
Youth Court | Cortland, NY | 2000
customer service, artist
Pip Printing | Ithaca, NY | 1999
press tech, bindary, graphic design, customer svc
Max Graphix | Cortland, NY | 1998
press tech, bindary, graphic design, customer svc
Independent Study | McGraw, NY 1997
HTML, JavaScript | Pearl, marketing & design
Girl Scouts of America | Greater NY | 1988-2001
Ambassador
accolades
eLearning College
Diploma in Life Coaching | CPD Accredited Cert
Becoming Light
Energy healing + Hair
Yoga, Meditation & Kundalini Teacher Training
Advanced Meditation
Breath Focus, Body Scan, Labeling, Loving-Kindless, Spotlighting, Breath Control, Awareness, Visualization, Innovation, Self-Direction]
Egyptian Yoga: The Philosophy of Enlightenment
Self Study Yoga & Meditation
Jannine Murray | pelvis, lower back, whole body, nervous system, Cycle-Synced Eating, Rest & Restore, Body-Fat-Storing-Types, Affirmations and Subconscious Mind Tools, Yoga Principles
Sarah Rector | hips, hamstrings, lower back, Yoga Principles
Interior Decorating & Personal Organization, 2020
Yoga Alliance Certification: Five-Hour Continuing Ed, 2019
Redken Exchange
Design Master, 2019
HarvardX, Super-Earths and Life
Honor Certificate, 2015
Redken Symposium, 2015
Trends, Color Correction & Curl Specialist
Ashford University, eMarketing
Bachelor of Arts, 2013
Redken Certification Hair Colorist
Colorist Certification, 2011
SUNY Brockport, Marketing
Arts & Sciences, 2010
Monroe Community College, Liberal Arts
Associate of Arts & Sciences, 2008
OCM BOCES
License in Cosmetology 2001
Cosmetology Memorial Award
special experiences
set design, assistant director
cosmetologist, editorial, runway & film
cosmetologist, film
cosmetologist, editorial, runway
cosmetologist, editorial
cosmetologist, editorial
+identities
gifted
neuroqueer:
queer/autistic
yogi
Buddhist
alchemist
lover
recovery
cook
cat lady
press&such
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ArtistOnGo collab with Aleetha Clanton on industry insights working as an independent artist in the time of COVID. Watch here.
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ArtistOnGo collab with Robert Evens Thomas on challenges and predictions within the industry. Watch here.
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Savy Leisure & Michelle discuss the process of starting a business, being an artist and independent boss babe [spotlighting stonerqueer.com]. Watch here.