2015 WINNERS
& HONORABLE MENTIONS
ALABAMA
CALIFORNIA
AVEDA INSTITUTE BIRMINGHAM
AVEDA INSTITUTE LOS ANGELES
HONORABLE MENTION:
Mary Rowley
WINNER:
Kathy Kim
ARIZONA
HONORABLE MENTION:
Mayra Neyra
Lizette Rodriguez
Tamesha Scott
Marva Stokes
AVEDA INSTITUTE PHOENIX
HONORABLE MENTION:
Kendra Allen
Nicole Barrera
Alexa Gort
Landis Jensen
Ronnie Sunday
Haley Wagner
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
PHOENIX
HONORABLE MENTION:
Marisa Mondragon
PENROSE ACADEMY
WINNER:
Jalia Pettis
Maryann Thompson
HONORABLE MENTION:
Autumn Abrams
Kayla Kahrs
Rebecca Rubinstein
Tara Schubert
ARKANSAS
CINTA AVEDA INSTITUTE SAN FRANCISCO
HONORABLE MENTION:
Corinne Hatley
Amanda Widick
WINNER:
Winna Amphonrojnanan
Vanessa Hile
Reno Prezio
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
SHERMAN OAKS
HONORABLE MENTION:
Shaylin Hall
SAFAVI INSTITUTE OF
COSMETOLOGY AND ESTHETICS
WINNER:
Aerica Pena
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
COSTA MESA
SAN FRANCISCO INSTITUTE OF
ESTHETICS AND COSMETOLOGY
HONORABLE MENTION:
Jessika Hall
WINNER:
Keziah Dauz
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
MTI
HONORABLE MENTION:
Junryl Molina
Michael Robinson
HONORABLE MENTION:
Raelynn Bowers
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
PASADENA
WINNER:
Delonza Sylvester
IMAGINE - LITTLE ROCK
HONORABLE MENTION:
Tabbatha Dooley
HONORABLE MENTION:
Naomi Hogan
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
SACRAMENTO
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
ARKANSAS
WINNER:
Susan Guevara
Mignon Menzies
Janett Thompson
HONORABLE MENTION:
Melissa Ferguson
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
SAN DIEGO
HONORABLE MENTION:
Cherrone Carter
COLORADO
ACADEMY OF COSMETOLOGY ARTS
HONORABLE MENTION:
Lauren A. Zwicky
AVEDA INSTITUTE DENVER
WINNER:
Melissa Akana-McIntosh
Laura Cangiamilla
Allison Jonez
Abrean Weidell
HONORABLE MENTION:
Elise Ashby
Jaime De La Rosa
Rikki Dickinson
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
COLORADO SPRINGS
AVEDA INSTITUTE TAMPA BAY/
CLEARWATER
WINNER:
Amanda Jones
KJ Murphy
Cinnamon Patty
Malie Shumway
HONORABLE MENTION:
Amy Short
HONORABLE MENTION:
Allison Anderson
Gizelle Ingle
Sandra Salazar
Heidi Turner
WINNER:
Otto Cafaro
CONNECTICUT
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
DANBURY
HONORABLE MENTION:
Carolyn Cina
Kristen Huttunen
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
FORT MYERS
HONORABLE MENTION:
Ali Alexander
WINNER:
Britteny Monroe
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
ORLANDO
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
NORTH HAVEN
WINNER:
Jazz Maris
WINNER:
Alexandra Marsh
HONORABLE MENTION:
Marithza Casamalhuapa
HONORABLE MENTION:
Shannon O’Neil
Yemisi Smith
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
TAMPA
DELAWARE
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
DELAWARE
WINNER:
Rachel Smith
FLORIDA
AVEDA INSTITUTE
JACKSONVILLE
WINNER:
Kimberly Westbrook
AVEDA INSTITUTE ORLANDO
HONORABLE MENTION:
Angelina Hicks
AVEDA INSTITUTE SOUTH
FLORIDA
WINNER:
Stephany Chery
HONORABLE MENTION:
Tonia Gibson
Savanah Joseph
AVEDA INSTITUTE TALLAHASSEE
HONORABLE MENTION:
Jordan Lingar
Melody Grace Morris
Shanta Reed
Adia Williams
HONORABLE MENTION:
Morgan Merrell
GEORGIA
AVEDA INSTITUTE ATLANTA
WINNER:
Shadae Diaz
Erica Edwards
De’Andre Juggins
IDAHO
AVEDA INSTITUTE BOISE
WINNER:
Megan Anderson
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
BOISE
WINNER:
Jessica McDonald
HONORABLE MENTION:
Alana Giesy
Deborah Reece
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
REXBURG
WINNER:
Mariah Kimball
HONORABLE MENTION:
Hailey Parkinson
ILLINOIS
DOUGLAS J AVEDA INSTITUTE
CHICAGO
HONORABLE MENTION:
Selena Gutierrez
Ashlee Venegas
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
CHICAGO
HONORABLE MENTION:
Alexis Barksdale
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
LOMBARD
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
ATLANTA
HONORABLE MENTION:
Megan Matichak
Ashunti Sims
HONORABLE MENTION:
Kristen Byrd
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
TINLEY PARK
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
ESANI
WINNER:
Katrina Goodwin
WINNER:
Chardae Bass
PIVOT POINT ACADEMY
BLOOMINGDALE CAMPUS
HONORABLE MENTION:
Karla Martinez
Nyanka Richards
Ebonee Tabb
HONORABLE MENTION:
Megan Melbourn
HAWAII
AVEDA FREDRIC’S INSTITUTE
INDIANAPOLIS
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
HONOLULU
HONORABLE MENTION:
Jacqueline Mora
INDIANA
WINNER:
Hannah Barnett
HONORABLE MENTION:
Reyna Arteaga
KANSAS
ERIC FISHER ACADEMY
WINNER:
Andrea Primm
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
WICHITA
HONORABLE MENTION:
Shanna Austin
Jazmin Frias
Tabitha Mohler
KENTUCKY
Heather Imes
Amanda Keasner
Myan Keefer
Libby Killian
Jessica Manion
Jennifer Soto
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
MICHIGAN
DOUGLAS J AVEDA INSTITUTE
ANN ARBOR
WINNER:
Christine Cunningham
WINNER:
Aissa Pool
HONORABLE MENTION:
Katie Halpin
Deborah Humphrey
Christina Leist
Stacey Schnoblen
Olivia Velasquez
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
LOUISVILLE
HONORABLE MENTION:
Sarah Kate McLaughlin
DOUGLAS J AVEDA INSTITUTE
EAST LANSING
LOUISIANA
WINNER:
Santi Bareis
Jaci Maureen Granger
Nathan Jarosiewicz
Autumn Jenness
Kayla Powell
Jessica Schneider
HONORABLE MENTION:
Abigail Morgan
Lakeitha Stevenson
WINNER:
Samantha Bastianelli
MICHIGAN
HONORABLE MENTION:
Josephine Aldrich
Justine Harrington
Adriana Maxton
AVEDA INSTITUTE BATON ROUGE
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
GREAT LAKES
MINNESOTA
AVEDA INSTITUTE MINNEAPOLIS
WINNERS:
Kayla Capeder
Ken Reed-Taylor
Raquel Xochihua-Strickland
HONORABLE MENTION:
Veronica Klein
Maria Noemi Magana-Amelotti
Alexis Snyder
Megan Vargas
HONORABLE MENTION:
Paige Hollier
Angel Moreaux
Julie Truxillo
HONORABLE MENTION:
Alison Arwood
Brooke Carpenter
Kallie Catey
Deniala Demps
Madeline Ervin
Megan Gratiot
Rachel Helhowski
Kaylin Kollek
Sabrina Krum
Taylor Lewis
Anna Loveless
Leslie Straub
Jessica VanDeMoortel
Corena Vantrease
Tiffany Zolinski
AVEDA INSTITUTE NEW
ORLEANS
DOUGLAS J AVEDA INSTITUTE
GRAND RAPIDS
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
LINCOLN
WINNER:
Alaina Chauntel Davis
Akeisha Tircuit
HONORABLE MENTION:
Kathia Duran
Jordan Norman
HONORABLE MENTION:
Katie Brooks
Jenna Marie Shafer
HONORABLE MENTION:
Linda Nguyen
Melissa Stryker
DOUGLAS J AVEDA INSTITUTE
ROYAL OAK
NEVADA
AVEDA INSTITUTE COVINGTON
HONORABLE MENTION:
Danica McNeese
AVEDA INSTITUTE HAMMOND
HONORABLE MENTION:
Breeanna Munson
AVEDA INSTITUTE LAFAYETTE
MARYLAND
THE TEMPLE
WINNER:
Noel Romero
Andy Silvious
HONORABLE MENTION:
Tyler Collins
Kelly Ann Dematos
Keely Doherty
Quinton Embly
Megan Herdering
WINNER:
Sarah Jones
Alexa Lepsetz
HONORABLE MENTION:
Hannah Achille
Cori Cole
MISSOURI
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
ST LOUIS
WINNER:
Jacklyn Donnelly
HONORABLE MENTION:
April Gonzalez
Kelso Hope
NEBRASKA
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
LAS VEGAS
WINNER:
Kit Howell
HONORABLE MENTION:
Jaymee Lawrence
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
ESCANABA
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
RENO
HONORABLE MENTION:
Nicole Walker
WINNER:
Ryan Christofferson
NEW JERSEY
AVEDA INSTITUTE CLEVELAND
ARTISTIC ACADEMY
WINNER:
Alaina Barnes
Bailey Whitehead
WINNER:
Nicole Bovasso
Jenna Campano
Maria Hidalgo-Picado
HONORABLE MENTION:
Sarah Juzwin
Shannon Soto
RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
HONORABLE MENTION:
Martina Romero
NEW YORK
AVEDA INSTITUTE NEW YORK
HONORABLE MENTION:
Natasha Taylor
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY
WINNER:
Summer Gardner
HONORABLE MENTION:
Kayla Schmidtmann
SHEAR EGO INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN
WINNER:
Andrew Judd
Deanna Piccarreto
Melissa Weilert
RHODE ISLAND
HONORABLE MENTION:
Jeanna Crabtree
Kassie Dehner
Taylor Ferguson
Destinee Hill
Olivia Livengood
Sherri Padilla
Jamie Seabolt
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
RHODE ISLAND
BROWN AVEDA INSTITUTE
WINNER:
Katelyn Horner
HONORABLE MENTION:
Rachele Thomas
HONORABLE MENTION:
Ana Cordova
Keara Enos
Michelle Rodrigues
SOUTH CAROLINA
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
COLUMBIA
WINNER:
Joseline Torresmulero Armistead
HONORABLE MENTION:
Emily DeAtley
Carrie Guilliams
HONORABLE MENTION:
Jamie Taylor
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
CINCINNATI
WINNER:
Wallis Doyle
THE OHIO ACADEMY
COLUMBUS
AVEDA INSTITUTE CHAPEL HILL
OREGON
WINNER:
April Boyd-Manring
Rebeccah Thiel
Darby Wainwright
AVEDA INSTITUTE PORTLAND
HONORABLE MENTION:
Yuliana Ibarra
Jamika Teel
HONORABLE MENTION:
Vicky Madruga
Stephanie Skowyra
AVEDA INSTITUTE CHARLOTTE
PENNSYLVANIA
WINNER:
Ace Espinosa
BELLA CAPELLI ACADEMY
MONROEVILLE
OHIO
HONORABLE MENTION:
Shelbie Moser
HONORABLE MENTION:
Leighana Taylor
WINNER:
Tammy Frates
CASAL AVEDA INSTITUTE
NORTH CAROLINA
WINNER:
Chloe Bolger
HONORABLE MENTION:
Samantha Dubin
AVEDA INSTITUTE COLUMBUS
HONORABLE MENTION:
Brittany Bradley
Allison Quinn
Ebony Williams
AVEDA FREDRIC’S INSTITUTE
CINCINNATI
JEAN MADELINE AVEDA
INSTITUTE
WINNER:
Brittany Bolte
BELLA CAPELLI ACADEMY
ROBINSON
HONORABLE MENTION:
Angela Taylor
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
GREENVILLE
WINNER:
Helen Bagwell
HONORABLE MENTION:
Ashley Wideman-Jones
TENNESSEE
AVEDA INSTITUTE NASHVILLE
WINNER:
Hannah Lingrell
HONORABLE MENTION:
Fatima Ortiz
Caitlin Osman
Lindsay Sampson
Juliana Stafford
DOUGLAS J AVEDA INSTITUTE
KNOXVILLE
WINNER:
Tara Mallory
Kendall Parsons
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
MEMPHIS
WINNER:
Jeremy Wexler
HONORABLE MENTION:
Carlee Butler
Martavius Dalton
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
MURFREESBORO
HONORABLE MENTION:
Yeraica Griffin
WINNER:
Grace Wickmann
UTAH
HONORABLE MENTION:
Brooklyn Daron
TEXAS
AVEDA INSTITUTE AUSTIN
WINNER:
Aletheia Bolender
AVEDA INSTITUTE PROVO
TAYLOR ANDREWS ACADEMY
OF HAIR DESIGN – WEST
JORDAN
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Katrina Ruiz
WINNER:
Sophie Arrowsmith
Bailee Giffin
Victoria Roberts
VIRGINIA
HONORABLE MENTION:
Erin Miller
HONORABLE MENTION:
Gloria Duncan
Alexis Layne
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
TYSON’S CORNER
AVEDA INSTITUTE DALLAS
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
OGDEN
HONORABLE MENTION:
Margaret McFadden
HONORABLE MENTION:
Olivia Mendez
HONORABLE MENTION:
Keren Robinson
AVEDA INSTITUTE HOUSTON
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
PROVO
WASHINGTON
HONORABLE MENTION:
Shannon Jennings
AVEDA INSTITUTE SAN ANTONIO
WINNER:
Diego Villagomez
HONORABLE MENTION:
Rachel Nicole Kirmse
Aisha Myers
OGLE SCHOOL ARLINGTON
HONORABLE MENTION:
Amanda Comer
Heather VanHoose
OGLE SCHOOL DENTON
HONORABLE MENTION:
Ne’Chelle Lincoln
Sara Richey
Kristin Roberts
Cassy Yarnall
OGLE SCHOOL FORT WORTH
WINNER:
Christie Suth
HONORABLE MENTION:
Sarah Badgett
Mira Cannon
Bianca Soto
OGLE SCHOOL NORTH DALLAS
HONORABLE MENTION:
Kendra Godley
Samarica Mack
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
AUSTIN
WINNER:
Aoife McCarthy
Kristen Myers
WINNER:
Jessica Bartholomew
Jessica Larsen
HONORABLE MENTION:
Marissa Carpenter
Raelynn Robbins
Jamie Robinson
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
SALT LAKE CITY
WINNER:
Haleigh DeBruyn
Krystan Gillett
Kathleen Hatch
Revice Jordan
HONORABLE MENTION:
Trista Donnelly
Tenesha Luckett
Gloria Mendoza
Marissa Miles
Victoria Plant
Hanah Richards
Sacia Smith
Desiree Valentin
SHERMAN KENDALL ACADEMY
OF BEAUTY ARTS AND SCIENCES
SUGARHOUSE
HONORABLE MENTION:
Brooke Fitts
TAYLOR ANDREWS ACADEMY
OF HAIR DESIGN – OREM
WINNER:
Colleen Chidester
Kayla Jepson
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Kaitlyn Standage
Annalaura Tucker
Brandi Van Ry
RUDY AND KELLY ACADEMY
GARY MANUEL AVEDA
INSTITUTE SEATTLE
WINNER:
Emily Kang
Alyssa Roman
Sarah Seligman
HONORABLE MENTION:
Katherine Graham
Natalie Ramos
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
SPOKANE
WINNER:
Jessica Andrew
WISCONSIN
THE ACADEMY OF WAUKESHA
WINNER:
Nataly Seda
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
GREEN BAY
HONORABLE MENTION:
Nicole Bondar
PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL
MONROE
HONORABLE MENTION:
Cassidy Steiner