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ANN MINCEY
FOREVER THE HEART OF REDKEN
Congratulations Ann! We’re honored to have you as
Redken’s ambassador, and we’re grateful for the
inspiration, motivation and commitment you’ve given to
salon professionals around the world.
You are, and will always be, the heart and soul of Redken!

GET INSPIRED. BE PART

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Welcome to the 4th Annual NCA International
Legends & Icons Charity Gala.

With the merger of the National Cosmetology Association with the

Professional Beauty Association (PBA) and the move of the Gala to join
the International Salon and Spa Expo (ISSE) in Long Beach, California, 2010
marks a new beginning for the NCA CARES Fund as PBA works to extend
the important message of its charitable programs to beauty professionals
across every sector of the industry.

On behalf of the entire PBA | NCA Board of Directors, thank you for joining
us to celebrate the life work of 2010’s honorees – Legend Ann Mincey,
Icons Sonya & Christopher Dove, and Icon Robert Cromeans – and for
your support of the NCA CARES Fund’s amazing work through its three
charitable programs:

Look Good… Feel Better

CUT IT OUT!/Salons Against Domestic Abuse
NCA’s Disaster Relief Fund

Have a wonderful evening!

Sincerely,
The PBA | NCA Board of Directors
Bruce Selan Mark Goodman
Legends Gala Co-Chair Legends Gala Co-Chair

Sydney Berry Josh Hafetz

Marlene Bridge John Heffner
Scott Buchanan Grace Santiler Nowick
John Galietti Cary O’Brien
Brian Graham Lee Rizzuto Jr - Ex Officio
Max Wexler

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NCA | PBA Legends & Icons Gala Carries on
Tradition of Giving Back
Legends don’t come along
everyday. As the two oldest and
most prestigious professional
associations dedicated to the
beauty industry, PBA | NCA
is proud to recognize those
professionals whose vision,
dedication and contributions
have made a positive mark on the
industry we hold so dear and its
dedicated professionals. That’s
exactly what the NCA International
Legends & Icons Charity Gala is all
about – recognizing leaders that
inspire us all to do more.
The 2010 Gala continues the NCA
tradition of raising funds to directly
benefit industry professionals.
Proceeds benefit the NCA CARES
Fund, an umbrella organization
benefiting Look Good… Feel
Better, CUT IT OUT / Salons
Against Domestic Abuse Fund,
and the NCA Disaster Relief Fund.
For 2010, NCA celebrates its
merger with the Professional
Beauty Association (PBA) to create
a fourth membership section
dedicated to the advancement
of salon and spa professionals.
The PBA | NCA member section
joins PBA’s three existing
member sections: manufacturers,
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distributors and salon and spa
owners. This historic opportunity
will only help to advance NCA’s
rich history of charitable giving
by raising awareness of the NCA
CARES Fund’s charitable programs
within the professional community.
For the 4th Annual Legends and
Icons Charity Gala and the first
ceremony held alongside PBA’s
International Salon and Spa Expo
(ISSE), PBA | NCA is proud to
honor Legend Ann Mincey of
Redken 5th Avenue NYC, Icons
Sonya & Christopher Dove, Wella
Creative Directors, and Icon Robert
Cromeans, John Paul Mitchell
Systems Global Artistic Director
for their unfaltering dedication
to inspiring and educating
their industry peers to strive for
excellence in their careers and in
the communities where they work
and live.
Ann Mincey Legend

It only takes a few minutes of

speaking with Ann Mincey to
recognize her compassionate
nature. Starting her beauty career
nearly four decades ago, Ann has
fulfilled her desire to care for and
encourage others by developing
and delivering inspirational
messages and helping to shape
the careers of countless salon
professionals, distributors and
clients throughout the world.

Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Ann’s

close relationship with her family
and strong faith contributed to
her desire to find a career helping
those around her, eventually
leading to a nursing degree from
Southern Nazarene University in
Ann’s first Redken employee headshot in Van Nuys, (ca. 1975)
1969. Returning to Dayton in the
mid 70s to re-assess her career
options, Ann took a job as a Ann reminisced. “I would see that
receptionist at “Designer’s Loft,” at the receptionist desk everyday
a 13-designer salon owned by a and I was just amazed at what
friend. It was there that Ann found I considered the magic being
her true calling. worked at that salon.”

“I walked into the salon and I Ann remained in her position as a

really could see how women were
coming in with the weight of the
world on their shoulders and
after spending just an hour or 40
minutes with their stylist – being
touched and talked to, being
made to feel and look beautiful,”
receptionist for only a year before
the local Redken distributor told
her about a new position opening
at Redken as a field representative
to sell vitamins: Ann was hired
right away because of her nursing
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industry educator began. “It was a
long road. For two years I was out
there beating the bushes, working
with distributors and salons…But it
just wasn’t enough to keep the line
afloat.”
Even though the vitamin line was
short-lived, Ann was determined
to continue her career at Redken.
Working with Redken founder
Ann with Vidal Sassoon at the Intercoiffure Inspiration Award Ceremony in 2007
Paula Kent Meehan, Ann took her
educational message a step further
to develop inspirational messages
for her salon audience. Ann’s new
role was a first in the industry.
“Back in those days there were
very few women out on the
platform teaching… so for me
to be a woman with a message
that no one else was giving at
the time was truly a pioneering
step. I will forever be grateful to
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Paula for having that foresight,”
Ann said. She spent the next 30
years developing messages to
encourage salon professionals to
take care of themselves “not in a
selfish way but in a self-centering
way.”
Throughout her career, Ann has
dedicated much of her time to
charitable programs, including
working with the American Beauty
Association as the honorary
chairperson of the 2002 Beauty
Ball which donated more than half
a million dollars to the American
Heart Association. In 2004, the City
of Hope bestowed its prestigious
Spirit of Life Award to Ann for her
instrumental role in raising $1.4
million for breast cancer research
at the Beckman Research Institute
in Duarte, California. She says that
donating her time and energy is
just part of the nature of beauty
professionals.

“We are a nurturing, care-giving,

compassionate group; what
stylists do every day is a charitable
thing, helping, listening, offering,
touching. But when a salon owner
or stylist gives back to their
community by doing a fund raiser...
I see on their faces that they
receive a huge deposit to their own
emotional bank account. And when
they are filled back up emotionally,
they can go back to doing their
creative work even better,” Ann Ann (front center) with the Designer’s Loft team
said, adding that she encourages in Dayton Ohio (ca. 1974)

her salons by reminding them often

that “we don’t give back because
we have to – we give back because
we get to.”
Ann has also been recognized for
her contributions to the growth
and success of the beauty industry
several times, including being
named into the North American
Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) Hall of
Leaders in 2003 and NCA’s Hall of
Renown in 2004. For her inspiration
to women in business, Ann was
presented the STAR award by the
New York Women’s Agenda in
2002 and was a speaker during the
Women’s Global Peace Initiative
in Geneva, Switzerland, the same
year.
to be an inspiration for salon
professionals everywhere. “I never
created a company, I never was
a CEO, I never drove millions of
dollars in sales – All I ever did was
love that precious hairdresser that
stands behind the chair everyday.
I never forget that they are the
reason I have been successful,”
Ann said. “Being named in the
Legends and Icons Gala, just to
be considered a legend in this
industry, is just unfathomable.”
Ann officially retired from Redken
in 2009 but remains part of
the Redken family as a Redken
Spokesperson.

Though Ann has many

accomplishments to be proud of,
she remains modest in her quest

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Sonya & Christopher Dove Icons
Long recognized as two of the
industry’s leading hairdressers,
the spark between Sonya and
Christopher Dove was first
ignited while they were attending
cosmetology school in Devonshire,
England. However, the spark for
hairdressing was little more than a
twinkle in both of their eyes. Chris
wanted to be a clothing designer
and Sonya was going into a career
in nutrition. As the young couple
contemplated their futures, the
hairdressing spark would soon
be ignited, turning into a fire that
would skyrocket them to success.
“I had messed up my hair at
home and had to spend a whole
day at a hair salon waiting to be
fit in between appointments. I
really enjoyed the atmosphere
and the creativity,” Christopher
remembered. “It was then that we
seriously started looking at beauty
as a career option. It wasn’t really
planned.”
The two continued their education
and found work in various salons.
Beauty soon became an obsession
and, in 1981, with the help of
Christopher’s mother, the young
couple opened their first salon,
Sophisticuts, in Paignton, England.
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Christopher & Sonya Dove Early Years
“We had just come out of beauty
school so it was a big learning
curve,” Sonya explained. “We had
never been [formally business]
trained. We just sort of did it how
we thought and learned through a
lot of mistakes.”
The salon was eventually a success
but the couple’s artistic hunger
still wasn’t satisfied. They started
competing locally, then nationally
and eventually globally. The duo
was quickly recognized by major
manufacturers and they soon
found themselves taking on the
role of educators. Starting out
teaching small classes in the mid
80s, the Doves were invited to
participate in the Association of
Hairdressing Teachers (AHT) show
in London alongside major industry
educators.
“There were thousands of students
and teachers from all over the
country…As much as we were
excited, we were scared to death,”
Christopher said. “People like Toni
& Guy, the Vidal Sassoon team,
and Trevor Sorbie were all going to
be there…. We worked so hard to
make sure we were good enough
to be up there. We got a standing
ovation.”

International success soon followed

and the duo began working with
Wella, traveling around Great
Britain before coming to the U.S.
It was during a show in Texas that
the Doves met Linda and Shelton
Ogle, owners of Shelton Ogle
Salons and Schools in Dallas,
Texas. Over the next six years, the
Doves returned often to Texas to Christopher winning the British Hairdressing Award in the 80s

help train the Ogles’ salon teams

and developed what would be a Doves to join their team in Texas
life-long friendship with the Ogles. permanently.
In 1994, the Ogles invited the
“They are like family to us,”
Sonya said fondly of the Ogles.
Christopher added “If it weren’t for
them, we wouldn’t have come [to
the U.S.].”

Since relocating to the U.S., the

Doves have won several prestigious
awards, including Haircolor USA’s
Most Inspiring Hair Colorists in
2003 and Hair Colorists of the Year
in 1999, 2000 and 2002. They were
also named Master Hairstylists of
the Year at the North American
The Doves’ first salon, Sophisticut, in Paignton, England
Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) in

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 Christopher & Sonya showcasing their combined cut and color skills on stage in 2005
2001. They have continued to
work with Wella, traveling around
the country and meeting and
working with major beauty players,
such as Elizabeth Arden Salons in
New York, where they worked as
Creative Directors for several years.
The Doves moved to Los Angeles
in 2000 and opened their incredibly
successful Santa Monica-based
salon, “The Doves”, in 2007. The
Doves say they feel they’ve come
full circle.
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“What we’ve been exposed to
through our travels has helped us
but we’re still new salon owners
however you look at it,” said
Christopher. “We’re taking the
advice we give other people.”
Sonya and Christopher Dove
continue to work as Wella Artistic
Directors and in their Santa Monica
Salon.
Robert Cromeans Icon
Known for his charming wit and
innovative business strategies,
Robert Cromeans has achieved
international acclaim few in
the beauty industry can match.
His path to fame started as
unconventionally as his quirky style
- through a chance meeting in a
bar in his home town of Glasgow,
Scotland.
“I saw these cool people dressed
the same in a bar and asked
someone who they were,” Robert
said. “Turned out they all worked
for Urban Rusk. That was the first
time that I thought to myself ‘that
Robert receives standing ovation for his runway collection
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must be the coolest job in the
whole world’.”
Robert has been hooked on beauty
ever since. At 24, Robert moved
to Memphis, Tennessee, and
immediately enrolled in beauty
school. He didn’t let his late start
stop him from following his dream.
“Traditionally, a lot of kids in the UK
start much younger. When I started
school I was with kids 16, 17, 18
years old. Being 24, I had already
had other jobs and knew that this
was so much better than a real job.
I saw right away that there were so
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many possibilities and avenues. I
was just super excited to be around
it,” he said.
Robert’s career goals grew as he
developed his skill. Starting from
zero, he said, he didn’t expect
much more in the beginning
than a way to make a good living
in a career that allowed him to
express his individuality. But Robert
discovered his flare for the platform
early on through competitions
while still in school and was
inspired to learn more about
educating by the international
success of a fellow Scotsman –
John Paul Mitchell.
Robert hit the ground running after
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school, working in Memphis and
quickly building a loyal clientele
over the next year and a half. In the
early 90s, Robert saw former Paul
Mitchell Artistic Director Jeanne
Braa on stage and decided to
move to the West Coast to follow
his dream of working in her four-
chair San Diego salon.
“Without the promise of a job, I
just packed up all my stuff, drove
across country and showed up on
her doorstep,” he remembered.
“It wasn’t about the grandiose…
It was a desire I had to be part of
something bigger.”
Over the next few years, Robert’s
acclaim as a platform artist and
educator along with his salon
clientele grew rapidly, as did his
business savvy and desire to be
an innovator in the salon industry.
With a small budget, he opened
his first four-chair salon, “The
Washhouse”, in the mid 90s with a
band of talented young hairstylists
and an untraditional focus on the
art of shampooing hair.
“We were just trying to switch it
up a little bit - trying to put the
focus on what was most important
to our clients instead of what may
be traditionally more important to
the hairdresser,” Robert explained.
“This became a philosophy that
we’ve built upon in recent years
but that’s where it started.”
The seed of salon ownership was
planted for Robert. He moved “The
Washhouse” to a larger space and
the enterprise officially became
the first of five Robert Cromeans’
Salons in San Diego, Pacific Beach,
Tulsa and Las Vegas.
From his inspiring sessions with his
own salon teams and international
platform presentations to his
DVDs, Robert always wraps his
message of artistic innovation and
entrepreneurship in a package of
encouragement. Robert’s tireless
dedication to the success of
salon professionals makes him an
industry icon to countless beauty
professionals across the globe.
“The journey is everything,” he
said. “It’s an experience and I’ve
had a diverse one.”
Robert Cromeans continues to
educate around the world as the
John Paul Mitchell Systems Global
Artistic Director as well as splitting
his time among his five salons and
multiple DVD projects.

Among his many accomplishments,

Robert has been voted by the
industry a record six times as
behindthechair.com’s Stylist Choice
Awards Platform Artist of the Year.
He remains dedicated to educating
future salon professionals and
owns two Paul Mitchell Schools in
California. His latest techniques
and discoveries are featured on
Paul Mitchell Collections and
educational DVDs.

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NCA CARES Fund

The NCA CARES Fund is an PBA | NCA invite you to learn more
umbrella fundraising effort to about these non-profit programs
benefit three important salon supported by PBA | NCA and salon
community outreach programs: and spa professionals nationwide
CUT IT OUT / Salons Against and to become involved as a donor
Domestic Abuse Fund, Look or volunteer.
Good… Feel Better and the NCA
Disaster Relief Fund. Each program
was founded in part or entirely by
NCA through the support of its
members. The programs reflect
salon professionals’ long-standing
and deeply rooted commitment to
supporting one another in times of
need and to making a difference
in the individuals’ lives through
volunteerism, professionalism, and
compassion.

2010 marks NCA’s 4th Annual

International Legends & Icons
Charity Gala in support of the
NCA CARES Fund. PBA | NCA
is enormously proud to host this
Gala honoring industry Legend
Ann Mincey, Redken 5th Avenue
NYC, Icons Sonya & Christopher
Dove, Wella Creative Directors,
and Icon Robert Cromeans, John
Paul Mitchell Systems Global
Artistic Director. Event and ad sale
proceeds for the 2010 Legends &
Icons Gala and its Commemorative
Journal will go directly into the
NCA Cares Fund.

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CUT IT OUT
Salons Against Domestic Abuse Fund

One out of three women will be abuse through NCA’s Adopt-A-

abused in her lifetime, and for Shelter Program. Often when a
some, the salon may be one of woman flees a violent situation,
the few places they are allowed she leaves with little more than
to go alone. Salon professionals the clothes on her back. Salon
have the unique role and trusted professionals can “adopt-a-shelter”
position in their clients’ lives, giving and help by holding fundraisers
them a special opportunity to assist or donating personal care items
victims of domestic abuse. such as shampoo, lotion, and other
necessities.
CUT IT OUT / Salons Against
Domestic Abuse Fund is co- For more information visit
sponsored by PBA | NCA and cutitout.org.
Southern Living AT HOME to build
awareness of domestic abuse
through salons. The program trains
salon professionals to recognize
the warning signs and safely refer
clients to local resources. More
than 420,000 CUT IT OUT posters
and 3.5 million safety cards have
been distributed to salons free
of charge. The posters and cards
can be displayed in private areas,
such as restrooms and changing
rooms, and the safety card, which
is printed in both English and
Spanish, is small enough to be
hidden inside a shoe.

Salon professionals can also

follow the example set by past
NCA member Anna Bloodworth,
of Artfully Done in Durham, NC,
and support victims of domestic

www.cutitout.org
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NCA Disaster Relief Fund
Established in 1955, the NCA
Disaster Relief Fund provides
emergency financial assistance to
salons and salon professionals to
rebuild their businesses and lives
following natural disaster. Through
the Fund, salon professionals can
help one another in a time of need.
At no time in recent history has
“need” been more evident than
the days, weeks, months, and
even years after Hurricane Katrina
struck the Gulf Coast. Through the
NCA Disaster Relief Fund, salon
professionals raised $1 million!
In the days after Hurricane Katrina,
NCA member and Louisiana
native Sam Brocato, president of
Brocato America, took on the role
of chairman of the NCA Disaster
Relief Fund. He was a tireless
fundraiser and first-hand witness to
how the contributions from salon
professionals helped individuals
get back on their feet.
“One person came in to get a copy
of her license and she didn’t have
the cash to pay the fee,” says Sam.
“We were able to qualify her and
give her the money. She choked up
and really couldn’t say a lot. About
two hours later, she came back
and said, ‘I can’t take this money.
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I’ll never be able to pay it back.’”
I told her, “‘You don’t have to. It’s
been given by hairdressers for
hairdressers.’”
More recently, NCA gave more
than $26,700 to Hairdressers
Unlocking Hope, a philanthropic
enterprise founded by Vidal
Sassoon and behindthechair.com
founder Mary Rector-Gable, to help
build 18 homes with Habitat for
Humanity in the New Orleans area.
NCA made the significant
donation, through the NCA
Disaster Relief Fund, to the house
sponsored by Professional Salon
Concepts, a beauty distributor
and education provider based in
Illinois. “Our members care deeply
about helping those in need and
have given generously to the NCA
Disaster Relief Fund throughout
the years,” says Mark Goodman,
PBA | NCA Council President.
For more information about the
NCA Disaster Relief Fund or to
make a donation, visit ncacares.org
Look Good… Feel Better

Founded by the Personal Care for such a worthy cause and to

Products Council in 1989, Look
Good… Feel Better (LGFB) is
a collaboration between the
Personal Care Products Council,
the American Cancer Society, and
PBA | NCA. During the last 20
years, LGFB has helped more than
650,000 cancer patients cope with
the appearance changes of cancer
treatment thanks to thousands
of volunteer cosmetologists,
estheticians, makeup artists and
nail technicians. LGFB volunteer
salon and beauty professionals
help cancer patients by offering
practical tips about skin care,
makeup techniques, and guidance
for coping with hair loss in
complimentary, non-medical,
brand-neutral workshops. Today,
information is available online,
through self-help materials, and
through one-on-one consultations.
In addition, there is a LGFB
program for teens (2bme.org),
info for men in print & online
(lookgoodfeelbetterformen.org)
and a Spanish language program
(Luzca Bien… Sientase Mejor).
help women feel more hope and
confidence during treatment. As
beauty professionals, LGFB is our
opportunity to use our knowledge
and skills to give back to our
community and women who have
contributed to our success. The
kindness and encouragement
offered by volunteers helps
participants feel the power of
a community of women who
understand what they are going
through and that is very special.”
For more information about Look
Good… Feel Better and how
you can volunteer, please visit
lookgoodfeelbetter.org or contact
your local American Cancer Society
office.

Like most LGFB volunteers,

NCA-LGFB National Project
Director Linda Whitehurst says
the reward comes from helping
others. “It is inspiring to volunteer

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 is beautiful

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And ConFIdEnCE tHEY nEEd to FACE tHE CHAllEngE
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Look Good. . .Feel Better ® is a FREE program that teaches women undergoing cancer treatment how to
overcome appearance-related side effects and feel more beautiful and confident. In one 2-hour workshop,
caring professionals like yourself teach women simple beauty techniques for skin and nail care, makeup
application, and coping with hair loss. Your expert advice and support can help these women feel better
about themselves, just when they need it most.
For more information please visit us on the Web at www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org or call
your local American Cancer Society or 1-800-395-LOOK (5665).
It’s not just a good deed, it’s a beautiful thing.

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NCA Dining For Change
Be the change! The NCA Dining
For Change program is a fun, easy
way to bring fellow professionals
together in small groups across the
country to network, share, enjoy
one another’s company - and raise
a bit of money for a good cause.
“NCA’s Dining for Change is a
grassroots fundraising initiative
based on a new and growing
model of localized charitable work
called ‘giving circles’—groups of
individuals networked with other
small groups to make a difference,”
explains PBA | NCA Council
President Mark Goodman. “Our
members told us they wanted more
opportunities to connect locally and
NCA’s Dining for Change created
that venue on their terms. We are
so delighted that so many industry
professionals accepted our dinner
invitation. I am so proud of our NCA
members, who by joining together
on a local basis, raised more than
$100,000 for our community service
programs in 2009. That’s the power
of camaraderie!”
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In March 2010, NCA invites you to:
• Host a get together with your
fellow professionals, co-workers,
business associates and/or clients
• Encourage others to host their
own get-togethers as part of a
national network of professionals
• Promote your support of Dining
For Change and the industry
related charities it benefits
We suggest each guest donate $5
to $25 to the NCA CARES Fund,
an umbrella fundraising effort
to benefit three important salon
community outreach programs:
CUT IT OUT / Salons Against
Domestic Abuse Fund, Look
Good… Feel Better and the PBA
| NCA Disaster Relief Fund – all
supported by the PBA | NCA
membership.
“Last night we had our first Dining
For Change Open House. With
the help of my wonderful staff, our
clients, sales reps and fellow NCA
members, we had a ton of fun and
raised money for the NCA CARES
Fund! I think the evening was a
success and we had a great time!”
- Toneia, North Carolina
For more information and to sign
up as a host, please visit
ncacares.org/diningforchange.
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you have educated, entertained
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To us, you are and always will be,
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Goldwell and KMS California celebrate the

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PBA | NCA Merger
Marks Historic Union for the Industry
The Professional Beauty
Association (PBA) | National
Cosmetology Association (NCA)
is proud to announce that as
of January 1, 2010, the two
associations have officially merged
to create one unified trade
association and the strongest
supporter for the advancement of
the professional beauty industry.
As a result of the merger, NCA
members join PBA as its fourth
membership section designated
to the personal and professional
development of licensed
individuals.
“This merger is historic for our
industry,” said Bruce Selan, Chair
of the PBA Board of Directors.
“It represents a progressive
step toward industry unification
and furthers PBA’s goal to be
recognized in the industry as the
catalyst for driving consumer
loyalty, member success and the
advancement of the professional
salon industry. Joining the
collective strengths of PBA and
NCA will help the association
support members competing in
an increasingly complex business
environment.”
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All PBA members – licensed
professionals, salon and spa
owners, manufacturers, and
distributors – will continue to enjoy
the benefits they have come to rely
on and can look forward to several
new opportunities throughout 2010
and beyond.
NCA section members now have
access to even more benefit
providers through the PBA
network, access to PBA Business
Blueprints specially designed
for licensed professionals,
special member pricing to PBA
educational and networking events,
including PBA Symposium and the
International Salon and Spa Expo
(ISSE), the most up-to-date industry
research, legislative advocacy and
much more.
PBA will absorb NCA’s rich
history of charitable giving with
the NCA CARES Fund, allowing
members from PBA’s manufacturer,
distributor and salon/spa sections
more opportunities to participate
in charitable programs. NCA
members welcome the input from
professionals from other PBA
sections and the opportunity to
expand on PBA | NCA’s charitable
efforts.
“I am so excited about NCA
merging with PBA for many
reasons, the exposure to the other
associations, the educational
opportunities along with the
opportunity to recruit more
volunteers from [PBA’s salon/spa
section] for Look Good Feel Better,
CUT IT OUT and the Disaster Relief
Fund,” said PBA | NCA member
Linda Whitehurst of The Parasol
Hair Studio in Charlotte, N.C. “The
time is good for a change!”
NCA members can remain
confident in the leadership
governing their member section
in PBA. Each PBA member section
is represented by a nine-member
leadership council: Three members
from each council are elected to
sit on the PBA Board of Directors,
which handles budgeting,
legislation endorsement, strategic
planning and other industry-wide
issues. As a result of the merger,
the entire NCA Board of Directors
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will transition to a PBA Leadership
Council representing the NCA
member section and the PBA
Board of Directors will expand to a
12-member board representing all
four membership sections. Board
members and each leadership
council will continue to work
together while seeking the input
of members to develop valuable
programs and initiatives important
to the career advancement of
professionals from that section.
“To have both sides of the industry
consolidated will bring solidarity of
purpose and a sharing of common
goals,” expressed PBA | NCA
member Linda Chard, owner of
Linda’s Place Salon in Sandy, Utah.
“This [merger] will enhance the
effectiveness of both sides of the
industry in the pursuit of excellence
in all areas pertaining to the beauty
industry. The unification of two
such huge forces can only benefit
the industry as a whole.”
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Dear Robert-
You are more deserving of this award than anyone I know. It’s
about time our industry honored the magic you make in the hearts
of hairdressers! Seven times you’ve won BTC’s Stylist Choice
Platform Artist of the Year! You connect to hairdressers on a level
that nobody else ever has or ever will. Please don’t ever leave the
stage. You belong there. Congratulations!

Dear Ann-
This industry owes you so much; I owe you so much. You’ve taught
us about living life with purpose and about following our dreams,
even with sacrifice. You’ve proven that goodness does prevail and
that even in tough times, when one door closes, another, better
door always opens in its place. I believe you now, I really do.
Thank you for the depth of our conversations! Congratulations!

Dear Christopher & Sonya-

You two are the most “colorful” team our industry has
ever had and we owe you so much as educators. You
shine bright on stage with both humor and grace.
Through thick and thin, you’ve given our industry the
most amazing education and often sacrificed your
own lives to put hairdressers first. For this, our indus-
try thanks you! Note to Chris: you can never put too
many crystals or bling in the hair!!

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from mary and everyone here at btc!
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