Salon Bios
Here at LIV Aveda, we are a team of professionals and we feel that getting to know us is important. As a result of their achievements, our professionals work at different levels. While prices vary accordingly, every LIV stylist is constantly improving through ongoing education. Whatever level you seek, you'll enjoy superior service. Click on any profile image to view a larger slideshow.
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Tami
Years in Industry: 29
Years at LIV Aveda: 11
Title: Owner/Elite II Stylist
School Name: CTC
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Men's and women's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, formal styles, perms, relaxers, Keratin Complex smoothing treatment, manicures, pedicures, gel nail enhancements, Axxium gel lacquer nails, facial waxing, brow and lash tinting, and makeup applications.
About Tami: The guest experience is very important to Tami. Creativity and change are key motivators when working with a guests hair. She has a strong passion for styles that lean toward the "funky" side. Continuing education is a must for Tami and each stylist she employs at LIV Aveda. Aveda Congress, Aveda Master Jam, and Aveda trends classes on cutting, coloring, and styling are regularly attended. Tami has volunteered her time to the Mankato Women's Show serving guests and doing makeovers, Locks-of-love cut-a-thon for the mayo cancer center, Zonta style show, and many events supporting and raising funds for the Blue Earth and Nicollet County humane society. Favorite product: Retexturizing Gel Favorite Service: Green Science Plant Peel
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Catina
Years in Industry: 20
Years at LIV Aveda: 11
Title: Elite Stylist
School Name: CTC
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women and men's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, formal styles, makeup applications, perms, relaxers, and facial waxing.
About Catina: Catina enjoys working on all hair types and has a lot of experience with men's cutting. Catina has been involved with the Mankato Women's Show for many years. Attended the New York Advanced Academy for Advanced Color training. Catina has also attended classes with advanced educators such as Nick Orojo and David Adams in Chicago and Las Vegas. She attends all Aveda Congress with top advanced Aveda educators. -

Noelle
Years in Industry: 17
Years at LIV Aveda: 11
Title: Master II Stylist & Nail Tech
School Name: Model College of Hair Design
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Color and highlights, styles and roller sets, perms, manicures, pedicures, artificial nails, and facial waxing.
About Noelle: Noelle enjoys working with medium to short cuts, artificial nails, and pedicures. Noelle has volunteered her time at our Locks-of-Love cut-a-thon for the Mayo Cancer Center and has been involved with the Mankato Women's show. Noelle has attended Aveda Congress Aerial Show in Chicago and other continuing education in Aveda Color and Cut Trends.
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Beth
Years in Industry: 11
Years at LIV Aveda: 10
Title: Color Specialist & Nail Tech
School Name: Aveda Institute in Minneapolis
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Specializes in hair color, creative color, corrective color, spa manicures, spa pedicures, and axxium
About Beth: Beth excels at and finds great satisfaction from guests that love creative colors and the challenge that corrective color gives her. Beth has also volunteered her time at the Mankato Women's Show and has extensive continuing education color classes. She has attended classes at both the London Academy and New York Academy, other classes include: Expanding The Rules, Connecting Cut and Colour, Inspiring Champions, Seeds of Preparation, Hair Color Systems, Color Magic, Contemporary Foil Placement, and Colour College.
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Heather
Years in Industry: 10
Years at LIV Aveda: 8
Title: Master Stylist
School Name: CTC
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women's haircuts, color and highlights, formal styles, perms, pedicures, manicures, facial waxing, and makeup applications.
About Heather: Heather has volunteered for the Bowling for Crohns & Colitis fundraiser and our Locks-of-Love cut-a-thon for the Mayo Cancer Center. Classes Heather has attended cor continuing education include: Aveda Congress 2002, 2005, and 2008, Coloring Solutions, Full Spectrum Deep Class 2005 and 2008, Blonde Ritual's Coloring Class, Color with Neil, and Formal Style Trends Class 2007 and 2009..
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Hilary
Years in Industry: 11
Years at LIV Aveda: 10
Title: Elite II Stylist and Salon Lead
School Name: Rochester Cosmetology
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women's haircuts, color and highlights, formal styles, botanical hair treatments, manicures, pedicures, and facial waxing.
About Hilary: Hilary loves working with the movement of hair! To help make hair as manageable as possible, her style is "natural but noticeable." Hilary has volunteered for Mankato Women's Show, has participated in the Make Over process of the show, bowling for Crohns & Colitis fundraiser and our Locks-of-Love cut-a-thon for the Mayo Cancer Center, and our Earth Month Fundraising Event. She has continued expanding her creativity with continued education classes that include: Aveda Congress', Chicago Hair Show, Aveda Master Jam's, and many Aveda Trend Classes involving hair cutting and coloring techniques. -

KatieJo
Years in Industry: 9
Years at LIV Aveda: 8
Title: Elite Stylist
School Name: CTC
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women's haircuts, color and highlights, pedicures, facial waxing, and makeup applications.
About KatieJo: KatieJo excels on working with guests who have curly hair and medium to short bobs. She also enjoys razor cuts and texturing guests hair. KatieJo has volunteered for Mankato Women's Show, has participated in the Make Over process of the show, bowling for Crohns & Colitis fundraiser , and our Locks-of-Love cut-a-thon for the Mayo Cancer Center. She has continued education classes that include: Aveda Congress, Aveda Master Jams, Longevity Do's & Dont's, and Aveda Trend Classes in hair cutting techniques and color. -

Jonnel
Years in Industry: 10
Years at LIV Aveda: 8
Title: Master III Stylist
School Name: Aveda Institute in MinneapolisGraduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Haircuts, color and highlights, formal styles, perms, relaxers, Keratin Straightening Treatment, facial waxing, and makeup applications.
About Jonnel: Jonnel enjoys doing precision haircuts, like listening to her guests needs, and loves creating a look that will compliment a guests face shape and color or highlights that compliment their skin tone. Jonnel also likes to create a relaxed and comfortable experience for her guests. -

Emily C.
Years in Industry: 8
Years at LIV Aveda: 7
Title: Master II Stylist
School Name: Aveda Institute in Minneapolis
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women and men's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, perms, relaxers, pedicures, and facial waxing.
About Emily C.: I enjoy doing cut and colors and seeing the overall result. I have volunteered for Mankato Women's Show, has participated in the Make Over process of the show, Fundraising for BENCHES, and Mankato YMCA. I have continued my education with attending Aveda Trends Classes, Master Jam's, Aveda Congress, and also Midwest Beauty Show. -

Jill
Years in Industry: 10
Years at LIV Aveda: 7Title: Master II Stylist
School Name: Dahls College of Beauty
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women and men's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, formal styles, bridal formal styles, manicures, pedicures, makeup applications, and facial waxing.
About Jill: Jill enjoys working with any hair color and cuts on curly hair. Jill has volunteered her time at our Locks-of-Love cut-a-thon for the Mayo Cancer Center, has been involved with the Mankato Women's Show, and Cut-a-thon for parents of struggling families. She has continued her education with Aveda Trends Classes, Aveda Congress, and Hair Cutting Techniques with Matt Slater.
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Ashley S.
Years in Industry: 8
Years at LIV Aveda: 7
Title: Master II Stylist & Extension Specialist
School Name: Aveda Institute in Minneapolis
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women and men's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, formal styles, bridal formal styles, facial waxing, Great Length Extensions, and Platinum Seamless Extensions
About Ashley S.: Ashley loves working with great lengths extensions, hair color and cuts on any length of hair, and performing perms on long thick haired guests. Ashley as volunteered for Mankato Women's Show and MSU Idol. She has continued to expand her skills by attending color classes with David Adams, color class with Ian Michael Black, Chicago Hair Show, Aveda Congress, Aveda Master Jam, and Aveda Trends Classes on cut and colors. -

Allison
Years in Industry: 10
Years at LIV Aveda: 7
Title: Master II Stylist
School Name: CTC
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women and men's haircuts, color, highlights, manicures, pedicures, and facial waxing.
About Allison: Allison loves giving you a look that works with your lifestyle. Giving you something that is easily maintained at home. She wants you to leave relaxed, refreshed, and renewed, Allison enjoys working with all different lengths and types of hair. It allows her to be creative and to be an artist. She has also participated in the Mankato's Women Show. She has attended Aveda Congress, along with numerous Aveda Color and Cutting classes. -

Andrea
Years in Industry: 7
Years at LIV Aveda: 6
Title: Master StylistSchool Name: Aveda Institute in Minneapolis
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women and men's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, makeup applications, perms, relaxers, manicures, pedicures, and facial waxing.
About Andrea: Andrea finds enjoyment in doing all different haircuts and hair colors for all hair lenghts. She especially enjoys doing different types of bobs and working with naturally curly hair. Andrea has volunteered her time at our Locks-of-Love cut-a-thon for the Mayo Cancer Center. She has also been involved with the Mankato Women's Show. Andrea has continued her education by attending Aveda Master Jam, Aveda Congress, and Aveda Trends classes.
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Amy
Years in Industry: 17
Years at LIV Aveda: 6
Title: Premier Designer
School Name: CTC
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women and men's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, roller sets, perms, pedicures, and facial waxing.
About Amy: Amy has volunteered for Bowling for Crohns & colitis fundraisers and our Locks-of-Love cut-a-thon for the Mayo Cancer Center and our Earth Month Event. She has continued education with Aveda Trends classes.
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Jessica O.
Years in Industry: 5
Years at LIV Aveda: 5
Title: Master Stylist and Micropoint Hair Replacement Specialist
School Name: CTC
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women and men's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, formal styles, makeup applications, perms, manicures, pedicures, and facial waxing.
About Jessica O: Jessica feels extremely comfortable with men's haircuts, formal styles, and hair color. Jessica has volunteered in the Mankato Women's Show and has continuing education classes that include: Micropoint Hair Replacement class, Pure Foiling, Formal Style Trends, Deep Color, Pureformance Aveda, and Customer Experience with Dale Ruby.
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Whitney
Years in Industry: 5
Years at LIV Aveda: 8
Title: Master Stylist
School Name: Aveda Institute in Minneapolis
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women and men's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, perms, relaxers, Keratin Straightening Treatment, manicures, pedicures, and facial waxing.
About Whitney: Whitney enjoys exploring her creative side especially with long to medium hair cuts, relaxers, Keratin Straightening Treatments and various foil techniques. She has volunteered her time with the Mankato Women's Show and Pieces Breast Cancer Fashion Show. Continuing education has allowed Whitney to grow her skills and as a stylist. She has attended Pureformenace Aveda, Aveda Congress, Aerial Hair Show, Master Jam, Spring Trends, Chicago Hair Show and Color Trends Class. -

Jenna M.
Years in Industry: 7
Years at LIV Aveda: 4
Title: Premier Designer
School Name: Aveda Institute in Minneapolis
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women and men's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, bridal and formal styles, makeup applications, manicures, pedicures, and facial waxing.
About Jenna M.: Jenna enjoys working "outside the box" with all haircuts and colors. Jenna feels very comfortable with all formal styles. She has volunteered for the Mankato Women's Show and has attended classes with Nick Orojo and David Adams. She was part of Horst Rechelbacher's team in 2005 for the Aveda Congress event and attended Spring and Summer Trends Cut & Color Class. -

Ashley G.
Years in Industry: 4
Years at LIV Aveda: 2Title: Premier Designer
School Name: Aveda Institute in Minneapolis
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women and men's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, formal styles, makeup applications, perms, relaxers, manicures, pedicures, and facial waxing.
About Ashley G.: Ashley is passionate in continuing education classes and her skills. She has attended a Deep Color class and a Formal Style Trends class.
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Courtney
Years in Industry: 4
Years at LIV Aveda: 3
Title: Premier DesignerSchool Name: CTC
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women and men's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, formal styles, makeup applications, perms, Keratin relaxers, manicures, pedicures, and facial waxing.
About Courtney: Courtney really enjoys working with all lengths and textures. She also enjoys doing facial waxing, manicures, and pedicures. Courtney finds great satisfaction in performing Locks-of-Love haircuts. She has been involved with the Heartland Beauty Expo.
Continuing education is important to Courtney to enhance her skills and to provide her guests with fashion forward cuts and colors. She recently attended Formal Style Trends class. -

Kelli
Years in Industry: 11
Years at LIV Aveda: 3
Title: Master Stylist
School Name: Aveda Institute in Minneapolis
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women and men's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, formal styles, makeup applications, brow& lash tinting, botanical hair treatment and facial waxing.
About Kelli: Kelli really loves working with all hair lengths and textures. She is very passionate about finding a style that works with your lifestyle and easy to maintain at home. Continuing education is very important to Kelli. Since graduating from Aveda Institute in 2002, she has attended numerous Aveda Master Jams, Aveda Congress, Chicago Hair Show, Color Magic with David Adams, Men's cutting class with Kurt Keifner and many others. -

Nicole
Years in Industry: 2
Years at LIV Aveda: 2
Title: Artistic Designer
School Name: Aveda Institute in MinneapolisGraduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Nicole enjoys cutting men's and women's hair of all lengths and thicknesses. She likes working with Aveda's very versatile color line to customize colors to fit her clients' personalities . She also enjoys formal styles and loves working with Aveda makeup.
About Nicole: Nicole has volunteered her time in the promotional fashion show for the new Vitamin Water Zero, Aveda's Aquaveda Fashion Show for Earth Month, and attended the Chicago Hair Show in 2010.
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Ashley K.
Years in Industry: 2
Years at LIV Aveda: 1
Title: Stylist
School Name: Model college of Design, St. Cloud
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Women and men's haircuts. Formal and Bridal styles. Colors and Highlights. Relaxers and Perms, Manicures and Pedicures. Makeup applications and facial waxing.
About Ashley K.: Enjoys doing edgy and out of the box cuts and colors. Really likes doing mens clipper "crew cuts" -

Sam
Years in Industry: 1
Years at LIV Aveda: 1
Title: Stylist
School Name: Aveda Institute in Minneapolis
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Men's and women's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, formal styles, perms, relaxers, manicures, pedicures, facial waxing, and makeup applications.
About Sam: Sam loves working with all hair lengths and textures. She also enjoys doing manicures,facial waxing,pedicures, and makeup applications. Sam believes in educating her guests and helping them feel comfortable and confident in recreating their "salon look" at home. Sam wants all of her guests to leave the salon looking and feeling their best about their experience. Sam is eager to continue her education by taking cutting, coloring, and business classes.
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Nicole D.
Years in Industry: 1
Years at LIV Aveda: 1
Title: Stylist
School Name: Aveda Institute in Minneapolis
Graduated In: Cosmetology
Services: Men's and women's haircuts, color, highlights, styles, formal styles, perms, relaxers, manicures, pedicures,facial waxing, and makeup applications.
About Nicole D.: Nicole enjoys working with all lengths and textures of hair. She also enjoys doing manicures,pedicures,facial waxing,and makeup applications. Nicole believes education is a big part of the industry. She continues to take styling, color, and business classes.