Deanna Everson

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Book an appointment with Deanna: Book Online

Deanna is a Lead Stylist. Lead Stylists are experienced hairstylists who are continually in high demand.

Specialties:

• Redheads (natural and created)
• Color (everything)
• Curly and coily hair textures (including 3a-c and 4a-c hair types)
• Curly Haircuts
• Thick hair

Instagram: @big.deanna.energy

Bio:

Oh hey! I’m Deanna Everson, founder of Ginger & Maude^®. Since I’m the founder, I get to write in first person because A: I wanted to meet you and B: I wanted to share one of my greatest loves: Oregon. 

Okay, seriously, I love hair, but I also adore Oregon. It’s why I opened a salon here at the height of the financial crisis because I think Portland deserves great hair to go with all of the other wonderful things about this place: trees, rain, mountains, the ocean, big hearts about the environment, laid-back vibes about living, good food and great people with even better ideas for pretty much everything. You know, the kind of people who want fabulous hair even when it rains 70% of the year. (Don’t worry – we've got you.)

I started with a career in psychology with a degree from Portland State University but switched after a seriously botched bang trim fifteen years ago – and I’ve never looked back. I traveled, trained, and have been cutting hair and bringing the fabulous at my home away from home, Ginger & Maude, even since.

I’m a ginger. I’m also a self-professed nerd who attends Sci Fi conventions on one day and high school dance team competitions on another. I love natural redheads, Creamsicles, the Uma Thurman Pulp Fiction dance and probably you.

I’m also the founder of Ginger & Maude, trainer for all of Ginger & Maude’s New Talent Stylists, a genius stylist (ask anyone!) and a hair coloring specialist. (I’m no slouch.)

Favorite Drink: Regular 12oz Hot Latte

Stina Leep

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Book an appointment with Stina: Book Online

Stina is a Lead Stylist. Lead Stylists are experienced hairstylists who are continually in high demand.

Specialties:

• Curly and coily hair textures (including 3a-c and 4a-c hair types)
• Curly Haircuts
• Thick hair
• Fine & Thinning Hair
• Precision cuts
• Short cuts
• Grey coverage
• Creative color
• Tape-in extensions

​​​​​Instagram: @yourmotherdoeshair

Bio:

Stina started beauty school the week of her 17th birthday, completely oblivious of what hairstyling looked like as a career but looking to do something with herself, and as luck would have it, she loved it.

From there she went on to a high-end salon to do an intense apprenticeship for two years. During that time two major life events happened; She went to Toronto, Ontario, to do two weeks at a Vidal Sassoon Academy^®, where she learned the beauty of precision cutting. AND. She met Deanna Everson, the soon-to-be Founder and Owner of Ginger & Maude^®. Stina would go on to become one of the first stylists at Ginger & Maude.

Since then, she has gobbled up all the education she could: be it classic cuts with the aforementioned Vidal, or more trendy color classes with various lines like PRAVANA^®'s creative colors, and Goldwell^®’s custom formulations with Global Educators, not to mention some really fun and fabulous styling classes with a lot of product emphasis. She has worked extensively with KEVIN.MURPHY^® products and is also well versed in their color line.

In addition to education related to her craft, Stina continues to gain knowledge and skills for her role as Stylist Manager. She has taken classes about empowering women, non-violent communications, and business management. She uses this knowledge when working with the amazing team that is Ginger & Maude, to help each stylist fulfill their career goals while maintaining a work-life balance.

As Stylist Manager, Stina manages the overall staff performance for all four of the original Ginger & Maude salon locations. Stina works one-on-one with the stylists to create their personal and professional objectives. Because of her compassion, which has been strengthened by her own negative experiences in the hair salon industry, Stina strives to create a safe and positive team atmosphere for all employees at Ginger & Maude.

Stina is in her 15th year in the hairstyling industry and more than 13 years with Ginger & Maude.

Favorite Drink: Diet Coke

Stephanie Grelle

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Book an appointment with Stephanie: Book Online

Stephanie is a Lead Stylist. Lead Stylists are experienced hairstylists who are continually in high demand.

Specialties:   

• Curly and coily hair textures (including 3a-c and 4a-c hair types)
• Curly Haircuts
• Beachy textured haircuts
• Dimensional color

​​​​​​Instagram: @engineerofbeauty

Bio:

My main goal and reason for becoming a stylist is making people feel wonderful about their hair! I feel like I am able to talk with each of my clients to create a realistic goal of their best style. I also can let them in on any of the binge worthy shows worth watching or show them countless photos of my dogs, Jameson & Shelby!

I have been in the industry since 2009 and a stylist at Ginger & Maude^® since 2012. My love has evolved for hair over the years & I feel so lucky to continue my education with advanced training in KEVIN.MURPHY, Goldwell & at the Vidal Sassoon Academy in Santa Monica. 

My clients’ hair ranges from effortless & natural to vibrant & edgy, & any fabulous hair in between. 

When I am not at Ginger, I spend most of my time with my husband, two dogs & friends. I love high-intensity workouts, incredible food & being outside as much as possible. (BUT I also love naps & Netflix).

Favorite Drinks: LaCroix or Kombucha

Abigail Curry Denny

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

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Abigail is a Lead Stylist. Lead Stylists are experienced hairstylists who are continually in high demand.

Specialties: 

• Scalp care
• Curly and coily hair textures (including 3a-c and 4a-c hair types)
• Curly Haircuts
• Thick hair

​​​Instagram: @abigail_curry_denny

Bio:

Abigail arrived in Portland in 2008, a proud transplant from Kansas City, Missouri.

She began her craft over 15 years ago at The Vidal Sassoon Academy in Santa Monica, California. The foundation of her approach is precision-based haircutting and integrity-based hair coloring techniques. She views cyber-education as revolutionary to the hair industry, and learns something new to share with her clients every day. Her desire to surround herself with the best, and her commitment to lessen her global footprint, are what brought her to the classy, sassy, earth-friendly, Ginger & Maude^®!

Abigail has a special love for the curly girls and especially enjoys creating lived-in, modern hair shapes, and fresh, graceful color. She considers herself a “scalp whisperer” for the angry and the itchy, the oily and the flared up scalps running around all over the Portland-metro. Clients rave about her scalp massages and love that it's okay to be quiet in her chair. 

In her free time, Abigail enjoys spending her summers lounging on river rocks, her winters reading, rainy days on bicycle, and sunny days in bed. She is a Capricorn, who makes quick decisions about hair, and slow decisions about everything else in life. It took her 9 years to decide to apply to Ginger & Maude.

You could say she's pretty happy to be here.

Reegan Priest

Ginger & Maude - Foster-Powell (Southeast)

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

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Reegan is a Lead Stylist. Lead Stylists are experienced hairstylists who are continually in high demand.

Specialties:

• Glamour hair
• Dimensional color          

​​​Instagram: @reegansmanebabes

Bio:

Originally from San Diego, Reegan bounced around a bit until landing in Portland in 2014! After graduating Aveda Institute of Portland, Reegan knew she wanted to enter an apprenticeship program to learn from other highly skilled and knowledgeable stylists! 

Reegan is currently a Master Stylist at Ginger & Maude^®! In addition to completing an intensive apprenticeship program under Master Stylist Joy Bush and Co-owner Stina Leep, she has attended many advanced training classes. She believes it’s her job to collect all the knowledge she can to help support her clients wants behind the chair! 

Reegan knows a good cut and color can make someone feel differently about themselves and she welcomes the chance to help you explore that!! Being comfortable in her chair and our space—no matter your body size, sexual orientation, or gender identity—is extremely important to Reegan! So, whether you’re looking to take some major inches off, trying a new bang shape, growing out those greys softly, or even trying red, Reegan is here to talk all the details!

Zack Grenon

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

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Zack is a Lead Stylist. Lead Stylists are experienced hairstylists who are continually in high demand.

Specialties: 

• Curly and coily hair textures (including 3a-c and 4a-c hair types)
• Curly Haircuts
• Thick hair
• Fresh and funky hairstyles
• Perms
• Wigs

Instagram: @chunkyhighlights

Bio:

Zack was born and raised in South Florida and just moved to Portland in 2018. He has been specializing in cutting and styling for five years, with a strong fondness for cutting curly hair and precision cuts. Being from Florida, Zack gives big, bouncy, sexy blowouts that can last through the most humid climates and will leave you looking ready to enjoy brunch mimosas under your poolside cabana. He enjoys collaborating with his clients, working to really help them bring out their own personal styles as well as enhancing facial features such as bone structures. Outside of fine hair artistry, Zack enjoys makeup, nail polish, animals and wildlife, being a drag queen, worldly cuisines, tequila shots, and laughing with his good time gals.

Favorite Drink: Black Cold Brew

Beau Murillo

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Ginger & Maude - Foster-Powell (Southeast)

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Beau is a Lead Stylist. Lead Stylists are experienced hairstylists who are continually in high demand.

Specialties: 

• Natural shaping
• Sun-kissed color

​​​​​Bio:

14 years ago and 1,100mi south of here in San Diego, the beauty industry gained a Beau.

Yes it’s his real name, no it’s not short for anything.

He’s the guy who’s had his hands in all things beauty since then which is how a real Gemini rolls. If there’s an interesting new hat to be worn he’s bound to try it out...sewing, wake surfing, swapping out light fixtures, whatevs.

Like it tends to do, the PNW beckoned as a new frontier and he loves exploring its unique charms. He didn’t see snow until he was 26, but don’t hold that against him.

Spending 7 years as a certified educator for Aveda means he always has a trick up his sleeve and delivers Portland’s finest the custom, clean, wearable styles they’ve been looking for. Beau doesn’t specialize in one thing, he specializes in everything. (#murillomethod)

When not connecting with clients he’s fond of driving around town with coffee and OPB* on the radio, all things Michael Crichton and being a single parent to Earnest the cat.

*the same 90’s jams he hasn’t stopped listening to since middle school.
 

May Sanchez

May is not taking new clients at this time. If you are existing client, call 971.267.4080 to book an appointment.

May is a Lead Stylist. Lead Stylists are experienced hairstylists who are continually in high demand.

Specialties: 

• Razor cuts
• Shag cuts
• Pixie cuts
• Textured lob cuts

Instagram: @maysanchezpdx

Bio:

Before beginning to work at Ginger & Maude^®, May had explored many paths, most of which had nothing to do with hair or working in the beauty industry. Although she had always wanted to do hair and makeup, she went to the University of Oregon and received a Bachelor's Degree in Humanities. After teaching preschool for a year, she realized all she ever thought about other than work was doing hair. So, she started school at the Aveda Institute Portland and became licensed in October 2019.

Upon learning about Ginger & Maude^®, May was in love with the salon after her first job shadow at the NE Fremont location. A strong emphasis on education as well as environmental and community responsibility were really important to her and Ginger & Maude ticked both of those boxes, plus more! 

Behind the chair, May loves hair cutting. Pixie cuts and short styles are near and dear to her heart, but she also loves crisp bobs, textured lobs, shags, the occasional fashion mullet, and classic styles like long layers and effortless movement. She likes to use a mix of tools, such as shears and a razor to create these cuts. May also really enjoys handpainting balayage highlights, too!

When she's not at the salon, you can find May hanging out with her husband, Chris, and their orange tabby cat Fiona (A.K.A. Cinnamon Apple Muffin). She also enjoys drinking way too much coffee, needlepoint crafts, eating lots of salty snacks (Fritos Honey BBQ Twists are everything), watching spooky ghost movies, and buying bath products.

Favorite Drinks: Chai Latte or Sparkling Water

Molly Fried

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Book an appointment with Molly: Book Online

Molly is a Lead Stylist. Lead Stylists are experienced hairstylists who are continually in high demand.

Specialties:

• Curly Haircuts
• DevaCurl Haircuts
• Transitional "Grow Out" Haircuts
• Short Haircuts
• Thick Hair
• Grey Coverage
• Creative Color 
• Color Correction
• Redheads

Instagram: @mollycutsbangs

Bio:

Molly started her beauty career in 2012 at the Cinta Aveda institute in San Francisco. She had been bouncing around different majors in college when she made the decision to turn her textbooks in for scissors and head to beauty school. Doing hair gave her the freedom to be creative as well as help people feel good about themselves…win win! 

After hair school, she completed an intensive apprenticeship at a busy Bay Area salon. There, she was trained in Vidal Sassoon and DevaCurl cutting. She developed a love for curls, blondification, and all things hair! She became an educator for the same apprenticeship that had previously kicked her butt, as well a trainer for Davines North America. She loves education, and believes in learning all the rules so that she can break them! She also believes that there are no rules in hair.

After working in San Fransisco and Berkeley salons for 7 years, Molly recently decided it was time for a big change. She packed up her two furry roommates and headed to Portland to be a part of the Ginger & Maude^® team.

Molly is a foodie who drinks too much coffee. During the 6 months that salons in California were closed last year, she took up just about every trendy hobby. She adopted two kittens, embarrassed herself on roller-skates, started biking in neon spandex, and got pretty into comic books. She loves to make beaded jewelry and is usually wearing a pair of her custom earrings.

Favorite Drink: Iced coffee with whatever milk is trendiest

Paige Cassell

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Book an appointment with Paige: Book Online

Paige is a Lead Stylist. Lead Stylists are experienced hairstylists who are continually in high demand.

Specialties:

• Pixie cuts
• Youthful, soft cuts
• Transformational color
• Blonde
• Red hair

Instagram: @paigeyy.cbeauty

Bio:

Growing up in the harsh climate of Juneau, Alaska, having flippin’ great hair wasn’t on the top of most priority lists! But Paige has always had an eye for beauty and has been playing with hair ever since her Barbies agreed to let her come near them with kitchen scissors. 

Paige graduated from an alternative high school with only 46 other students. She loved being somewhere everyone looked out for each other, which is why she thrives being a part of Ginger & Maude’s team.

Paige moved to Portland when she was fresh outta high school and started full cosmetology at Paul Mitchell the school Portland, a hair focused program.

Upon licensure, Paige completed a one-on-one apprenticeship with Eileen Halme at Maven Beauty Lab, which furthered her drive to execute your hair goals and work on new techniques.

Some fun facts about Paige:

• She’s a Cancer sun, Scorpio rising, Leo moon
• In her free time, you can find her playing Nintendo games, reading fantasy or mystery novels, or going on mindful nature walks around Portland
• She has a cat named Binky—a big fluffy orange tabby whom she rescued from the Cat Adoption Team

Paige wants you to remember to make good choices, know your worth and she can’t wait to have you in her chair! 

Favorite Drink: Cherry Vanilla Coke

Dakota Whitmore

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Ginger & Maude - Foster-Powell (Southeast)

Book an appointment with Dakota: Book Online

Dakota is a Lead Stylist. Lead Stylists are experienced hairstylists who are continually in high demand.

Specialties:

• Blonde Specialist
• Curly and coily hair textures (including 3a-c and 4a-c hair types)
• Curly Haircuts
• Thick hair

Instagram: @blondenbaddie

Bio:

Dakota has always known she has wanted to do hair since she was a freshman in high school, she was always the girl in the back of the class braiding everyone’s hair. 

Growing up in Oregon for majority of her life she has gained a love for the outdoors. If she isn’t doing hair you can find her on the hiking trails, paddle boarding, or at the coast. 

At the young age of 14 Dakota moved from Portland to Arizona, where she not only got the opportunity to learn about the diverse culture but the chance to see a different perspective on life as a whole. 

Dakota loves anything blonde related, from balayages to baby lights. Blonde is her passion. Being a blonde herself she understands the process and is highly skilled and knowledgeable about blonding. 

Favorite Drink: Iced Caramel Macchiato

Lindsey Cronn

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Book an appointment with Lindsey: Book Online

Lindsey is a Stylist. Stylists are experienced hairstylists.

Specialties: 

• Balayage
• Lived-in blonde
• Melty colors

Instagram: @pnwxhair

Bio:

Lindsey was born and raised in Oregon. She loves the laid back west coast vibe, which is reflected in her style and approach to hair. She was recruited from cosmetology school in 2012 to Seattle, and completed a competitive apprenticeship under Graham Breakwell.

After four years in the luxury hair scene of the PNW, she accepted a position to a luxury salon in the Middle East. This began her career as an international stylist. She completed another 1-year apprenticeship with European artists, and continued to work within an Expat melting pot for another four years. 

Lindsey found that working with all different hair types, personalities, and cultures was truly a magical experience. She is always striving to further her skills to help bring her clients vision to life.  It's her goal to help each person bloom into their greatest version of themselves with hair that suites bone structure, lifestyle, and personal aesthetic. Hair that is a celebration of who you are. She loves soft textures all the way to bold lines. She also has a soft spot for brides and anything romantic and ethereal.

When not in the salon Lindsey loves to create mixed media art, dance, fitness, and hanging out with her husband & son. She's also obsessed with the ocean, forest and large amounts of body glitter. 
 

Robin Murphy

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Ginger & Maude - Foster-Powell (Southeast)

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Book an appointment with Robin: Book Online

Robin is a Stylist. Stylists are experienced hairstylists.

Specialties:       

• Curly and coily hair textures (including 3a-c and 4a-c hair types)
• Curly Haircuts
• Edgy cuts
• Balayage
• Bold color 

Instagram: @thattransstylist.pdx

Bio:

Robin floated down from Southeast Alaska in the summer of 2017, looking for a taste of city life, queer community and a new career path. They found all of those things and couldn’t be happier with where they’ve landed. When it comes to hair, Robin likes it all. It is their goal to have a no-favorites attitude within the spectrum of hair services - that being said, they currently feel most excited about short, edgy cuts, balayage, and bold colors! 

When they aren’t busy making people feel pretty, Robin enjoys socializing with friends, lounging on bar patios, running around the city in drag, biking, and giving their 20lb cat belly rubs. 

Special talents include (but are not limited to): one-legged squats, pyrography, the perfect smokey eye, cat whispering, singing (allegedly) and the Vault of Death. 

Favorite Drinks: Cold Brew and Bubbly Water

Summer Midyett

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Book an appointment with Summer: Book Online

Summer is a Stylist. Stylists are experienced hairstylists.

Specialties: 

• Vivid color
• Beachy blonde

Instagram: @summerskystyling

Bio:

Summer has loved playing with hair as long as she can remember. Whether that was braiding every head of hair she could get her hands on, or experimenting dying her hair with all the different types of Kool-Aid. Summer attended cosmetology school in Miami, Florida, and after graduating she moved to Portland, where she found her home at Ginger & Maude^®. Her favorite things to do with hair are bright vivid colors, beachy blondes, and cuts ranging from lived-in natural to fun and funky. In her free time you can find her playing with her little Japanese Chin, Joey, out hiking in the mountains, or at home cringe-watching bad horror movies.

Favorite Drink: Diet Pepsi or Sparkling Water

Ligeia Minetta

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Book an appointment with Ligeia: Book Online

Ligeia is a Stylist. Stylists are experienced hairstylists.

Specialties: 

• Curly and coily hair textures (including 3a-c and 4a-c hair types)
• Curly Haircuts
• Razor cuts
• Clipper cuts
• High-texture cuts
• Natural color

​​​​Instagram: @ligeia_minetta

Bio:

Ligeia sees you: the best looking, most confident you, and that's what got her into hair. Born and raised in New York City, she spent over a decade styling clients in Manhattan and Brooklyn. She understands how looking your best makes you feel your best so you can take on any challenge life throws your way. A forest spirit at heart, Ligeia moved to Portland in 2016, where she continued collaborating with her clients to bring out their deep, inner magic. In her 16 years in the hair industry, she's served in lead stylist, education, and management roles. She was thrilled to level up her experience as part of the team at Ginger & Maude^®!

Ligeia's life beyond the styling chair is all about compassion, creativity, and critters. A lifelong animal lover, she currently shares her home with three ridiculous, outspoken guinea pigs and a wise, plant loving box turtle. She totally wants to pet your dog. An avid reader, she went to school for English and Journalism before switching to hair and brings a storyteller's inquisitiveness to everything she does. She's passionate about art, loves live music and comedy, and can be found hanging out at the Hollywood Theater anytime they're screening new and classic horror movies. 

Favorite Drink: Non-dairy London Fog

DeDe Oliva

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Ginger & Maude - Foster-Powell (Southeast)

Book an appointment with DeDe: Book Online

DeDe is a Stylist. Stylists are experienced hairstylists.

Specialties: 

• Curly and coily hair textures (including 3a-c and 4a-c hair types)
• Curly Haircuts
• Mullets
• Vivid color

​​​​​​Instagram: @_hairypeople_

Bio:

DeDe started their cosmetology journey when they were just a little one. Playing with all six of their siblings' hair, they couldn’t help but fall in love with the aspect of beauty. After years of doing their family’s and friends’ hair, they were ready to get out of their small town and make it a real profession. Going into cosmetology school in 2018, at Aveda Institute of Portland, they were determined to show their clients their beauty from within so they can shine on the outside.

On their off time they enjoy collecting eccentric outfits, nourishing their friendships and creating themselves into extremely unworldly creatures with makeup and costumes. Every chance they get to have fun, they’re going to take it.  Special talents they bless the world with are: making a mean eggs benedict, knowing every single word to “Lucky” by Britney Spears, and dancing the night away with their sick moves.

Meg Bernstein

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Ginger & Maude - Foster-Powell (Southeast)

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Book an appointment with Meg: Book Online

Meg is a Stylist. Stylists are experienced hairstylists.

Specialties: 

• Thick hair
• Androgynous cuts
• Low-maintenance, dimensional color
• Deep-hue color

Instagram: @majorbabehairandgrooming

Bio:

Meg used to be a tech bro but left to become a hair witch. She started hair school in November of 2020, kicked ass and graduated in June of 2021. After she got her license in August of 2021, she tried booth rental but decided that she wanted more support, growth and education opportunities, and to never have to track expenses. She is so pleased to be part of the amazingly talented team at Ginger & Maude^®.

She has a grumpy old man cat and a small human. In her free time, Meg likes to read, watch her stories, and cook. She is also learning to be a gardener, black thumb be damned. She would love to share some hot trash TV goss with you, then send you out into the world looking like the babe you are.

Favorite Drink: Fountain Diet Coke With Extra Ice

Leia Curren

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Ginger & Maude - Foster-Powell (Southeast)

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Leia is on leave September 6 through November 5.

Book an appointment with Leia: Book Online

Leia is a Stylist. Stylists are experienced hairstylists.

Specialties: 

• Curly and coily hair textures (including 3a-c and 4a-c hair types)
• Curly Haircuts
• Fine Hair
• Undercuts
• Bangs
• Balayage
• Vibrant color

Instagram: @alchemy.hair.design

Bio:

Leia has led a colorful and varied life, choosing to sample all different manners of living. She has spent time as a horse exercise rider, EMT, legal secretary, and forklift operator at a lumberyard, which has taught her all manner of miscellaneous talents. But nothing speaks to her quite like doing hair. As a painter, playing with the color and shape of hair comes naturally. She loves to create all things magical, ethereal, and colorful. She uses her artistic eye and listening ear to help clients truly feel at home in their skin. After all, beauty is really all about making you feel like YOU, no matter what shape that takes. Self-expression is just a window that peeks into our true selves.

After a long year of quarantine, playing in the dirt in her garden, Leia decided it was time to pursue something new and wonderful; this led her to attend Aveda Institute Portland, where her top priority was making sure clients feel heard and doing everything in her power to execute their beautiful visions. She graduated in July 2021 and received her license in Hair Design in September 2021.

In her free time, Leia enjoys riding her spicy chestnut horse, Tuffy, training her dogs to fetch her beers, hiding in cupboards to scare her long-suffering wife, Bri, painting weird surreal art, obsessively staring at her jungle of fancy houseplants, dressing up like a spooky forest deity, and having long conversations about the nature of existence.

Favorite Drink: Green Tea Frappuccino 

Karina Mullen

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Ginger & Maude - Foster-Powell (Southeast)

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Book an appointment with Karina: Book Online

Karina is a Stylist. Stylists are experienced hairstylists.

Specialties:

• Haircuts: Shags, Mullets, Bangs
• Clipper cuts
• Line Designs and Undercuts
• Vivid Color
• Balayage

Instagram: @wanderlust_locks

Karina came to Portland in 2020 from Denver, CO, with her fiancé and furry family of two large dogs, two ferrets and a tortoise. She spent her childhood in San Diego, then in her 20s the wanderlust hit, and she spent time in many different cities. When she found Portland, though, it felt like home. She decided to stay in the beautiful City of Roses to pursue a more colorful dream of hair for the creative and open-minded people of Portland.

With a strong passion for art since childhood, color wheels and sketchbooks have been a large part of her life. Her artistic background lends her a skill that translates beautifully to hair. Karina's passion lies in color, in particular vivids and blonding.

Karina graduated from Aveda Institute Portland in October of 2021, and her career has continued to flourish from there.

Karina has worked in a multitude of positions from kitchens and doggy day cares, to horse ranches and more. Her experiences taught her the excellent communication and interpersonal skills needed to thrive in the salon world.

In her spare time, aside from doing witchy things or watching horror movies, Karina practices her fire spinning, and loves seeing what's over the next horizon on a brisk hike. Painting and art continues to be a big part of her life, as she is continuously inspired by the creative and enchanting atmosphere that is Portland. Karina is pursuing adding a new horse to the family soon, stay tuned!

Favorite Drink: Taro Boba

Jennifer Scholtes

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Book an appointment with Jennifer: Book Online

Jennifer is a Stylist. Stylists are experienced hairstylists.

Specialties:

• Fine Hair
• Thick hair
• Lived-in Cuts
• Shags
• Fashion Color 
• Blonde

Instagram: @jennifer.scholtes

Bio:

A Portland native, Jennifer has been rocking the hair industry since 1994. Her career and her love of hair have been strongly guided by her love of learning. Having gone through three intensive apprenticeships and countless hours of ongoing education, her favorite question is always, "What's next?"

Jenn spent several years working as an educator for an international company, training apprenticing colorists everything from the basics to advanced color corrections. Now, she's at Ginger & Maude, ready to rock YOUR world. Cutting all textures, working with subtle blondes and brunettes, glam-rocker styles, and everything in between, Jennifer enjoys doing it all. Whatever your whim, she's down to work with you, personalizing your style to your needs.

Her other love in life is spending time with her teenager. She’s a fan of everything Halloween (including volunteering at haunted houses with her kid!) and movies, especially space westerns. She also enjoys boxing, weightlifting, roller skating, spending time outdoors, river swimming, and spending time with the best dog ever.

Favorite Drink: Oat Chai Latte

Kelley Rose

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Ginger & Maude - Foster-Powell (Southeast)

Book an appointment with Kelley: Book Online 

Kelley is a New Talent. New Talents are licensed hairstylists that have completed at least the first half of our apprenticeship program. They only offer services for which they have been fully trained. They do not perform color corrections.

Specialties:

• Curly and coily hair textures (including 3a-c and 4a-c hair types)
• Curly Haircuts
• Precision Haircuts
• Gender-affirming Haircuts
• Curtain Bangs
• Shags
• Hair and Scalp Treatments

Instagram: @beautybykelleyrose

Bio:

Kelley Rose came into this world in the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Montana. Being raised by her two moms, she has always felt the importance of inclusivity and safe community spaces. Growing up in a gay household, she naturally attended a theater school for 14 years where she first discovered her love for self-expression and creativity. 

By 18, Kelley received a Global Leadership scholarship that allowed her to spend a year in Denmark at an international school, Brenderup Højskole, that focuses on global sustainability and multicultural exchange. Definitely the BEST year of her life. 

After returning to the US, Kelley began at Beau Monde Academy with the goal of learning how to cut and style any type of hair. Kelley stalked Ginger & Maude for a couple years before she was certain it was the perfect place to grow, develop her craft as a stylist and give back to the community. 

In her free time, Kelley can be found dancing around her apartment, spoiling her cat Pebbles and all 20+ of their plant babies, slaying karaoke, creating art, drinking inhumane amounts of iced coffee and being a silly goose.

Favorite Drink: Thai Tea Boba

Sofiya Kolycheva

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Book an appointment with Sofiya: Book online

Sofiya is a New Talent. New Talents are licensed hairstylists that have completed at least the first half of our apprenticeship program. They only offer services for which they have been fully trained. They do not perform color corrections.

Specialties: 

• Lived-in Lobs
• Dimensional Blonde
• Natural Color

Instagram: @styledbysofiya

Bio: 

Sofiya was born in Ukraine and her family immigrated to America at a young age. Growing up multicultural has shown Sofiya the importance of creating a warm, welcoming environment that is respectful and inclusive of all. Along with welcoming everyone to her chair, Sofiya is fluent in Russian, so to all Russian-speaking people: Добро пожаловать! (Welcome!)

Sofiya is excited to help you feel your best and have a kind friend to talk to when you’re in her chair. Sofiya enjoys all things in hair, whether that be a big change or just some maintenance.  She loves to chat, but will also love to create a calm, quiet environment if preferred!

Sofiya’s beauty journey started when she was just 5 years old, helping sweep hair for fun at a salon her dad went to. 15 years later, Sofiya graduated from the Aveda Institute Portland and found home at Ginger & Maude.

In her free time, Sofiya enjoys spending time at home with her cats Opal and Cocoa, her snake Scorpio, and her leopard gecko Alberta. Please feel free to ask her about them, she can talk about them for ages. Seriously. They are the frickin' best! When not indoors, Sofiya enjoys long drives and working on restoring her project car, a 1990 Honda CRX. <3

Favorite Drink: Lemon Water Spindrift

Syd Williams

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Ginger & Maude - Foster-Powell (Southeast)

Book an appointment with Syd: Book Online

Syd is a Stylist. Stylists are experienced hairstylists.

Specialties: 

• Easy-care Haircuts
• Foilyage Color
• Low-maintenance Color

Instagram: @hairbysydw

Bio: 

Syd has had a passion for hair since she was a little kid, giving haircuts to her dolls and setting up a “beauty salon” at the kitchen table for her siblings. As she got older she stained her parents’ bathtub all colors of the rainbow, on more than one occasion, while experimenting on her friends’ hair. When it came time to choose a college, she knew beauty school was the right choice for her.

Syd moved to Portland fresh out of high school, in 2019, to attend Paul Mitchell the School shortly before it’s unforeseen closure due to the pandemic. She didn’t let that stop her from getting her education and moved back to her hometown of Bend, Oregon to finish beauty school, before returning to Portland as soon as she obtained her license. She began an apprenticeship at another salon before landing at Ginger & Maude and completing their education program. Syd loves low-maintenance blonding and a good blow out.

In her free time, Syd can be found spending waaay too much time picking out her outfit, rearranging her furniture, napping with her two orange cats (Cowboy and Gravy), petting strangers’ dogs, doing crafts of all kinds, collecting records, reading books, and playing the guitar with her partner.

Favorite Drink: Hot Vanilla Latte

Celeste Menuey

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Ginger & Maude - Foster-Powell (Southeast)

Ginger & Maude - Fremont (Northeast)

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Book an appointment with Celeste: Book Online

Celeste is a New Talent. New Talents are licensed hairstylists that have completed at least the first half of our apprenticeship program. They only offer services for which they have been fully trained. They do not perform color corrections.

Specialties: 

• Curly and coily hair textures (including 3a-c and 4a-c hair types)
• Curly Haircuts
• Low-maintenance Haircuts
• Melty Color
• Lived-in Blonde
• Dimensional Brunette

Instagram: @celeste.menuey

Bio: 

Originally from a small town in New Mexico, Celeste made her way to the PNW to pursue her passion for hair. Before her journey to Portland, she had the opportunity to teach and perform all over the world—her favorite places being Japan, Hong Kong, and Thailand. Celeste loves to dance, sing, and share her zest for life. Her love of adventure continues to push her to new opportunities.

Celeste found her love of hair at a young age, always trying new ways to style her curly hair. Throughout her performance career, she was always the “go to” for all things hair and makeup. Around 2020, she decided that she wanted to dive right into the world of hair and attended Aveda Institute Portland. There she not only found a deep passion and appreciation for the art of hair, but her passion for people. Celeste believes that everyone should feel welcome and celebrated for who they are.

In her free time, you’ll find Celeste snuggled up with a romance novel and iced coffee, cross stitching, taking the occasional dance class, or watching the latest TV drama with her husband, Logan. She is so excited to meet you!

Favorite Drink: Iced Matcha Oat Latte

Tillie Delaney

Ginger & Maude - Slabtown (Northwest)

Ginger & Maude - Foster-Powell (Southeast)

Ginger & Maude - Multnomah Village (Southwest)

Book an appointment with Tillie: Book Online

Tillie is a New Talent. New Talents are licensed hairstylists that have completed at least the first half of our apprenticeship program. They only offer services for which they have been fully trained. They do not perform color corrections.

Specialties:

• Fine Hair Haircuts
• Curly Hair Haircuts 
• Alternative Haircuts
• Shags
• Vibrant Balayages
• Custom-painted Buzz Cuts
• Copper Colors

Instagram: @tiedyeshair

Bio: 

What started as a way of self expression in her tiny hometown in Southern Oregon, now is a full passion and love for everything hair. Tillie’s love for hair stems from her “emo/scene” days in high school. Trying out every eye-catching color and even razor cutting her own hair in high school. She finally decided to make her long-time passion into a career in 2021 and started attending the Aveda Institute of Portland. 

Fun facts about Tillie (TY-LEE):

• Her superlatives in high school were Class Clown and Best Hair.
• She is named after her Great-Great-Great Grandma who was a medicine woman for the Modoc tribes, and Tillie was her American name. 
• Favorite activities include, but are not limited to: going to concerts, enjoying live comedy, watching drag shows, going to barcades, and annoying her cat Rootbeer aka Rudy.

Tillie aims to provide a safe space for self expression and wants to be your hype-women! Whether it is a transformation or maintaining your classic style, she wants you to leave the salon feeling confident and stunning. 

Favorite Drink: Cinnamon Caramel Cream Cold Brew

Karen Vargas

Born and raised in Dallas, Texas! Karen moved to Portland, Oregon in December 2021. Right now, Karen is a first-generation college student, studying Computer Information Systems with a concentration in networking and cyber security. When Karen isn't working or studying, she loves to spend quality time with her husband and three kitties. She also loves to cook and is trying to learn the authentic Mexican and Salvadoran recipes she grew up eating. 

Sophie Pardini

Though Northern California was her home, Sophie feels an adoration and fervent joy here in Portland. She is our glowing ray of sunshine, and truly, she enjoys assisting you in all your scheduling needs. Being four years immersed in the hair and beauty industry has equipped her with the knowledge, love, and respect for all facets of salon life. Currently, Sophie is earning her Bachelors in Communications and Philosophy as a full-time student at Portland State University.

She loves: reading fiction books, traveling, vegan baking and cooking, attending the symphony, listening to classical music and film scores, and soaking in all the time with friends and family. 

Favorite Drink: GT's Pure Kombucha

Gabby Jones

Bio:

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon! Gabby completed her bachelor's degree in Communications, in June 2022, at Portland State University.

When Gabby isn’t working, she loves spending time with friends, baking, traveling, and painting! Recently she has been trying to perfect the art of making pastries and cakes! 

Favorite Drink: Lemonade

Darren McLaggan

You might know Darren by his distinct vocal stylings on the Ginger & Maude^® salons phone line. With Taylor by his side he is able to make sure the salons run like a well-oiled machines. From making sure the salons are stocked with all the essentials, to answering your calls, and even running personal errands for our fearless leader, Deanna; he does it all. We are not only blessed to have him but you are blessed to know him. 

Nicki Hogue

Nicki is our Education Director. She created the Ginger & Maude^® training program and she leads the training and development of all our stylists.

Nicki has 20+ years of experience behind the chair, and she has dedicated her career to pursuing excellence through continued education in the hair industry. Her range of study and experience is expansive: starting with Vidal Sassoon, Aveda, and Allure Magazine, and rounding out with in-depth training with Goldwell and KEVIN.MURPHY. Nicki is an intuitive cutter and colorist, as well as a blonde specialist, session stylist and an all-around hair expert. With her skilled techniques, passion for learning, and a love for community, Nicki’s dedication in training and teaching empowers stylists to be their best.

Nicki values community and feels proud to be able to support people though self-care and hairstyling. She deeply believes that each person is enough and worthy to be treated kindly and to feel beautiful. To Nicki, the ability to have a space, or a chair, where anyone and everyone from the community is welcome to come and get pampered—there is truly no greater gift for her. She is a fun-loving Leo, with a grounded affection for organization and respect for integrity.

Taylor Dobbs

Brontë Olson

Brontë is our Content Writer, a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), and a multi-talented human. She knows a lot of things including:

• Finding time to slow down, reset, and do things that make us feel better--inside and out--is vital to our health, reconnection to ourselves, and general enjoyment of life.
• How to give the best scalp massage ever!

When Brontë isn’t writing clever things for the Ginger & Maude blog, she enjoys baking new things with her Little, writing down random thoughts that could one day be stories, figuring out puzzles, pondering what really is the appropriate weekly consumption level of kombucha, and getting pleasantly lost in the details.

Krista Gray

Krista Gray is the Vice President of Ginger & Maude^®. She is not allowed to do hair. Instead, her superpowers are focused on world domination…well, at least business strategy.

Krista has a business and marketing degree from Portland State University. In her career, she has delivered results for small businesses as well as international brands. Before joining Ginger & Maude^®, she worked for a global sportswear brand in Europe.

When she is not using her powers for good [business], and taking on the world with a smile and great lipstick, she enjoys traveling with her husband and riding horses.