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.