Amy Anzlovar
Denver, CO
Amy has been a nail technician for over 11 years, beginning her career in Florida, and continuing it in Colorado after moving there in 1995. Despite the fact that she now tries to convince every other nail technician to try competitions as a great learning experience, she was totally terrified to do so herself until 1999. In 2000, she was ranked 14th in NAILS Magazine's Top 25 Competitors. She placed 1st in the enhancement category of the Strut Your Stuff contest and honorable mention in the

amy@nailsinternational.com 

rahgodes@Bellsouth.net 

Janene Bushey
Janene is the owner of  Nail Elegance, Shelby, OH for 13 years and has been a licensed Cosmetologist since 1973. She has specialized in nails since 1982. Janene educates for Tammy Taylor Nails 6 years and has been airbrushing for 9 years. She is certified in the State of Ohio for Airbrushing and  Tammy Taylor CEU classes. Janene's talented airbrush work placed her 2nd in the Online Spring Nailart Contest

janenebu@neo.rr.com

Deborah McKinley
Brampton, Ontario
Deborah has been a veteran nail technician for 10 yrs, owned her own salon and is a competitor in both Canada and the USA. Besides being a contributing writer for various trade magazines, she is also Chapter President for the GTA and Educator for The Nail Technicians Alliance of Canada. Deborah is presently Canadian Director of Education for  Odyssey Nail Systems and is the Director of a Nail Technician program at a newly registered school. This institution features the most in depth nail program currently available in Ontario.
technailogy@sympatico.ca 

JoAnn Simlick
Conneticut
A salon owner in Connecticut for eight years, JoAnn has been airbrushing for almost as long, six years. The salon is a nails only salon with four nail technicians, who she has taught to airbrush as well. She is an educator, both for Createx Paint Co. and as an independent educator, demonstrating her skills in airbrushing and helping others to learn this fine art. JoAnn can be found at trade shows demonstrating for Createx Paint. Co. for the past five years. Recently she taught her skills to to nail technicians in England and held seminars for two years on the  Nail Those Profits at Sea Cruise.
nailart@aol.com

Mindy Borrego
Granby, CT
Mindy received her Colorado manicuring license in 1987. Upon returning to her home state of Connecticut in late 1988, she opened "Mindyfingers," a nails-only salon the following year. She is the columnist of 'Net Notes for Nailpro, as well as a member of that magazine's advisory board. In 1997 she was selected 1st runner-up for Nails magazine "Nail Technician of the Year;" the following year she was 4th runner-up for Nailpro's "World's Top Tech,"--the only nail tech to be so honored by both major industry publications. She is a Creative Nail Master as well as a Peters' Perspective certified nail judge. She frequently judges nail competitions nationally as well as internationally. She is a Nailpro cover tech and has worked on the set of Saturday Night Live doing nails on the guest artist. She is also found (occasionally in the lounge) on the "Nail Those Profits at Sea" cruises.
mindy@mindyfingers.com 

Jai Harvey-Yin
Greensborough, Australia
Jai began her career in the beauty industry in 1991 as a makeup artist, and then continued studying to gain her Diploma in Beauty Therapy (Esthetics). As part of this course, Jai took nails because she hated electrolysis - so that was how her passion for the nail industry began! Based in Greensborough Australia, Jai has travelled to the USA many times in her search for knowledge, and returns to share it with other technicians in Australia where she currently works as an Educator and Distributor.
Some of Jai's career highlights include:
-2002 International Master Artist with EzFlow Nail Systems / Certified Instructor with ibd
-2001 Secretary for the Australian Professional Fingernail Association
Master Artist Educator EzFlow
Placed 1st in Sydney International Comps - Fibreglass category
Placed in 2001 Strut Your Stuff Beautytech competition (which was a definite highlight!)
-2000 2nd Place HBIA Comp - Tips & Overlay Category
-1998 Opened Jai's Beauty Therapy Salon
jaibt@patash.com.au 

Georgette Garber Torrell
Harbour Beach, FL
Georgette is a 10 year salon owner and licensed nail technician  beachside, in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida. Hottest Touch Nail Salon specializes in a relaxing atmosphere, expert techniques and above all kindness.  She placed 1st in the Enhancement Makeover category in the New Millennium contest held at beautytech.com and judged in the Strut Your Stuff Nailart Enhancement Contest contest in 2001. She also holds the distinction of being runner up in both Salon of the Year and Nail Technician of the Year in NAILS Magazine. Georgette has had several articles featuring her and her salon in both Nailpro and NAILS magazine's.
nailsnet@aol.com 

Casey Raimer
York, PA
Casey Raimer has been in the beauty industry for 12 years. She began her career as a cosmetologist, doing both hair and makeup. After seeing a poster of airbrushed nails in 1990, her curiosity turned towards nails. Casey's long love of art work has inspired her to sample all the various mediums of the nail world. Casey's various forms of nail creations have been seen many times in both Nailpro and NAILS magazines, along with Airbrush Action. Casey has been an invited guest on the TODAY show, and has also been contacted in the past by the Rosie O'Donnel show. She has won numerous competitions, including the Beautytech Spring Nail Art / Airbrushing category, The 2000 Alternative nail awards/Decorated Hands and Feet, and most recently was a winner with all 3 of her entries in Airbrush Action's 2001 Excellence Competition, receiving 1st, 2nd, and 4th place. Casey is an IBD International Educator, and resides in York, Pa, where she lives with her husband and 4 children.
GotUnailed@aol.com 

Valerie Sartain
Edison, NJ
Doing nails was always something of interest to Valerie. She has been doing nail art since the age of thirteen. Valerie holds a NJ license and the only student in her class interested in nail competitions. While in school she was lucky to attract the attention of world renown Sue Schultes, who mentored Valerie in nail art skills and was later employed by Shultes. In her very first professional nail art competition, Valerie placed a very impressive 1st. After a 4 year absence from being in a salon she returned with her third and fourth wins by placing 1st and 3rd in the 2001 Strut Your Stuff flat nail art category.
Valerie is now a Creative Nail master technician and hope to become an educator in the near future.

 ValSartain@aol.com