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 

Patti holds many awards and distinctions: Educator of the year 1994, International World Champion 1994, the First American ever to place in a European Nail Competition 1994, lBS Show 1st Place winner 1999, IBS New York Show winner 1999, International Trainer, Photo-shoot Technician, Member Global Nail Exchange, and has been graced on the cover of Nailpro Magazine March 1998 and February 2001.
Patricia.Blanusa@cnail.com 

Keri Naylor
Lake Mary, FL
Keri has been a Nail Tech for over 10 years, starting in the state of Connecticut and moving to Florida in the summer of 2000. Her love for nail art has kept her motivated throughout the years and now she focuses on 3D and colored acrylic art. Keri hopes to become an educator soon because she loves to share her passion and knowledge of nail technology with others. 
Keri first competed in the Strut Your Stuff online competition in July of 2001 where she placed second in the "Enhancement" category. Her second competition was in the "Enhancement 1" category of the Strut Your Stuff 2 competition in July of 2002. She placed 1st in this competition. She is very excited to be on the other side of the table as a judge.
nailsbykeri@yahoo.com 

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 Online Spring Nailart Contest. Amy is had her first child this past fall, and currently taking a break from clients while adjusting to her new family, but will remain active in the industry "behind the scenes".
amy@nailsinternational.com 

Debbie McKinley
(replacing Tanis Darling)
Canada

Patti "Preggo" Schneyer
Commerce, MI
Patti is licensed  nail technician in MI for over 10 years. She was the 2nd runner up in Nails Magazine's first annual cover contest. A veteran in the competition arena nationally and internationally, you will frequently see Patti in the winners circle. She has placed in the top 3 in several competitions and have been ranked in Nails Top 25. Patti entered the '02 Strut competition and placed 3rd in veteran Enhancement category and honorable mention in the Mixed Media category. Patti also enjoys mentoring other technicians.
patti@nailsbypatti.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 

Pamela Saywer-Thompson
Detroit, MI
Pamela achieved her manicuring license in 1993 after retiring from the Police Dept. and when asked, she says: " I love nails and what it offers." Its given her the opportunity to own her own company Designer Nail Products, which she started started with nail tutorial videos in 1995 and now has expanded to airbrush guns, paints, stencils, cuticle oils, and her own nail pictorial magazine. Early in Pamela's career she was able to set goals. She enjoyed competitions, and winning, but it also helps in raising your standards to its highest levels.
pam@designernailproducts.com 

Ellen Torchia
North Bend, WA
International award winning nail artist and top 10 National nail competitor for 2002. Licensed massage practitioner (1989) and manicurist (1997). Specializing in airbrushing (nail art, make up, and tanning) and owner of Beautyairbrushing.com, as well as Air Affair, a commercial airbrush makeup company. As a health care provider, safety, sanitation and disinfection in our industry has been a priority of Ellen's. Everyone benefits from education. Ellen teaches airbrushing of nails, makeup, temporary tattoos and tanning. She has experience educating for several manufacturers as well as being the featured educator for a Badger Airbrush instructional video. Ellen also received a special award from the Nail Tech Network for Outstanding Mentoring in 2002.

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 traveled 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.

Jai is an International Master Artist Educator for EzFlow Nail Systems, an educator for Too Much Fun, and a Certified Instructor with ibd. She is a regular competitor, has won and placed in several competitions, and placed in the 2001 Strut Your Stuff Beautytech competition (which was a definite highlight!). She also works on the council of the Australian Professional Fingernail Association.
jai@eznailz.com.au

Janene Bushey
Shelby, OH
Janene Bushey has been a licensed Cos. for 30 years and specializing in Nails for the past 21 years. Nail art has been a passion for her entire career. She began airbrushing 10 years ago and teaches state certified airbrushing classes. She has been a national educator for Tammy Taylor Nails for 8 years and travels throughout the United States for Tammy Taylor teaching classes and managing the TT booth at various trade shows. Janene's talented airbrush work placed her 1st in the Tammy Taylor Nailart Contest and 2nd in the Online Spring Nailart Contest
janenebu@neo.rr.com

Slawomir Wos
Poland
Slawomir Wos is the owner of Euro Fashion - one of the biggest distributors and wholesalers of nail industry in Middle- Eastern Europe. Euro Fashion is manor distributor of 30 American firms in Middle-Eastern Europe. Slawomir has specialized in nails since 1995. He is an organizer of Polish Championships of Nails Decorating "Nail Art" and "Nail Creations" and International Championship of Nails Decorating "International Nail Art". Everybody knows his sense of beauty and esthetics and because of that he was championships juror for many times. Slawomir is one of the very first managers who represent nail industry in Poland and Eastern Europe. Probably
he's the only one male in Poland who knows everything about nails. He's always happy to show people new ways of nail art that's why Euro Fashion organizes many trainings. Courageous, sensitive manager with a great sense of humor.
biuro@euro-fashion.com.pl