Linda Easton, ICMG
Linda is an International Certified Master Groomer and grooming certifier with International Professional Groomers.  As a competitive groomer, her wins include Best in Show and Best All-Around Groomer.  Linda has been involved with dogs for over 40 years.  She began training for the obedience ring and breeding and showing Basenjis. She worked as a professional handler, finishing over 60 champions in many breeds, from Pekingese and poodles to Newfoundlands.  Her grooming career began in 1973, and she and her husband built 7 grooming shops. Her current grooming salon and self wash is in Salem, Oregon.  As an educator and certifier for IPG, Linda travels all over the world certifying and giving workshops.  Linda and her family now live on a 50-acre ranch and she and her daughter show horses.  Linda is also involved in 4-H and High School equestrian teams.

Michell Evans, ICMG

Michell Evans is a second generation groomer who has workedwith everyone from the complete beginner to the competitive groomer.  She competed nearly full time in 2009 and placed 6th on Groom Team USA.  Michell has been the president of two Groomers Associations, a speaker at several trade shows and judged several different types of competitions.  She is a Certified Master Groomer through IPG and NDGAA and has worked for several years as an IPG Certifier.  She was a key player in developing IPG certification programs in Australia and Puerto Rico as well as facilitating many exams across the USA.  She plans to get back to certifying after she has scratched her itch for the contest ring.  Michell has professionally groomed and handled many different breeds of dogs for American and Canadian Kennel Club dog shows as well as FCI.  She has a Grooming Studio in her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico in which she grooms part time.  Michell also has a thriving tutoring business in which she goes to grooming shops all over the USA and abroad to teach whatever folks need help with. Check out her website at www.groomingtutor.com  This is where her recent grooming contest wins are displayed.  You can contact her by e mail at michell@groomingtutor.com or by phone at (505) 830-9123.  She will be available to administer IPG exams starting in 2011 anywhere in the world.

Hayley Keyes, ICMG 

Frances S. Keyes, ICMG

is a graduate of New York Fashion Academy; attending Brooklyn College and Rutgers University, she left her field of fashion for the dogs! She is an A.K.C. Licensed Professional All Breed Handler and a former member of the Professional Handlers Association. She is a Certified Master Groomer with International Professional Groomers, Inc and National Dog Groomers Association. A member of The International Society of Canine Cosmetologists and The National Cat Groomers Inc. Association (NCGIA)., a member of the Schipperke Club of America; in 2007 -2009 she was on the Ways and Means Committee featuring the Skip-A-Thon for the club. (The Skip-A-Thon is an event designed to bring some fun and relaxation to the start of the SCA's big week of shows, seminars, and other events. Every Schipperke who is a Schipperke can compete in the Skip-A-Thon. All it takes is a little talent, a cute costume, and a great sense of humor.) She is one of the directors for SCA and is an SCA Approved Breed Mentor.

Currently Frances S. Keyes holds one of the top ten with schipperke:
CH Nanhall’s Sandpiper. At 2010 SCA National Specialty she will be judging the Futurity.

She was given the Certificate of Honor from the Schipperke Club of America for having:

#1 and #2 Conformation Schipperkes in the US for 1989, both with ROM Titles.
#1 Top Schipperke for 1990.
Youngest Schipperke to go Best In Show at 11 months.
With Frances's breeding and love of the schipperkes, she has achieved the Awards:
Register of Merit – Register of Merit Excellent and Hall of Fame

In 1999 she was The Westminster Schipperke Best of Breed Winner with Ch Nanhall’s Road Runner. At the International Show in Mexico, Fran won Best Junior Dog in Hound and Best Non-Sporting Groups as well as Best in Show with an Akita.

Frances S. Keyes has campaigned dogs all over the country garnering many top-dog awards and Best In Shows. She and her husband are well known breeders of German Shepherds, Schipperkes, Akitas and other breeds. Through the years they have been involved in several breeds, having bred over 130 all breed champions, many of whom have also achieved obedience titles. In 1988 she received The Delta Society Award and the Gaines Dog Award for the #1 Assistance Dog of the Year. In 1993 she was an Apprentice Judge for Intergroom, the biggest Grooming Symposium in the USA.

She is a recognized speaker, lecturing on aggressive dogs, Obedience, Winning in the Show Ring, and Successful Show Kennels. She a mentor in Schipperke Breed for AKC judges to learn from.

Vanessa Parsons, ICMG

Has been grooming since 1990, she owned her first salon at the age of 16 for several years, then moving on to a mobile grooming service for 12 years, after hanging up her car keys she decided to go back to the salon life. She currently owns Country Canines Grooming Salon. Gold Coast, Australia
Vanessa Parsons, International Certified Master Groomer is a  Certifier for International Professional Groomers Inc. (IPG) for the International Certified Master Groomer program, She become a CMG in 2006 and followed on to become a Certifier. Vanessa is also the Australian co-ordinator for IPG. Vanessa is currently a member of Groom Team Australia, Vanessa has judged internationally with Alex Ang at the Pro-Team 2008 Dog Grooming Competition held in Singapore at West Coast Park, Spectacular Petacular Grooming Comp 2008, & Box Hill Tafe Open Day. Award winning at Pet Expo comp Australia and Pasadena Comp USA.  Vanessa is a Certified Companion Animal Hygienist; she holds a Cert IV in training and assessment and was the director for the Pet Industry Association of Australia for over 2 years. She was a speaker at 2009 WA Pet Expo on Grooming Techniques and styles.

e-mail:             countrycanines@optusnet.com.au

Web Site:        www.countrycanines.net  

Nicky Renwood – ICMG, CAH

Nicky Renwood is an International Certified Master Groomer for International Professional Groomers Inc (IPG), a grooming judge and a licensed dog show judge being a member of Dogs Victoria, NSW and SA, for over 30 years showing and handling all breeds, taking many to Best in Show level. Her skills and experience developed from being a second generation in the dog industry along with 15 years of owning her own grooming salon and in 2004 opened Australian Dog Centre an International Dog Grooming School.

In October 2006 Nicky became a Certified Master Groomer then in 2008 she obtained her international certification. Her passion and dedication through her involvement with the dog world has led her to be committed to the high level of study necessary to gain these qualifications. Nicky is a team member of Groom Team Australia who competed in Germany in the 2009 World Team Championship against 16 other country’s of the world’s best groomers coming 3rd in the Sporting section.

Tiffaney R. Taverner ICMG, IPG Certifier, PIJAC Certified

Working with pets is what I do best! Starting her grooming career at fourteen years of age, showing and grooming her parent’s Shih Tzu’s. Tiffaney quickly moved up into the world of “show dog grooming” assisting with handlers in the Manitoba region. After taking a small break in her twenties, she returned to pet styling in 1997 working and establishing a reputation for being a pioneer in her field. Having completed her “Bachelor” of grooming, Tiffaney set herself for higher goals. In 2003 she obtained the “Master” status and thus began the transformation from ‘student’ to ‘teacher’. Competing on a regular basis, Tiffaney has received many placings as well as the coveted title “Best in Show” and “Best all around Groomer” In 2004 after much planing, “Style n’ Paws” (now "Barks n' Bubbles") was established. In 2007 Tiffaney was offered a position with the International Pet Groomers Association as a evaluator for the organization. Seen on television and heard on radio, Tiffaney is an active promoter of animal health and well being, supporting animal shelters and dog training in Manitoba.

www.barksnbubblespetspa.com

barksnbubbles@mts.net

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Alex Ang, ICMG--Apprentice Certifier

Owner of Fur & Away Pet Grooming Salon is also the Chief Instructor of Fur & Away School of Pet Grooming.

Together with a team of Professional Pet Stylist, he also spear- headed and formed The Dog Grooming Association of Singapore with over a hundred members within 6 months and growing.

Alex has been invited as Judge in Dog Grooming Competitions both oversea and locally. He is also an active member of the Singapore Kennel Club as well as the Kennel Club of Taiwan.

In addition, he was awarded 3rd in the Asia Standard Class B, as well as 3rd in the Class A in Singapore under the SKC (AKC) grooming competition held in 2007 and 2008 respectively. He has also won himself a Class C in June 2009 and a Class B in November 2009 in the Gromming Competitions held in Taiwan organized by the Kennel Club of Taiwan

Address in Singapore:
445 Sembawang Road
Singapore 758403
Contact No: +65 685 7549

Email: www.furNaway.com