Prospect Heights Team

As a son of hairstylists, Shannon grew up with a love and passion for the hair.  Now an internationally known Platform Artist and Education/Creative Director, his talents have allowed him to lead a team of 1600 educators supporting 57 countries while leading trainings and stage shows in countries like England, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Jamaica, Trinidad, Korea, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Jamaica, Mexico, Australia, South Africa, China, Brazil, Bali and Singapore. Shannon’s appeared on the Oprah show doing make-overs and enjoys working backstage each season at New York Fashion Week. 

Allyson has over 26 years of salon professional and salon leadership experience as the Co-Owner and CEO of Hair & Co BKLYN and Beauty 360 Consulting and former President and CEO of Dessange Group North America,  Vice President of Education for Clarins,  and head of the salon division for such companies as; Ulta Beauty and ColorWorks Salon a division of Ratner Companies.  She became a Stylist right out of high school and later an American Board Certified Haircolorist.  She writes a blog for Salon Today and was featured in Beauty Fashion Magazines “Counter Culture”, Salon Today “2013 Enterprising Women” and Scholar Magazine “Making It Personal”.

Elly has 20 years experience as an educator and hairstylist.  She caught the education bug as a color and cutting trainer for Redken.  Mentored by several of the industries best she quickly grew to developing educators nationwide at both at her role as National Education Manager for ULTA Beauty and then Director of Education for Alterna. 

She is all about a good bob and is in love with the modern shag or anything with a tousled or natural texture.

Her priority is to ensure you have an amazing experience every time you visit.  She is committed to not only making you look and feel great but to leave feeling educated and confident about your hair.

Michelle has almost 2 decades of experience as a hair stylist and makeup artist. The variety it brings, the opportunity to meet and get to know so many wonder people and the ability mix artistry with technical skill. She specializes in color (Redken Certified Colorist), balayage techniques, curly hair, keratin treatments and thick haircutting. Michelle's philosophy,"It's so important to me that when you sit in my chair, we have a thorough, in-depth conversation where we analyze your lifestyle, face shape and hair type to help create a personalized look that will help keep your hair happy and healthy." Michelle believes that healthy hair is a journey and everyone deserves a chance to experience beautiful healthy hair. Michelle's work has been featured in several editorial spreads and runways. 

Rhianna's bubbly upbeat personality is contagious and immediately makes you feel right at home.  Her dedication to education and passion for learning gives her a head start on hair trends and speciality techniques, especially fashion colors and funky tones.    

Born and raised in Miami where the glitz and the glamour never dulls; where you get your hair and makeup done before hitting the beach. Ashley Christine understands the significance of looking and feeling your absolute best and strives to make sure her clients have a great hair day, every day. She left her city for this one to pursue her passion for hair and is excited to see where NYC can take her career. A painter at heart, Ashley Christine loves all things color. From sun-kissed, natural balayage to funky, bright fashion colors and everything in-between. She just wants to make your hair dreams come true!

Yodit moved to NYC from Sweden after living for 13 years in London where she received her hairdressing diploma.  While her passion is cutting and coloring hair, she focused her early time in NY on wedding and event styling.   

Yodit’s philosophy,  “Now that I have been doing hair professionally I realized that the thing I enjoy the most is getting to know my clients.  Understanding my client's personality and lifestyle helps to create the best look for each individual.”

A Phoenix native, Zach relocated to NYC in 2019.  With nearly 10 years MUA experience, Zach’s passion grew to delivering a complete beauty experience.  Now as a Stylist/MUA hair color, particularly blonding and balayage, quickly became his second love.  When he’s not working behind the chair, he loves exploring museums, reading biography’s about the Tutor Dynasty and seeing the latest hit on Broadway.