The Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) announced the winners of its fourth annual Spa of the Future Student Challenge Competition. Top honors went to the University of Denver. The team included students, Lian Duan, Molly Tompkins, Jing Wan, faculty advisor, Dr. Cherri Young and partner architect, Cameron Zentz, Director, HBA Architects, for its creative "Power Spa" for teen girls. Not only first prize, but…

Marinello Schools of Beauty just announced the winners of its 4th Annual Raw Talent Scholarship Contest in which more than $70,000 in scholarships were awarded to high school seniors. Of the hundreds of applicants who entered from across the U.S., Marinello recognized 17 outstanding aspiring stylists with scholarships and Professional Makeup Workshops. First place winners include: Yasmeen Frierson, Shana Wilson, Brianna Lee and Janeese Mitchell.…

For the third year in a row, PCA skin® has been named one of the 100 Best Companies in Arizona by a local organization, BestCompaniesAZ. PCA skin® was nominated in "Best of Wings" category, which gives recognition to companies who thrive on innovation, empowerment and creativity.

RejuvenAirO2 is thrilled to announce Shelley Hancock as their new national trainer. Hancock will be using her years of experience to train fellow aestheticians with RejuvenAirO2's cutting edge equipment.

Merz, Inc. announces Katrina Church has been promoted as the new vice president, chief compliance officer. Church will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership relating to compliance issues. "Katrina brings extensive experience and a wealth of legal knowledge in pharmaceutical regulatory compliance to her new role," said Bill Humphries, president and chief executive officer of Merz, Inc.

CND is excited to announce five fresh faces! Caroline Anderson has been appointed as the director of marketing for the CND Shellac™ brand. In her new role, Anderson will be responsible for steering the direction of the fastest growing nail brand in the beauty industry; overseeing strategic planning, brand management, product development and advertising. Jennifer Harrison, Sarah Okins, Heather Reynoso-Davis and Mette Steenberg have joined…

Instantly Ageless, LLC announces the hiring of Jennifer S. Ramsey as its new vice president of sales. Ramsey will be responsible for the hiring and development of a national sales force and an international network of distributors for the product-line. She will also work toward increasing brand awareness through print and social media channels with a goal of developing a larger presence at beauty shows…

South Seas® Skin Care has recently promoted office manager, Sarah Current to operations manager. Current has been with South Seas® Skin Care since 2009 and has been responsible for overseeing customer service and retention, client training sessions, and product research and development.