Government Relations
Chair: Neal Heller, ESQ
CEO/President, Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers
Nheller@hi.edu
Committee Members:
Susan Aspey – SVP, Communications, Public Affairs & Policy at Cengage Learning
Clay Boothby – President and Founder, Capitol Innovations LLC
Katherine Brodie – Special Counsel, Duane Morris LLP
Sandra Bruce – Vice President and General Manager, Milady at Cengage Learning
Kathy Chow – Executive Director, American Association of Cosmetology Schools
Anthony Civitano – Co-Founder/Executive Vice President Business Development, SalonHQ
Edward Cramp – Managing Partner, Duane Morris LLP
Christopher DeLuca – Founder/Attorney, DeLuca Law LLC
Dana Dougherty – Education Specialist, Remington College
Kristina Gill – Special Counsel, Duane Morris LLP
Mary Lynn Hammer – President & CEO, Champion College Services, Inc.
Neal R. Heller, Esq. – CEO/President, Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers
Michael Halmon – President, American Institute of Beauty Inc.
Cathy Koluch – President/Founder, The Studio Academy of Beauty
Tom Netting – Public Policy Advisor/Lobbyist, Akerman LLP
Brian Newman – Principal, Abingdon Strategies, LLC
Robert Passage – Chairman & CEO, Pivot Point International, Inc.
Dana Persico – CEO & Executive Director, Nail Skin & Hair Institute
Brandon Pinette – Director of Public Affairs, Cengage Learning
Nancy Poole – President and Founder, Strand College of Hair Design
Kameron K. Rabenou – President and Director, Shore Beauty School
Sally Samuels – Director of Compliance, FAME Inc.
Ray Testa – Independent Consultant
Frank Trieu – VP of Business Development & Industry Relations, Evergreen Beauty College
John Turnage – Owner, Paul Mitchell The School – Dallas
Mez Varol – President and Founder, International Academy