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INTA Mentoring Program
Together, our members have thousands of years experience in all aspects of the beauty industry - can you imagine how much we could learn and teach each other if we just got together every once and awhile?
Career development does not end when you complete your beauty course. Your peers can be some of your best teachers.
The INTA Mentoring Program gives participants the opportunity to meet on a one-to-one basis with another INTA member. Each mentor/mentee pair schedules their own meetings at mutually convenient times so that they can discuss industry issues, share their own experiences, and offer new technique ideas and so much more!
The INTA Mentoring Program can change your focus from just doing your job to managing your career. To enroll in the program complete either the mentor form for nail technicians who have been in the industry for five (5) or more years. Or the mentee form for nail technicians who are new to the industry. Download a Mentoring Packet (pdf format)
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CC Elects Officers and Directors At 2007 Annual Business Meeting
Cosmetologists Chicago® (CC) recently installed its new Board of Directors and Officers at the 2007 Annual Business Meeting. These volunteering salon professionals will lead CC’s 5,000 members through continuing education, legislative representation, technology, scholarships, networking opportunities and an extensive website www.AmericasBeautyShow.com.
The 2007—2009 Cosmetologists Chicago officers are:
President - Luz Segovia, Segovia Salon, Chicago, IL
1st Vice President - Frank Gironda, Frank Gironda Salon & Day Spa, a Brian Michael Company, Wheaton, IL
2nd Vice President - Joseph Cartagena, Genacelli Salon & Esthetique, Chicago, IL
Secretary - Denise Provenzano, Zano Salons & Spa, Naperville, IL
Treasurer - Karol Thousand, LaJames International Colleges, Fort Dodge, IA
Immediate Past President - Jerry Gordon, J. Gordon Designs LTD, Chicago, IL
Elected to serve as 2007—2009 Board of Directors for CC are:
Bonnie Canavino, Spa Specifics Inc., Park Ridge, IL
Kathy Jager, Author, Oak Forest, IL
Debra Jargstorf, Educator, Prospect Heights, IL
Andrea Nierhoff, Shear Pandemonium, Warrenville, IL
Philip Palmeri, Trio Salon, Chicago, IL
Stephanie Pegues, Panache Hair Design, Oak Park, IL
Larry Silvestri, Mario Tricoci, Chicago, IL
“Cosmetologists Chicago has a great history in the professional salon industry,” said newly installed CC President Luz Segovia. “We have an unlimited future with such dedicated and highly motivated officers and Board of Directors. We look forward to our future growth and to the extension of further opportunity to every manner of member in the professional beauty industry!”
Cosmetologists Chicago is an association of salon professionals, whose members include licensed cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians, salon owners and cosmetology students. The recently elected CC Officers and Board of Directors will also govern specialty groups including the International Nail Technicians Association® (INTA), American Association for Esthetics Education® (AAEE) and Cosmetólogos Latinos®, a bilingual extension of CC.
The CC Board of Directors presides over educational opportunities for all phases of cosmetology at America’s Beauty Show, traditionally the Chicago Midwest Beauty Show. The 2008 America’s Beauty Show will be held March 1-3 at McCormick Place Convention Center, in downtown Chicago and will be co-located with CC events such as America’s Expo for Skin Care & Spa® and America’s Latino Beauty Congress®. America’s Beauty Show will take on an increasingly significant role internationally in 2008 due to its joint presence with OMC HairWorld Championships of Beauty, produced by the National Cosmetology Association.
Color America™ with Beth Minardi is now planning for its fifth installment of advanced color education for salon professionals throughout the country. Monthly education meetings are offered free or at nominal cost to members; non-members are always welcome.
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Announcing the 2007-2009 Cosmetologists Chicago’s Artistic Team Members
A panel of beauty industry experts recently judged aspiring and artistic Cosmetologists Chicago (CC) members during formal auditions for a coveted place on the CC Artistic Team. The following members from Chicago area salons will serve a two-year term on the Artistic Team: Joseph Cartagena, Chair; Sara Tomich, Co-chair; Joanie Gardner, 2nd year member; Peter McVey, 2nd year member and new members Lori Brown and Jeanne Lawler.
The CC Artistic Team is dedicated to helping others in the professional beauty industry. The Team will explore techniques, trends in beauty and fashion, and will serve as educators at CC’s Tools of the Trade events. In addition, the Team will assist guest artists to prepare for monthly educational events.
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New Help for Hispanic Mortgage Borrowers
Spanish-speaking families are receiving special help in their efforts to purchase and finance a home of their own. This includes a widening variety of mortgage plans and other areas of support. An example of this emerging trend is a new program announced by Freddie Mac, one of the nation's largest buyers of existing home mortgages and supplier of funds for new loans. This organization is now providing mortgage lenders with tools that address one of the most common barriers to homeownership among the Spanish-speaking community - lack of information in their own language.
Freddie Mac is now developing bilingual security instruments, notes and other mortgage documents in English and Spanish. They are also producing bilingual consumer education brochures that explain each step taken in applying for and processing a mortgage. The educational materials include a primer on the importance of credit, and continues with a series of bilingual brochures that explain the lending process. The materials are provided to lenders for distribution to interested consumers, and are made available to community organizations.
The materials also address common misconceptions about banking and homeownership, and help consumers better understand their rights and responsibilities. Each of the educational pieces is formatted with corresponding English and Spanish text. "Freddie Mac has long been committed to working with our lender customers to increase homeownership among the fastest growing segment of the population - Hispanic and Latino families," said the vice president of Housing and Community Investment for Freddie Mac. "In the next decade, nearly a third of first-time homebuyers will be of Hispanic and Latino background.
A new Website has been launched specifically to serve the educational needs of Spanish speaking individuals who need a mortgage. The site - www.centrohipotecas.com - has been established by the Mortgage Bankers Association to "help homebuyers sort out the myriad details that can make buying and financing a home confusing and intimidating," a MBA announcement stated. The action was taken because of the rapid recent and projected growth in the number of Hispanic families in the United States over the next decade. It's now expected that more Latinos will become first-time homebuyers than any other ethnic group. The new Website provides information in a simple, easy format to help consumers understand all aspects of homebuying and homeownership, according to an MBA spokesperson. Topics include basics of homebuying, the importance of credit records, finding the right home, finding a mortgage lender and identifying what type of loan is best to meet a consumer's financial situation. "The MBA wants to help all Americans realize the dream of homeownership," the spokesperson said. "This new online resource will give Spanish-speaking people who are interested in buying a home the knowledge they need to confidently begin planning the purchase and financing of their new home." A recent study indicated that Latinos often lack sufficient information about buying a home. However, the same study also found that while only 10 to 13 percent of Hispanics are actively engaged in buying a home, about 44 percent are planning to purchase a home within the next five years.
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New Illinois Law Regarding Gift Certificates
Following is recent legislation that has passed in Illinois that may be pertinent to your gift certificate practices:
SB 2901 Amends the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. Provides that the Act applies to a gift certificate or gift card that contain or has language indicating any type of post-sale charge or fee, including but not limited to, service charges, dormancy fees, account maintenance fees, cash-out fees, replacement card fedes, and activation or reactivationi charges.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that any gift certificate subject to a fee must contain a statement clearly and conspicuously printed on the gift card stating whether the is a fee and other related information. Provides that any gift certificate subject to an expiration date must contain a statement clearly and conspicuously printed on the gift card stating the expiration date. Provides that the statement may appear on the front or back of the gift card in a location where it is visible to any purchaser prior to the purchase. Defines "gift certificate".
For more info, visit the state of IL website.
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Illinois Cosmetology License Rumors
Recent questions surrounding the state of cosmetology licenses in Illinois generated this Q&A. It's important information for those practicing cosmetology in the state of Illinois:
Question: What can you tell me about the future of our cosmetology license? Rumor has it that we will be required a seperate license to administer each type of service(esthetics, nails, massage etc.) and will no longer be under the umbrella of cosmetology. Is there any validity to this and any target date to become law?
Answer: You're right, these are only rumors. The ICBC committee is finalizing its review and preparation of the Act for the legislature's review this Fall. There is ABSOLUTELY no change in the right of cosmetologists to perform all the services OTHER than there is a new massage therapy bill which limits the sort of body work that cosmetologists can do.
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