Nominate Your Favorite Instructor for ICA’s Honor Your Teachers Initiative

Intercoiffure America Canada salons set the bar in the beauty industry for customer service, innovation and leadership. But they couldn’t build successful businesses without talented team members. And those stylists are taught and molded by the people at the core of the beauty industry: teachers.

“Teachers are the first mentors a student meets,” says Scott Buchanan, ICA president. “They shape a student’s impression of the beauty industry. At ICA, we strive to ensure teachers are educated about the benefits and opportunities available to their future stylists in employee-based salons.”

ICA’S campaign, Honor Your Teachers, was developed to spotlight educators with nominations from the people who know them best—their students.

Acknowledging and honoring the contribution teachers make to the industry has become an important focus for ICA, as its members attribute much of their own success to mentors and the teachers who’ve influenced their own paths.

 

An educator with blue hair, clad in a black outfit, leans on a chair surrounded by salon equipment. - Intercoiffure Canada America
A distinguished educator with long wavy silver hair and a black shirt smiles warmly while standing in front of a wooden wall. - Intercoiffure Canada America
A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing a black top and a lanyard with a name tag, looks into the camera against a neutral background, exuding the confidence of an esteemed educator. - Intercoiffure Canada America

 

2024 TEACHERS HONORED

  • David Marc Campbell: Be Aveda Institutes, Florida
  • Ellysse Clark: Tennessee School of Beauty, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Cindy Cline: Tricoci University in Libertyville, Illinois
  • Amanda Dwinnell: Austin Kade Academy, Idaho Falls, Idaho
  • Adrienne Walker: Minnesota School of Beauty, Lakeville, Minnesota

 

David Campbell, a lead educator at Aveda Institute Brandon near Tampa, Florida, was one of the five honored teachers in the 2024 initiative.

“It was overwhelming,” says Campbell. “I’ve been an educator for almost 20 years and have been recognized before, but nothing like this. To receive an award from such a prestigious organization made me feel like a million dollars.”

Campbell adds, “As educators, we are responsible for preserving our industry and guiding the new generations of stylists. When they run into challenges, they need a strong educator who can guide them through with love. At the end of the journey, the educator and student should both feel good.”

 

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Nominate Your Favorite Teacher

This spring, ICA has joined industry partners Pivot Point, Beauty Cast Network, Beautista, and Pro Beauty Association to gather nominations from students across North America.

A panel of ICA members will narrow down these nominees to five incredible educators who win a paid trip to New York to attend ICA’s Fall Atelier.

“Going to Atelier and being surrounded by successful salon owners was a wonderful experience,” Campbell says. “I admire their work and it was an honor to be in their presence.”

Campbell also has some words of advice for new educators: “Always be engaged with your students,” he says. “Be a mentor, a coach and a shoulder for them to lean on.”

Are you passionate about your favorite teacher? Nominate them here. Read about previous years’ nominated teachers here.