Janeen Hess
Meet Janeen – an experienced stylist and proud owner of Stray since opening its doors in 2013. With a passion for building lasting client relationships, Janeen continues to educate herself and her clientele on the latest industry trends and techniques. Offering a wide variety of services, Janeen values proper hair care and aims to enhance your routine both in and out of her chair. For Janeen, the most rewarding part of every day is helping her customers achieve the look they desire.
@janeenstrays
Selena Orsak
Meet Selena – licensed for more than twelve years, Selena has had a passion for the hair and beauty industry most of her adult life. In that time she has mastered a wide range of hair cutting and color techniques, up-dos, keratin straightening treatments and extensions. Selena use Redken and Loreal color products, including the new revolutionary hair color system, INOA.
Selena believes in continual education to stay at the forefront of her field. With her knowledge of new products and services, she provides excellence to her clientele. Selena places a high value on listening to her clients, understanding their needs, respecting their hair and strives for unlimited creativity!
Georgie Lewis
Meet Georgie – passionate about her crafts and artistic expression, Georgie feels proud and grateful to be part of the Stray Family for over 9 years, and in the industry for more than a decade.
Prior to joining Stray, she received over two years of advanced instruction with Carsten Wilms where she was trained in the French hair cutting method. Born in Tucson and raised in Los Angeles, Georgie received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from UCLA, but she always knew that hair and makeup were her calling. She attended Makeup Designory in Burbank, CA during college, and worked doing makeup throughout her schooling. Following her graduation, she worked as a social worker in Los Angeles with at-risk youth and families, and also as a freelance makeup artist until she moved to Phoenix to pursue her childhood interest in cosmetology.
Along with hair and makeup, Georgie loves to express her creativity through art and design, and feels fortunate to have the opportunity to do that at Stray. She helps to create the Stray vibe by offering pieces of art and plants for sale throughout the salon!
Emilio Vasquez
Meet Emilio – a Midwest native, Emilio has lived here in the valley for almost a decade now. Having been in the industry for six years, he comes with an extensive knowledge in the French cutting technique and an Aveda background. “What I most love about being in this industry is the relationships and friendships you create with each and every guest. To be someone’s day maker is why I do this".
Tressa Degiorgi
Meet Tressa – an experienced stylists who began doing hair in 1998 at the age of 17. Immediately after finishing high school Tressa began attending the Carsten Institute, Aveda’s concept school in Tempe Arizona. She stumbled into hairdressing via an interest in special effects makeup, brought on by a life long obsession with film and drawing. It was there that she realized her natural ability for hairstyling.
After finishing school Tressa went to work for Toni & Guy, specializing in cutting and styling. For 2 years with T&G, Tressa put to work her passion for cutting, along with specialty & avante-garde styling. She was often used as an Art Director for shows and to teach about upstyling and fantasy styling.
In 2005, after 3 years of working independently on clients, Tressa felt she had reached her pinnacle in Phoenix. She decided to leave the desert for the bright lights of NYC, hoping to combine two of her passions – fashion and hairstyling, by establishing a freelance career, doing hair for fashion shows and fashion photography. Tressa lives in Brooklyn, but devotes 3-4 days out of every 5 or 6 weeks to seeing clients in Scottsdale.
Allie Merrill
Meet Allie – a stylist specializing in all things blonde. Balayage, bright blonde, and natural blonde are just a few of the many services she provides. Allie also specializes in lived-in color including brunettes!
Allie is a Michigan native and moved to Arizona finding the best opportunity for designing hair. “I am so fortunate to make a special connection with everyone who sits in my chair and make their day by achieving their dream hair!”
Emily McMahon
Meet Emily – a desert native, spending all 25 years of her life in AZ. She has always had a passion for the beauty industry. Emily attended the Aveda Institute in Phoenix in 2016 and decided to pursue her career in hairstyling as it allows her to use more of her creativity. Emily loves being a part of the Stray team and is passionate about making everyone who sits in her chair feel special and look beautiful.
@haiirbyem
Katie Connally
Meet Katie – an Arizona native who turned her hobby into a passion of hairdressing and styling. She received her cosmetology certification at Penrose Academy in Scottsdale and continues to learn and pass on the latest hair products, trends, and techniques.
Katie specializes in blondes, lived-in color, brunettes, and natural color. She appreciates and accentuates her client’s beauty by giving them their dream hair. “It’s so fulfilling to be able to give everyone in my chair the hair they love every single day.”
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