Speakers
Teri DiMarino, CMG, NCMG, CAH
Teri is a multiple Best in Show and Best All Around Groomer award
winner and retired from competition grooming in 1993. She received two
Cardinal Crystal Grooming Achievement Awards, one for American Groomer of the Year and one for Contest Judge of the Year. Teri is Industry Consultant, Sales and Marketing for Barkleigh Productions,
Inc and is a contributing columnist in Groomer to Groomer.
John Nash
John, a grooming industry leader, innovator and visionary, is devoted
to the improvement of the industry and the art of grooming. Founder of Nash
Academy of New Jersey and co-founder and CEO of the Nash Academy of Kentucky, his graduates have gone on to international success and acclaim. He also co-founded the International Judges Association
for Dog Grooming Competitions to standardize and democratize judging, worldwide, of grooming competitions.
Vivian Nash
Vivian is President of the Nash Academy of Kentucky and with her husband, John Nash, revolutionized the teaching of dog grooming. She has won bronze, silver and gold medals at Intergroom and was named
International Groomer of the Year. She won the Cardinal Crystal Achievement Award for Judge of the Year in 1991 and is co-founder of the International Judges Association for Dog Grooming Competitions.
Jay Scruggs
Jay owns Here Comes the Groom, a mobile grooming business in Germantown, TN. Jay has won multiple national and international Best In Show and Best All Around Groomer. Jay was named American Groomer of the Year in 2001 and the first groomer to receive the Groomer of the Year Award at Westminster Dog Show in 2002. Jay is the National spokesperson for The Coat Handler Shampoo Co. He is also a Wahl Clipper Corp. and Kenchii representative.
Teri is a multiple Best in Show and Best All Around Groomer award
winner and retired from competition grooming in 1993. She received two
Cardinal Crystal Grooming Achievement Awards, one for American Groomer of the Year and one for Contest Judge of the Year. Teri is Industry Consultant, Sales and Marketing for Barkleigh Productions,
Inc and is a contributing columnist in Groomer to Groomer.
John Nash
John, a grooming industry leader, innovator and visionary, is devoted
to the improvement of the industry and the art of grooming. Founder of Nash
Academy of New Jersey and co-founder and CEO of the Nash Academy of Kentucky, his graduates have gone on to international success and acclaim. He also co-founded the International Judges Association
for Dog Grooming Competitions to standardize and democratize judging, worldwide, of grooming competitions.
Vivian Nash
Vivian is President of the Nash Academy of Kentucky and with her husband, John Nash, revolutionized the teaching of dog grooming. She has won bronze, silver and gold medals at Intergroom and was named
International Groomer of the Year. She won the Cardinal Crystal Achievement Award for Judge of the Year in 1991 and is co-founder of the International Judges Association for Dog Grooming Competitions.
Jay Scruggs
Jay owns Here Comes the Groom, a mobile grooming business in Germantown, TN. Jay has won multiple national and international Best In Show and Best All Around Groomer. Jay was named American Groomer of the Year in 2001 and the first groomer to receive the Groomer of the Year Award at Westminster Dog Show in 2002. Jay is the National spokesperson for The Coat Handler Shampoo Co. He is also a Wahl Clipper Corp. and Kenchii representative.
Audrey Ulrich
Audrey owns The Barking Lot, Inc. in Richland. Audrey is a vet tech and has spoken at pet rescue and behavior
conferences, is a regular contributor
to newspapers and magazines, and is frequently called upon by television,
radio and newspapers to speak on pet related topics. Audrey’s volunteer work with animals includes educational classes, therapy dog work, and
“Reading with Dogs” programs.
Gary Wilkes
Gary is an internationally acclaimed behaviorist, trainer, author, columnist
and lecturer. Wilkes offers insights into canine behavior based on experience and keen observation and is responsible for the innovation
and development of clicker training for dogs. Wilkes serves as a Director Emeritus of the Arizona Humane Society and is National Director of the
world’s largest service dog training facility, Paws With a Cause.
Marea Tully
Marea is the International Grooming
Consultant for Andis Company. She is a past Groom Team Member, Best in Show International Winner, and serves as a judge, demonstrator and lecturer in the USA, Europe and Asia. Marea is
winner of five Cardinal Crystal Achievement Awards for Judge of the Year, Journalism and Congeniality.
Joan Hoskin
Joan, an IPG Certified Master Groomer and has experience working in a variety of grooming salons, a vet clinic, a boarding kennel and a pet store. She has also owned her own
shop, Top Hat and Tails in Auburn, before accepting a position at Love on a Leash in Puyallup, Washington.
Pam Julian
Pam is a career grooming professional, kennel and salon owner, a groom shop manager/instructor
with PetSmart, director of a grooming
academy and mobile groomer. She holds CAH certi cation with WWPIA, Sporting Breeds/IPG, and Pet First
Aid/CPR from the American Red Cross. She has been the editor of a monthly groomer newsletter.
Audrey owns The Barking Lot, Inc. in Richland. Audrey is a vet tech and has spoken at pet rescue and behavior
conferences, is a regular contributor
to newspapers and magazines, and is frequently called upon by television,
radio and newspapers to speak on pet related topics. Audrey’s volunteer work with animals includes educational classes, therapy dog work, and
“Reading with Dogs” programs.
Gary Wilkes
Gary is an internationally acclaimed behaviorist, trainer, author, columnist
and lecturer. Wilkes offers insights into canine behavior based on experience and keen observation and is responsible for the innovation
and development of clicker training for dogs. Wilkes serves as a Director Emeritus of the Arizona Humane Society and is National Director of the
world’s largest service dog training facility, Paws With a Cause.
Marea Tully
Marea is the International Grooming
Consultant for Andis Company. She is a past Groom Team Member, Best in Show International Winner, and serves as a judge, demonstrator and lecturer in the USA, Europe and Asia. Marea is
winner of five Cardinal Crystal Achievement Awards for Judge of the Year, Journalism and Congeniality.
Joan Hoskin
Joan, an IPG Certified Master Groomer and has experience working in a variety of grooming salons, a vet clinic, a boarding kennel and a pet store. She has also owned her own
shop, Top Hat and Tails in Auburn, before accepting a position at Love on a Leash in Puyallup, Washington.
Pam Julian
Pam is a career grooming professional, kennel and salon owner, a groom shop manager/instructor
with PetSmart, director of a grooming
academy and mobile groomer. She holds CAH certi cation with WWPIA, Sporting Breeds/IPG, and Pet First
Aid/CPR from the American Red Cross. She has been the editor of a monthly groomer newsletter.