Tacoma

Chandra is a premier designer and educator and has been with Gene Juarez for nine years. She is Keratin Smoothing Treatment certified and loves working with all hair types: thick, curly, fine, short, you name it!

Heather is a premier designer from University Place, WA. She has been in the hair industry for 25 years, all at GJ. She loves women’s cuts and special occasion hair.

Jae is a premier designer from Lakewood, WA and has been a hairdresser for 21 years. In his 11 years at Gene Juarez, Jae has become a certified curl expert and certified in Keratin Smoothing Treatments.

Amanda is originally from California. She has been with Gene Juarez for 10 years; her entire career in the industry. She is a certified curl expert, Keratin Smoothing Treatment certified, men’s specialist and special occasion hair certified. She loves working with all hair types and loves all of her clients. “I love what I do!”.

Cori has been a hairdresser for 26 years and is from right here in the PNW. She has been with Gene Juarez for 25 years and prides herself on being a great listener and making her clients feel beautiful and confident.

Drew has been in the hair industry since 1998 and has been with Gene Juarez for 18 years. She loves to analyze what hair style will work best for her clients’ lifestyle and face shape. She loves doing special occasion updos and working with all hair lengths and types.

Edward is from Seattle, WA and has been a designer at the Tacoma Gene Juarez for his entire 21-year career. He loves doing precision haircuts.

Emma is from Burien, WA and has been a hairdresser for 10 years, all spent at GJ. She loves doing gorgeous updos and short women’s cuts.

Genevieve has been a hairdresser for 14 years and is from right here in Tacoma! She has been with Gene Juarez for seven years, where she loves working with curls and doing men’s hair. She is a great listener and is very understanding when faced with hair challenges. Genevieve is a certified curl expert.

Hope is originally from Hawaii and has been a designer for 16 years. In her 15 years at Gene Juarez, she always makes sure to listen to her clients wants and loves short and razor cuts.

Ivy was born in Spokane but lived in England as a child; military family! She has been a hairdresser and at Gene Juarez for 20 years. Ivy loves working with short and long hair – a little bit of everything!

Katie was born in Downey, CA but was raised in Milton, WA. She has been in the hair industry for 13 years and has been with Gene Juarez for 12. She loves big volume blowouts and short, fun women’s cuts!

Kristen is from Puyallup, WA and has been a hairdresser for eight years. She has been working at Gene Juarez for six years and loves doing beautiful special occasion hair.

Kylee is from Bonney Lake, WA and has been in the hair industry for five years. In her four years at Gene Juarez, Kylee has become Keratin Smoothing Treatment certified and loves working with short hair.

Lindsey has been a hairdresser for 18 years and is from Lake Tapps, WA. In her 16 years at Gene Juarez, she has grown to love working with fine hair and creating gorgeous updos. Lindsey is Calligraphy Cut certified.

Olivia has been in the hair industry for 19 years, all at Gene Juarez. She is from Tacoma, WA and loves cutting men’s hair and doing beautiful special occasion hair. Olivia is a certified curl expert and is Keratin Smoothing Treatment certified.

Polly is originally from Cambodia! She has spent her whole 19-year career at Gene Juarez and loves working with women’s short hair and special occasion updos.

Tasha is from Eastern Washington and has been in the hair industry for over six years. She enjoys working with a variety of hair and styles! Men’s cuts, fun styles, Keratin Smoothing Treatments- you name it! She’s passionate about her craft and really enjoys getting to know her clients.

William is from Tacoma, WA and has been a designer for 20 years! We are lucky that he has spent his entire career at Gene Juarez. William loves giving haircuts and loves working with short hair.