Empire Education Group Announces the Empire Style Council: Beauty's Educational Experts

POTTSVILLE, Pa., April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Empire Education Group, the nation's largest provider of cosmetology education with 107 schools is pleased to introduce the Empire Style Council. Serving as the beauty industry's one-stop-expertise-shop, the Empire Style Council includes renowned industry names and revered cosmetology educators alike – offering a truly unique point of difference in the all-too-familiar authority category.

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Heading the Council is esteemed celebrity hairstylist, Nick Arrojo, who brings his vast global styling and educational experience to Empire.  Arrojo also leads Empire's Masters of Beauty program – a continuing education course for Empire graduates wanting to take their careers to the next level. Joining Arrojo, the Empire Style Council includes Marc Galgay, Lindsey Watts, La Sonya Gunter and Yvette Caballero, all of whom are Artistic Advisors for Empire Beauty Schools with countless years of educational, on-hands experience and accreditations amongst them.

Each member shares a cosmetology commonality and a place on the forefront of the beauty landscape, teaching and training the beauty stars of tomorrow the newest and most advanced techniques of today.  And, though all are licensed, experienced and trained across the cosmetology board, each member also specializes in a specific facet of the industry – hairstyling, hair coloring, makeup artistry, nail design and even barbering, with the ability to provide valuable industry insights from an educator's eagle-eyed perspective.

"We are thrilled to announce the addition of the new Empire Style Council to the Empire Education Group family," says Franklin K. Schoeneman, CEO, Empire Education Group. "The Style Council is an arsenal of esteemed beauty experts in their respective disciplines of beauty, whose strength as a single unit outweighs any one of them individually. It's an honor to have them on board."

With the launch of the Empire Style Council, Nick, Marc, Lindsey, La Sonya and Yvette are available for instructional how-to's, insider tips and tricks and trend forecasting, as well as any additional expert needs.

For more information on Empire, visit empire.edu

Empire Education Group

Empire Education Group provides quality in cosmetology education, offering students many of the finest training tools and facilities.  For over 80 years, Empire has grown to become one of the largest providers of beauty and cosmetology education in North America.  Empire's 107 accredited cosmetology schools in 21 states and use exclusive Certified Learning in Cosmetology (CLiC) education curriculum; the company prepares students for successful careers in cosmetology (hair care, skin care, and nail care.) Schools accredited under Empire Education Group include; Empire Beauty Schools, The Hair Design School, Northern Westchester School of Hairdressing and Cosmetology and International Academy.   For more information and a complete listing of all schools under the Empire Education Group name, visit: www.empire.edu

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