Annual Convention

American Electrology Association PRESORT FIRST CLASS Randa Thurman, CPE U.S. POSTAGE PAID 2600 Garden Road, Ste. 207 Red Bank NJ 07712 Monterey, CA 93940 PERMIT #411

Register Today for the Annual Convention! electrology.com/register Annual Convention & Exhibitor Showcase October 17-20, 2019 15 Contact Hours•1.5CEUs Available Grapevine, TX Dear Colleagues,

Electrolysis education does not end when you finish your training; it is just beginning. We work all year long to develop a convention speaker line-up that EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE will provide you with the tools and resources to take President your practice to the next level. Please check out the Pearl G. Warner, CPE CORAL C. GOSNELL, CPE 708-293-1400 brochure schedule with the well-respected Dr. Ricardo [email protected] Azziz opening as our keynote speaker. We also have wonderful exhibitors, AEA MEMORIAL MEMBERSHIP 1st Vice President new product introductions, and a welcome cocktail party to meet and mingle. Registered convention attendees will Mary Kaye Johnson, CPE receive one ticket for the drawing to win: 859-219-9523 We are a focused association... here to serve our industry... by providing [email protected] the highest quality content and networking opportunities. For our current 2nd Vice President members, prospective members, vendors, and clients, please be assured Julia Hamilton, CPE ONE FREE 831-426.3540 that our intention is to stay focused and current. AEA MEMBERSHIP [email protected] 3rd Vice President We are looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming convention in Texas. FOR 2020 Randa Thurman, CPE 831-643-2215 [email protected] Drawing will be held at the annual meeting, Pearl G. Warner, CPE approximately 10:30 AM on October 17. Recording Secretary AEA President Elizabeth Spagnolo, CPE Winner must be present at the meeting. 443-330-2120 [email protected]

Treasurer EXHIBITOR BINGO CONTEST Deborah Cassin, CPE WIN $25 TOWARDS ANY AEA STORE PURCHASE 978-250-9449 [email protected] Bring your BINGO card to each exhibitor. Introduce yourself and get a sticker for the card. Once you have all the exhibitor stickers, drop Council on Education the card into the box provided at the AEA Ways and Means booth. Mary Kaye Johnson, CPE Please avoid asking for stickers while the exhibitor is busy with another 859-219-9523 COCKTAIL electrologist. There will be time to meet each exhibitor. [email protected]

IBEC DRAWINGS @ THE ANNUAL MEETING Patsy Kirby, CPE Attend the annual meeting. Hear what’s happening! Learn what the [email protected] Thursday, October 17th • 6:00 PM exhibitors have to offer. Special drawings will be held at this time. Office of Continuing Ed. Celebrate your arrival at the annual convention and reconnect with GENERAL DRAWINGS Vickie C. Widmyer, CPE Win prizes donated by our generous exhibitors. 509-961-0435 your friends and colleagues at the AEA’s Cocktail Reception. This free* [email protected] event is included with your convention registration, and is the perfect Director of Events way to unwind after the first day of lectures. Donna Crump, CPE * Guests attending must purchase a Guest Cocktail Ticket [email protected] HOTEL INFORMATION

Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center 1501 Gaylord Trail Grapevine, TX 76051

RESERVATIONS DETAILS Online booking is available via Room rate is $169 plus resort fee & electrology.com/hotel. Booking online tax/night from October 17th–20th based saves time and ensures that you receive on availability. Parking is $15/night or the negotiated convention rate. $24/night by valet. Reservations by phone can be made by Cancellations must be made 72 hrs. in calling 877-491-5138. Be sure to mention: advance of your scheduled arrival. “American Electrology Association Meeting” when calling the hotel. Interested in sharing a room? Please email Yvette Beccera, CPE, at Cutoff date for reservations [email protected] 12:00 AM (CDT) September 19, 2019 No shuttle service to/from hotel. The Check-in time: 3:00 PM hotel is located 6 miles from the Dallas Check-out time: 12:00 PM airport (DFW).

Area Attractions (On Your Own) Texas Star Dinner Theater Nash Farm 816 S. Main St • 817-310-5588 626 Ball St • 817-410-3185 The Escape Game (Escape Room) Grapevine Aquarium 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy • 214-692-2180 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy • 469-444-3050 Grapevine Vintage Railroad Bingham Family Vineyards 705 S. Main St • 817-410-3185 620 S. Main St • 682-651-8668

1 CONVENTION SCHEDULE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ...... Exhibitor Showcase Open 8:00 AM – 9:30 PM ...... Convention Registration/Check-In 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ...... Annual Meeting Introduction of Exhibitors, Coral C. Gosnell Membership Drawing 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ...... Lunch (On Your Own) 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ...... Hirsutism, PCOS, and the Electrologist (0.2 CEUs) Keynote Speaker: Ricardo Azziz, MD, MPH, MBA 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM ...... Gender Affirmation Surgery & Hair Removal (0.2 CEUs) Ashley DeLeon, MD 6:00 PM ...... Welcome Cocktail Party

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM ...... Exhibitor Showcase Open 8:45 AM (Sharp) ...... Gold Probe Award presented by Sara Paisner, Synoptic-Ballet Products 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ...... From Birth to Death of Your Business (0.2 CEUs) Karen Schroeder, ESQ 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ...... Visit Exhibitor Showcase 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ...... Lunch provided by AEA (Meal Ticket Required) 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM ...... Why Being A Great Electrologist is Not Enough (0.2 CEUs) Gill Morris, FRSA, MCIM 3:45 PM – 6:00 PM ...... Visit Exhibitor Showcase (Snacks Provided)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM ...... Exhibitor Showcase Open 8:50 AM ...... Announcements 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ...... Is Electrolysis Permanent? (0.1 CEU) Jean Ogren, CPE 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ...... The Skin is Talking–Are You Listening?: (0.2 CEUs) Strategies for Successfully Treating the Melanin-Rich Client Stacey Elder, CPE

2 2019 AEA Annual Convention SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 (CONT.) 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ...... Lunch provided by AEA (Meal Ticket Required) 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM ...... Visit Exhibitor Showcase / Raffle at 2 PM 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM ...... Documentation = Public Standards (0.1 CEU) Jean Ogren, CPE 3:15 PM ...... Raffle Drawing in Exhibitor Showcase

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 7:30 AM – 8:45 PM ...... Buffet Breakfast (Meal Ticket Required) 8:00 AM ...... Exhibitor Showcase Open 8:50 AM ...... Announcements 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ...... Electrolysis and Aseptic Technique: (0.2 CEUs) The Importance of Sterility Cindy Mask, CST, FAST, AA, BAAS 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM ...... Marketing to Millenials (0.1 CEU) Erika Frankel, AEA Webmaster 12:15 PM ...... Closing Remarks & General Raffle GROUP PHOTO SCHEDULE

THURSDAY FRIDAY 10:00 AM ...... Washington State 11:00 AM ...... Colorado 11:30 AM ...... Unaffiliated States 11:15 AM ...... Connecticut Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, 11:30 AM ...... Texas Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, 11:45 AM ...... South Carolina Louisianna, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, 12:00 PM ...... Maryland Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New 12:15 PM ...... Massachusetts Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, 4:00 PM ...... New Jersey Wisconsin, Wyoming, and International 4:15 PM ...... California 1:00 PM ...... All Exhibitors 4:30 PM ...... New York 5:15 PM ...... Oregon 5:30 PM ...... Pennsylvania SATURDAY 10:15 AM ...... New Hampshire 1:30 PM ...... Illinois 1:45 PM ...... North Carolina 2:15 PM ...... Rhode Island 4:00 PM ...... Georgia & Vermont

KEYNOTE SPEAKER RICARDO AZZIZ, MD, MPH, MBA THURSDAY, 1:00 PM` HIRSUTISM, PCOS, AND THE ELECTROLOGIST Dr. Azziz is an internationally recognized physician, scientist, and executive who currently serves as Chief Officer, Academic Health & Hospital Affairs, at the State University of New York (SUNY), the largest university system in the nation. His biomedical research focuses on the study of reproductive endocrinology and androgen excess disorders. We are so please to have Dr. Azziz return to speak at our convention.

ASHLEY DeLEON, MD THURSDAY, 3:15 PM` GENDER AFFIRMATION SURGERY AND HAIR REMOVAL Dr. DeLeon attended medical school at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine. Dr. DeLeon is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor for the medical students and a Clinical Assistant Professor for surgery residents at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. Dr. DeLeon is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and a member of the American College of Surgeons, Texas Medical Association, and the Travis County Medical Society. Dr. DeLeon takes a special interest in gender reassignment surgery.

KAREN SCHROEDER, ESQ. FRIDAY, 9:00 AM` FROM BIRTH TO DEATH OF YOUR BUSINESS Ms. Schroeder is a native Texan raised in Arlington. She has an undergraduate degree in finance, and is licensed to practice law in Texas, and the US District Court, Northern District of Texas. Karen opened her solo law practice in Mansfield in 2009 with a focus on Estate Planning/Trusts/Probate, Transactional Business and Real Estate issues. She is an accomplished attorney who cares deeply about the rights of people, property and the environment; she brings together homegrown charm and extensive legal experience.

4 2019 AEA Annual Convention GILL MORRIS, FRSA, MCIM FRIDAY, 1:45 PM` WHY YOU NEED TO WORK ON YOUR BUSINESS NOT JUST IN IT Ms. Morris will present a whistle stop tour covering the important issues that you need to consider to have and maintain a successful electrolysis practice, as Gill says “being a great electrologist is no guarantee of business success.” She is director of Commercial Development for Sterex, a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, a Chartered Marketer, a business coach, an author of 3 electrolysis textbooks, chair of the National Advisory Committee for the largest training organization in the UK.

JEAN OGREN, CPE SATURDAY, 9:00 AM & 2:15 PM` IS ELECTROLYSIS PERMANENT? & DOCUMENTATION = PUBLIC STANDARDS Jean will present two 1 hour lectures. The first will be Is Electrolysis Permanent? and the other Documentation = Public Standards. Jean is one of the first Board Certified Electrologists. She has 45 years of experience and retired in 2004. She is an Honorary Life Member of AEA and her state association. She held several offices in her state association including 3 times as President. She also designed a Protocol for AEA to submit to the FDA to prove electrolysis permanent and served as Chairman of their Equipment and Devices Committee for several years. She has done item writing for her state test and served as an Expert Witness for her state and for a private attorney. She has been a member of AEA since 1976.

STACEY ELDER, CPE SATURDAY, 10:30 AM` THE SKIN IS TALKING – ARE YOU LISTENING?: STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFULLY TREATING THE MELANIN-RICH CLIENT Stacey is the owner of the Epilation Clinic, LC, a successful electrolysis and skin care clinic in Baltimore City and an internationally recognized authority on electrolysis for skin of color. She is the full package – positive energy; business savvy; spiritual connectedness; and has an intense passion for helping people feel empowered and beautiful in mind, body, and spirit. She is an electrologist, a professor, a skin-care professional, an author, a community volunteer, a motivational speaker, a lecturer, a mother, a daughter, and a widow. She is a holistic healer who helps clients realize that change for the better is not only possible but fun.

Register online at electrology.com/register 5 CINDY MASK, CST, FAST, AA, BAAS SUNDAY, 9:00 AM` ELECTROLYSIS AND ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE: THE IMPORTANCE OF STERILITY Based out of Fort Worth, TX, Cindy has 37 years of experience as a certified surgical technologist, She will present the importance of sterility and review safety factors that will ensure best practices and outcomes for the electrolysis patient.

ERIKA FRANKEL, AEA WEBMASTER SUNDAY, 11:15 AM MARKETING TO MILLENIALS Erika Frankel is the public face of Hammer Data Systems, the company serving as AEA’s technical and marketing consultants. She is an accomplished developer with over 20 years of experience in a wide variety of languages, platforms, and products. She and her team have been an invaluable source of information, resources and tools for AEA and its Members since 2006. AEA CONVENTION MOBILE ACCESS app. .com The convention information you need now travels with you on your mobile device.

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EARLY BIRD PRICING STANDARD PRICING Register on or before August 15 August 16–September 19 Add $100 to pricing after 9/19/2019 ____ AEA Members ...... $435 ____ AEA Members ...... $485 ____ Non-Members...... $545 ____ Non-Members...... $595 ____ Students* ...... $360 ____ Students* ...... $410 ____ Daily Rate ...... $310 ____ Daily Rate ...... $325 ____ Guest Rate ...... $300 ____ Guest Rate ...... $300 ____ Guest Cocktail Ticket ....$50 ____ Guest Cocktail Ticket ....$50 * Must be a student at time of convention. Total Due: $______Total Enclosed: $______Make checks payable to American Electrology Association No refunds will be issued after October 1, 2019

Complete the form above & mail with your payment to: Nelida Papadimitriou, CPE 8 Doxey Dr, Glen Cove, NY 11542-3534 917-656-1785 • [email protected] (Subject Line: Convention) Highlights from the Past

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Register Today for the Annual Convention! electrology.com/register Annual Convention & Exhibitor Showcase October 17-20, 2019 15 Contact Hours•1.5CEUs Available Grapevine, TX