Jillisa Jeffery is a Developer Advocate at HashiCorp with a focus on Security where she's able to educate the developer and open source community by speaking about her personal experiences and educating the communities about best practices. Jillisa has a passion for problem solving, Data Engineering, Security, Open Source Software, AI, and Quantum Computing. Prior to joining HashiCorp, Jillisa was a Big Data Engineer where she was able to use her skills to help resolve tough client problems, give back to communities in need of technology, mentor, and coach technical bootcamps. Before Jillisa's time in tech she was a historian whose studies were about sugarcane plantations in Louisiana and the Caribbean Islands. In her free time, Jillisa is a mom of 4, loves to cook Louisiana cuisine, build side projects, and give back to her community by offering her skills for free to individuals in K-12, University, and beyond. Jillisa also enjoys volunteering for Black Girls Code and various technical events around Louisiana.

Jillisa Jeffery is a Developer Advocate at HashiCorp with a focus on Security where she's able to educate the developer and open source community by speaking about her personal experiences and educating the communities about best practices. Jillisa ... Show more

Gloria is a physics student At Universidad del Atlántico and student at MIT IDSS' Data Science and Machine Learning: Making Data-Driven Decisions Program, working in her research project in the field of applied physics. She has a passion for climate data, oceanography, quantum computing, research and technology in general. She loves coffee, diving and cats.

Gloria is a physics student At Universidad del Atlántico and student at MIT IDSS' Data Science and Machine Learning: Making Data-Driven Decisions Program, working in her research project in the field of applied physics. She has a passion for climate ... Show more

Patrick holds M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees (Dipl. Phys.) in Physics from the Technical University of Munich (Germany) and obtained his Ph.D. (Dr. phil. nat.) in high-energy nuclear physics from the Goethe-University in Frankfurt based on his work as a member of the large international STAR collaboration at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Since 2014, he's been a core member of the Materials Project (https://materialsproject.org) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and is now the Senior Computer Systems Engineer on the project in charge of its Cloud & Scientific Data Architecture.

Patrick holds M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees (Dipl. Phys.) in Physics from the Technical University of Munich (Germany) and obtained his Ph.D. (Dr. phil. nat.) in high-energy nuclear physics from the Goethe-University in Frankfurt based on his work as a mem... Show more

Doron is SparkBeyond’s BE TL, responsible for a significant part of the company’s QA methodology. He often combines his data science skills with his knowledge of mathematics and general problem solving abilities. Prior to this role, Doron served as Head of QA and as an Automation Engineer at Sparkbeyond.

Doron is SparkBeyond’s BE TL, responsible for a significant part of the company’s QA methodology. He often combines his data science skills with his knowledge of mathematics and general problem solving abilities. Prior to this role, Doron served as H... Show more

Tony got his undergrad and masters from MIT, where he spent too much time learning an ancient language called Verilog. He briefly did a startup writing assembly to speed up machine learning inference. After realizing most of his prospective customers spend more time loading data from a database than actually doing ML, he shifted his focus to pursue a PhD working on big data processing technologies at Stanford University.

Tony got his undergrad and masters from MIT, where he spent too much time learning an ancient language called Verilog. He briefly did a startup writing assembly to speed up machine learning inference. After realizing most of his prospective customers... Show more

I am a young passionate humanist from Ghana whose aim is to see people smile and live good. I hold a degree in BSC Information Technology. I am a fullstack developer working on my own startup (Dedolph Technologies).
I have a coding club where I mentor beginners and offer help to other programmers especially students.
I also have an ambition to help create a world where hunger will be a thing of the past. I have started a project on this named Food For All Foundation where together with other colleagues we go around giving food to those in need.

I am a young passionate humanist from Ghana whose aim is to see people smile and live good. I hold a degree in BSC Information Technology. I am a fullstack developer working on my own startup (Dedolph Technologies). I have a coding club where I men... Show more

Robin Wimbiscus is the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Professional Performance Award by the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders. She was the art teacher and chairwoman for two therapeutic boarding schools in Vermont: Recently she worked under the Pre-K expansion grant delivering social/ emotional and trauma-informed practices to early educators and is currently the Assistant Director for a therapeutic high school. Robin continues to offer her professional development training to organizations such as New England Head Start, Northeast Family Institute, Kingdom East Supervisory Union, Glastonbury Supervisory Union, Northeast Kingdom Human Services, Habitat for Humanities, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children, Blue Cross Blue Shield of VT, National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, and many more. She is also a featured Presenter at the Edgar Casey, Association of Research and Enlightenment in Virginia.

Robin Wimbiscus is the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Professional Performance Award by the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders. She was the art teacher and chairwoman for two therapeutic boarding schools in Vermont: Recently she worked... Show more

Lauren Neal is an award-winning chartered engineer and chartered project professional in the energy industry. Having spent over 17 years working with men and women offshore, onshore and onsite on multimillion-dollar projects across the globe, she is a sought-after speaker and writer championing gender equity within STEM.

WeAreTheCity Rising Stars (Energy & Utilities) winner
WeAreTechWomen TechWomen100 winner
Diverse In’s ‘130 Women Who Break the Bias List’

Lauren Neal is an award-winning chartered engineer and chartered project professional in the energy industry. Having spent over 17 years working with men and women offshore, onshore and onsite on multimillion-dollar projects across the globe, she is ... Show more

Dina has been working in the raw materials research funding for over 13 years. She’s a Senior Science Officer at the Department of International Relations of the Portuguese national Funding Agency for science, research and technology (FCT) since 2009.
Dina is currently responsible for the coordination of two EU projects of Horizon 2020, ERA-MIN2 since 2016 and ERA-MIN3 since 2020. Moreover, she leads the Joint Call Secretariat, supporting the design and evaluation of joint transnational calls.
Dina holds a PhD and has worked as a researcher for 14 years and as professor for 4 years before joining FCT.

Dina has been working in the raw materials research funding for over 13 years. She’s a Senior Science Officer at the Department of International Relations of the Portuguese national Funding Agency for science, research and technology (FCT) since 2009... Show more

JANET LYNN CARLSON
Macalester College
1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
jcarlso9@macalester.edu
Education:
1978 Stanford University. Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry.
1974 Hamline University. St. Paul, MN. B.A. with Highest Honor and with Distinction in Chemistry.
Positions Held:
2005-07 Associate Professor, Social Justice Program, Hamline University
2002-05 Associate Professor of Chemistry, Hamline University
2002- Professor Emerita, Macalester College
2001-02 Visiting Associate Professor, Hamline University
2001-02 Visiting Professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
1997-02 Director, Comparative North American Studies Program (CNAS), Macalester College
1995-99 Faculty Liaison for Multicultural Studies, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Macalester College
1987-02 Associate Professor of Chemistry, Macalester College
1985-87 Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Chemis¬try, University of Minnesota
1978-87 Assistant Professor in Chemistry, Macalester College
Selected Recent Service:
2020- Convener, Social Justice Committee, Twin Cittes Japanese American Citizens Leagu
2020- Convener, Tsuru for Solidarity MN
2020- Member, Education and Advocacy Committee, Tsuru for Solidarity
2019-20 Organizer, Rally in D.C. on the Mall
2002-05Member, Lido Group (Hamline University Faculty Diversity Initiative)
2001-09 Faculty Affiliate, Asian American Studies Initiative, University of MN
2000-01 Scholar in Residence, Asian American Studies Initiative, University of MN
1995-01 African American Studies Steering Committee
1995-6 Chair, Search Committee for the Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs

Selected Publications:
William R. Bartlett, Javier Read de Alaniz, Janet L. Carlson,, Maria P. Dillona, et al.,Stereocontrolled Synthesis of (±)-Grandisol, ynthesisv54 n14 (20220719): 3209-3214,
J.L. Carlson, “Moving the Edge: The South Africans Who are Chinese,” in After Apartheid: South Africa in the New Century, Macalester International, vol. 9, A.I. Samatar, ed., Macalester College, 2000.
J.L. Carlson, F.K. Gleason, A. Mall, "Structure of Hydroxycyanobacterin, a New Algaecide from the Blue Green Alga Scytonema hofmanni," in preparation.
F.K. Gleason, W.J. Thoma, J.L. Carlson, "Cyanobacterin and Analogs: Structure and Activity Relationships of a Natural Herbicide," Proceedings of the Seventh International Photo¬syn¬thesis Congress, Martinus Nijhoff, Dordrect, The Nether¬lands, 1987.
Other Service
2020- Member, Education and Advocacy Committee, Tsuru for Solidarity
2020- Convener, Tsuru for Solidarity Twin Cities
2020- Convener, Social Justice Committee, Twin Cities Chapter Japanese American Citizens League (TCJACL)
2019-2020 Rally in D.C. Organizing Committee, Tsuru for Solidarity
2018-2019 Board, TCJACL
2017-2019 Treasurer, TCJACL
2016-18 Co-Chair, Education Committee, TCJACL
2015-17 Treasurer’s Assistant, TCJACL
2014-18 Treasurer, Education Committee, TCJACL
2010-18 Education Committee, TCJACL
2006-07 MN Chapter of the Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund, Co-Chair

Teaching
Chemistry: Organic Chemistry I,II; Research Methods in Organic Chemistry; Instrumental Analysis; Advanced Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, General Chemistry
CNAS/Social Justice: Living on the Edge: The Asian American Experience

Professional Activities
American Chemical Society
Association for Asian American Studies
Asian and Asian American Women’s Leadership Network (convener)

Honors
Phi Beta Kappa
Medalist, American Institute of Chemists
Rookie of the Year, Macalester College award from sttudents

JANET LYNN CARLSON Macalester College 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105 jcarlso9@macalester.edu Education: 1978 Stanford University. Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. 1974 Hamline University. St. Paul, MN. B.A. with Highest Honor and with Distinc... Show more

Creator/ Singer of September Mourning, Writer Image/ Top Cow Comics

Emily Lazar is a multi-disciplinary artist fronting the rock/metal transmedia project, September Mourning, who made history as the first female metal/ hard rock musician to mint and sell an NFT. As of now, she has close to 800 collectors across 5 platforms. She is the first Metal musician ever to mint and sell out a project on Soundxyz, Gala music, Opensea, Zora and Foundation. She has spoken about her accomplishments in Web 3 at Harvard (2x), NFT.NYC, Art Basel and ETH Denver Conferences.

Her transmedia project, September Mourning is based on a comic book series she wrote and published through Image/Top Cow Comics with her business partner Marc Silvestri.

Emily Plays the title character and designed the world she and her band bring to life on stage, including costumes, choreography, sets, etc. She has toured & opened festivals for Rob Zombie, Slipknot and others in Europe and the United States.

Creator/ Singer of September Mourning, Writer Image/ Top Cow Comics Emily Lazar is a multi-disciplinary artist fronting the rock/metal transmedia project, September Mourning, who made history as the first female metal/ hard rock musician to mint a... Show more

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Dirk Burdinski ist Professor für Materials Science an der TH Köln, forschte am MIT (USA, 2 Jahre) und bei Philips Research (Niederlande, 9 Jahre). Er lehrt seit 10 Jahren im Bereich Chemie, ist Multiplikator für kompetenzorientiertes Prüfen und begeistert sich für die Entwicklung und Umsetzung neuer Lehr- und Prüfungskonzepte in den Naturwissenschaften. Er erhielt zwei digiFellowships des Stifterverbandes (2016/2019), den Lehrpreis der TH Köln (2017) und den Ars Legendi Fakultätenpreis Chemie (2020).

Dirk Burdinski ist Professor für Materials Science an der TH Köln, forschte am MIT (USA, 2 Jahre) und bei Philips Research (Niederlande, 9 Jahre). Er lehrt seit 10 Jahren im Bereich Chemie, ist Multiplikator für kompetenzorientiertes Prüfen und begei... Show more

Dr Joana Grah is a scientific associate at HeiCAD and responsible for continuing education programmes for all departments on the subjects of AI and data science as well as science communication. After studying mathematics at the University of Münster in Germany, she did her PhD on mathematical imaging tools in cancer research at the University of Cambridge, UK, and worked as a post-doc at The Alan Turing Institute in London, UK, and at the Graz University of Technology in Austria. She conducted research in the field of imaging and machine learning and also worked as a scientific consultant for digitalisation and AI for the Kunsthaus Graz.

Dr Joana Grah is a scientific associate at HeiCAD and responsible for continuing education programmes for all departments on the subjects of AI and data science as well as science communication. After studying mathematics at the University of Münster... Show more

Experienced researcher, worked at the domain of computational models in material sciences and health informatics and enterprises. Volunteering at “Meirim” NPO and "BAOT" community to initiate and study data research in urban planning. And also lecturing in Academia

Experienced researcher, worked at the domain of computational models in material sciences and health informatics and enterprises. Volunteering at “Meirim” NPO and "BAOT" community to initiate and study data research in urban planning. And also lectur... Show more

CJ Knapp is a Cloud Solutions Director at 3Cloud where he focuses on Data and Analytics. Focusing on healthcare analytics, he has spent the last 16 years help hundreds of providers, payors, medical researchers, and other healthcare organizations transform the way they do business with data.

CJ is a constant travel, polyglot, and culture consumer. When he isn't looking into new data topics, he is spending time with his wife and daughter, doing DIY projects, researching speakers for way too long, and editing a new book called "Genomics in Azure" from Manning by Colby T. Ford, Ph. D.

CJ Knapp is a Cloud Solutions Director at 3Cloud where he focuses on Data and Analytics. Focusing on healthcare analytics, he has spent the last 16 years help hundreds of providers, payors, medical researchers, and other healthcare organizations tran... Show more

Customer Centric Full Stack Software Engineer, agile delivery of cloud native full stack solutions for the UK Government. Responsible for scaling systems and shipping secure and reliable applications.

Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Carer & Disabilities Champion

Customer Centric Full Stack Software Engineer, agile delivery of cloud native full stack solutions for the UK Government. Responsible for scaling systems and shipping secure and reliable applications. Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chem... Show more

Saud Hashmi is a 21 year old entrepreneur, engineer, polymath and educator, whose striving to educate humanity "about humanity" with the help of technology and open discussions and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs to take up careers in science and technology. He is the co-founder and CTO at Stemble, building the next big thing in intellectual social spaces. He is a huge Marvel fanatic, prefers Batman over Ironman, binge watches The Office time-to-time and loves to write about and talk to people about anything that concerns the human race.

Saud Hashmi is a 21 year old entrepreneur, engineer, polymath and educator, whose striving to educate humanity "about humanity" with the help of technology and open discussions and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs to take up careers in sc... Show more

Cyrena is a captivating, entertaining speaker that has presented to thousands of kids and adults across New England. Cyrena is a STEM advocate, wife, and mother. She wrote and illustrated a children’s book about the weather called, “The Weather Story”. Cyrena is Mrs. New Hampshire 2022, was the 2019 TechProfessional of the Year, and the Union Leader's 40 Under 40.

Cyrena's professional accomplishments begin back in 2006 when she received a NASA certificate of appreciation for her efforts towards aviation safety while employed at a NASA contractor, AirDat. She then installed weather stations on the remote Alaska tundra for 6 years with McVehil-Monnett Associates, then came to New Hampshire as the Director of Summit Operations for the non-profit Mount Washington Observatory and was an NH1 News TV Meteorologist.

Since then, Cyrena climbed the ranks at Athenium Analytics to Vice President of Customer Success, and is now the Chief Sales Officer for reThought Insurance. She has done all this while volunteering at STEM events giving presentations and keynote speeches across New England, letting kids know how she went from failing math in grade school, to obtaining a meteorology and math degree.

Cyrena is a captivating, entertaining speaker that has presented to thousands of kids and adults across New England. Cyrena is a STEM advocate, wife, and mother. She wrote and illustrated a children’s book about the weather called, “The Weather Story... Show more

Business Consultant & Senior leader with 20+ years of experience in management, technology and large-scale transformation for global Fortune 100 corporations. I have set up and led Innovation Centre in a product company. I have delivered new products/product feature, in up-coming technologies, leading numerous technical teams to success. I have contributed significantly and regularly in the organization’s Technology and Product Road Map. I have designed and executed organization wide initiatives in the area of Engineering Culture, New Technology Transformation, Capability Enhancement, and Change Management.

CEO - Strategyk Consilium (A business Consulting Firm).
Head Innovation: LG Electronics R&D Bangalore (2009-2018).
Author: The Innovator’s Code.
Mentor of Change: AIC
Innovation Management - IIM Calcutta
Technology Entrepreneurship - Harvard University
Visiting Faculty: NIFT
Relevant Experience:
- Innovation Hub
- New Product Development
- Creativity Culture
- Design Thinking Practitioner
- Psychometric Analysis & Assessment
- Organizational Behaviour
- Mentor to Entrepreneur
- Leadership Training

Business Consultant & Senior leader with 20+ years of experience in management, technology and large-scale transformation for global Fortune 100 corporations. I have set up and led Innovation Centre in a product company. I have delivered new products... Show more

I am a software engineer with a scientific background. I have worked for different software industries and research and development departments.
My experience in various scientific areas allows me to work closely to scientists and ensure that the requirements are translated into software that match their needs.

I am a software engineer with a scientific background. I have worked for different software industries and research and development departments. My experience in various scientific areas allows me to work closely to scientists and ensure that the re... Show more

Ross is a Sr. Director of Product Management at Kong Inc, leading the Kong Konnect and Kong Mesh product families. Ross has spent the last decade specializing in business-aligned open source, cloud native technologies, and developer experiences. Prior to his current role, Ross led technical product strategy for Kubernetes at VMware Tanzu via the Heptio.com acquisition. Outside of work, Ross loves mentoring future product leaders, exploring the pacific northwest, and playing soccer with his kids.

Ross is a Sr. Director of Product Management at Kong Inc, leading the Kong Konnect and Kong Mesh product families. Ross has spent the last decade specializing in business-aligned open source, cloud native technologies, and developer experiences. Prio... Show more

Kyle Biehl is a Molecular Biology graduate who pioneered a bioinformatic project utilizing R Programming to create a graphical presentation of data. Kyle Biehl considers this a landmark achievement that he would like to replicate in future projects. He is looking for a doctoral program to advance his career in Molecular Biology.

Kyle Biehl is a Molecular Biology graduate who pioneered a bioinformatic project utilizing R Programming to create a graphical presentation of data. Kyle Biehl considers this a landmark achievement that he would like to replicate in future projects. ... Show more

After graduating with honors from the Physics Department at Moscow State University in 2000, Vladimir Baulin did his doctorate studies in at Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA-Grenoble). He has obtained a PhD degree in physics from Université Grenoble-Alpes, France in 2003. In 2004-2006 he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Institut Charles Sadron, Strasbourg, France. Since 2008 Vladimir Baulin leads a group of Soft mater theory at the University Rovira i Virgili (URV), Tarragona, Spain. His group develops several theoretical models and methods in computer simulations which are highly efficient on graphical cards, GPUs, which is also combined with machine learning methods. From 2021 he is a co-founder of DeepSea Numerical dedicated to analytics of the biodiversity in the sea.

After graduating with honors from the Physics Department at Moscow State University in 2000, Vladimir Baulin did his doctorate studies in at Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA-Grenoble). He has obtained a PhD degree in physics from Université Gr... Show more

Keao Yang is a developer at PingCAP and a maintainer of Chaos Mesh, a cloud native chaos engineering platform for Kubernetes. He also helps the database developers and QA team to promote the stability of TiDB, which is a distributed database developed by PingCAP.

Keao Yang is a developer at PingCAP and a maintainer of Chaos Mesh, a cloud native chaos engineering platform for Kubernetes. He also helps the database developers and QA team to promote the stability of TiDB, which is a distributed database develope... Show more

Ayant commencé, il y a 10 ans comme .Net dévelopuer, passioné par l'informatique depuis mon plus jeune age, je me rend compte que l'organisation et la méthodologie est aussi importante que la technologie. C'est pourquoi dès le début de ma carrière, j'ai eu un felling avec Scrum et les valeurs de l'agilité. Mon objectif maintenant est de transmettre cela!

Ayant commencé, il y a 10 ans comme .Net dévelopuer, passioné par l'informatique depuis mon plus jeune age, je me rend compte que l'organisation et la méthodologie est aussi importante que la technologie. C'est pourquoi dès le début de ma carrière, j... Show more

Born in Malaysia and raised in Canada, Brian Li Han Wong is an entrepreneur, public health advocate & practitioner, and multidisciplinary researcher interested in ageing and life course, digital health, global health governance, immunisation/vaccination policy, and youth engagement. He currently sits on the Steering Committees for the EUPHA Digital Health Section and the new WHO Youth Council, is part of ASPHER’s COVID-19 Task Force, and chairs the Board of Trustees for UK Model WHO.

Brian works as Youth Officer for The Lancet & Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures 2030: Growing up in a digital world and is also currently undertaking a social innovation fellowship with Year Here.

Brian has previously acted as surveillance epidemiologist for Public Health England’s Immunisation and Countermeasures Division as well as Programme Manager of the “Outbreak!” strand of UCL’s annual Global Citizenship Programme. His long-standing passion for meaningful youth engagement through innovation, capacity building, and experiential learning activities has led him to found LonWHO, the world’s largest Model WHO simulation, and UK Model WHO, the first unified structure for Model WHO simulations in the UK which provides global health policy, advocacy, and diplomacy training for students and young professionals. He has written and delivered policy statements at high-level meetings, such as the World Health Assembly and the WHO’s Executive Board Meeting, as part of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) delegation.

Brian is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health and the Royal Society of Arts. Since concluding his doctoral studies at University College London, he went on to pursue an Executive Diploma in the Art of Diplomacy from the European Academy of Diplomacy, the Global Clinical Scholars Research Training program with Harvard Medical School, and infodemic manager training from WHO. He holds a Master’s degree in epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and an Honours Bachelor's degree in biomedical science with a minor in music from the University of Ottawa.

Born in Malaysia and raised in Canada, Brian Li Han Wong is an entrepreneur, public health advocate & practitioner, and multidisciplinary researcher interested in ageing and life course, digital health, global health governance, immunisation/vaccinat... Show more

Hi, my name is Joshua Woods. I'm originally from a small, rural Tennessee community. Growing up in this environment, I witnessed a variety of inequities in health and health outcomes that drove me first to pursue medical anthropology and then public health. Currently, I focus on qualitative research concerned with chronic diseases. I'm a graduating senior from Vanderbilt University and an incoming MPH health policy-track student at the university's School of Medicine.

Hi, my name is Joshua Woods. I'm originally from a small, rural Tennessee community. Growing up in this environment, I witnessed a variety of inequities in health and health outcomes that drove me first to pursue medical anthropology and then public ... Show more

Maciej is a Senior Data Scientist, CI/CD best practices evangelist, and a trainer. Currently creating a Cloud-based analytical platform at SGPR.TECH to bring subsurface analysis into the digital age. He is passionate about Big Data building blocks, Spark lover, and Machine Learning enthusiast. His primary interest is to answer a question: how can we augment humankind and industries with Deep Learning and AI?

Maciej is a Senior Data Scientist, CI/CD best practices evangelist, and a trainer. Currently creating a Cloud-based analytical platform at SGPR.TECH to bring subsurface analysis into the digital age. He is passionate about Big Data building blocks, S... Show more

Micheline Barber is the proud owner of M Salon 1. She started her journey in the beauty industry over twenty years ago by attending Dudley’s Cosmetology University in Greensboro, NC. To perfect her craft she continued her education at KARG, Vidal Sassoon, and numerous educational workshops throughout the United States. As the Master Stylist and Creative Director of M Salon 1 and Mpulse Summit CEO, she keeps her guest and stylists current with the latest colors, techniques and hairstyles. She maintains her network and achieves trendsetter status with educational workshops and trade shows for the designer community. As senior beauty coordinator with MPACT BEAUTY , Micheline trains licensed cosmetologists and salons about the latest cutting and coloring techniques in the Southeastern U.S. area as well as internationally in Brazil and Martinique.  Micheline also imparts the qualities of perseverance, humility, quality service and a strong work ethic to her team; which she is building through apprenticeship.

Micheline has been featured in local and national news publications such as, Black Hair Sophisticate and Modern Salon and well as Universal Salon Magazine. The M Salon 1 has received the Steve Harvey “Hoodie Award” for Best Beauty Salon for three consecutive years and have been featured on “Split Ends”, a Bravo’s reality TV series.

Micheline has been able to balance a rewarding beauty career with raising two children, instilling the value of hard work and resiliency into them. Mikiya Barber and Mikayla Barber are graduates of University of Florida and Florida State University who are serving their country in the US Army and US Air Force.

Micheline’s dedication and determination are not limited to M Salon 1 and motherhood as she extends her time, service, and commitment to empower others in the community. She performs outreach with organizations such as Alpha House (Teen Pregnancy) and Metropolitan Ministries (Homelessness).  She motivates the younger generation by speaking at local high schools about cosmetology, encouraging the students to seek knowledge and inspiration in the beauty industry. Micheline stands firmly behind her personal and professional motto: “The seed you plant is always the one that will grow. “Plant it, love it, water it, and watch it grow.”Anyone seeking an example of lifelong learning, selfless service, infinite ambition, and unlimited creativity can look to Micheline Barber as an example.

Micheline Barber is the proud owner of M Salon 1. She started her journey in the beauty industry over twenty years ago by attending Dudley’s Cosmetology University in Greensboro, NC. To perfect her craft she continued her education at KARG, Vidal Sas... Show more