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Ladosha Wright
Educator, Author and Speaker Policy Advocate
Paula McCoy
Community Developer & Retail Entrepreneur
Ladosha Wright
Ladosha Wright
Educator, Author and Speaker Policy Advocate Ladosha Wright is a salon owner and cosmetologist specializing in trichology - the science of scalp and hair. She uses this science to empower people who have had experiences with hair shaming, hair discrimination and frustration with their textured hair to understand it and care for it.
Educator, Author and Speaker Policy Advocate
Wright’s unique approach to cosmetology is undoubtedly enhanced by her 14 years of experience as an outreach worker and her recent works as a self-published author of two self-published books; Curly Hair Adventures and What They Don’t Tell You at the Hair Salon. She aims to provide education and training to those frustrated with textured hair. Her expertise in hair color application and education was influenced by her time working with the legendary and pioneering hairstylist, Ms. Olive Benson. Currently, she is a leading Framesi certified master colorist. She is sought after for her meticulous color application, corrective formulas and intricate foil placement. She brings her expertise to “textured” hair individuals around the world. Teaching them “what they don’t tell you at the hair salon” about home hair care. She is a regular on local television and radio. She has also been featured in local newspapers and magazines. She has provided hairstyling and makeup services on local television sets, local theaters and worked collaboratively with filmmakers, photographers, colleges and universities fashion programs. In 2019, she partnered with Fatou Saine Gaye, founder of the Gaye Njorro Skills Academy in Banjul, Gambia (Western Africa) to write the country’s first cosmetology curriculum. The curriculum is also used in Senegal. Wright has her own line of hair care products and has developed a hairstyling system that caters to all hair textures. In her spare time, she donates her time between libraries here and her library, The Wright
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Library, in Banjul, Gambia in partnership with the Cleveland Public Library promoting literacy and business development to the cosmetology students attending the Gaye Njorro Skills Academy. She is also a member of the Beauty and Barber Empowerment Center (bbec.wildapricot.org).
Paula McCoy
Community Developer & Retail Entreprenuer McCoy’s philosophy is “look at life through the wind-shield, not the rear view mirror.” Paula McCoy has spent a large part of her career as a personal and professional trainer, program and community developer. She has Paula McCoy over 30 years of experience training Community Developer & Retail groups, developing programs, Entrepreneur engaging community and leading five local and state nonprofit organizations. Locally, McCoy is known for her work in Asset-based Community Development. As a native of Winston-Salem, McCoy attended the public schools and graduated from Carver High School. She received her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from North Carolina A & T State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Education and a Master’s of Arts Degree in Education Administration and Supervision. McCoy successfully completed coursework in Duke University’s Certificate Program in Nonprofit Management and earned a second master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) with a concentration in community development at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio on May 15, 2005. McCoy is also a certified life coach through the International Coaches Federation (ICF). McCoy served over five years as the Executive Director of Neighbor’s for Better Neighborhoods (NBN). NBN is a neighborhood support
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