About

Darren Wood is a native Portlander, former PSU Viking, Eagle Scout, and community leader. Darren is driven and passionate about helping develop people. With a strong belief in constantly learning and evolving, Darren is always looking to better his best and see the best in others. Darren’s personal mission statement:

“To live life to its fullest, by leading, and serving as a guide for others to obtain lifelong success while promoting healthy core family, social, and political values; proving that anything is possible in life if you are willing to work hard for it.”

As a young girl, 22 Changes entered her life when she would watch stylists through the window while her mother enjoyed the bead shop next door. It was only natural that after completing school in 2018, she chose to make 22 Changes her home and completed her associate program under Regina Davidson.

She has grown her focuses on all color services specializing in blonding, vivids, and custom reds, and is certified in Bellami extensions. You will always see her with a few extra hands and smiles while she is behind the chair, giving you a Beyoncé experience as she is also an associate trainer.

She loves her job because she has the privilege of connecting with people and helping them see their unique beauty while maintaining the healthy integrity of each client’s hair.

Kelleigh is passionate about educating her guests about why she is using a particular technique or product and is happy to answer any questions her guests have. She has spent time focusing on continuing her education and guiding the next generation within the salon through her roles as the Director of Stylists and Director of Education.

Kelleigh’s passion for the salon goes beyond the chair. You will often see her involved with various projects throughout the salon, ultimately leading to her becoming a co-owner in 2022.

Outside of work, you can always find Kelleigh with her family. Family is Kelleigh’s core and loves adventuring to new places, kayaking, rock hunting, or sitting on a beach. She’s always looking for a new tomorrow with her family!

 
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Being a N.W native, Regina likes to camp, hike, and explore the beaches and mountains. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends in which they are a big part of her life.

Regina also has spent a portion of her life as a naval reservist, where she had the opportunity to travel and experience different parts of the world and enjoy many different cultures.

She has a passion for the industry to educate and grow people. She has been at 22 Changes since ’94 but temporarily took a break for 7 years to work as a cosmetologist educator in southern Oregon just before coming back to 22 Changes.

Regina specializes in multi-dimensional color and perming/relaxing. Her true passion is playing the mad chemist. She also loves to create hair transformations to show off her client’s inner beauty.

Regina looks forward to welcoming you into her chair!

 
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Crystal was born and raised in Wisconsin and is a diehard Green Bay Packers fan. She has a husband, and her son and family are everything to her. She loves traveling to find new adventures and is always on the go! She also enjoys camping with friends and family. Crystal joined 22 Changes in 1999 and worked as an educator/salon manager and full-time stylist behind the chair. She left for about 8 years and has returned to work alongside her bestie Regina again.

Crystal is an educator who is passionate about training the new associates entering our profession and loves watching them grow. She loves doing perms and working with curly hair. She is very skilled at shorter haircuts as well. If you like multi-dimensional color, she is your gal!

She would love to see you in her chair!

 
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Lillie believes serving others is a privilege. With nearly 40 years of experience designing hair, she is passionate about paying it forward.

Lillie also enjoys helping train new stylists and supporting salon companies as a Summit Salon Business Consultant.

When Lillie isn’t working or traveling, you can find her at a farmer’s market or live music event.

 
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Jay found their passion for hair styling from all the fun hairstyles of punk bands they grew up listening to. Jay loves that they can help clients express themselves in a way that feels true and fun! Shags, mullets, and vivid colors are just some of the services Jay specializes in.

Don’t let the edginess fool you, they also have a strong knowledge of the fundamentals of hairstyling. This allows them to create precision cuts and custom colors as well! Making a safe and fun place for clients to be themselves, is what keeps Jay motivated.

Come hang out with Jay! You’ll laugh, you’ll try something new, and you’ll love it!

 
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Cayla has been a stylist at 22 Changes since October 2017. Originally from Sandy, OR she moved to Vancouver, WA for a change of pace and attended Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver. While being best known for her balayage and vivid hair colors, she also enjoys doing makeup and airbrush spray tanning. She provides an experience that encourages guests to be themselves and believes we’re all a little weird and that should be celebrated!

Education is something Cayla is passionate about and holds certifications from L’Oréal, Surface, Bellami hair extensions, Norvell Airbrush spray tanning, and Glo Skin Beauty makeup application.

When not at the salon, Cayla is either out finding new bars and restaurants, playing music, or in the mosh pit of whatever metal show is playing in Portland. She also enjoys spending time cozied up at home with her cat, Chloe.

 
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Hello! Cassidy has worked at 22 Changes Salon & Spa since 2018. She specializes in all things blonding such as highlights, babylights, and balayage! She also loves a good blunt bob from time to time.

In Cassidy’s free time she loves to be in the sun paddle boarding, swimming, and hanging out with friends and family. She is also a frequent concert go-er! Music soothes the soul.

She has recently taken the Bellami master extensions class as well as many cut/color classes throughout her years here at 22 Changes Salon. Cassidy is so excited to see you all in her chair soon!

 
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Whitney is a Licensed Cosmetologist and has been with 22 Changes for 3 years. She’s Certified in Bellami Hair Extensions, a Wedding Hair and Makeup Up Artist, an FX Makeup Artist, a Perm Lover and adores creating real-life anime hair for her clients.

When she’s not slaying hair behind the chair, she can be found frolicking through the woods on random adventures, going on road trips with her husband and friends, or laughing with friends while playing Dungeons and Dragons.

 
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Abbey Thomas was born and raised in Northwest Indiana and moved to Vancouver in 2018 to pursue her career. She attended Aveda Institute Vancouver in 2018 and then immediately joined 22 Changes Salon in 2020.

Abbey is a color specialist who is extremely passionate about hair care and loves to connect with her guests of all ages. She believes that the key to achieving the look you want is having healthy hair. She is constantly providing education for her guests so they can properly take care of their hair at home. She loves to create dimensional color, vivid hair, and low-maintenance looks for her guests!

When Abbey is not at work, she is most likely scoping out the foodie scene in the Vancouver/Portland area, drinking coffee, or spending time with her furbaby and significant other. She’s always looking for her next adventure whether it’s taking a day trip or going to visit her family.

 
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Amani is a Portland/Vancouver native who refers to herself as “your local #HotMama”. She is the mother of a rambunctious little boy and very much a family person. For as long as she can remember she’s always been obsessed with everything glitz and glam.

She’s a curly hair girl who grew up being turned away from every salon she ever walked into because of her hair texture. Because of this, she decided to learn how to do her own hair at the age of seven. This inspired her to take things into her own hands and live by her own beauty standards as she grew up.

In high school, she began doing hair for friends and family and later realized how much she had fallen in love with taking care of others by helping them feel more confident. This led her to go to school for cosmetology so she could learn to care for all hair types. Her drive is to make everyone feel understood and welcome in her chair.

She has now been doing hair professionally for 2 years and specializes in textured hair services, blonding, color transformations, makeup and is certified in Bellami extensions.

She can’t wait to get to know you and see you in her chair!

 
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Ryan was born in Portland Oregon and grew up in Vancouver Washington. She spent a year living in Southern California where she worked at Disneyland Park, playing the role of Tinkerbell. Being involved in the acting industry inspired Ryan to do Cosmetology. She has since then fallen in love with doing hair and is certified in Bellami extensions.

She loves to do color, blonding and vivids the most, but is simply motivated by meeting her clients’ dream hair goals. She is passionate about building strong relationships with her clients at the same time as providing beautiful hair results.

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Wendy is a Certified Bellami Extension Specialist! She also specializes in blonding and creating a natural sun-kissed look for brunettes who want to feel a little bit brighter. Wendy’s one and only passion is creating genuine connections with her current clients and new clients!

 
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Tayler is PNW born and raised. She attended Aveda Institute of Portland-Vancouver Campus and joined the 22 Changes salon team in 2022. She is an associate under the wing of our level 5 stylist Kelleigh. She values learning from one another and growing together.

Tayler fell in love with the industry when she was 11 years old and never looked back. She has always gravitated toward the beauty industry, whether it’s hair, makeup, or fashion. Tayler’s favorite services are blonding, vivids, extensions, and transformational looks. She is passionate about the importance of maintaining your hair outside of the salon so you can always feel like your best self.

In Tayler’s free time, she loves spending time with her fiancé Isaac and her son Henry. She enjoys cooking, adventuring to the coast, camping, and finding a good clearance rack at Target.

 
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Kya may have only been professionally styling hair since 2020, but hair has been her passion since a very young age, finding anyone and everyone to braid and style. Ironically her youngest of 3 children won’t even let her put a clip or ponytail in! Kya loves being a hairstylist because of the way it makes her clients feel! She adores making them feel beautiful and spoiled. Most will say she’s especially good at putting you to sleep with a scalp massage at the bowl.

Empowering guests with the knowledge to help reach their hair goals at home, and in the salon, is a focus for Kya. She wants to help you get to your dream color and maintain the health of your hair! Kya has fun living it up with blonding, color vivids, dimension, blowouts, and styling.

On her days off, you can find her outside with her family, restoring her vintage trailer, sewing, in the gym or taking naps.

 
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Leanna likes to create things, so she creates hair. It’s a creative outlet for her. She strongly believes in doing what you love, so that’s why she does hair.

 
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Sara has loved anything beauty related since she was a kid, but really started to get more interested as she got older. Watching her aunt do hair really ignited her passion for this industry; she got here today by the support of her family and friends.

She loves learning new skills and having new experiences with every client. She enjoys doing any color service! She loves her clients because they allow her creativity and for her to make them feel their best.

Her hobbies are reading, hiking, traveling, and spending time with her friends and family! Her biggest motivation is learning new skills and achieving her goals.

While she’s originally from Washington she lived in the Midwest for a long time but decided Washington was her home and she’s here to stay! Her favorite techniques are doing Highlights and Balayage’s! She would describe herself as motivated, confident, and happy!

 
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Born and raised in Albany Oregon, Mary-Kate made the move to Portland in 2018 to start her education to become a Licensed Esthetician. She fell in love with the world of waxing and furthered her knowledge and passion to ensure her clients were getting the best services possible. Mary-Kate believes that each person’s confidence is important and waxing gives people the ability to feel good about themselves. Her motto, “Everybody deserves to live their life with confidence while being hair free and carefree!” holds true to each customer.

When she’s not waxing, you can find Mary-Kate at the yoga studio, eating at new restaurants with friends, or hanging out with her two cats at home. Bubbly and outgoing, Mary-Kate always looks forward to meeting new faces while creating a safe environment for all who come to her space.

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Tiffany moved to WA from CA in 2020. She came from an associate’s background, where she was good at what she did, but she wasn’t happy. With encouragement and support from her family, she decided to go to school to become an esthetician! Tiffany loves the relaxation that she can give her clients, how she can help emphasize her client’s true beauty, and the calm that being an esthetician gives her in return.

The more Tiffany continues in this industry, the more she finds something to love. Not only are lashes and skincare what she’s most passionate about, but she has found a passion for makeup as well. Not just beauty makeup, but the fun you can have with fx makeup and body painting! Tiffany’s main specialties are lash extensions and skincare but is continuously learning and expanding her repertoire.

Tiffany is an extroverted introvert with so much creativity. Tiffany loves to draw and create new projects with her son in her spare time. Tiffany’s son is her biggest motivator. She says, “if it weren’t for my family, my SON, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I will always continue to show my son, that no matter where you are in your life, you should ALWAYS strive for happiness.”

Book with her for your lashing and skincare needs and see for yourself the joy she continues to bring to those she meets!

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Years ago, Julie really struggled with her mental health and acne. She decided to research ingredients and the science of skin and was able to use that knowledge to help people with their own skin issues. Today she’s known around the salon as the encyclopedia and continues her research to always be on top of new science and cosmetic chemistry to know what’s best for your skin.

As of today, she has helped thousands of people all over the world with their insecurities, mental health, and self-care rituals. She believes it’s important to take care of yourself and skin care is one of the best ways to do it. She’s so excited to go on your skincare journey with you and welcome you to our spa family.

 
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Emily was born and raised in Portland OR. She is currently in school for hair design, but you can see her beautiful smile working at the Front Desk until she graduates!

She loves all things in the beauty industry and has a passion for making everyone feel confident in who they are. She is bubbly, welcoming, and loves meeting new friends!

 
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Jenna is known for being super advantageous: from flying planes, jumping out of planes, and traveling across the states. She’s always finding a new passion, which has led her to become interested in the beauty community! Jenna can’t wait to greet you at 22 Changes!

 
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Stasia was born in Vancouver and raised in Camas. She has always loved taking care of others. Stasia’s passion is to be a makeup artist and nail technician. She has a little sister that she has a very strong bond with, and she wants to be just like her when she grows up and that’s what motivates Stasia to be her best! She is warm-hearted, hardworking, and reliable.

Stasia loves to play board games and spend time with her family, as well as play with her guinea pigs and take them out for walks.

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Jayme started working as a Guest Services Coordinator before the pandemic hit, in early February of 2020. Jayme loved working the front desk and meeting new clients and her regular clients every day. She did not know much about the salon industry, but it was always something she wanted to learn more about.

Jayme moved up quickly into the role of becoming the manager at 22 Changes and Ensemble. Although she did love working up at the front desk, she took on the opportunity to help the salon in a different way. Jayme loves to work alongside her management team because they inspire her every day. She has been a part of the salon family for almost 3 years now and cannot wait for more years to come.

A little bit about Jayme is that she was born and raised in a small town in Camas, Washington. She did not move too far away when she attended Eastern Washington University. Moving back home after school, she was introduced to the salon life. Jayme likes to make it known she is a Sagittarius and loves Harry Styles. She loves to travel but is afraid of airplanes. Her favorite places to travel are New York City and Mexico.

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Nicole was born and raised in Oregon and for as long as she can remember, has always had a passion for helping others! At the beginning of her career, she spent several years working in the healthcare industry, with roles from front desk to management and everything in between. Her prior experience in healthcare and obtaining her Master’s degree have allowed Nicole to jump into many roles within the salon to help the staff, clients, and community.

Her favorite part of working with the salon and the beauty industry is helping others to make their lives easier-whether it’s on a special project (like this very website!) or assisting a stylist when they need coaching behind the chair. She truly loves the family environment that’s created in the salon and feels fortunate to find something that brings her joy, every day.

Outside the salon, you can find Nicole spending time with loved ones, playing with her dog, Koda, reading, or going for long walks. Her biggest treasure in this life is being a new mommy to her baby boy.

 
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