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Our Staff
Our people are at the heart of the Evolution experience, which is why we have built our family of stylists around both who they are as people and what their skills are with hair and makeup.
Jonelle Eilers
Jonelle has put her Warren Tech training to excellent use during her past 16 years as a stylist. As owner of Evolution she has helped grow the salon from two stylists in 2000 to the successful business it is today. In addition to creating head-turning looks for her clients, Jonelle has tons of platform and fashion show experience, which includes fashion shows for Gaultier, Versace and Vivienne Westwood as well as many local designers.
Stephanie Passmore
Heather Bruce
Trained at Antoine DuChez, Heather has more than ten years experience doing hair, makeup, brow tweezing, and lash and brow tinting. In addition to being our in-house instructor on hair and makeup trends, she is training to be a cut and color coach. Heather helps all of us at Evolution keep our skills sharp, so we can keep you looking great. Heather regularly does hair and makeup at Fashion Week, including shows for such designers as Matthew Williamson, Catherine Malandrino, Peter Som and Chompol Serimont.
Sarah Gooch
A transplant from Sonoma, Sarah moved to Denver in 2005. She quickly established her legacy in the industry by becoming valedictorian of the very first graduating class at the Aveda Institute of Denver. Sarah continues to follow her passion for “helping people look and feel beautiful” through a variety of professional training, including as an assistant for the Aveda Master Jam 2006.
Sonia Warden
This self-professed “Rock and Roll Princess” whose free time is spent either on the links or at concerts, Sonia draws inspiration from the music, fashion, art and photography worlds. She has been working with hair for almost two decades, three-quarters of that time has been spent right here in Denver, and her experiences have helped her realize her zeal for color. Sonia’s obsession for highlights, multi-dimensional and tone-on-tone color techniques were perfected through advanced color classes at the Aveda Academy she attended in London. Her commitment to excellence and education in hair shows not only in her own ongoing training, but also in how she shares her own knowledge. For a decade, she helped shape the industry as an Aveda Educator. Her talents have also been sought out for runway shows by such fashion industry greats as Richard Tyler, Vivienne Westwood and Gucci.
Leah Medina
A stylist with a decade of experience, Leah’s passion for hair can be traced all the way back to styling her dolls’ hair while growing up. She continues this passion by fulfilling her thirst for learning new techniques and shares it by passing along styling tip and tricks she leans to her clients. Leah taps her love of punk and indie music to inspire her signature updos, avant garde and scene hair styles, which includes creating high dimension blondes, brunettes and red heads by blending classic foiling techniques with color blocking. But don’t let this scare you, she knows a style is something to be lived in. In her own words. Leah creates “Low maintenance hair with high style.” Her work has been featured in print, on runways and on ABC news She also loves to share stories about her precious April Fool—her son born April First.
Brianne Wilson
A graduate of the Aveda Institute with certifications in Aveda method cut and color, Brianne has been with Evolution ever since. Her pedigree includes skills in advanced cut, color placement and color formulation, which lets her customize an individual color and style perfect for each specific client. Brianne constantly evolves her skills through advanced classes and while observing the senior staff at the salon.
Hallie Adrian
After playing three varsity sports in college, if Hallie wasn’t destined to eventually run her own salon, she most likely would have been a professional athlete. Instead she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in entrepreneurship from Ottawa University in 2008—incidentally the first woman to do so. She followed that with her Cosmetology Certification from the Aveda Institute in Denver in 2010. While studying cosmetology, she was a 2009 Edwin Neil Photo Competition finalist and worked as a stylist for the Metric Boom Fashion Show that same year. She continues to compete athletically, playing all over the country and world with the Denver Bulldogs and the US Freedom Australian Rules Football squads. But hair remains her true calling. “I like working with all aspects of hair (cut, color and styling). I am able to customize my color techniques to accentuate a haircut for each individual according to their desired look, lifestyle, and preferred maintenance. I am also known for my intricate braiding techniques." Hallie’s guilty pleasure though? “I love BIG hair.”
Robert Cook
Few can rival Robert’s two decades of experience as a stylist in Denver. Whether the look you want is conservative, high fashion or freaky, Robert prides himself on staying current on the latest styling techniques and fashion trends. His cut, color and styling talents have been tapped by designers all over the country for fashion shows and photo shoots. They have also earned him Top Of The Town honors as Denver’s Top Hairstylist (editor’s choice from 5280 and reader’s choice from the Rocky Mountain News) as well as a spot in Allure Magazine’s Makeover Masters directory.
Mathew Miller
Matthew’s pedigree is as impressive as the styles he delivers for his clients. He was initially trained in Wichita, Kansas and has honed his skills over a 15-year career. For the past 12 years, he has been satisfying Denver clients who desired classic cuts or technically demanding styles.
Amber Northrop
Communication is Amber’s greatest tool for making clients happy. Through active listening and sharing her vast knowledge, she has created an almost cult following both here in Denver and in Minneapolis where she previously worked in the city’s top Aveda salon and where she graduated from the Aveda Institute in 2006. Amber blends her advanced cut and color knowledge to create each client’s perfect look. She learned her craft from such industry notables as Oscar Bond and David Stanko and stays current through regular, ongoing education. Amber freely shares her skills with new stylists as an instructor, a mentor and as their peer.
Heather Vonarx
As owner and salon coordinator, this Colorado native is one driving force behind Evolution’s growth and success. Heather is the salon’s numbers guru with a background in payroll and small business bookkeeping. But Heather isn’t simply a behind-the-scenes manager, she leads by example lending her down-to-earth, friendly demeanor to scheduling appointments and greeting clients as she works the front desk.