National Beauty Industry Volunteer Leadership
President
Harlan Kirschner – President, The Kirschner Group, Inc.
Committee
| Deborah Carver | President & CEO, Creative Age Publications |
| Jay Elarar | CEO, Moroccanoil |
| Kristen Firrell | Vice President, Salon Development, John Paul Mitchell Systems |
| Bobbi Foster-Kelly | Consultant for Redken, Redken |
| Karen Fuss-Zipp | Senior Vice President, L'Oreal USA & SalonCentric |
| Steve Goddard | Founder of PRAVANA |
| John Heffner | CEO, Drybar |
| Eric Z Horn | Chief Enthusiast, Zepherin Consulting |
| Sara Jones | General Manager, Joico |
| Cheryl Markham | Founder, ColorProof Evolved Color Care |
| Jim Markham | Founder, ColorProof Evolved Color Care |
| Steve Orzel | Partner Brand Merchandising & Planning, SalonCentric |
| Chelsea Riggs | Brand President, Amika |
| George Schaeffer | Founder, OPI Inc. |
| Dariel Sidney | Vice President, Global Philanthropy & Ethos Athena Cosmetics Inc |
| Emily Smith | Director of Partnerships, Lather |
| Mark Spinks | President, Sally Beauty |
| Randi Vandagriff | Global Director, Marketing Athena Cosmetics Inc |
Past Honorees
The National Beauty Industry Council is comprised of executives who help raise funds for City of Hope through a number of events. Past Spirit of Life Award honorees have included:
| Artemis Patrick Sephora | Bob Peel Sr. Peel's Salon Services |
| Deborah Carver Creative Age Publications | Bob Peel Jr. Peel's Salon Services |
| Mark Spinks | James Emiliani Emilini Enterprises |
| Steven Goddard Founder of PRAVANA | Emmett and Beth Hickey Spa Specialists Representatives |
| Harlan Kirschner The Kirschner Group, Inc. | Ann Mincey Redken |
| Reuben Carranza Luxury Brand Partners | Jan Arnold CND |
| George Schaeffer OPI Inc. | Ray Mager L'Oreal |
| Sara Jones Joico | Carmen DePasquale DePasquale Companies |
| Eva Graham NIOXIN Research Laboratories Inc. | Leo Passage |
| Jim and Cheryl Markham PureOlogy | John Heffner CND |