Our Team

I was born and raised in Serbia and grew up with Dobermans who taught me the unconditional love of dogs and thus my passion began. In 2001 I moved to the US and bought two poodles. After visiting the top groomers in the Chicago area for their services, I realized the art and beauty of dog grooming and decided that this was the career I was searching for. I attended Nash Academy of Animal Arts and graduated in February of 2010.  While in school for grooming, I worked at a local grooming salon where I was lucky enough to learn from the top ranked groomers in the country. During this time, I was also introduced to the world of competitive grooming. I won multiple First Place grooming awards, numerous Best in Show awards and was nominated for Rising Star of the Year through Barkleigh Productions! As an active competitor for years, I learned correct breed profiles, mastering scissoring techniques, and can skillfully hand strip wire coated breeds.

  From a young age I always loved animals! Growing up I always had animals in my life, from pet dogs and birds, to caring for a wild animals and nursing him back to health. 

   I has always been an animal lover. 

I started my first job working with animals at 15 years old. I worked at a boarding and grooming facility. I learned many things about boarding, grooming, training and agility. At 17 I attended Great Lakes Academy Dog Grooming school. 

  I entered my first grooming competition while in school and won third place!  Since then I was hooked. I competed in creative styling grooming competitions and won many awards for my creative designs, including the cover of Groomer to Groomer magazine and was even on Fox News in the morning with one of my creative grooms. 

  Later I pursued an even bigger goal of making GroomTeam. It’s like the Olympics of dog grooming. I was ranked one of the top 10 groomers in the country for GroomTeam for 6 years. I have won many awards including Best in Show, Best all Around Groomer, Best Scissor Dog Award, and was also nominated for a Groomer of the Year.

 I have developed many skills in grooming including grooming cats, hand stripping, Show Grooming, and even showing my Kerry Blue in confirmation. I became a grooming manager and worked for over 12 years at a large and busy grooming shop. 

With over 20 years of animal experience,

   I am pursuing my dream of teaching others grooming skills, Holding Grooming Seminar‘s, and continuing education classes, and being the best dog groomer possible. 

  I recently became a Pet Tech Instructor holding classes to teach groomers and pet parents about canine CPR, first aid, and safety. 

 I am constantly in pursuit of gaining knowledge to perfect my grooming skills and helping others improve their‘s. 

    Hobbies include spending time with her dogs, agility, audiobooks, art, camping, hiking, and spending time with her family.