Dream
Team
Meet our five seasoned professionals that make up Ali & Co.
Ali Housewright
Owner, Stylist 10+ years
Ali was born and raised in Carthage IL. She and her husband, Jeremy, have deep roots in this small community and love raising their children here. Ali graduated from Regency Beauty Institute in Peoria IL in 2011. After working in the industry for 8 years, she founded Ali & Co. She most enjoys creating natural-looking hair colors and helping you discover the perfect at-home care plan for your best hair ever. Ali works Tuesday through Saturday offering haircuts, coloring, conditioning treatments, casual styling, waxing, customized facials, brow tinting, and more!
Hannah Huff
Stylist 10+ Years
Color Specialist
Another local to the Carthage area, Hannah, is a bright and bubbly soul. She can instantly make your day better with her smile and loves befriending her clients. She is passionate about color. She is married to her high school sweetheart and they have two children together. She loves to bake and watch scary movies! Hannah works Tuesday through Thursday specializing in color.
Shannon VanFleet
Stylist 10+ Years
Extension Specialist
Shannon has a love for learning. She is a lifelong student and a teacher at heart. She is a former educator for Redken 5th Avenue where she traveled the nation to mentor fellow professionals and was named one of the top 30 colorists of the year by American Salon Magazine. Locally, Shannon is best known for her undetectable IBE Hair Extensions. She not only completed this highly intensive certification program but has also earned the coveted titles of Master Technician and Elite Artist. She is trained in the pinnacle of excellence in the industry. She is sure to leave no stone unturned when it comes to walking you through the process and answering every question you might have. She will ensure that you leave feeling confident in how to take care of all that new hair <3
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She works Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays.
Sydney Schafer
Stylist
Blonding Specialist
Sydney joined the Ali & Co. crew last summer. She enjoys traveling and is passionate about health and fitness. She is a true Midwestern girl with family as her number one priority. She cherishes the unbreakable bonds she has with her tight knit family and friends.
She loves learning new techniques and is never opposed to furthering her education, upping her skills, and developing her craft.
She is kind, compassionate, and wants to make sure every one of her clients feels heard and cared for. She is in the salon Monday-Saturday
Cleo Ohlenroth
Esthetician | Microblading
Cleo has been a licensed esthetician for over 4 years. She loves that her career as an esthetician allows her to truly impact someone’s life just by spending time with them and allowing them to unwind, decompress, and feel good about doing something for themselves. She specializes in all things beauty and is certified to perform a wide range of esthetic treatments including: facials, chemical peels, microneedling, lash extensions, brow services, microblading, makeup, and anything else skin care! She strives to learn and keep up with all the best techniques and products. When she has any free time you can find her with her dogs, Blaze and Rip, crocheting, or making her boyfriend watch reality tv with her! :)