About Us: Meet Beauty Schools Directory
Our Mission
We believe in the ability of beauty education to enrich lives. Our mission is to empower future beauty professionals to start rewarding careers. To this end, we are dedicated to providing comprehensive school listings, honest information, and beneficial advice to create a website worthy of our students.
Our Commitment to You
We are committed to being a comprehensive, useful, and informative resource for prospective beauty school students. Using our site, you will be able to quickly and easily locate and compare thousands of beauty schools and cosmetology programs throughout the United States and Canada. We also provide expert advice to the most commonly-asked questions to help you in your decision-making process.
We are confident we can help you meet your goals and fulfill your dreams. Why?
Who We Are
The team at BeautySchoolsDirectory.com consists of beauty industry experts with a lifetime of experience in the cosmetology industry. We are a group of diverse and hard-working individuals whose goals are to help you reach YOUR goals. Meet our team!
Meet the Experts

Valarie McBee, Marketing
Valarie is the Director of Website Marketing at Thruline. She began her career working in event and product marketing for consumer product brands like Olay, Coca-Cola, Nestle, and Minute Maid. In 2008 Valarie joined Thruline; she has spent the last four years with the Beauty Schools Marketing Group division. Valarie helps students connect to schools through creating comprehensive interactive marketing plans and unique online experiences. In her spare time you'll find her exploring and traveling to new places, watching sports, attending live concerts, and spending time with friends and family.

Andrew Lisa, Contributing Writer
Andrew has been writing professionally since 2001. He was one of the youngest nationally distributed columnists at the largest newspaper syndicate in the country, the Gannett News Service, and later worked as a section editor at AMNewYork, the most widely distributed newspaper in Manhattan. As a freelance writer he focuses on higher education, college admissions and selection, student loans, and careers.

Morgan Messina, Account Manager
Morgan is an experienced marketing professional with expertise in managing and developing accounts to ensure client satisfaction and delivering solutions that meet the clients’ needs. She is dedicated to building strong client relationships and identifying opportunities to help accounts grow. Morgan joined the Beauty Schools Directory team in June of 2019 and is the main point of contact for all clients.

Jenn Lyles, Marketing Expert
Jenn Lyles is an award-winning marketing and communications professional with an expertise in beauty school marketing and lead generation. She's helped cosmetology schools across the country dramatically grow their population with her millennial and Gen Z expertise.
For Beauty School Owners and Staff
To learn more about advertising opportunities and ways to promote your school to prospective students, please visit our advertiser site.
BeautySchoolsDirectory.com is published by Thruline Marketing, a company with nearly three decades of history helping people find their perfect career in a wide variety of fields.
To get in touch with our team, please email us at hello@beautyschoolsdirectory.com. If you would like to reach us by regular mail, contact: BeautySchoolsDirectory.com 12433 Antioch Road PO Box 26330Â Overland Park, KS 66213-9998