Team Bios

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Jonathan Elkhouri, Co-Owner and Senior Master Stylist

Jonathan, a stylist to several Washington DC celebrities, is master color certified through Wella. Jonathan Elkhouri began his career in hairstyling at the age of 18 as a shampoo technician ...

Jennifer Elkhouri, Co-Owner and Vice President

Jennifer Elkhouri began her career in IT in 1994, designing websites and helping clients migrate business process from paper to custom, technical solutions.

Becky Gerlando, Senior Master Stylist

Becky started working in a salon at just 13 years old. It was a summer job where she swept and did the salon laundry. She later ...

Michelle Novak, Senior Master Stylist

Michelle joined the hair industry in 2006, but had a passion for hair, makeup and fashion since she was just 6 years old!

Heidi Wheeler-Sheppard, Master Stylist

Heidi has worked with Wella, Paul Mitchell, Aveda, Goldwell, Schwartzkoff, Redken, Eufora, Davines, and other wonderful professional lines. She has trained as a master colorist and hair designer.

Jelena Williams, Senior Stylist

Jelena (pronounced Elena) joined the Salon Khouri apprenticeship program in August 2012 and was promoted to the floor ...

Olivia Palchus, Stylist

Olivia started at Salon Khouri in late April, 2017 as a shampoo tech. Olivia signed into the Salon Khouri internship program in August 2017. Olivia’s favorite thing about working at Salon Khouri is