Staff
Jenny Grisham
Jenny Grisham began her career in Austin where she received her barber license in 1991. She and her husband Vaughn opened Americana after relocating to Alpine in 1996. The Grisham family, which now includes son Henry, dog Sam and kitty Rex, enjoy life in the stunningly beautiful Big Bend Region. An experienced editorial stylist with several album cover credits, Jenny has also worked in the film industry. She is a highly trained stylist specializing in modern coloring and cutting with a special fondness for men’s hair. Jenny’s current focus is supporting her amazing staff with ongoing advanced training and recruiting new team members for Americana. Her passion is helping beauty and barber school students grow within the industry. Jenny travels extensively sharing her knowledge and experience with an inspirational program that empowers individuals to create bright, prosperous and fulfilling careers for themselves.
E-mail: jenny at salonamericana dot com
Patti Thorn
A proud graduate of Roffler School of Hair Design in her home town of Austin, Texas, Patti is a licensed Class A Barber. Her extensive post-graduate training includes the completion of a lengthy apprenticeship at Avant Hair in advanced precision haircutting and chemical training as well as numerous intensive training seminars. For 10 years Patti grew her expertise as well as her clientele before heading out west to join her long-time friend, Jenny at Americana.
Patti’s natural talent, fine-tuned skills and charming personality were a big hit in the Big Bend and Jenny is pleased to have her back after a 4 year stint in the Seattle area. Turns out, you can take the girl out of Texas, but not for long! Patti is enjoying the sunshine and the vast beauty of the region and is happy to call Alpine home again. Her passion for the industry is evident in her true enjoyment of the time spent with each client. She expertly cuts and colors hair as well as provides facial waxing and make up and her main objective is the satisfaction of each and every individual in her chair.
When she’s not cutting hair, you can find Patti in the kitchen cooking up delicious, nutritious meals for her fiancé Joseph and son Asher. Patti also enjoys yoga and finds that her dedication to her practice keeps her balanced and serene.
Tehra Vaughn
Born in Alpine and raised in the good ole town of Odessa. Tehra prides herself in making people feel and look better. “I really strive to bring out the beauty and confidence that every person has within them. My goal is for them to walk out of the salon feeling satisfied and have no reservations about becoming my regular client.” Since early childhood, Tehra would go through Barbie after Barbie due to her natural gift for a vision of beauty. Unfortunately, her younger brother suffered from her inspiration, but still grew into a happy normal man. Tehra brings a new level of care and attention to each of the services she performs from facials and waxing to colors and cuts.
Dorothy Moore
Raised in Midland by a family of artists, Dorothy has always been naturally inclined toward the aesthetics of life. After attaining her BFA at UTPB, her search for beauty and diversity landed her in Alpine at Americana where she strives to endow every customer with the self-confidence to achieve their own goals.
“Being able to help someone feel better about themselves is important to me. I want every customer I work with to walk out of the salon feeling like they're ready to conquer the world!”
Dorothy’s creativity extends beyond hair with her online clothing and accessories store, Sumomosuki.com and she is always studying new artistic methods which serve to enrich her work in the beauty industry.
Much of Dorothy’s extensive experience is with men’s grooming which she loves, along with children and women’s haircuts but she has always been a passionate make up artist and her new freshly inspired domain is beautiful and flattering hair color.
Marcy Mitchell
Marcy Mitchell was born in Alpine but raised in the beautiful state of Arizona. From there Marcy moved to the Seattle area. Marcy’s love of fashion led her to the hair industry, “I believe hair and fashion go hand in hand. With fashion you are taking raw materials like silk, leather, wool, and cotton and then creating something with personality, style and beauty that is also functional. The same thing goes with hair, but instead of using raw materials you are using a client’s natural textures.”
After graduating from The Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy and getting her feet wet in the industry in Washington State, Marcy came to Americana to receive advanced training and work with talented people in an upbeat atmosphere. She now lives in the wildly creative town of Marfa and is enjoying the sunshine once again. Highly trained in cutting and coloring, Marcy’s passion is bringing high fashion looks to West Texas.