The staff at Organic Salon Systems are a team of highly trained professionals that have been deliberately selected from a wide range of backgrounds and areas of expertise to achieve one common goal: to raise the awareness and eradicate dangerous chemicals in the professional salon environment.  The diverse but well coordinated combination of business, beauty, technology, marketing, logistics, advertising, and distribution skills have created a small but uniquely effective high-performance team that relentlessly and persistently make a substantial impact o the salon industry.  

One team member described the company's polarizing mission by saying "Changing salons for the better each and every day is the pursuit that drives our passion, energizes our motivation, and rewards our hard work".

Scott Mitchell – Chief Executive Officer

Scott has spent over two decades starting and building high growth companies that specialized in marketing, sales, e-commerce, and distribution.

Having founded several small companies into multi-national public companies and enjoying over 20 years of innovation in his rewarding career, Scott is well suited to lead Organic Salon Systems through and beyond it's next phase of growth and development. Scott has Master Degrees in Business Administration, Computer Science, Management and Organizational Development from Benedictine University and Bachelor Degrees in Economics and Psychology from Illinois State University.

View Scott Mitchell's full biography here.

Kristi Mitchell - President

Kristi Mitchell has served in a number of executive management positions throughout her career. Having experience in both large and small scale operations, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Organic Salon Systems. Having experience in building entrepreneurial ideas into multinational public companies, she has a strong eye for growth and corporate development and is in charge of personnel, organizational development, and corporate administration for the business. Kristi is a lifelong animal lover, mother of three, and attended Eastern Illinois University and Capella University.

Fiona O'Connell – Chief Financial Officer and General Manager

A native or Ireland, Fiona has vast international business experience having served in critical roles in Australia. As Chief Financial Officer and General Manager for Organic Salon Systems, Fiona is in charge of Finance, Accounting, and day-to-day operations at the company. When she isn't doing incredible and amazing things with Excel spreadsheets, and making sure the business is functioning like a smooth unstoppable machine, Fiona is enjoying time with her family.

Troy Raszka - Marketing Director

Troy is the Marketing Director for Organic Salon Systems, which involves branding the company with advertising, brochures, newsletters, posters, public relations, sales materials and web initiatives. He has an extensive background in advertising and marketing having worked for both ad agencies and in-house marketing departments. “I love the salon industry because everyone involved is an image-maker in some way,” Troy says, “And our amazing products help them do so in the most natural way possible, which is really exciting!”

Rebecca Gregory - Technical Director

Rebecca comes to Organic Salon Systems with an extensive background in education having trained with both Aveda and Redken. Most recently as the Lead Floor Educator for the Aveda Institute in St. Petersburg Florida and prior to that the Director of Education for The Salon Professional Academy in Tampa Florida. Rebecca is also an experienced stylist/colorist who has worked in many salons. She loves being part of the inspirational and creative environment at Organic Salon Systems and has a “strong passion for the industry and the art of hairdressing.”

Grace Murphy - Client Services Director

Grace is the Client Services Director for Organic Salon Systems. She helps with the coordination and staging of Organic Color Systems classes and workshops. Grace also assists customers with technical support about our products. She graduated from the Aveda Institute and has worked as a stylist and salon manager, as well as being an Education Manager for Aveda. Grace has a positive attitude and really enjoys helping our customers. She says, "If the grass is greener on the other side, maybe that’s because you’re not taking good care of your grass." Grace is a licensed cosmetologist and active with charities like Matter of Trust.

Lori Esposito - Creative Color Advisor

Being in the beauty industry has been Lori's passion for over 35 years. At an early age she would go to her father’s salon in New York City and came to appreciate and love the art of hairdressing. Lori honed her skills by working as a stylist, colorist and educator for some high profile international companies. "I really started to take it to the next level when I began working with Organic Color Systems 8 years ago." Lori says, "Now owning my own salon and working in New York City I have found it really rewarding making my clients beautiful and educating other hairdressers about these fantastic natural products for Organic Salon Systems!"

Jenny Kingdon - Customer Service Manager

Jenny is the Customer Service Manager for Organic Salon Systems. She is responsible for taking and processing orders, handling client requests and answering general questions about our range of products. Jenny has a background in customer service and the natural health industry having worked for a nutrient and supplement company committed to finding the purest supplements possible through using their own research and lab testing. “I love helping people and I really love this exciting industry”, Jenny says, “It’s great knowing our product is as natural as possible and achieves such professional results.”

Laura Kriener - Account Manager

Laura is an Account Manager for Organic Salon Systems. She handles an array of salon accounts and keeps them updated on the latest promotions. She also does market research to aid in sales projects. Laura has previously worked in salons as a hairstylist and has a strong sales background. "I love working in this industry because it is forever evolving and there is always something new and interesting to learn.” Laura says, “I also love being hands-on. It makes the work day a lot more fun!" Laura is a licensed cosmetologist and has been able to utilize her talents to achieve some remarkable results utilizing our products.

Tina Carly - Warehouse & Logistics Manager

Tina is the Warehouse and Logistics Manager for Organic Salon Systems. Tina manages a small but highly productive team of employees that are focused on persistent accuracy, expediency, and client satisfaction.

For Tina, expertly packing orders and getting them out on time is not only a best business practice, but also a matter of pride. “I enjoy my work family and my vendors,” Tina says, “Together we're a fine tuned team!” When Tina is not working, she enjoys spending time with her wonderful family.

Will Mitchell - Marketing Associate

Will can often be found pondering the contemporary issues posed by the unique political and economic issues of our time as he works with Troy on the Marketing team.  Will has worked in technical and marketing support in a part-time capacity with several businesses in the past and he is currently pursuing his bachelors degree in Economics.  Will thinks that “Coming to work and being part of such a fun and energetic team is something that I really enjoy doing and it gives me extra spending money for college!”