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1127 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH 45410Monday: Closed · Tuesday: Closed · Wednesday: 11am – 3pm · Thursday: Closed · Friday: 9am – 3pm · Saturday: 9am – 2pm · Sunday: ClosedWednesday: 11am – 3pm(937) 555-0104
Earline Gholston, the school's director, stands with her arms folded in a black apron in front of a brick wall

Earline Gholston

Director and barber instructor

She opened Protege so a career changer and a school leaver could learn on the same floor, at the same pace.

Earline teaches the first weeks, when hands are learning the clippers, and she signs off every student before they take a clinic client. She also meets every applicant for their enrollment meeting and puts the tuition on paper.

She works Monday to Thursday. She speaks English.

What she teaches

  • Clipper work and tapers
  • Waves, coils and twists
  • The shop floor and the state exam
  • Barber instructor license · OH Lic. 000000

About Earline

What will I learn from her first?

How to hold the clippers and the comb, and how to draw one straight line on a mannequin head until it is steady.

Can I meet her before I apply?

Yes. Come on a clinic day or ask for a tour, and she will walk you through the floor.

Meet Earline

Ask for a tour and she will walk you through the floor herself.