In 1975, Thi Trieu,
an elementary school teacher, had to leave her home country of Viet Nam as a
refugee, and was unable to pursue her passion in teaching because of lack of
understanding of the English language. She started off as a janitor, cleaning
offices, restaurants and schools to make ends meet and then decided that she
needed to enter into a career where she could determine her own destiny. Thi
launched into the beauty industry and began to build her first salon and
shortly after opened a second location. After running two salons successfully
for over 15 years, Thi returned back to her love of teaching, however this
time into the industry that had been her passion for almost 2 decades.
Interestingly, from her days as a janitor, one
of the schools she cleaned was Evergreen, a school 20 years later she would
one day own and take from a local venture to a Nationally Accredited
Institution of Higher Learning.
She shares, "I came to this country 30 years ago, without shoes on my feet,
and any understanding of the English language. My students here are starting
their new careers years a head of where I started; what I have been able to do
in 30 years, they should be able to do in 5-10, because they know the
language, have a plan, and have people that believe in them. It's a wonderful
industry that has fed and given opportunities for me and my husband and our
five children. My goal as an educator is help see our students reveal the
gifts that is within them."
Evergreen's goal is to make YOU a leader in the beauty industry. Whether you
want to open up your own business or begin your career in the top salons and
spas, define it here! With over 20 years in the industry, Evergreen graduates
have succeeded in opening over a 200 salons and spas in the Pacific Northwest.
Other graduates are building their careers with premier salons, spas, medispas,
barbershops and more.
We are nationally accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of
Cosmetology Arts and Sciences which means that Evergreen is recognized not
only by the state but on a national level. You will belong to a school that is
an active member of the American Association of Cosmetology Schools as well as
Washington Federation of Private and Vocational Schools
