This was a year of change. The Aesthetic Institute Electrolysis Program did not open again after the pandemic, there were several retirements or closures, and an abundance of clients (many in transition) who we could not fit into our schedules. Jaimee and Sheila were contacted about the situation by KOIN News. Sheila and a client were interviewed for a noon newscast.

Without a school the HLO saw the need to create a new Pathway for Licensure. The RAC reconvened with more members to add diversity to the make-up of the committee. Following months of discussion, a Training Program was established with the same requirements as a school, but with supervising Instructors who could work individually with Trainee.

The Policies and Procedures were reviewed and revised before the upcoming election.

We had to increase our seminar fees due to increased food costs, but we had a lively Spring seminar that included some prospective Trainees and newly licensed Electrologists who had trained out of state. Kathy Trosen contacted the suppliers for Raffle prizes. Several sent gift certificate letters. Many who attended added nice prizes of their own for the winners to choose.

Our new OALE Board:

President: Brenda Cox LE

Vice President: Cynthia Uding LE

Secretary: Joan Gilbert LE

Treasurer: Denissa Tiller LE

Past President: Jaimee Bloom CPE

Committee Members:

Website/IT: Piney Kahn LE

Parliamentarian: Patsy Kirby CPE--Nicole Pappas LE

Sheila Ahern CPE Historian, Legislative, Good and Welfare

Lana Zietler LE Facebook Group

As a Membership promotion, Eva and Jaimee sent out a previous letter Eva had written reminding members and non-members alike of what had happened in 2011 when were re-written without notice when our Advisory Council became a full Board. It stressed the importance of being part of a group to stand up for our profession and be watchdogs when we got our own rules back. The letter prompted some membership renewals.

Our Seminar weekend was in-person again! Sheila made the Raffle contacts in place of Sylvia Moran who had moved out of state. The ticket seller was Liz Pieper.

It was a year for EBAP Rule Review. A RAC Committee was formed including Jaimie, Sheila, Lacie, and Audrey Jones LE who made recommendations on the existing rules. Before the revision could be completed the committee had to be expanded to meet a new standard for RACs. The final phase of the revision would carry over to the next year.

After years without an Electrologist being appointed to our Board, Audrey Jones LE became our representative.

We held a shorter Spring Seminar by Zoom. Speakers included Toby Meltzer MD, Chris Jones from OSHA, Stacey Elder CPE and Sara Paisner from Ballet. The AEA Convention was also Virtual.

This year, the following were elected as our Officers:

President: Lacey Keeney LE / Jaimie Bloom CPE

Vice President: Cynthia Uding LE

Secretary Beth Reiner LE / Joan Gilbert LE

Treasurer Kathy Trosan LE

Committee heads were Website: Joan Gilbert LE, Facebook Group: Lana Zeitler LE,

Historian, Good & Welfare, Legislative: Sheila Ahern CPE,

Brenda Cox LE Parlimentarian

A few months after the election, Lacey resigned as President due to over commitments and the Board appointed Jaimie Bloom CPE to return as President. This was allowed because Lacey’s election interrupted consecutive term limits for Jaimee.

Joan Gilbert filled in as Secretary for Beth Reiner who fell ill with Covid.

Newly appointed Committee members were: Brenda Cox: Parliamentarian, Joan Gilbert: IT, Lacey Keeney: Insurance Provider Program.

We learned that both Margery Cator CPE and her son Doug Cator CPE passed away just a few months apart. Margery was an early OARE member and was once our Vice President in the late ‘70s. Doug joined her in her practice in Tacoma and had been our Secretary shortly after joining OALE. They were members of both WSEA and OALE and often attended our seminars.

Celee Skinner completed all arrangements for the hotel and speakers for our 2020 Spring Seminar in record time, only to have to reschedule our April program when the Corona Virus stay home order did not permit us to gather as usual. All of Oregon Electrologists were out of the office from mid-March until June 15th since we could not observe the 6 ft. distance guidelines from our clients.

Lacey proposed planning an event at which insurance companies would come to talk to us about how to become providers for transgender clients who are able to get insurance coverage for Electrolysis.

The HLO began accepting final Practical Exams given at Electrolysis career schools instead of being administered by the state. It is a national trend.

Eva Kozlowski developed an interesting survey which was sent out to all Oregon Electrologists. It explored the reasons Electrologist entered the profession and the reasons they either joined or did not join our association as members or officers.

At our Spring Meeting the following voted on a temporary change in our Bylaws to allow a third term for our current President since no one volunteered to run for that office.

Officers elected that day for two years are:

President: Jaimee Bloom CPE

Vice President: Celeee Ontko Skinner

Secretary: Elizabeth Reiner LE

Treasurer/Membership: Kathy Trosen LE

Lana Zeitler LE is the new IT Chair, Sheila Ahern CPE is Historian, Good and Welfare, and Legislative Chair.

Sylvia Moran LE will handle the Raffle prizes.

Lana designed our own OALE Facebook Page and invited members to securely have professional conversations with each other. Several signed up immediately.

Barbara Failing CPE organized volunteers to represent OALE and Electrolysis at the OHSU Dermatology War on Melanoma. We had a good number of people visit the table for literature and conversations.

Jaimee hosted a summer pot luck picnic at her new house. All Electrologists were invited to gather just socialize with each other. Ten of us had a good time and shared good food. (See picture on this website)

President Jaimee followed a lead to contact someone in Gov. Kate Brown’s office about the delay in appointing an Electrologist to our Board, but to no avail.

Several of our members participated in the OHSU Dermatology Dept. Skin Expo handing out member lists and the black and white AEA “Why Choose Electrolysis” panphlets.at our information booth.

AEA continues to be very active with the PCOS Challenge and lobbying with them for more funding for PCOS research and treatment.

There is still no Electrologist appointed to the E-BAP Board.

We have not yet gathered our thoughts on what services we would like to add to laser hair removal in the request we may want to make regarding a challenge to be accepted to take a portion of the Advanced Esthetics course.

We took advantage of a discount to participate in the Women’s Expo again. Like last year we did about 30 sample treatments. Getting our Temporary License from the HLO was complicated when they discovered we had sent the wrong form. Lana came to the rescue with a fast drive to the new HLO office in Salem the day before the event.

Jaimee received the Gold Probe Award at the AEA Convention. This is normally given to a new Electrologist, but since Jaimee has contributed so much on the state and national level that they made an exception to honor her. We are proud she is one of ours.

AEA will be offering online copies of EW and the Roster if you choose to opt-out of the print form. We can add to our Online Profile if we do specific work or offer medical grade anesthetic products. A new member pamphlet was designed and Online Store account set up is there for those ordering that way. American Lifestyle Magazine is available to personalize and send out.

At our Spring meeting the following were elected Officers:

Jaimee Bloom CPE, President

Barbara Failing CPE and Celee Ontko LE, Co-Vice Presidents

Elizabeth Reiner LE, Secretary

Eva Kozlowski CPE, Treasurer

Cathy Trosen assumed the position of IT Chair, Alice Berry doing Raffles, Sheila Legislative and Good/Welfare.

On the second day of our Seminar, without warning, we had a Program Chairperson’s Nightmare. One of our speakers could not come after suffering a heart attack the night before and another just forgot to come. Luckily both Jaimee and Joanie Gonella CPE had approved presentations on their jump drives and filled in, saving the day and our CEUs.

Past President Debbie Ludwig CPE retired and moved out of state, but is remaining a member.

Virginia McDonald CPE passed away. She had been the force behind our regaining our licensure by forming a joint committee to go before the legislature. The Coalition was successful in passing the legislation and having it signed by the Governor, both parts of which had been unsuccessful in the past 10 years we had been trying. She was determined, tireless, optimistic, and a joy to work and be with.

With so many trans-gender clients seeking our services and some electrolysis being covered by insurance, we had speakers from FamilyCare, part of the Oregon Health Care plan at our Spring Seminar

We exhibited at the Women’s Expo at the Oregon Convention Center. Jaimee lent us her table and xCell epilator. Volunteers did sample treatments, while others helped with case history forms and answered questions. Layers of table paper under a bungie cord helped speed up the turnover of ladies wanting treatments.

Bonnie MacGillivray CPE, long time member and officer, retired. Sue Levitt, Electrology instructor at the Aesthetics Institute passed away.

Our Bill to change our Board name was submitted through Senator Mitch Greenlick’s Health Care Committee and got a start on the first day of the session. It quickly passed through both Senate and House and was signed into law. We are now part of the Board of Electrologists and Body Art Practitioners effective the beginning of next year.

Our Electrologist Board Member position is now vacant.

We returned to the Monarch Hotel while the Red Lion was being renovated. We voted to participate in the Women’s Expo in Portland next year with a spending cap of $1,000.

This was the first Seminar for which we could print out the Power Points for the lectures if we wished. One of our speakers included information on the laser hair removal that is part of her practice.

We began to discuss a way to amend the Advanced Esthetics training to allow Electrologists to use laser based on our training.

We needed to change the Bylaws to show that the Membership Meeting would now be held in the Spring.

New Officers elected are:

Jaimee Boom CPE, President

Tessa Rose LE, Vice President

Eva Kozlowski CPE, Treasurer

Sylvia Moran LE, Secretary

Sheila Ahern CPE and Deborah Ludwig CPE will be on Legislative Watch

The CPE test can now be taken online at various sites around the country and at the convention. AEA dues increased by $30.

We discontinued our $10 charge to new members for certificates, etc. Eva redesigned our membership sticker and kept up a membership compaign.

Longtime member Jackie Boulet had serious head and back injuries in a fall. She had to retire and have long term rehabilitation.

With so many transgender clients seeking our services and some electrolysis being covered by insurance, we had speakers from FamilyCare, part of the Oregon Health Care plan at our Spring Seminar.

We exhibited at the Women’s Expo at the Oregon Convention Center. Jaimee lent us her table and xCell. Volunteers did sample treatments, others helped with case history forms and answered questions.

Bonnie MacGillivray CPE, long time member and officer, retired. Sue Levitt, Electrology instructor at the Aesthetics Institute passed away.

AEA’s Project Online Discovery was started to help all Members make sure their listings on websites and social media are correct.

The No! No! hair removal device became the subject of a class action suit brought by consumers and USA Now.

We postponed our bill to change the name of our Board until the Full session next year. In the interim, Representative Tina Kotek will find a sponsor for this in the Senate since it is a change to an existing statute.

The By-laws were changed to discontinue the Fall Seminar which we had held at either Eugene, Roseburg or Medford.

AEA ended its contract with Vendi over non-performance. Erika Frankel sent a proposal to become the Marketing Project manager and was retained as web master. She developed acute and eye catching new logo using the hair follicle as the L in Electrology.

Erika will assist in getting everyone their own Business Facebook page.

The OALE membership by poll to try to change the name of the OHLA BAP to the Board of Electrologists and Body Art Practitioners. This would be a legislative change next year. Holly Mercer became the temporary Administrator of the Health Licensing Office HLO (new name)

The Fall meeting was temporarily cancelled again. We need a bylaw change to finalize this change permanently but did not give enough advance notice to vote on it at the Spring meeting.

Officers elected for the next 2 years are:

Debbie Ludwig CPE, President

Tangee Holub LE, Vice President

Sylvia Moran LE, Secretary

Jaimee Bloom CPE, Treasurer

Sheila Ahern will be Legislative Watch and Good and Welfare, Jaimee remains IT Chair.

Debbie investigated the scope of practice of Estheticians. An advanced Esthetics program is proposed for those estheticians who use lasers for various uses. The plan was suspended for now.

In the meantime new rules for Electrologists went through unnoticed. Member Nancy Aroyan alerted us when she had to apply for a new Facility license under BAP. Then we found many rule changes that mostly made us follow the Tattoo and Piercing rules not those of our industry. Board Chairperson and member Molly Ballew was able to get us an extension to comment on the rules. The response was huge and we were able to retain most of our original rules. It was quite an alarming mess, but we did get an apology from OHLA for the lack or notice. Fortunately we were able to use our new Non-Member e-mail mailing list to keep in contact with all Oregon Electrologists.

AEA began a marketing campaign through Vendi and sent monthly newsletters out through Constant Contact.

Our Spring Seminar needed to re-locate to another hotel when by contract the original hotel used their option to sell accommodations and meeting rooms to a single large organization.

The OHLA Administrator and Policy Analyst spoke at our Spring meeting and presented their view of the new rules needed to support the formation of the new Board of Body Art Technicians. They did outreach for all of us to fill out the form to be on the OHLA mailing list for updates from them. They do not come unless requested.

Debbie petitioned the OHLA to look into how licensing situations can be handled when transcripts are needed and a school no longer exists.

OHLA no longer gives us CEU credit for our association business meetings or self-defense classes because they do not fit into our scope of practice in law or rule.

At the Spring meeting we voted to temporarily discontinue the Fall meeting. Since new CEU requirements are now 8 hrs a year and our meeting credit is now gone, the expense and distance of the Fall meeting in the S I-5 corridor for only 2hrs was no longer practical. Attendance has been low and not attracting even those in that area.

AEA and OALE had a membership drive. Those with lapsed memberships of 2-3 yrs could rejoin for a 10% discount. AEA now has a Facebook page. The discussion board from the AEA site has been moved to the AEA member Facebook page. Dropbox files are now used for all the reports the Delegates send/read before the AEA Board meetings—something delegates have wanted for some time.

Jaimee continued the work on the revision of the Policies and Procedures. All sections were finally addressed and approved. More time was devoted to this revision than the original adoption, but a very comprehensive document resulted from many drafts and meetings. Some recommendations for further P&P changes and for By-law revisions were made for the next officers to implement.

We continued to use the website as our Keeping Current newsletter to the members. The few members without e-mail receive mailed copies of important reports when they are posted or with meeting flyers. A classified ad section and quick link to OHLA staff were added.

Tele-conferencing and e-mail continued to save the officers time and the association money as a way to do business when the Board members are miles apart. We also saved money by switching insurance companies.

The person who redesigned our website was not available to maintain it. Irina suggested Harold Philips and his samples were impressive. He needed to do more redesigning, but has made it easier to navigate. We included classified advertising space. New pictures were taken, member information updated, and passwords given out for the secure member area.

We purchased a new 2 1/2 x 6 foot banner for a reasonable price.

At the Spring Seminar new officers were elected for two-year terms.

President: Debby Ludwig CPE, LE

Vice President: Irina McGaughey LE

Treasurer: Tangee Houlb LE

Secretary: Doug Cator CPE

Jaimee Bloom will remain IT Chair, Sheila Ahern as Legislation Chairperson, Historian and Good & Welfare Chair, and Eva Kozlowski as Door Prize Chair. We had many very high value door prizes to give away at our raffles.

New and rejoining members and increased probe sales on a national level signal an upturn in the economy that we welcomed.

OALE closely followed the OHLA bill HB 2013 to broaden our Advisory Council into a full Board of Body Art Practitioners that would include Electrolysis, Tattooing, Body Piercing, Dermal Implanting and Scarification. (The last two were later eliminated). Only one Electrologist would be on the Board. We expressed disappointment that Electrologists were not named in the title of the Board, but it fast tracked and the new Board of Body Art Technicians was formed.

We were led to believe that our existing rules would move into the new rules. A letter sent out did not mention any impact for Electrologists rules. In the rules committee meeting we were told our rules would roll over. There was a narrow window for comment that none of us saw the need to do.

Longtime member Beverly Warmington passed away.

Based on a sample and thorough proposal, the website committee (Jaimee Bloom, Sheila Ahern, Cathy Keach, Bonnie MacGillivray) chose Natasha Andres to be our new webmaster. The design was redesigned before the seminar and applauded at that meeting.

Terry Eason volunteered to be a coordinator, such as a Newsletter Editor, to obtain and edit items the President and others for the online news.

Muriel renewed the goal of updating the Policies and Procedures. Jaimee coordinated all the suggestions and comments and the work began.

We participated at an Expo in Portland.

The mailing to Physicians through the Oregon Medical Association was finally accomplished. The AEA letter was customized and the membership was updated through the renewals and updated information gathered at the time of the Spring seminar.

Deborah coordinated our 2 day seminar with much efficiency. Randy Everitt, the new administrator of the Oregon Health Licensing Agency spoke and we enjoyed some popular returning speakers.

Muriel contacted the Portland representative of Verizon Super Pages in an attempt to remove laser hair removal businesses from the Electrologists category. Vigilance will be needed with them. Muriel also promoted strict adherence to Roberts Rules and gave us an updated copy at the end of her term.

We learned that Fred Ritche, a founding OALE member and owner of the first electrolysis school in Oregon, passed away.

AEA held its winter Board meeting at the Portland Hilton. OALE arranged for Oregon themed gifts for attending delegates. Jaimee and Sheila attended as Delegates and several other members and officers attended as observers.

At the Spring meeting at the Portland Red Lion, VP Sandra Wonacott presided. Our speaker programs continue to get excellent evaluations.

Elected for the next 2 year terms were:

President, Muriel Richardson LE

Vice President, Deborah Ludwig CPE

Secretary, Sheila Ahern CPE

Treasurer, Liz Pieper LE

Jaimee Bloom was appointed as IT Chair of a newly created committee to find a new webmaster to redesign and maintain our site. As IT Chair she will oversee work on the website and other electronic communication.

The teleconferencing Muriel arranged saved many miles and hours for the officers. Liz continued her efficient bookkeeping and coordination of member renewals.

Instead of a written Keeping Current newsletter all articles will be available on the website. Members with e-mail will be notified when to look. They will need a password to get into that private area. Members who do not have e-mail or infrequently read their e-mail will be mailed copies of those items. After 2010 Spring meeting registration mailing we plan to send all other meeting announcements and registrations through the website.

We needed to reorder OALE pins and chose a somewhat larger size. President Muriel Richardson had special nametags made for her officers.

Former Treasurer Celia Holady passed away. Sheila, Jaimee and Jean Rapp attended her service.

President Meg Henningsen began a concept change for our website and a search for a new webmaster. A possible candidate withdrew and we retained Jean Oakes for another year.

We cancelled our contract for the Dex Knows program feeling members were not getting the response we had hoped per the expense of the ad program.

Meg began assignments for the Board to review sections of the Policies and Procedures.

After viewing the Physicians letter developed by AEA the attending members decided to use it as the basis of our mailing through the Oregon Medical Association.

More exhibitors than usual came to our Spring event. Raffle drawings for two AEA San Francisco convention registrations were won by Molly Ballew and Meg Henningsen.

AEA Executive Director Patsy Kirby spoke and Jaimee Bloom gave one of two lectures she has been presenting to other affiliates.

OALE has taken out ads in the Portland, Salem, Eugene, Medford, and Bend Dex Media books and has paid for Dex Online that will give a link to our site in those areas. Listings in those places give coverage for most of our members.

Jaimee received a thank you flower vase in gratitude for her years as President.

For the first time in its history, OALE will have a Board totally composed of officers living outside the Portland metro area. A relatively new member was elected President.

Elected at the Spring meeting were:

President, Meg Henningsen

Vice President, Sandra Wonnacott

Secretary, Cathy Lee CPE

Treasurer, Liz Pieper CPE

Jaimee, as Past President held several transition meetings to prepare new officers who had not been members of the Board before. She continued to assist throughout the two years. Sheila remained on as Historian, Good and Welfare, and Web laison. Rita Dyer served as Parlamatarian.

As a change from previous free members only meeting in the Fall, Meg invited nonmembers to attend for a charge. Electrologists in the southern part of the state appreciated the consideration.

We began to consider the response from the Dex ad and to replace our current webmaster.

President / Newsletter Ed. Jaimee Bloom CPE

Co-VP Brenda Cox CPE, Diane Kindall CPE

Treas. Jean Rapp CPE

Co-Sec. Joan Gilbert, Kim Roe

Parliamentarian Rita Dyer

Historian, Good & Welfare, Web contact

Sheila Ahern CPE

By-Laws were reviewed and updated. Because we had our Fall meeting out of Portland, one change was to have elections in the Spring during our 2 day seminar that has higher attendance. An interim board would have to be elected for 6 months in the Fall.

The HLO changed its name to the Oregon Health Licensing Agency. It will propose legislation for a uniform fee structure for all professions it oversees. That lower fee was what we were looking for when we had considered the Cosmetology merger.

Member Molly Ballew replaced member Cathy Lee on the Advisory Council. Member Brenda Cox still serves

We voted to rotate the Fall meetings to Eugene, Roseburg, and Medford.

Members Betty Sorensen and Norita Mundt passed away.

Jaimee discovered that one can only be an instructor if teaching at a school. It would take legislative change to reinstate the instructor exam.

At the Member meeting in Medford the Interim Board was elected

Pres / Newsletter Ed, Jaimee Bloom CPE

Vice President, Sandra Wonnacott

Secretary, Joan Gilbert CPE

Treasurer, Jean Rapp CPE

The AEA convention left Las Vegas and will rotate to Eastern, Central, and Western cities.

Keeping Current carried articles with attendees’ impressions of our seminars and an update was given on the changes to the AEA Infection Control Standards.

Dark Horse Marketing conducted a consumer survey of electrolysis clients in preparation of a marketing package.

Member Jean Woods passed away.

Support for our proposed merger with the Board of Cosmetology was withdrawn by Senator Carter and her aide Jon Christian. They felt we would be under-represented and there was no case for better consumer protection to support the move. They did not consult with Susan Wilson.

We discovered that when the education portion of our licensing was transferred to the Dept. of Ed. they abolished the instructor exam. Jaimee began to investigate whether it could be reclaimed.

At the Member meeting in Roseburg she discussed a possible change of the Dex category Electrolysis to Electrologists. Auditing of continuing education hours began. We continue to issue certificates as usual.

President Jaimee Bloom CPE

Co-Vice Presidents

Brenda Cox CPE / Diane Kindall CPE

Treasurer Jean Rapp CPE

Co-Secretaries

Joan Gilbert CPE / Kim Roe

Newsletter Editor Jaimee Bloom CPE

Our 30th Year Anniversary

We did radio advertising on two radio stations with different formats. Our web address was featured.

Another 2 day seminar was held in downtown Portland, with another rummage sale. June Allen from Mass. was a featured speaker

Plans had to be changed from having a dinner in conjunction with our 30th Anniversary celebration. Instead we honored past and present members and officers with flowers and remembrances before our luncheon. Founding members Sandy Fox and Trudy Ude attended along with Norman Anderson.

OALE looks forward to the next 30 years.

Jaimee and several members and non-members conferenced with Susan Wilson about combining with the Board of Cosmetology and later attended their meeting to present our case. At issue is the slim chance that we would ever have a representative on their actual Board.

Jaimee later spoke at an Outreach Event for the HLO.

Suzanne Anderer spoke to our Members seminar on Micro-Pulsing and SIMPLE technique.

Pres. / Newsletter Jaimee Bloom

Vice Pres. Barbara Failing

Co-Secretaries Nichole Burns / Sheila Ahern

Treasurer Jean Rapp

A joint meeting of old and new boards facilitated an easy transfer or duties and ideas.

Jean Rapp and her husband Bob converted copious Treasurer’s records to Quickbooks.

All officers were able to e-mail each other, resulting in shorter meeting times.

A 2 day Spring seminar format began. The weekend event featured topics on transgender clients. The short Fall seminar was free to members only and held at Jaimee’s office. The weekend corresponded with the beginning of Rose Festival, which out of town guests enjoyed.

Digital pictures were taken to enhance our website. Member info., links, Info on Electrolysis, Seminar announcements are features of the site. We used our already developed script from our information line.

We were successful in amending the Dental Practice Act to allow Dentist to administer lip injections prior to our client’s electrolysis. Sen. Margaret Carter was our sponsor. There was no opposition and few questions at the hearings.

A facility license fee was added to our statute to make our program in compliance with other licensed professions. The fee will be determined in rule revision.

AEA put out much needed information on the Health Information Patient Privacy Act.

A few more laser practice ads were addressed.

Theresa Petricca longtime President and Executive Director of AEA retired.

President Jaimee Bloom

Vice President Barbara Failing

Secretary Nichole Burns

Treasurer Jean Rapp

Newsletter Ed. Scott Kelly / Jaimee

Past Pres. Sheila Ahern

Same officers as last year.

We hired Jean Oakes of Eugene Enterprises to design our webpage. Jean currently works with one of our officers and believed her price and willingness to get to know us made her a good choice.

The Oregon Board of Medical Examiners made their position known that physicians should do the procedures or be on site and available during laser procedures.

Malpractice rates climbed due to liability claims.

AEA begins to find Community Colleges who will begin Electrolysis programs. They began a “Teaching the Teachers” training program. Diane Kindall attended in Las Vegas.

The Oregon Red Cross responded to our request for a clarification on electrolysis clients being eligible to give blood. This was in response to a Parade article saying they would be rejected.

A CPR workshop was held.

Sheila helped the HLO develop a continuing education reporting form for Electrolysis.

HLO web site www.hlo.state.or.us has forms that can be downloaded and lists of pre-approved continuing education. We sent pictures for their web site and hallway.

The Fall meeting was held in Eugene making it easier for electrologists in the southern part of the state to attend.

Attendees at that meeting urged OALE to pursue legislation to allow Dentists to give injections for us once again.

A Policy and Procedure Manual was written dealing with the workings of the organization that are not covered in the by-laws.

Laser advertising became less misleading, but the general economy worsened. 124 active Ectrologists in Oregon.

The Board of Medical Examiners took up the question of who should be allowed to use lasers.

Sheila presented a comparison and contrast of the State rules on sanitation vs AEA’s Infection Control Standards.

Bonnie alerted us to the Simple IRA.

The CPE exam is now only being given before the AEA conventions. Every other year they are in Las Vegas.

AEA website www.electrology.com has a wonderful discussion board that members were encouraged to use.

OALE began to plan its own site www.electrolysis-oregon.org.

The Portland Qwest yellow pages came out free of laser ads in the Electrolysis section.

Pres. Sheila Ahern

Vice. Pres. Barbara Failing

Secretary Nancy Aroian

Treasurer Carol Heacock

Newsletter Ed. Bonnie MacGillivray

(not serving on Board)

The same officers were on the Board.

We had a hands on workshop after speakers from Clemont Beaumont and Johanne Fortier from Dectro spoke about computer inhanced epilators.

Through a special fund we collected, we purchased a computer, printer and QuickBooks software. Other earlier donated items from Bonnie MacGillivray and Susan Frison were later redonated to Free Geek.

After Susan alerted Sheila that a segment on laser was coming on a local TV news, she called a local TV station and was able to have Electrolysis mentioned at the end of the segment.

We published Seminar registration and fee policies in Keeping Current.

OALE was an exhibitor at the NW Women’s show. Attendance was lower this year, but we did talk to many people. The booth was set up differently to let them walk into it to speak with us.

During the week before the show we ran several drive time traffic report advertising spots on radiostation KINK.

We did an extensive search for a Public Relations firm, discovering that we do not have the funds to use their services. We will pursue our own advertising.

Shelly Barouh received a refund for her phone book ad when she complained about laser ads.

We began communicating with the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners about misleading claims in laser ads.

AEA updated its Infection Control Standards regarding cataphoresis rollers, etc.

Eva Kozlowski again did the layout for our Keeping Current newsletter on her trusty Mac.

Treas. Carol Heacock and Carol Sutherland wrote Member Profiles.

For the first time E-mail was used for the newsletter Production as well as for communicating with AEA — what a wonder!

AEA affirms its membership for those solely doing needle only electrolysis. Sheila represented us at the meetings dealing with rule revision. She and Trisha Allbrinton (HLO) reviewed the new State rules at a seminar.

A very animated speaker came from OSHA

We again participated in the NW. Women’s show. We had a really nice looking booth with banner, poster, Video (AEA’s new one on Electrolysis), brochures, candy. Marge Lowe Harris coordinated the staffing of the booth.

Laser ads begin to downscale and more articles are in the press about PCOS.

We presented a special award and pin to Norman Anderson who had been such an active leader and inspiration for OALE. Norm recently retired but returned for this honor at our seminar lunch in the Spring.

Pres. Sheila Ahern

Vice Pres. Barbara Failing

Sec. Trudy Ude

Treas. Carol Heacock

An OALE Information line was established with taped information at 503-225-6605 and 888- 248-9957. A post office box was obtained for people to send for membership info. Joan Gilbert and Eva Koslowski helped develop and will monitor these.

We participated in the 3 day NW Women’s Show at the new Convention Center.

OALE itself became a participant in the Portland Yellow Page Group Ad and it became an official public information project.

Several members including Marian Meyer, Carol Heacock, Sheila Ahern, Pam Bryson met to brainstorm advertising ideas at Susan Frison’s home.

An Information Sheet including important OALE, AEA and Licensing contacts and phone numbers were sent with the newsletter.

Pres. Carol Heacock

Vice. Pres. Delores Talwaker, Jaimee Bloom

Sec. Vacant

Treas. Vera Myers

Newsletter Sheila Ahern

New certificates, stationery, pins were made to reflect assoc. name change. The Newsletter included Member Profiles with pictures and began running segments of the OALE History.

Carol, Sharon, Robin and Sheila all attended the AEA Board meeting in San Francisco.

Lengthly multi-part meetings were held dealing with restructuring and continuation of association business. Later an extensive review of OALE financial transactions was made. Checks and balances were made to the Teasurer’s procedure.

Pages of interest from the AEA Bd meetings were included in members mailings

Pres. Carol Heacock

Vice Pres. Delores Talwaker

Secretary Sharon Jacksom

Treas. Robin White, Vera Myers

Newsletter Sheila Ahern

We changed the association name to Oregon Association of Licensed Electrologists because there is no registration program, but a licensing proram in Oregon. We gave up our registered mark of RE. By-laws were changed to reflect the change. Laser began to be a hot topic.

Pres. Diane Kindall

Vice Pres. Delores Talwaker

Sec. Melanie Shields

Treas. Celia Holady

Newsletter

Jaimee Bloom

Adrianne Herick

Delores Talwaker

Dr. Montagna died, (He was an authority on hirsutism from the Oregon Primate Center, who we were never lucky enough to get as a speaker). Body piercing became a special program of the Health Division. Nan Sutfin died suddenly. Snow curtails our Fall CPR seminar. Much commotion about refunds.

Dr. Toby Meltzer, was a speaker on gender reasignment surgery. More OARE members than usual attended the Reno comvention.

Pres. Diane Kindall

Vice Pres. Carol Loomis

Sec. Melanie Shields

Treas. Celia Holady

Newsletter

Jaimee Bloom

Adrianne Herick

Delores Talwaker

The AEA Bd Meeting was hosted. A 2 day Rose City Conference was held including a successful hands on workshop. Shirley Hurtubise, Mary Evangelista, and Jane Riddle lectured on modalities. AEA developed Standards of Professional Practice.

Pres. Jaimee Bloom

Vice Pres. Diane Kindall

Sec. Donna Howell

Treas. Celia Holady

Newsletter. Jaimee Bloom

Susan Selby recovered from a ceribral anurism. Dorothy Cope died. Interest gathered to license Tatooists and Permanent Makeup Technicians. Bill passed, added them to our Advisory Council.

A By law revision was made. Norm, Bonnie, Sheila, Jaimee on committee. 2 year terms for officers began.

Pres Jaimee Bloom

Vice Pres. Diane Kindall

Sec. Jean Rapp

Treas. Celia Holady

Newsletter

Danielle Rudin

Sue Bashford

There was a scare that the Advisory Council would be privatized. The AEA and Guild were on better terms for awhile. Promoted CPE exam and Infection Control.

Two member seminars in addition to our Spring and Fall Seminars were planned. A Hands On workshop was set up, but with not enough stations for as much participation as we hoped. Guest Speaker Nancy Ledins

Pres. Jaimee Bloom

Vice Pres.

Chris Tye Wong

Diane Kindall

Sec. Jean Rapp

Treas. Celia Holady

Newsletter

Sheila Ahern

Danielle Rudin

We began to have two additional speaker programs for members only. They were held in Salem and Redmond.

At a general seminar we learned about the Lazatron laser hair removal device, and had an acupuncture demonstration.

Several members attended the programs put on by WSEA, a new AEA affiliate. Paid classified ads were added to the newsletter.

Jaimee held a CPE workshop at her home for those preparing for the test.

A CPR workshop was held

AEA began doing direct billing for our dues with a check sent back to us.

President, Jaimee Bloom

VP, Tana Hunziker

Secretary, Pat Kling

Treasurer, Celia Holady

Newsletter, Sheila Ahern

Judith gave our newsletter a new crisp look using her computer and computer skills.

Membership pins were made and given to each member. They are blue enameled push pin style with the association logo.

Members began to receive a more substantial discount at the seminars which helped to increase membership.

Many became new CPEs taking advantage of the test being given here.

Pres. / Newsletter Judith Saperstone

VP, Tana Hunziker

Secretary, Jaimee Bloom

Treas., Dyan Frank

AEA dropped its Executive Director in order to use the salary to support the programs he helped establish. Sheila attended the Scottsdale meeting where this was explained.

Our Spring seminar was held jointly with the Washington State Electrologists Assoc.

Norman conducted a survey of suggestions to send on to manufacturers.

Virginia coordinated a review class for those preparing for the CPE exam. Portland was an exam site.

A separate business meeting was held without a program. Business had to be postponed because we lacked a quorum.

Pres. / Treas. / Newsletter, Sheila Ahern

VP, Norita Mundt /Tana Hunziker

Treasurer, Delores Hedlund

Secretary, Susan Selby /Judith Saperstine

Newsletter, Jackie Phillips

Members voted to keep the affiliation with the AEA. We recorded our copyright to RE.

Each attendee at the Fall seminar received a sample of the new AEA brochures. The newsletter ran a column written by a doctor answering a question each issue.

After a very difficult struggle of ideas and procedures, the initials included for participants in the group ad will only refer to electrology licensure and certifications.

We hosted a meeting of the AEA Board at Nendels-Portland Airport. A reception was given the evening before attended by electrologists interested in meeting the national affiliate leaders and delegates from across the country. Sheila, Norm, and Virginia attended the Board meeting.

We had a huge seminar event for 120 newly licensed electrologists, complete with 11 exhibitors at the trade show. Speakers and exhibitors alike addressed the sterilization requirements

Pres. / Newsletter Sheila Ahern

VP Tana Hunziker

Secretary Susan Selby

Treasurer Karren Firestone

The CPE exam was given here. A prep-class was given by Nancy Ledins a few months previous.

Small groups heard reports on proposing bill for licensing. This led to an all electrologist’s interest meeting in December. It became obvious work on this would not progress unless it was led by an independent joint group. The Oregon Coalition for Electrolysis Licensing (OCEL) was formed led by Virginia McDonald

OALE activities helped behind the scenes. 600 letters were sent to doctors. Newsletters were sent to non-members who paid a small fee. Norm continued to update the Standards and Code of Ethics. Our non-member list became the basis for OCEL’s search for electrologists as the licensing writing began on the bill.

We discussed not keeping our affiliation with AEA, but a poll of non-members showed the affiliation was not affecting numbers of members. We felt we especially needed the support of AEA during the licensing endeavor.

Licensing passed. Sandy Fox, Virginia McDonald, and Sheila Ahern lobbied for hearings the entire last week when months of visits with legislators and their aides and strong documentation finally made saw the bill through on the last night

We mailed reminders to all electrologists to mail in their applications to be grandfathered. Only two missed the deadline.

Sheila began attending the AEA Board meetings.

Pres. Norman Anderson (6 mo) / Sheila Ahern

VP. Sheila Ahern / Linda Gibson

Secretary. Jolene Gerard

Treas. Bonnie MacGillivray

A 2nd Social Dinner arranged by Linda Gibson was held--this time in downtown Portland.

Removatron was charged with misleading ads by the FTC.

We ran an ad in the Sunday Oregonian promoting the Assoc. and electrolysis.

Another update was done to the non-member list after we solicited additions through the newsletter. Complimentary copies were mailed out.

Bonnie helped develop a brochure for OARE.

OARE representatives attended a meeting of the Barbers & Hairdressers Sunset Review Committee. They had thought to invite electrologists back in to their board, but the committee believed electrologists would be better served under a health related agency.

A proxy vote was done to pursue licensing . Virginia McDonald and Sandy Fox attended some preliminary meetings.

Pres. Bonnie McGillivray

V.P. Carol Sutherland

Sec. Maureena Rollier

Treas. Dorothy Holmstrom

Newsletter Norman Anderson

The agreement we had signed with Sandy Fox to help on legislation had a technicality concerning contingency and the agreement had to be suspended. Trudy called a special meeting concerning this.

The AEA hired Jerry Ennis as Executive Director. Broader nationwide projects were begun by AEA including the CPE Exam.

The first recommendations came about regarding sterilizing instruments because of Hepatitis and AIDS.

We began sending our newsletter statewide and had name badges made for members

The first yellow page group ad was done in Portland.

OARE dues were increased from $40 to $50.

Pres. Trudy Ude

V.P. Karren Firestone

Treas. Dorothy Holmstrom

Sec. Bonnie MacGillivray

Newsletter Norman Anderson

Sandy Fox offered to work toward legislation. Writing on a bill began.

Karren was not able to find regular group insurance we would qualify for. Then Sheila found that Kaiser had begun to offer group coverage for groups as small as ours. Several members took their coverage deciding on the benefits for the group.

Lenore demonstrated the new Hinkle Electro Blend UC-1 and Fred Ritchie demonstrated the new Fischer CompuBlend

AMA approved was definitely not a term to be used, and we were vigilant watching the phone directories for electronic tweezer ads and for any non-member using RE in their ads.

We had our 1st Social Dinner before Christmas.

Pres. Sheila Ahern

V.P. Karren Firestone

Sec. Bonnie MacGillivray

Treas. Lenore Leibreich

Newsletter Trudy Ude

OARE began collecting a library of tapes (audio in those days). A generous donation of many form Lenore Leibreich added to the library. The list was published in the newsletter. Few took advantage of the library and it was not actively promoted after a few years.

We had continuing education requirements for membership. Each member received plastic frames in which to display their colored parchment certificates. Continuing education points were awarded for participation at membership meetings, our sponsored lectures, and for committee and leadership roles.

We began a non-member list. It began as a tool to invite them to our speaker program, but later was an invaluable aide in re-licensure.

Dry Bead “Sterilizers” were new to us, affordable and thought then to be adequate to assure sterility of equipment for our clients. We encouraged our members to use them.

Norm gave self help quizzes at our meetings and we tried to get association health insurance again.

Pres. Sheila Ahern

V.P. Virginia McDonald

Sec. Bonnie MacGillivray

Treas. Lenore Leibriech

Newsletter Trudy Ude

This was a monumental year for the amount of paperwork written and reviewed, which gave us many tools and increased our professional appearance. Officers that year were:

President, Norman Anderson

V.P. & Sec. Sheila Ahern

Treasurer, Lenore Leibriech

Newsletter, Virginia McDonald

Along with the new logo came a professional review and rewrite of our B-laws based on several hospital assoc. models. Standards of professional Practice and Guidelines for professional Training were written and adopted. A new members pledge was written to be said by new members. Dues were $50.

OARE obtained a copy write on RE as a registered mark in Oregon. Only members could use the initials.

Many members had individual memberships in the American Electrology Assoc. Norm led us to join as a group and be affiliated with them. He saw how much they were doing on the national level and wanted us to be part of it and benefit from the relationship. Those who had individual memberships saw a lower cost with having the affiliate dues. AEA was beginning the formulation of what would become the CPE exam.

A group yellow page ad in Portland was planned.

A new logo was designed to replace the old one which was the state outline surrounding the association name, electrons circling the O in Oregon. The new one has the association name surrounding an oval which contains a probe style cadusus entwined with two lines representing our two operative currents. Membership certificates and stationary were re-designed. We had 16-18 members.

SherDonn Institute of Electrolysis began classes in Beaverton, Oregon and we began an often strained relationship with them in trying to encourage association participation.

We looked into and ran an association ad in the Oregonian newspaper with the usual dilemma that it might not circulate to members cities outside Portland.

We surveyed members on their preference of terms. Wires or instruments, forceps, clients, complimentary consultations and electrolysis technician were favored.

Virginia bound each newsletter in plastic covers and included many articles on health care and professional improvement. With the legislative disappointment over, we began to plan for the next session by making ourselves known to prospective candidates. If we could not get state licensure, we decided to self regulate. A code of Ethics was adopted. It included keeping case histories and giving consultations, not using misleading words in ads. Limiting practice to time for clinically proven methods of hair removal. Some By-law changes were enacted. Membership and continuing Education committees were established. Continuing education credits were awarded for meeting and lecture attendance. Members received a standing frame to display their yearly updated certificates. Under Norman’s direction we wrote and gave a written proficiency exam as a membership acceptance requirement.

We began to be concerned about Herpes and Hepatitis. Much information was in the newsletters via the Tel-Med library. Some of us purchased dry bead “sterilizers” when we heard of some states enacting sterilization regulations.

Virginia acquired a list 15 Sunset Review questions which she answered in anticipation of justifying electrolysis licensing and was saved in preparation for the later Bill 2520.

Margery Cator’s daughter Melinda, a chiropractor gave a very useful lecture at one seminar, and on May 18th (the day of Mt. St. Helens’ eruption.) Fred Ritchie talked about the Oregon College of Electrology in Pendleton. Ruth McKee demonstrated the blend while Sheila Ahern narrated. Washington attendees had trouble getting home when we learned about the mountain when the meeting was over.

President Norman Anderson

Vice Pres. Margery Cator

Secretary Sheila Ahern

Treas. Lenore Liebreich

Newsletter Editor Virginia McDonald

After many meetings dealing with Health vs. Cosmetology, a compromise was struck to ask that electrologists be licensed through the dept. of Commerce. Our lobbyist did not prepare us well for the committee meetings. Conflict among various sides was apparent, but the bill passes only to be vetoed by Governor Atiyeh who saw no public danger. Efforts to override the veto failed. We vowed not to neglect the governor’s office on the next try and be more careful if we ever again chose or paid a lobbyist.

Officers in 1979 were:

Pres. Rose Whitaker

Vice Pres./Newsletter Editor Trudy Ude

Sec./Treas Lenore Liebreich

An OALE legislative fund was established. Each member paid $100 per month for over a year. A new draft for a bill was written. Tom Fender was hired as a lobbyist for the next session.

Elected for that year were:

President. Norman Anderson

Vice. Pres. Margery Cator

Sec. Sheila Ahern

Treas. Lenore Liebreich

Newsletter. Virginia McDonald

Assistant. Margery Cator

The Depilatron case was settled in California. They were found guilty of misleading advertising. California electrologists may not legally use electronic tweezers, although people in cosmetology might do so.

Hosts picked the program for each meeting.

The Electrolysis bill, separate from Barbers and Hairdressers was defeated. It was thought it was because we had no lobbyist. The Barbers and Hairdressers had merged and we could not be admitted after the fact. Thus began a ten year period during which electrologists worked without state licensing exams or inspections. Blaine Whipple was contacted to introduce legislation in 1979.

Officers were:

President Dorothy Van Tassel

Vice Pres. Maureena Rollier

Sec. /Treas. Lenore Liebreich

Newsleter Ruth McKee

OARE was incorporated as a non-profit association. Sandra Fox introduced OARE to the ARA by mentioning its speakers in other states that year. Rose Mennine, instructor from California was a speaker here. Martha Scott reported on her trip to India.

Knowing that the Cosmetic Therapy Board under which electrologists had been licensed would be changed to only a Board of Barbers and hairdressers; there was a need to write licensing legislation for electrologists who would be separated then from that Board. OARE wrote the proposed HB 3116 in hopes of saving the license under a separate Board for electrologists.

The newsletter contained cute artwork and recipes. Officers that year were:

Pres. Sandra Fox

Vice pres. Linda Gibson

Sec. Treas. Phyllis Elser

Newsletter. Trudy Ude

The association tried many types of insurance for members but were unable to get coverage.

A state electroloysis conference was held in Portland. Guests and speakers from 5 states were invited.

Depilatron (a forerunner of electronic tweezer devices like removatron) was a device of interest for several years. Beginning that year a huge file on this device began to be collected.

Meetings were held in the home towns of the officers:

Pres. Norman Anderson

Vice Pres. Shirley Howard

Sec. Treas. Roberta Leibriech

Newsletter. Phyllis Elser

The Oregon Association of Registered Electrologists was founded in September 1974 at a meeting held at Virginia McDonald’s house. Its first members were Fred Ritchie, Norman Anderson, Virginia McDonald, Jean Kauffman, Trudy Ude, Sandy Fox, Jan Elser, Cosmetologist Jeannette Weiss also attended.

Attending and joining as members at other meetings that year were Lenore and Roberta Liebreich and Martha Scott. Dues were set at $25.

Major concerns were curriculum for Electrology, establishing a group health plan, and upcoming changes in the Cosmetic Therapy Act under which Electrologists were licensed at the time. They wanted to stress that they were Colleagues not competitors.

“The O.A.R.E. will be a non-profit association concerned with elevating the standards of the electrologist through education. Doctors will be invited to speak at various meetings around the state. We hope to be able to get the message across to doctors of the value to them within the scope of our specialty. The public, too, needs to be given a clear idea of what electrologists are doing. Only though getting together to seek out new ideas and exchange information can we bring that respect that our profession deserves.”

Vol. 1 #1 Newsletter Oct. 1974

The first officers were:

President Virginia McDonald

Vice Pres. Jan Elser

Sec. Treas. Norman Anderson