Meet our Staff
Our History
Our History
Arielle Scavnicky (Left), Lauren Akuszewski (Right)
The Cleveland Grooming Academy was established in 2015 by Arielle Scavnicky, who is the owner and instructor of all available courses. Arielle has more than 13 years of experience from working in corporate, private, and veterinarian based salons. She is an active member of the National Dog Groomers Association of America, and is President of the Ohio Professional Pet Groomers Association.
Lauren Akuszewski is a previous graduate of the Cleveland Grooming Academy who came to the school with two years of bathing experience. Because of her passion for the industry and amazing natural talent, Lauren was offered the position of Teacher's Assistant after her graduation.
Both Arielle and Lauren are dog and cat CPR certified through PetTech, and share the common goal of providing high quality grooming lessons while putting the health and safety of each pet first. The Complete Basic Grooming Course taught by Arielle and Lauren is the longest grooming course available in all of Northern Ohio.
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