Faculty and Staff

Active, Experienced, Involved Faculty Members

Our faculty consists of trained professionals who encourage, guide, inspire, who take the utmost care in sharing their clinical knowledge.  The faculty accessibility offers our students personal attention.  Our experienced faculty members are dedicated through the balance of science, art and technology.  At HVSAASC, our skin care practitioners have invaluable clinical experiences and advance training to promote healthy skin.

Faculty Directory and Credentials

Maria T. Ferguson, Licensed Aesthetician / Cosmetologist / Instructor

President / Executive Director

Maria T. Ferguson is a Licensed New York State Teacher and has worked as a Medical Aesthetician for Mario Loomis, MD, Stefan G. Chevalier, DO, and Dr. Thomas A. Haggerty, MS, MD, FACS,  all Board Certified Plastic Surgeons. Ms. Ferguson is licensed in Aesthetics and Cosmetology in the State of New York.   She has been invited and continues membership in exclusive national organizations and has produced numerous instructional videos. Maria T. Ferguson has published acclaimed works in textbooks and has been interviewed by national media.

Friederike Gallagher, Instructor

Friederike Gallagher is a Licensed New York State Teacher; Austria Cosmetologist, and a Licensed New York State Aesthetician. She graduated from the International School in 1987 and was an International School Instructor from 1987 through 1989. Mrs. Gallagher worked as an Aesthetician for Biologue Research USA from 1993 until 1995. She teaches at HVSAASC since 1995.

Catherine Golden, Instructor
Catherine Golden earned her BA degree from the University of Maine and is a graduate of the first class of the Hudson Valley School of Advanced Aesthetic Skin Care in 1999. She worked in Rockland County for former Dr. Martha MacGuffie, MD., a renowned Plastic Surgeon and currently continues to provide skin care services to the Doctor’s patients.

Jennifer Seymour, Instructor
Jennifer Seymour is a Licensed New York State Teacher, a Licensed Aesthetician and a 2001 graduate of the Hudson Valley School of Advanced Aesthetic Skin Care. Jennifer holds a New York Stae License in Nail Technology and is a graduate of the MUDD Institute.