stylists

Will Johnson is an accomplished hairstylist and the owner of Whistle. He graduated from the Pittsburg Beauty Academy and then after moving to New York City in the 1990s he built on his education at both Toni & Guy and Vidal Sassoon. 
 He first opened Whistle in September of 2001 and was a pioneer on this now vibrant block of east 10th Street in the East Village. Will's vision for Whistle has always been to combine highly skilled cuts and color with a friendly, fun and relaxed environment. This vision has helped his salon attract the cities most creative, talented and fun team of stylists and the worlds greatest clientele. 

Heather is a master stylist with 20 years of experience behind the chair, specializing in fashionable, lived-in styles and beautiful, low-maintenance dimensional color. She also enjoys sustainable corrective color processes for when you're ready to make a dramatic, yet safe change! In addition to her work as a stylist, she is also a Brooklyn based life coach, death doula, psychedelic integration counselor and tarot reader.Her work uses a mindful approach to moments of transition and focuses on deepening our connection to ourselves and others as we approach things unknown. Her blended study of psychology, neuroscience and contemplative arts brings a unique and textured approach to how we approach challenging moments in life, as well as the moment of death. Always an interesting conversation in her chair!  

With a background in visual arts, Leigh transformed her creativity into a career in hairstyling. After graduating from the Aveda Institute, she joined Whistle in 2002. Her drive to stay current with trends and techniques, motivates her ongoing education with Wella, Kevin Murphy, and Sebastian. She excels at using her knowledge to educate the next generation of talented stylists at Whistle. Leigh's goal for her eclectic, loyal following is to enhance their natural, unique beauty through communication and skill. Leigh is now licensed to do Aqua Extensions, and enjoys special event styling, including updos.

Eric came to Whistle after an apprenticeship at One Salon in Michigan. Now through his apprenticeship here at Whistle he has gained strength in creating classic cuts and sophisticated color. See Eric if you're looking to polish up your mop, he recently beat cancer! Outside of the salon he is also an outstanding patissier .. ask him for a whoopie pie.

 PJ was born and raised all over New York City being surrounded by artists and performers, in sculpture gardens and galleries. She studied art at a young age but found her passion in science. After attending CUNY New York City College of Technology with a major in chemistry PJ wanted to find a way to combine her passions of chemistry and creativity, hair was the perfect place to land!

She became a liscensed cosmetologist studying under many talented master stylists and completing the apprentice program here at Whistle. She has always excelled in braiding and styling with her knowledge in chemistry put to work in creative color! Pj is a natural talent, caring listener and has a real love for color, cuts, styling and is our go to person for braids!

A native New Yorker, found her love for hairdressing through her love for dance. As a ballet dancer she enjoyed getting dressed up and ready for her performances. She taps into that same joyful feeling as she finishes her client’s hair and sees their joy. Darisa is super excited to continue spreading her passion for beauty and always staying on trend. She enjoys romance movies with happy endings, 90’s R&B, spending time with family, travel, sliced fruit and seafood!

Pinney, a native NY'er has been doing hair for close to 25 years. She started her career young: Barbie was her first client! From there friends and family. It was obvious being a stylist was the only career that made sense.Pinney has styled models for Project Runway, worked on television and movie sets, before settling into a salon in the East Village. She specializes in easy to recreate beautiful, simple styles and colors. Keeping the integrity of the hair always at the forefront

Aubrey Aline goes by Aub, uses she/her pronouns and enjoys specializing in gender affirming cuts, razor cuts, curly cuts and incredible color. A Gemini who loves to laugh, dance and help people feel better about themselves and honing in on their own personal style!