Meet the Team
Meet the Team
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Kate Policastro
Owner and Head Groomer
Dogs have always been a part of my life. At 13 years old, I started in 4-H club training and showing my Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier.
After my first grooming seminar in 2016 I quit my job and opened my first salon. I saw a better way to take care of my best friends and yours’.
I love a Saluki and Afghan Hound but Tobi was my love. A Red Siberian Husky. He is the reason I am where I am.
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Sydney Kupiec
Lead Groomer
I started grooming as a part time job in high school, little did I know it would become my career. I love to incorporate creative, whimsical aspects into both pet and breed standard grooms. My favorite breed is a tie between Black Russian Terrier and Briard. At home I have George, an American Foxhound, and Major, a Standard Poodle.
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Ria Ward
Groomer
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Caitlin Banney
Receptionist/Bather
I started grooming in Arizona at the beginning of 2020 and continued working with dogs when I moved back to NY at the end of 2020. I quickly understood that this was my calling in life.
When I rescued my first dog in 2017, an Australian Shephard/ Pit Bull/ Chow Chow mix named Arlie and she threw me into the world of dog training, dog behaviors and advocating for rescues over-coming reactivity and fear.
I am so excited to be working with the girls at Shampooches where I know I’ll grow and learn so much more about how to make YOUR dog have the best groom possible.
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Amelia Melgarejo
Groomer