Colleen S. Kosti ~ Bio Colleen has been instructing life skills, self esteem, beauty & movement arts to young people & women for over 25 years. She began this wonderful journey by graduating from “Ezio’s Modeling School” in Windsor, in 1979.   She also became an educator at St. Clair College. She assisted the Modeling School director in the school with fashion shows, makeup artistry and modeling instruction. She has professionally modeled in wholesale, runway and print work. Modeling in fashion shows for Sears, Hudson Bay, local advertisers, Windsor Star features, and a print job for Ford in Dearborn Michigan.

Work: She has worked in cosmetic sales & makeup artistry as a trainer for several companies. She has enjoyed the opportunities to work with 7 Fashion Designers over the last 20 years, photographers, and theatre stage production companies. Colleen has developed her own line of custom blended cosmetics named “Queen Esther’s Beauty Treasures”. Colleen was honoured as first place award recipient twice in Sculptured & Nail Artistry Competitions; once in Makeup Artistry & Fantasy Design for Mid West USA, and for Michigan after which she commenced work as a trainer for companies out of Las Vegas and Michigan. After completing her training as Makeup Artist and Aesthetician, she instructed for the St. Clair College Cosmetology program.

Development of Curriculum:  She began writing curriculum for extra classes she was asked to teach at the College (St. Clair College) called “Basics of Beauty” and “Role Modeling” where she instructed until opening her own salon and Image school in the early 1980’s in Essex & Windsor.  She continues to add to her courses of instruction—which now total 26 courses in both professional beauty arts, personal improvement and liturgical dance. She is a certified Professional Image Consultant from Jo Anne Wallace - Image Improvement Institute in Pennsylvania. In 1991 she began training in creative movement arts, flag twirling and mime in Dallas, Mississippi, New York & Michigan.  Several years later after attending seminary became ordained as a minister under the Evangel Association of Churches & Ministries. She continued to lead and train in the creative arts.

Founded Spirit of Excellence Creativity Training Centre: After several years instructing art, etiquette and creative movement as part of several elementary school programs, she accepted a position in Michigan with an organization as Children’s Director. During this time it was confirmed to the Kosti’s to begin Spirit of Excellence Creativity Training Centre, and combine their years of experience to establish a training center for young people to develop their potential through creative instruction in life skills music, arts and literacy. Their belief is that in developing the Spirit of Excellence this will give favour and increase in leadership abilities and help to fulfill destiny! John & Colleen Kosti founded Spirit of Excellence as a non-for-profit and registered charity in June 2003, and opened the centre on Drouillard Rd., in February 2005.