Debi Alley

Debi Alley is a haircutting educator and stylist based in Oakland, California, known for building shapes that don’t fall apart the moment your client leaves the chair. She helps stylists—especially the ones who want more confidence with scissor and razor work—create haircuts that feel polished on day one and stay beautiful through the grow-out.

Her story reads like a solid album run: ten years with Vidal Sassoon sharpening precision and teaching chops, then fourteen years at diPietro Todd Salons + Academy, where she led haircutting education and mentored the next wave of talent. Along the way, she kept seeing the same pattern—stylists chasing a “moment” haircut instead of a haircut that lasts—so she built her work around longevity, detail, and the kind of technique you can repeat under pressure.

Today, she’s especially loved for classic bobs, short razor cuts, and creative shapes with wearable movement, and she teaches through platforms like Pony Education—bringing that upbeat, fashion-forward energy to the room while keeping the craft razor-sharp.