The mission of the Association of Professional Piercers is to circulate vital health, safety, and educational information for the professional piercing industry, piercing enthusiasts, and the medical community.
Thank you to our members, who support our mission and have helped the APP become what it is today:
APP BOARD MEMBERS -
President:
James Weber of Infinite Body Piercing, Philadelphia, PA
Vice President:
Didier Suarez of Enigma Professional Piercing, San Diego, CA
Treasurer:
Paul King of Cold Steel America San Francisco, CA
Secretary:
Bethra Szumski of Virtue and Vice , Atlanta, GA
Medical Liaison:
Elayne Angel
Outreach Coordinator:
Eric "Sque3z" Anderson of Anomaly , Pasadena, CA
Member Liaison:
Ed Chavarria of KOI Body Piercing , Salt Lake City, UT
International Outreach Coordinator:
Danny Yerna of Wakantanka, Mexico City, Mexico
Please check out our APP Members' Myspace pages and show them your support for their dedication to your health and safety -
Eric "Sque3z" Anderson of Anomaly , Pasadena, CA
Elayne Angel
Kelly Apshaga-Meaux of Lure Tattooing and Piercing , Vienna, WV
Sarvas Berry of Blue Boutique Body Piercing , Salt Lake City, UT
Paul Birnbaum of Imperial Body Art , Boise, ID
Lisa Blue of Adorn Body Art , Portland, OR
Jesika Bornsen of Saint Sabrina’s , Minnepolis, MN
Nicole Brown of Budo Studio , Jackson, TN
Tiffany Budgen of Lady Luck Tattoo , Waterford, MI
Alicia Cardenas of Twisted Sol Denver, CO
Ed Chavarria of Koi Body Piercing , Salt Lake City, UT
James Ray Clark of Saint Sabrina’s , Minneapolis, MN
Micheal Collins of Native Rituals ,Oak Forest, IL
Alejandra DeOlivera of Twisted Sol , Denver, CO
Stephen DeToma of Anomaly , Pasadena, Ca
Kieran Diedrich of 713 Professional Piercing , Houston, TX
Jesse Dobbs of Iris Piercing , Salt Lake City, UT
Paul Espinoza of Dandyland , San Antonio, TX
Tyler Floren of Anomaly , Pasadena, CA
Debbie Frederick of Body Creations , Glendale, AZ
Jerry Frederick of Body Creations , Glendale, AZ
Rick Frueh of Industrial Primitives , Austin, TX
Gill Garcia of Industrial Primitives , Austin, TX
Luis Garcia of No Ka Oi Tiki Tattoo Philadelphia, PA
Ron Garza of Outer Limits , Anaheim, CA
Chris Glunt of Outer Limits , Anaheim, CA
Chuck Heller of Pierced Hearts Tattoo Parlor , Seattle, WA
Miro Hernandez of Dandyland, San Antonio, TX
Lexx Jacobs of Piercology , Columbus, OH
Jeremiah of Halo Piercing , Phoenix, AZ
April Johnson of Virtue and Vice Atlanta, GA
Gary Johnson of Johnson Tattoo , Taylor, MI
Bob Jones of Insight Studios , Chicago, IL
Steve Joyner of Outer Limits , Anaheim, CA
Chuck Kesler of Dead Rockstar , Fargo, ND
Paul King of Cold Steel America San Francisco, CA
Paul Kriner of Requiem Body Art , Spring Hill, FL
Corey Lolley of Enigma Professional Piercing, San Diego, CA
Nicholas Lott of Iris Piercing , Salt Lake City, UT
Derek Lowe of Saint Sabrina’s , Minneapolis, MN
Jill Martin of Splash of Color , East Lansing, MI
Tiana McGuire of Blue Star Tattoos Inc , Concord, CA
Jennifer McMahon of Primal Decor , Eureka, CA
Leticia Mejia of The Fire Fairy , Toluca, Mexico
Anne Ott of Anomaly , Pasadena, CA
Kyle Petersen of Evolved , Columbus, OH
Brett Perkins of Anomaly , Pasadena, CA
Nick Pirelli of Apex Professional Body Piercing, Grand Junction, CO
James Raimar of Holey Body , Saginaw, MI
Dustin Robbins of Iris Piercing , Salt Lake City, UT
Roger Rabb!t Rodriguez of Prix Body Adornment , West Hollywood, CA
Henry Rubin of 23rd Street Body Piercing , Oklahoma City, OK
Oscar Sadoval of The Ink Spot , Melrose Park, IL
Nate Sexstella of Body Anthology Tattoos and Piercing , North Olmstead, OH
Christina Shull of High Priestess Piercing , Eugene, OR
Penelope Silverstein of Lucky’s Tattoo , Northampton, MA
Crystal Sims of Evolution Piercing , Albuquerque, NM
Brian Skellie of Piercing Experience, Atlanta, GA
Randy Smyre of Virtue and Vice , Atlanta, GA
Matt Southwood of Enigma Professional Piercing, San Diego, CA
Pamela Spector of Obscurities , Dallas, TX
Didier Suarez of Enigma Professional Piercing, San Diego, CA
Bethra Szumski of Virtue and Vice , Atlanta, GA
Timothy Taylor of 713 Professional Piercing of Houston, TX
Steve Truitt of Ascension Studios and Stay Gold , Albuquerque, NM
Johnny Velez of Native Rituals , Oak Forest, IL
Darrin Walters of Blue Star Tattoos Inc , Concord, CA
Jay Westerman of Obscurities , Dallas, TX
Buddy Wheeler of Tattoo Charlies , Louisvile, KY
Marc Williams of Piercing Emporium, Worcester, MA
Rachel Willmorth of The Hive, Moses Lake, WA
Jason Whitcomb of Primal Decor , Eureka, CA
Sarah Wooten of Immaculate Body Piercing Columbia, SC
Jennifer Yepez of Randy Adams Tattoo and Body Piercing, Fort Worth, TX
Danny Yerna of Wakantanka, Mexico City, Mexico
William York of Nathan's Anthems, Redding, CA
APP MEMBERS' STUDIOS -
23rd Street Body Piercing of Oklahoma City, OK
713 Professional Piercing of Houston, TX
Adorn Body Art of Portland, OR
Anomaly of Pasadena, CA
Ascension Studios of Albuquerque, NM
Blue Star of Concord, CA
Body Anthology Tattoos and Piercing of North Olmstead, OH
Body Creations of Glendale, AZ
Budo Studio , of Jackson, TN
Cold Steel America San Francisco, CA
Cow Pok of Buffalo, NY
Dandyland , of San Antonio, TX
Evolution Piercing of Albuquerque, NM
Evolved of Columbus, OH
Fire Fairy Piercing of Toluca, México
Halo Piercing of Phoenix, AZ and Tucson, AZ
High Priestess Piercing of Eugene, OR and Corvallis, OR
Holey Body Piercing of Saginaw, MI
Hot Rod Tattoo of Martin's Ferry, OH
HTC of Phoenix, AZ and Tempe, AZ
Immaculate Body Piercing Columbia, SC
Imperial Body Art of Boise, ID
Industrial Primitives of Austin, TX
Insight Studios of Chicago, IL
Iris Piercing of Salt Lake City, UT
Johnson Tattoo of Taylor, MI
Krahnic Body Art of Boise, ID
Lady Luck Tattoo of Waterford, MI
LeRoi Manhattan of New York, NY
Lucky’s Tattoo of Northampton, MA
Lure Tattooing and Piercing , Vienna, WV
Modified Soul of Columbus, OH
Native Rituals of Oak Forest, IL
Obscurities of Dallas, TX
Outer Limits of Anaheim, CA
Pierced Hearts Tattoo Parlor , Seattle, WA
Piercology of Columbus, OH
Primal Decor of Eureka, CA
Prix Body Adornment of West Hollywood
Requiem Body Art , Spring Hill, FL
Saint Sabrina’s of Minneapolis, MN
Slave to the Needle of Seattle, WA
Splash of Color of East Lansing, MI
Stay Gold of Albuquerque, NM
Tattoo Charlies of Louisvile, KY
The Ink Spot , Melrose Park, IL
Twisted Sol of Denver, CO
Virtue and Vice of Atlanta, GA
CORPORATE MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE EDUCATION -
Fakir Intensives
Health Educators, Inc.
Professional Piercing Information Systems
CORPORATE MEMBERS WHO SELL BODY JEWELRY -
Anatometal
Body Circle Designs
Body Vision
Gorilla Glass
Fire and Brimstone Organics
LeRoi
Omerica Organic
Reign Custom Design
Steelskin
CORPORATE MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE AFTERCARE PRODUCTS -
H2Ocean
For more information about the Association of Professional Piercers, please visit www.safepiercing.org
