1988
GroomTeam is formed by Jerry Schinberg and the “unofficial team” while traveling home from a competition and trade show in England.
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GroomTeam travels to Windsor, England and brings home the Silver – Karla Addington-Smith, Lynne Carver, Maria Guilliford, Connie Hershberger-Killen, Judy Kurpiel, Romaine Michelle, Donna Scura, Gail Rudowicz.
1989
The first logo is designed by Liz Paul.
The first official Team is formed – Karla Addington-Smith, Gail Rudowicz-Schroll, Connie Hershberger-Killen, Lynne Carver, Jackie Bowman, Teri DiMarino, Liz Paul.
1990
The Dream Team is hand picked by industry survey and brings home the Gold from Windsor, England – Lynne Carver, Teri DiMarino, Liz Paul, Gail Rudowicz-Schroll, Romaine Michelle, Maureen Parolini, Kathy Rose. Coordinator – Jeaninne Cooper.
The first point tabulated Team brings home the Gold from Windsor, England – Lynne Carver (alternate), Teri DiMarino, Romaine Michelle, Liz Paul, Kathy Rose, Gail Rudowicz-Schroll. Corrdinator – Jeannine Cooper.
1991
GroomTeam travels to Nantes, France and brings home the Silver – Lynne Carver, Lynda Cottrell, Maureen Parolini, Liz Paul (alternate), Kathy Rose, Melissa Verplank. Coordinator – Teri DiMarino.
1992
The Team travels to Milan, Italy and brings home the Gold – Debbie Beckwith , Lynne Carver, Liz Paul, Kathleen Putman, Kathy Rose. Coordinator – Teri DiMarino.
1993
The team travels to Holland – Joan Anderson, Sarah Hawks, Liz Paul, Christina Pawlosky, Beth Paynter, Colin Taylor. Coordinator – Kathy Rose.
1994
The Team travels to Birmingham, England and brings home the Gold – Teri DiMarino, Donna Owens-Wright, Liz Paul, Christina Pawlosky, Beth Paynter, Marea Tully. Coordinator – Dina Perry.
1995
The Team competes in their homeland – Joan Anderson, Sarah Hawks, Nancy Kallenbach-Han, Ann Martin-Crosley, Liz Paul, Kathleen Putman. Coordinator – Kathy Rose.
1996
The Team travels to Milan, Italy and brings home the Gold – Diane Betelak, Patricia Johnson, Julie Ostoski, Kathleen Putman. Coordinator – Melissa Verplank.
1997
The first Top Ten Team is recognized and travels to the World Team Competition, held every two years – Diane Betelak, Donna Moyer-Carey, Sarah Hawks, Julie Ostoski, Liz Paul, Carrie Prest, Kathleen Putman, Annette Quick, Karen Tucker, Sue Zecco. Coordinator – Melissa Verplank.
1998
GroomTeam 1998 – Sue Zecco, Carol Kokkeler, Liz Paul, Scott Wasserman, Annette Quick, Carrie Prest, Julie Ostoski, Karen Tucker, Diane Betelak, Coordinators Lynne Carver, Debbie Beckwith.
1999
The team Travels to Eurogroom in the UK and brings home the Silver – Liz Paul, Carrie Prest, Annette Quick, Carol Kokkeler, Scott Wasserman, Sue Zecco. Coordinator – Lynne Carver.
Top Ten – Karen Tucker, Carol Kokkeler, Colin Taylor, Julie Ostoski, Jay Scruggs, Sue Zecco, Diane Betelak, Kim West, Scott Wasserman, Laurie Dodge, Annette Quick. Coordinator – Melissa Verplank.
2000
Top Ten – Connie Hershberger-Killen, Sue Zecco, Annette Quick, Suesan Watson, Jeannie Mulcahy, Kim West, Holly Balasis-Snow, Jay Scruggs, Julie Ostoski, Alicia Bismore, Lisa Leady. Coordinator – Lynne Carver.
2001
The Team travels to Calgary, Canada and brings home the Silver – Sue Zecco, Julie Ostoski, Annette Quick, Karen Tucker, Jay Scruggs, Carol Kokkeler. Coordinators – Lynne Carver, Jerry Schinberg.
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Top Ten – Jay Scruggs, Liz Paul, , Jodi Murphy, Julie Ostoski, Suesan Watson, Scott Wasserman, Judy Hudson, Greta Dalrymple, Lisa Leady, Sue Zecco, Colin Taylor.
2002
Top Ten – Jodi Murphy, Julie Ostoski, Suesan Watson, Lisa Leady, Liz Paul, Karen Tucker, Scott Wasserman, Judy Hudson, Cheryl Purcell, Jay Scruggs.
2003
The grooming industry loses Lynne Carver.
The team travels to Barcelona, Spain – Jodi Murphy, Julie Ostoski, Liz Paul, Jay Scruggs. Coordinator – Sue Zecco.
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Top Ten – Suesan Watson, Karen Tucker, Jay Scruggs, Alicia Bismore, Lisa Leady, Liz Paul, Cheryl Purcell, Julie Wilkins, Judy Hudson, Vero Da Sylva. Coordinator – Sue Zecco.
2004
Top Ten – Judy Hudson, Cheryl Purcell, Julie Ostoski, Karen Tucker, Alicia Bismore, Lisa Leady, Vero Da Sylva, Suesan Watson, Liz Paul, Linda Claflin. Coordinator – Dawn Miller.
2005
The Team travels to France and brings home the Silver – Vero Da Sylva, Jodi Murphy, Suesan Watson, Lisa Leady.
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Top Ten – Tracy Duncan, Misty Fowler, Penny Underhill, Vero Da Sylva, Karen Tucker, Julie Wilkins, Jodie Murphy, Lisa Leady, Cheryl Purcell. Coordinator – Judi Cantu-Thacker.
2006
The industry loses Liz Paul.
Top Ten – Julie Wilkins, Lindsey Berry, Anita Belue-Leinard, Karen Tucker, Veronica Frosh, Cheryl Purcell, Greta Dalrymple, Misty Fowler, Jodi Murphy, Lisa Leady. Coordinator – Judi Cantu-Thacker.
2007
The Team travels to Italy – Lisa Leady, Karen Tucker, Julie Wilkins, Jodi Murphy (alternate), Vero Da Sylva. Coordinator – Judi Cantu-Thacker
Top Ten – Julie Wilkins, Lindsey Berry, Jared Lane, Cheryl Purcell, Sarah Hawks, Misty Fowler, Koko Tanaka, Greta Dalrymple, Veronica Frosch. Coordinator – Teresa Dreese.
2008
Top Ten – Irina Pinkusevich, Olga Zabelinskaya, Jonathan David, Koko Tanaka, Veronica Frosch, Greta Dalrymple, Julie Pantages, Lindsey Berry, Kendra Otto, Tammy Siert. Coordinator – Teresa Dreese.
2009
The Team travels to Dachau, Germany and brings home the Gold – Irina Pinkusevich, Lindsey Berry, Veronica Frosch, Komaka Tanaka, Greta Dalrymple (alternate). Coordinator – Teresa Dreese.
Top Ten- Olga Zabelayski, Michelle Evans, Jonathon David, Kendra Otto, Lindsey Berry, Julie Wilkins, Michelle Breen, Greta Dalrymple, AmyTriezenberg, and Irina Pinkusevich.
2010
Top Ten – Olga Zabelinskaya, Michell Evans, Irina Pinkusevich, Lindsey Dicken, Kendra Otto, Jeri Hoppe, Jennifer Lee, Michelle Breen, Kelly Knight, Amy Triezenberg. Coordinator – Teresa Dreese.
2011
The Team travels to Kortrijk, Belgium and brings home the Silver – Lindsey Dicken, Irina Pinkusevich, Olga Zabelinskaya, Michell Evans, Jennifer Lee (alternate). Coordinator – Teresa Dreese.
Top Ten – Irina Pinkusevich, Olga Zabelinskaya, Lindsey Dicken, Michell Evans, Tammy Siert, Veronica Frosch, Jeri Hoppe, Jennifer Lee, Amy Triezenberg, Julie Pantages. Coordinator – Teresa Dreese.
2012
The grooming industry loses Sally Liddick.
The team travels to Barcelona, Spain and brings home the Gold – Veronica Frosch, Michell Evans, Lindsey Dicken, Olga Zabelinskaya, Irina Pinkusevich. Coordinator – Cheryl Purcell.
Top Ten – Lindsey Dicken, Michelle Breen-Krahenbuhl, Sarah Moon, Nick Waters, Olga Zabelinskaya, Tammy Siert, Veronica Frosch, Jennifer Lee, Kristen Clyburn, Amy Triezenberg, Mackensie Murphy, Irina Pinkusevich. Coordinator – Cheryl Purcell.
2013
Top Ten – Olga Zabelinskaya, Lindsey Dicken, MacKenzie Murphy, Shannon Moore, Heather Roozie, Veronica Frosch, Amy Triezenberg, Michelle Breen, Cat Opson, Ashley Waters. Coordinator – Cheryl Purcell.
2014
The grooming industry loses Jerry Schinberg.
Top Ten – Connie Runyon, Anne Francis, Lindsey Dicken, Olga Zabelinskaya, Veronica Frosch, Kelly Knight, Michelle Breen, Heather Roozee, Mackensie Murphy, Cat Opson. Coordinator – Cheryl Purcell.
2015
Top Ten – Karen Tucker, Anne Francis, Jared Lane, Lindsey Dicken, Victor Rosado, Amanda Zeller, Mackensie Murphy, Veronica Frosch, Kelly Knight, Cat Opson. Coordinator – Cheryl Purcell.
2016
Top Ten- Anne Francis, Lindsey Dicken, Amanda Zeller, Victor Rosado, Michelle Breen,Cheryl Purcell (team coordinator), Cat Opson, Mackensie Murphy, Veronica Frosch, Amy Treizenberg Heather Rozzee,
2017
Top Ten- Michelle Breen, Karen Tucker, Victor Rosado, Lindsey Dicken, Philip Schafmayer, Amber Lewin, Susan Hatch, Mackensie Murphy, Heather Rozzee, Krystal Purcell.
Travel Team- Michelle Breen, Victor Rosado,
Mackensie Murphy, Lindsey Dicken.
2018
Top Ten- Veronica Frosch, Michelle Breen, Philip Schafmayer, Anne Francis, Victor Rosado, Lindsey Dicken, Lis De Souza, Mackensie Murphy, June Beckwith, Cat Opsen.
2019
Top Ten- Michelle Breen, Lindsey Dicken, Philip Schafmayer, Melissa Klass, Veronica Frosch, Marta Antil, Mackensie Murphy, Macie Pisa, Susan Hatch, June Beckwith.
Travel Team-
Victor Rosado, Michelle Breen, Lindsey Dicken, Mackensie Murphy, and Philip Schafmayer.
2020
In a continuing effort to assure fairness and preserve the integrity of the past and future GroomTeam USA, Inc.® Top Ten, the Board of Directors has reviewed the point tabulation for 2020.
GroomTeam USA, Inc.® cannot control the cancellation of sanctioned shows due to unforeseen events, like the recent Covid-19 Pandemic. Considering these circumstances, the Board of Directors has determined that at least half of the shows sanctioned for a year must take place in order to recognize a fair and true Top Ten competitor ranking.
With the 2020 year cut short, competitors having garnered points will be acknowledged for their efforts, but Top Ten awards have been suspended for this year.
2021
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2023