TIM HERBERT - VICE PRESIDENT

Tim Herbert is the Director of Client Relations for Books of Discovery, publishers of Trail Guide to the Body. He has been in sales and marketing management in the profession for 20 years and has been a contributor to several textbooks on the subject of massage therapy equipment. After training in Hakomi Body-Centered Psychotherapy, Tim graduated from the Ashland Massage Institute in 1994. He has been a Foundation trustee since 2001, serving as Vice-President since 2005. Tim and his wife, Marion live with their three children in Eugene, Oregon.

Cliff Korn, LMT - VICE PRESIDENT

Cliff Korn resides in Windham, New Hampshire and is a full-time practicing massage therapist and owner of Windham Health Center Neuromuscular Therapy LLC. He is nationally certified in therapeutic massage and bodywork and is licensed as a massage therapist by the states of New Hampshire and Florida. Korn is a member of the International Association of Healthcare Practitioners, is a past president of the New Hampshire chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association, is a member and lecturer for the Health Resources Committee of the Greater Salem (NH) Chamber of Commerce, and is a former member of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services’ Advisory Board of Massage Therapists. He is a past chairman of the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, and has served the profession for seven years as editor of Massage Today. He is also an inductee of the 2009 Massage Therapy Hall of Fame. Korn is a former member of the Massage Therapy Foundation’s Advisory Council and also serves as a volunteer on the Foundation’s Development Committee.

JOHN BALLETTO, LMT

John Balletto is a licensed massage therapist in private practice in Providence, Rhode Island and has served as a Foundation Trustee since 1992. He is nationally certified in therapeutic massage and bodywork and serves as the massage therapist for the Brown University Track and Field/Cross Country Teams. From June-August, 1996, he served as the Massage Therapist for the Swiss Rowing Federation Team that claimed three Gold Medals in the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games at Lake Lanier, Georgia. He has served in many volunteer positions within the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) since 1989, including Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee and National Vice President. Additionally, John participates in a subspecialty rotation in Alternative and Complementary Medicine with the Brown University School of Medicine and Rhode Island Hospital. He is co-author of "Teaching Residents About Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States", recently published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine (Volume 13, August 1998). John is a graduate of Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, and resides in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Karen Boulanger, NCTMB, MS, PhD candidate

Karen Boulanger has been a nationally certified massage therapist since 1999. Her career has included massage therapy, holistic health, education, and public health research. She is currently the Practice Section editor for the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork. Boulanger has also served as a volunteer on several committees for the Foundation, including the Community Service Grant Proposal Review Committee, Research Synthesis Workgroup, Writing Workgroup, and the Case Report Contest Committee. In addition to her office in Campbell, California, Boulanger provides care to children and pregnant women at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Iowa, studying community and behavioral health.
 

JERRILYN CAMBRON, LMT, DC, MPH, PhD

Michael Hamm, LMP CCST

Michael Hamm is equally in love with science and artistry, and believes both to be essential to good bodywork. Mike is a 2005 graduate of the Brian Utting School of Massage, and has completed additional training in craniosacral work, structural/orthopedic treatment, and trauma recovery. As an instructor at Cortiva Institute – Seattle, Mike teaches anatomy, research literacy and a variety of techniques. He was the winner of the Massage Therapy Foundation's 2005 Student Case Report Contest, and presently serves as a reviewer for the Foundation’s professional contest. He has also written articles for the Massage Therapy Journal, Massage & Bodywork magazine, and the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. When not teaching or doing bodywork, Mike plays music in a Seattle band.

Rachel Mann, LMBT, MBA

Rachel Mann has been practicing massage and bodywork therapy for over 15 years in Wilmington, NC.  She has been active in her state AMTA chapter, serving in several capacities on the Board of Directors, including president.  She is currently serving on the AMTA National Board of Directors as Member-at-Large, and is that board’s representative to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.  Rachel has also served on numerous workgroups and committees on the national level.  She has been active in massage legislation in NC, and is nationally certified in therapeutic massage and bodywork.
 

JAN SCHWARTZ

Jan Schwartz has been involved in the massage therapy profession since 1993 as a therapist, as an educator, as an administrator and as a volunteer. She was the education director and a faculty member at the Desert Institute of the Healing Arts for 7 years and later was the VP of Education at Cortiva. Jan has volunteered on committees with the NCBTMB and AMTA-AZ chapter, served as a commissioner and as Chair of the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation and is currently on the Board of the Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care where she is on the executive committee and serves as co-chair of the Education Working Group.

Jan is co-owner of Education and Training Solutions, an online e-learning business, and she writes quarterly for the online journal, Education Technology and Change.

DIANA L. THOMPSON, LMP

Diana Thompson is a licensed massage practitioner in the state of Washington. She began her practice in Iowa in 1979, working exclusively with college athletes, and became licensed in Washington in 1984 where she founded Lakeside Massage – The Injury Clinic. Diana has taught at dozens of massage schools throughout the United States, including Bastyr Naturopathic University and Seattle Midwifery School. She has presented at state and national massage, physical therapy, chiropractic and midwifery conventions and seminars, and has been a consultant for several NIH funded research projects, and for regional and national insurance carriers and networks. Her first book was published in 1993 and the third edition, Hands Heal: Communication, Documentation, and Insurance Billing for Manual Therapists was published in 2005.

“I feel strongly that the more we understand how and why massage works, the better we will be at serving our communities.” - Diana Thompson, LMP

Read an mtj interview with Diana Thompson

Leslie Young, PhD
Leslie A. Young, PhD, is Editor in Chief of Massage & Bodywork magazine and Vice President of Communication for Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals. She holds a master's degree and doctorate in organizational communication from the University of Utah. Her interest in the Foundation's mission stems from her respect for scientific inquiry and her determination to help further the profession through academic credibility and public education. She loves horses, scuba, and travel. She lives in Colorado with her husband Rick Giase, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist.

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Leon Chaitow, N.D., D.O. (UK): Leon Chaitow is a State Registered osteopath in the United Kingdom, who has also completed postgraduate work in acupuncture, cranial osteopathy and clinical nutrition. Dr. Chaitow was a senior lecturer at The School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster, London from 1992 until 2004, when he was awarded a Fellowship by the University for "services to osteopathy and complementary medicine". He is the author of over 70 books on healthcare and is the editor of The Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.

Aviad Haramati, PhD: Aviad “Adi” Haramati is Professor and in the Departments of Physiology and Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine with research interests in renal and electrolyte physiology.  Dr. Haramati has taught medical and graduate students for over 25 years.  He served on the Physiology Test Development Committee (USMLE Step 1) for the National Board of Medical Examiners, and is currently Chair of the Examination Section for the Certification Board of Nutrition Specialists (CBNS) of the American College of Nutrition.  His CAM-related interests focus on the use of Mind-Body Medicine Skills for stress management and on the integration of CAM in health professions education.  Dr. Haramati is principal investigator of an NIH grant that is supporting a broad educational initiative to incorporate CAM and integrative medicine into the 4-year medical curriculum at Georgetown.  Dr. Haramati is the past Vice-Chair of the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine and a member of the executive committee of the Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium.  He chaired the program committee for the 2006 North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine, and is chair of the organizing committee for the 2009 Research Conference.

Janet R. Kahn, PhD, NCTMB: Janet Kahn is both a CAM practitioner and a medical sociologist with years of experience looking at issues of healthcare delivery and systems integration.  She is currently serving as Executive Director of the Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium, and Director of Research for the Massage Therapy Research Consortium. Dr. Kahn is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont, College of Medicine.  She is co-investigator on three studies currently in the field -- a clinical trial comparing two kinds of massage for people with chronic low back pain being conducted at Group Health Center for Health Studies;   a Phase II SBIR grant to develop and test an educational DVD for cancer patients and their caregivers; and a qualitative study of the effects massage clients notice.  Dr. Kahn is a past president of the American Massage Therapy Association Foundation, and was a member of the NIH National Advisory Council on Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Robert K. King: Robert King has authored manuals, books, videos, curricula and dozens of clinical articles in a massage therapy career spanning more than three decades. He is the founder and past president of the Chicago School of Massage Therapy where he is a senior faculty member and maintains a clinical practice. Bob is a national education consultant for Cortiva Education and conducts advanced myofascial trainings throughout the country. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies and in 2004 he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Massage Therapy Foundation for visionary leadership.

Whitney Lowe, LMT: Whitney Lowe is a recognized authority on pain and injury treatment with massage therapy. His contributions to the massage field are wide-ranging and include extensive research, professional publications, teaching, clinical work, consulting, and participation in national boards and committees. He is the author of the books, Orthopedic Assessment in Massage Therapy, and Orthopedic Massage: Theory and Technique, which are used in training programs and schools nationally and internationally. In 1994 he founded the Orthopedic Massage Education & Research Institute (OMERI) to provide massage therapists the advanced education they would need for treating orthopedic soft-tissue disorders. He is currently a member of the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies and has been a regular featured author in publications such as Massage Magazine, Massage Today and The Journal of Soft-Tissue Manipulation.

2011 Massage Therapy Foundation Committees:

Alphabetical listing as of 4/8/2011

Best Practices Committee
John Balletto, LMT, CKTP - Pawtucket, RI (Co-Chair)
Keith Eric Grant, PhD - Pleasanton, CA (Co-Chair)
Donelda Gowan-Moody, RMT - Saskatoon, SK
Dale Healey, D.C. - Bloomington, MN
Diana Kincaid - Seattle, WA
Ravensara Travilian, PhD, LMP - Seattle, WA

Case Report Contest Review Committee
Jerrilyn Cambron, LMT, DC, MPH, PhD - Chair
Leon Chaitow, N.D., D.O. (UK) - United Kingdom
Karen Boulanger, NCBTMB, PhD - San Jose, CA
Rosemary Chunco - Plano, TX
Jennifer Dexheimer, LMT - Lombard, IL
Ruth Werner, LMP -  Waldport, OR

Community Service Proposal Review Committee
Tim Herbert - Eugene, OR (Chair)
Adrienne Asta - Bradley Beach, NJ
Ann Blair Kennedy - Gray Court, SC
Glenath Moyle - Portland, OR
Lisa Curran Parenteau - Mashpee, MA
Kevin Pierce - Orlando, FL
Leslie Young, PhD - Golden, CO

Development Committee
Leslie Young, PhD - Golden, CO (Chair)
Melanie Hayden - Calgary, AB (Communications Co-Chair)
Cliff Korn, LMT - Windham, NH (Fundraising Co-Chair)
Diana Thompson, LMP - Seattle, WA
Ruth Werner, LMP - Waldport, OR

Chapter Outreach Workgroup
Ann Blair Kennedy - Gray Court, SC (Chair)
John Combe - LaGrande, OR
Cliff Korn, LMT - Windham, NH
Mary White - Hyannis, MA

Corporate Outreach Workgroup
Lynda Solien-Wolfe - Cocoa, FL (Chair)
CG Funk - Scottsdale, AZ
Cliff Korn, LMT - Windham, NH
Angie Patrick - Alpaharetta, GA
Ruth Werner, LMP -  Waldport, OR

Schools Outreach Workgroup
Elaine Calenda - Longmont, CO
Siouxie Jeter-Koch - Seattle, WA
Beth McNeil - Campbell, CA
Paul Meyer - Chicago, IL
Annie Morien, PhD - Gainesville, FL
Ruth Werner, LMP -  Waldport, OR

Individual Outreach Workgroup
Taya Countryman, LMP – Lake Stevens, WA (Chair)
Deborah Cutter – Lake Stevens, WA
Angela Palmier – Smithton, IL

Marketing Workgroup
Lisa Curran-Parenteau - Mashpee, MA
Jolie Haun - Tampa, FL
Ryan Hoyme - Rochester, MN
Michael Reynolds - Indianapolis, IN
Sandy Pearce - Huntington Beach, CA

Writing Workgroup
Sandy Anderson
Derek Richard Austin
Karen Boulanger - San Jose, CA
Jolie Haun - Tampa, FL
Rebecca Razo - Huntington Beach, CA

Website Development Workgroup
Jolie Haun - Tampa, FL
Melanie Hayden - Calgary, AB
Michael Reynolds - Indianapolis, IN
Ruth Werner, LMP - Waldport, OR

Education Committee
Jan Schwartz - Tucson, AZ (Chair)
Ruth Werner, LMP -  Waldport, OR
Jerrilyn Cambron, DC, MPH, PhD - Lombard, IL
Michael Hamm, Seattle, WA
Pete Whitridge - Fort Pierce, FL

E-journal Committee
Jerrilyn Cambron, DC, MPH, PhD (Chair)
Amanda Baskwill - Scarborough, ON
Glenn M. Hymel, EdD, LMT - New Orleans, LA
Antony Porcino, BSc, PhD (cand), CHP (ret.)
Grant J. Rich, PhD, NCTMB
JoEllen M. Sefton, PhD, ATC, CMT

Executive Committee
Ruth Werner, LMP - Waldport, OR
Jerrilyn Cambron, DC, MPH, PhD - Lombard, IL
Tim Herbert, Eugene, OR
Cliff Korn, LMT - Windham, NH

Finance Committee
Karen Schiller - Seattle, WA (Chair)
Tim Herbert - Eugene, OR
Cliff Korn, LMT - Windham, NH
Rachel Mann, LMBT, MBA - Wilmington, NC
Diana L. Thompson, LMP - Seattle, ME
Ruth Werner, LMP - Waldport, OR

Research Proposal Review Committee
Cynthia Price, PhD, LMP - Seattle, WA (Chair)
Jerrilyn Cambron, DC, MPH, PhD - Lombard, IL
Neal A. Cross, PhD, LMT - Biddeford, ME
Sheila Wang

Governance Committee
Tim Herbert, Eugene, OR - Chair
Sharon Marden Johnson, China, ME
Diana L. Thompson, LMP - Seattle, WA

The Massage Therapy Foundation invites many international professionals to work with us in various capacities. We designate their academic degrees and professional credentials according to the countries in which they qualified. We make every effort to do this as accurately as possible. If any previously referenced credentials or degrees have been listed here inaccurately, we regret the error and will work to avoid it in the future."