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Board of Directors
The nine members of the NCBTMB Board of Directors supervise, control and direct the affairs of the national certification program, its committees, publications and examinations. They also determine NCBTMB policies and procedures.
 Chair
Neal Delaporta, LMT, NCTMB
Danbury, CT (term ends December 31, 2010)
Neal Delaporta is a retired state agency police officer with experience in all facets of law enforcement. An honors graduate of the National Holistic Institute in California, he passed the NCE in 2001 and then returned to Connecticut to establish a private practice as a massage therapist and holistic health educator.
Delaporta has volunteered as a member of NCBTMB’s Continuing Education Committee. Since that time, he has served as a Committee Chair, was elected to the Board of Directors in 2005, and has held the offices of Treasurer and Chair-Elect.
He is the associate director of the Arlington School of Massage and Personal Training, in Jacksonville, Florida, and member of the Florida State Massage Therapy Association’s First Coast Chapter. Delaporta continues his private practice specializing in optimal performance massage.
 Chair-Elect
Alexa Zaledonis, LMT, CPT, NCTMB
Annapolis, MD (term ends December 31, 2011)
Alexa Zaledonis is the owner/operator of Even Keel Wellness Spa, a therapeutic massage and skin care center in Annapolis, Maryland. Even Keel employs seven full-time and several part-time employees who specialize in Thai, sports and rehabilitative massage.
A graduate of the Baltimore School of Massage, she passed the NCE in 2002 and has spent the past seven years building her practice in the community. Zaledonis is a certified Lotus Palm Thai Yoga Massage practitioner and a Certified Personal Trainer through the National Strength Professionals Association. Zaledonis currently is completing her Yoga Teacher Training (RYT200). She also teaches Thai Massage and small business seminars at Even Keel Institute for Continuing Education and is an NCBTMB-approved provider.
A former Certified Public Accountant, Zaledonis specialized in healthcare and nonprofit organizations for more than 15 years. She received her bachelor’s degree from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut.
 Treasurer
Michele Baker, LMT, NCTMB, CVA
Jackson, MS (term ends December 31, 2010)
Michele Baker is owner/operator of To Your Health! Therapeutic Massage Associates, an exclusive, referrals-only outcall service in the deep South. Her practice offers Swedish massage, pregnancy massage, reflexology treatments, deep tissue, neuromuscular therapy, aromatherapy, Reiki and ear candling. For the past five years, she has also taught at two schools of therapeutic massage and mentored dozens of therapists.
In 2008, Baker was awarded a Certification in Volunteer Administration (CVA), the only international professional certification in the field of volunteer resources management.
Baker received a bachelor's degree from University of Arkansas and graduated at the top of her class from the Mississippi School of Therapeutic Massage.
Baker divides her time between massage therapy, volunteering and growing her new business, Treasures of Egypt Tours, LLC. When not traveling internationally or teaching massage, she spends her time baking and working on a reference manual of massage and healthcare treatments for common ailments.
Public Members
 David Banks, PhD, MPH, RN
Washington, D.C. (term ends December 31, 2010)
Since 1993, Dr. David Banks has served as a faculty member at the University of Maryland, University College teaching human sexuality and other psychology courses. Dr. Banks earned his Certified Association Executive designation from the American Society of Association Executives in 2002. He also has published scientific papers on male violence toward women, substance abuse and elder caregivers.
He lives in Washington, D.C. and enjoys vegan cooking, dancing and travel to resorts that have excellent massage and spa services that employ only Nationally Certified Therapists.
Ronni Burns
New York, NY (term ends December 31, 2014)
Ronni Burns is a professor of communications at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland and at the Stern School of Business, New York University. Burns served as a senior executive with Citigroup for 17 years, where her positions included consumer advocate, director of national sales, lobbyist and spokesperson.
Burns is also a certified profession coach, as well as a communications consultant. She develops and delivers sales, management, ethics and communications courses to major corporations.
She earned an undergraduate and graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in communications from the University of Connecticut.
Members
 Christy Schumacher, NCTMB
San Diego, CA (term ends December 31, 2012)
Christy Schumacher has a strong background in both alternative medicine and academic medical research. Most recently, she worked as an intern for the Survivors of Torture International, where she developed a massage integration program, and as a clinical team member for ShaktiRising, a center for young women in recovery.
She is also an active volunteer, and has donated her time and expertise to the Center for Community Solutions, California Youth Crisis Line and Creative Living Solutions.
Schumacher received a BA from the University of California, San Diego in 2007 and a diploma from the School of Healing Arts in 2004.
Dr. W. Randy Snyder, DC, MS, CHCQM, NCTM
Oceanside, CA (term ends December 31, 2010)
Dr. W. Randy Snyder is a licensed chiropractor and massage therapist. He currently works for a specialty healthcare insurance company performing utilization management, quality review and credentialing. In addition, he teaches healthcare administration courses for the University of Phoenix and is owner/director of the College of Integrative Healthcare.
He has held volunteer positions on the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation and the Massage Therapy Foundation. He also has served as keynote speaker at American Massage Therapy Association conventions in both Oregon and Washington.
Dr. Snyder received a doctor of chiropractic degree from Southern California University of Health Sciences, a master’s degree in healthcare administration from Independence University and a massage certificate from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. He is also certified in health care quality and management through the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians.
 Susan S. Toscano, NCTMB
Groton, CT (term ends December 31, 2012)
Susan Toscano has a long history of supporting – and serving – NCBTMB. She was first elected to the Board of Directors in 1997, named Treasurer for 1998-1999 and held the position of Chair from 2000-2001. In addition, she was a member of NCBTMB’s Strategic Planning Committee from 1999-2001 and served as an NCBTMB School Outreach Coordinator from 2001-2002.
She also served as Chair of the Membership Committee of the former AMTA’s Council of Schools. Toscano currently is an on-site team evaluator for the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation.
Toscano earned a bachelor’s degree in Holistic Studies from Norwich University in 1999 after earning a diploma from the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy in 1987. She has been a licensed massage therapist in Connecticut for 10 years. |
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