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Meet the Advanced Certification Task Force

Suzanne Costa (Maryland) – 10 years in the field
Highest education achieved: some college
Primary modality: deep tissue/sports massage
Areas of expertise: educator, on-site massage

Jackie Lynne Derby (Michigan) – 14 years in field
Highest education achieved: BA in Health Service Administration (2010)
Primary modality: sports and medical massage
Areas of expertise: sports and medical massage

David Fazzino (Alaska) – 8 years in the field
Highest education achieved: PhD, JD
Primary modality: sports massage
Areas of expertise: educator, Zen Shiatsu, sports massage

Sandy Fritz (Michigan) – 20+ years in the field
Highest education achieved: MS
Primary modality: primarily author/educator
Areas of expertise: educator/school owner, current NCBTMB CE Approved Provider/lecturer, author

Melissa Goldsmith (Washington) – 10 years in the field
Highest education achieved: AFA pursuing BA
Primary modality: structural integration, deep tissue, postural assessment, stretching, and sports massage
Areas of expertise: private practice, small business management and start-up, personal growth facilitator

DarlaJean Griffiths (Florida) – 22 years in the field
Highest education achieved: BA
Primary modality:
Areas of expertise: educator, part time MT, small business owner

Nancy Haller (Washington) – 14 years in field
Highest education achieved: MA
Primary modality: medical massage
Areas of expertise: Feldenkrais, medical massage, animal massage, current NCBTMB CE Approved Provider

Kimberly Hieber (Virginia) – 10 years in field
Highest education achieved: BS
Primary modality: deep tissue and reflexology
Areas of expertise: medical massage, private practice, educator

Xavier Johnson (Georgia) – 8 years in the field
Highest education achieved: MA in Divinity
Primary modality: medical massage
Areas of expertise: private practice, massage therapy business start-up, massage for AIDS/HIV/diabetes/cancer, labor massage, orthopedic, sports, education

Eeris Kallil (Colorado) – 22 years in the field
Highest education achieved: High School
Primary modality: medical massage
Areas of expertise: cancer survivor, CE class on massage for cancer recovery, private practice

Bridget Kimsey (Massachusetts, registered member of the U.S. federally recognized Delaware Tribe of Indians) – 14 years in field
Highest education achieved: BFA
Primary modality: yoga teacher, Therapeutic Integrative Massage, energy medicine work
Areas of expertise: Lenape/ First Nations approach to healing, yoga, massage, reiki, energy medicine, aromatherapy

Craig Knowles (Georgia) – 13 years in the field
Highest education achieved: Vo-Tech certificate
Primary modality: medical, sports massage
Areas of expertise: currently sits on NCBTMB’s E&S committee, personal trainer, sports massage, medical massage, NMT, educator

Laura Nelson (Alabama) – 12 years in field
Highest education achieved: Masters in Education
Primary modality: deep tissue
Areas of expertise: educator

Pamela Pennington (Oregon) – 10 years in the field
Highest education achieved: some college
Primary modality: medical massage
Areas of expertise: lymphedema massage, medical massage, has 500+ hours towards medical advanced credential

Mary Kathleen Rose (Colorado) – 20+ years in field
Highest education achieved: BA
Primary modality: medical massage
Areas of expertise: hospice, current NCBTMB CE Approved Provider, educator, medical massage

Becky Stoermann-Snelson ( Kansas) – 8 years in the field (+ 32 years as RN)
Highest education achieved: BS in Natural Health
Primary modality: pregnancy massage
Areas of expertise: pregnancy massage, educator

Darrell Webster (Utah) – 10 years in the field
Highest education achieved: some college
Primary modality: NMT
Areas of expertise: educator, NMT, musculoskeletal anatomy, financial background

Kristal Joy Wyatt (Nevada) – 17+ years in the field
Highest education achieved: Associates in Science
Primary modality: massage for pain relief, educator, aromatherapy
Areas of expertise: medical massage, education

Julia Zarcone (California) – 15+ years in the field
Highest education achieved: MA
Primary modality: educator/lecturer/author/Rosen Method
Areas of expertise: Integrative health studies, educator, author

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