NCBTMB Announces New Board Certificants
BURR RIDGE, IL — One hundred thirteen massage therapists earned their Board Certification in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (BCTMB®) this past month from the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), joining a community of more than 13,000 massage therapists worldwide.
“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome so many massage therapists to the Board Certification community,” said Dolly Wallace, BCTMB, LMT, and NCBTMB President. “The committment to excellence by so many practitioners is astounding!”
The list of the new certificants for January 2023 appears below, organized by state.
new Board Certificants are:
Alaska
| Doris Farrell, BCTMB Eagle River, AK |
Mary Klebs, BCTMB Anchorage, AK |
Jamie Newsom Eaton, BCTMB Anchorage, AK |
Alabama
| Giulia Colpo, BCTMB Bessemer, AL |
Lisa Smith, BCTMB Florence, AL |
Arkansas
| Tara Quackenbush, BCTMB Jonesboro, AR |
Arizona
| Melissa Herbst, BCTMB Tucson, AZ |
Dawn Krachey, BCTMB Tucson, AZ |
California
| Katherine Anderson, BCTMB Santa Cruz, CA |
Ekaterina Beliakova, BCTMB Santa Clara, CA |
Justin Cook, BCTMB Montebello, CA |
| Tracy D. Frazier, BCTMB Hemet, CA |
Richard Gonzalez, BCTMB Reseda, CA |
Kathleen McNulty, BCTMB Cupertino, CA |
| Priscilla Noriega, BCTMB Santa Ana, CA |
Laura E Palmer, BCTMB Santa Rosa, CA |
Rebecca Thom, BCTMB Norco, CA |
| Edward Urzua, BCTMB Los Angeles, CA |
Colorado
| Bonnie Chan, BCTMB Denver, CO |
Connecticut
| Rachel Lazarus, BCTMB Weatogue, CT |
Julia Mongelluzzo, BCTMB Waterbury, CT |
Florida
| Abigail Carpenter, BCTMB Ormond Beach, FL |
Randall Clark, BCTMB Seminole, FL |
Lisa Collica, BCTMB Port St Lucie, FL |
| David Demicoli, BCTMB Wilton Manors, FL |
Dana Dreyer, BCTMB Lakeland, FL |
Gayle Owens, BCTMB New Port Richey, FL |
| Randi N West, BCTMB Hallandale Beach, FL |
Georgia
| Melissa Merritt, BCTMB Atlanta, GA |
Kimberly Brice, BCTMB Conyers, GA |
Claudia Goicoechea, BCTMB Demorest, GA |
| Allyse Hargrove, BCTMB Valdosta, GA |
Shanese Armstrong-Mark, BCTMB Decatur, GA |
Iowa
| Matthew Alexander, BCTMB Decorah, IA |
Jessica Eller, BCTMB Eldora, IA |
Idaho
| Joline Genay-Wolf, BCTMB Sandpoint, ID |
Illinois
| Michelle Anderson, BCTMB Geneva, IL |
Kathleen Justic, BCTMB Plano, IL |
Sherry Oliphant, BCTMB Oak Park, IL |
| Susan Spencer, BCTMB Chicago, IL |
Nicole Tellez, BCTMB Melrose Park, IL |
Indiana
| Kathleen Chesterfield, BCTMB Indianapolis, IN |
Amy Fry-Miller, BCTMB Wabash, IN |
Amy Hughes, BCTMB Greenfield, IN |
| Julie Jenson, BCTMB Brownsburg, IN |
Kansas
| Cassia Williams, BCTMB Wichita, KS |
Kentucky
| Thuyvi Vischi, BCTMB Lexington, KY |
Louisiana
| Candy Welch, BCTMB Mandeville, LA |
Massachusetts
| Robert Fusco, BCTMB North Grafton, MA |
Jessica High, BCTMB North Grafton, MA |
Sandra Pollen, BCTMB Upton, MA |
Maryland
| Terry Whittaker, BCTMB Hyattsville, MD |
Maine
| Christine Tardif, BCTMB Kittery, ME |
Michigan
| Michael Andaya, BCTMB Ann Arbor, MI |
Miranda Cady, BCTMB Dearborn Heights, MI |
Krystal Geisler, BCTMB Saint Clair Shores, MI |
| Andrea Munsell, BCTMB Grand Blanc, MI |
Minnesota
| Mary Kathryn Murphy-Olsen, BCTMB Minneapolis, MN |
Jennifer Walch, BCTMB New Brighton, MN |
Missouri
| Marie Steinbach, BCTMB Saint Louis, MO |
Montana
| Eric Hart, BCTMB Billings, MT |
North Carolina
| Kelly Daugherty, BCTMB Clayton, NC |
Christine Osborne, BCTMB Asheville, NC |
New Jersey
| Felicia Sachs, BCTMB Red Bank, NJ |
New Mexico
| Misty Dodson, BCTMB Hobbs, NM |
New York
| Leslie Buzzell, BCTMB Rochester, NY |
Britni Chichelli, BCTMB Webster, NY |
Sara Cohen, BCTMB New York, NY |
| Juliann Haarman, BCTMB Chittenango, NY |
Kimberly Kreutter, BCTMB Webster, NY |
Justin Rochniak, BCTMB East Rochester, NY |
| Shania Sonneville, BCTMB Walworth, NY |
Chelsie Faye Swink, BCTMB West Davenport, NY |
Michelle Zimmerman, BCTMB Buffalo, NY |
Ohio
| Melissa Clark, BCTMB Grove City, OH |
Amy Hartley, BCTMB Cincinnati, OH |
Charline Kennedy, BCTMB Wellington, OH |
| Dawn McCullough, BCTMB Marysville, OH |
Andrea McIntosh, BCTMB Celina, OH |
Steffany Osborn, BCTMB Norwalk, OH |
| Pamela Schmitz, BCTMB Parma, OH |
Oregon
| Andrea M Andrus, BCTMB Bend, OR |
Benjamin Barbier, BCTMB Springfield, OR |
Kelly Bennett, BCTMB Tigard, OR |
| Devery Broddie, BCTMB Hood River, OR |
Alix Marmulstein, BCTMB Williams, OR |
Jamin Rak, BCTMB Portland, OR |
Pennsylvania
| Jennifer Bierbower, BCTMB Elizabethtown, PA |
Allison Brubaker, BCTMB Mount Joy, PA |
Amanda Hill Fleischer, BCTMB King of Prussia, PA |
| Emmett Geesaman, BCTMB Stevens, PA |
Bridget Leonhardt, BCTMB Sunbury, PA |
Jason Whistler, BCTMB Watsontown, PA |
| Lisa Zamcho, BCTMB Throop, PA |
Tennessee
| Anne Birkel, BCTMB Chattanooga, TN |
Jessica Cajka, BCTMB Memphis, TN |
Texas
| Rachel Rubalcaba, BCTMB Amarillo, TX |
Utah
| Kahlil Harrison, BCTMB American Fork, UT |
Virginia
| Misty Gersley, BCTMB Virginia Beach, VA |
Ratia Kirby, BCTMB Roanoke, VA |
Vermont
| Reese Kelly, BCTMB St. Albans, VT |
Washington
| Kristi Glaze, BCTMB Camas, WA |
Laura Savage, BCTMB Soap Lake, WA |
Quinn Stepp, BCTMB Camas, WA |
Wisconsin
| Tianna Beebe, BCTMB Appleton, WI |
Michelle Mack, BCTMB Eau Claire, WI |
Jessica Rupnick, BCTMB New Berlin, WI |
| Karen Shewmaker, BCTMB New Glarus, WI |
Heather Thom, BCTMB Milwaukee, WI |
Tammi Winters, BCTMB La Crosse, WI |
Canada
| Troy Lavigne, BCTMB North Hatley, QUEBEC |
Board Certification in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (BCTMB®) is the highest credential within the massage and bodywork profession. Choosing to become Board Certified demonstrates advanced assessment and critical thinking abilities, as well as provides instant credibility to current and prospective clients and employers. The program is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
About NCBTMB
NCBTMB is a non-profit organization with the mission to elevate the massage therapy profession nationwide by establishing and advancing the highest credentials and standards of excellence. In addition to the BCTMB®, NCBTMB offers the Approved Provider Program, the country’s most-respected source for continuing education approval by state boards, government and regulatory agencies, and massage therapists. NCBTMB also offers the Massage Therapy Assessment for Certification (MTAC) and the Assigned Schools program.