BURR RIDGE, IL — Fifty-nine massage therapists earned their Board Certification in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (BCTMB®) in the 1st Quarter 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 Certificant community,” said Dolly Wallace, BCTMB, LMT, and NCBTMB President. “The commitment to excellence by so many practitioners is astounding!”
The list of the new certificants for NCBTMB’s 1st Quarter appears below organized by state.
new Board Certificants are:
California
| Dayna Lang, BCTMB Santa Monica, CA | Sara Frazier, BCTMB Fair Oaks, CA | Ryan McDaniel, BCTMB Santa Cruz, CA |
| Gudrun Hartig, BCTMB Olympic Valley, CA | Amir Akhavan Fatemi, BCTMB Los Angeles, CA |
Colorado
| Rachel Heppel, BCTMB Denver, CO |
Florida
| Kathryn Gissy, BCTMB Maitland, FL | Emily Attard, BCTMB Weeki Wachee, FL | Emily Smith, BCTMB Miami Beach, FL |
| Mirsada Velic, BCTMB Shalimar, FL | Kodchanan Rodriguez, BCTMB Delray Beach, FL |
Georgia
| Gina Grana, BCTMB Duluth, GA | Carol Suzanne Anderson, BCTMB Atlanta, GA |
Hawaii
| Ella Daly, BCTMB Kailua, HI | Sherri Vincent, BCTMB Mililani, HI |
Idaho
| Emily Mathis, BCTMB Boise, ID | NOah Whittle, BCTMB Rexburg, ID |
Illinois
| Kara Schabacker, BCTMB Kirkland, IL |
Kentucky
| Ashley Nousiadis, BCTMB Owensboro, KY | John Meador, BCTMB Lexington, KY |
Massachusetts
| Jacqueline Batchelder, BCTMB Dorchester, MA | Robert Walsh, BCTMB Fall River, MA |
Maryland
| Teresia Bruinhard, BCTMB Greenbelt, MD |
Michigan
| Matthew J. Eyster, BCTMB Farmington Hills, MI |
Minnesota
| Amy Christiansen, BCTMB Falcon Heights, MN | Rebecca Kack, BCTMB Chaska, MN | Regina Buchanan, BCTMB St Paul, MN |
| Karen Rossignol, BCTMB Rochester, MN | Anne Wigdahl, BCTMB Rosemount, MN | Timothy Turner, BCTMB Minneapolis, MN |
Missouri
| Alexandria Bilyeu, BCTMB Kansas City, MO | Siyi Wang, BCTMB Saint Peters, MO |
Montana
| Kaia VanNatta, BCTMB Whitefish, MT |
North Carolina
| Lillie Johnson, BCTMB Raleigh, NC |
New York
| John Krieg, BCTMB Queensbury, NY | Brianna Gregory, BCTMB Queensbury, NY | Melissa Ann Richardson, BCTMB Cheektowaga, NY |
| Nicole Miller, BCTMB Manlius, NY | Elizabeth Brown, BCTMB Ovid, NY |
Ohio
| Leigh Beining, BCTMB Sylvania, OH | Staci Miller, BCTMB Bellefontaine, OH | Nicole Augustus, BCTMB Lakeview, OH |
Oregon
| Suzanne Flanagan, BCTMB Bend, OR | Jeremy Powers, BCTMB Eugene, OR | Stephanie Houston, BCTMB Ashland, OR |
| Lucinda K. Kaul, BCTMB Glide, OR |
Pennsylvania
| Alina Rodgers, BCTMB Shillington, PA | Sarah Haley, BCTMB Renovo, PA | Andrea Colleen Ramsey, BCTMB Pittsburgh, PA |
Texas
| Alisha Rosenthalr, BCTMB Van Alstyne, TX | Shelby Lehew, BCTMB San Antonio, TX |
Utah
| Tanner Kropf, BCTMB Coalville, UT | Heber Blackner, BCTMB Pleasant Grove, UT |
Virginia
| Sara Montgomery, BCTMB Forest, VA | Bailey A. Nickel, BCTMB Charlottesville, VA | Aliyah Branch, BCTMB Richmond, VA |
Washington
| Marisa Myer, BCTMB Turnwater, WA | Laura Adams, BCTMB Marysville, WA |
Wisconsin
| Alyssa Hill, BCTMB Amherst, WI |
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.