| Carl Wilson — President |
Robbin Blake - Vice President Robbin has been a massage therapist since February 2005. Upon graduation, she opened a private clinical practice and also began providing sports massage at athletic events. She is the owner and operator of the Therapeutic Training Center, Inc. (TTCI), which has provided continuing education for massage therapists since October 2008. Through TTCI, she interacts with thousands of massage therapists each year and works with educators and massage school owners throughout Washington and across the country. She enjoys listening to people talk about their massage practices and the issues and opportunities they experience. Robbin serves as director of WSMTA's Government Relations program |
Vacant — Secretary |
| Amy Thomason — Director Amy has owned and operated a full time clinical practice since graduating from Seattle Massage School in 1994. Nearly that entire time she has been actively advocating and volunteering in her local community and statewide for the massage profession and healthcare as a whole. While volunteering with AMTA-WA, Amy served on the Health Care Integration Committee for 15 years and represented WA as a delegate to the AMTA national convention for 2 years. In her local community, Amy gained valuable healthcare experience serving as a hospital commissioner for over 7 years. This gave her the opportunity to represent her healthcare district by Stomping the Hill in Washington DC advocating for Rural Healthcare issues, which led her to serve on The Hospital Governing Boards Committee of the WA State Hospital Association for 3 years. |
| Marybeth Berney — Director Marybeth has been a leader and activist for massage therapists in WA for over 25 years. She served as a State Board of Massage member and Chair for 7 years and she volunteered with AMTA-WA for 10 years where she served as President, 1st Vice President and government relations director. Practicing in Olympia WA since 1985, Marybeth works with a large variety of clients, providing wellness massage as well as treatment/clinical massage. Her goal is and always has been, to see to it that massage therapist get the respect and encouragement they deserve. |
| Elizabeth Jane Brooks - Director Elizabeth is the owner and operator of The Alabaster Box, a private therapeutic massage practice dedicated to injury treatment and chronic pain relief. She’s a licensed massage therapist, certified cupping therapist, educator, patent inventor, and business consultant in the State of Washington. She graduated from Tacoma’s Alexandar's School of Natural Therapeutics, and as an avid researcher has acquired extensive education through continuing education and independent study. She is board certified by the The National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, with certification from both the The International Cupping Therapy Association and the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals. A strong believer in WSMTA’s mission, she quickly became a member and then a volunteer. Her articles for WSMTA currently cover coding and documentation, and she is involved in WSMTA’s related committees. |
