Northwest Arkansas School of Massage & continuing Education Center. LLC

Staff Our school is blessed with a highly educated support staff, who work closely with the student. While some staff members are present each day throughout the program, others will appear from time to time as guest instructors. These educators are brought in because they are experts in their field and can impart maximum knowledge to the students about their specialties, far above what a base textbook education would allow for. We believe in letting students gather information from various resources to become well rounded massage therapists.
Jill A. Atkinson, MTI	Jill oversees all aspects of the school and mainly provides instruction in Anatomy and Physiology, and Massage Technique to her 500 hour students.
Becky Jackson, MTI, and David Rush, MTI	Becky Jackson, MTI, vice president of the Creative Healing Institute, has taught Creative Healing around the world and is a recognized continuing education and guest instructor at the school. David is involved with our hands-on instruction and imparts his wisdom in the Massage Technique classes.
Marian Chapman, MTI and Brenda Messling, MTI	Marian Chapman, MTI, has been a licensed massage therapist since 1982. She teaches both core curriculum students and continuing education on business, law and ethics as well as Soft Tissue Release and Dry Massage techniques. Brenda Messling, MTI is a master in Enertropic Therapy and also one of very few instructors in the United States authorized to teach Creative Healing. She is also approved to teach numerous other continuing education courses as approved through the AR State Board of Massage Therapy. As a staff instructor, Brenda teaches Massage Technique.
Martha Nichols-Ketchum, PhD, LMT	Martha earned her PhD in biomechanical engineering and was valedictorian of her class when she graduated from this school in May 2006. Martha now teaches anatomy and physiology to the student body.
Scott Howie	Scott Howie is a paramedic for the Eureka Springs Fire Department. Scott graduated at the top of his class when attending school for paramedic training and currently teaches and certifies students in Healthcare Provider CPR.
Roger Clark	Guest speaker Roger Clark of State Farm speaks to students in business classes about the insurance and investment decisions that they will need to consider since they will now be independent contractors and no longer someone’s employee. This is important information when starting a new career.
Carol Sturgis, Dr. Charles Horton and Holly Smith, RN	Guest speakers such as Carol Sturgis, Executive Director of OARS (Ozark AIDS Resources and Services), Dr. Charles Horton, one of the country’s foremost experts on HIV and AIDS, especially pediatric AIDS, and Holly Smith, from the AR Dept. of Health, are an enormous asset to the student body. They give students first hand and up to date knowledge of what they need to know to handle today’s real world client health issues.