The Newsletter of The American Massage Therapy Association Kentucky Chapter Volume 17 • Issue 2 • April 2010 President’s Message Have you ever Marta Lucas, has agreed to take been at a place in over the Louisville Unit. I would your life where love for some members in London, you wonder if Somerset, Ashland, Owensboro, Inside This Issue you have bitten and Berea to start getting together off more than to network, share techniques, and Board of Directors. 2 you can chew? support each other, and maybe from As I step into the role of AMTA- there start a unit. KY president that thought wanders I would like to see more statewide Unit Meetings . 2 through my awareness. Then I marketed events like Massage look around at all the wonderful Therapy Awareness Week to raise the Laws & Legislation. 3 volunteers and the many amazing public’s awareness about massage. therapists in our state and I realize Last year we focused on Veterans New Members. 3 that everything will fall into place and their families. This year we are and that it is simply my job to hold looking for ideas so contact us and the energy and have a vision for let us know about organizations or Benevolence News. 4 what our chapter can achieve in the events that are dear to your heart. I next few years. would also like to have a statewide Conference News. 5 So where are we going you ask? advertising campaign to market our My goals for AMTA-KY are to have members to the public and we now Awards. 6-8 regional Continuing Education have a new PR chair Joe Cinquina offerings held across the state so who is looking into how to do that Member Spotlight . 11 that therapists all over the state can in a cost effective manner. access continuing education without We have heard you, and are having to drive three and four working to make next year’s hours. We will continue to have the conference smoother and more same great offerings in the summer nourishing. It was an amazing Email: and March meetings, but our conference this year with a record [email protected] membership is numerous enough turnout. In the past few weeks, to extend to more outlying areas. we have read your evaluations and I would like to get the Lexington listened intently to your feedback. Chapter website: and Bluegrass units started back Overall, we are hearing what a www.amtaky.org up as well as 2 or 3 other local great conference it was from the units so that members can feel educators as well as our members. Chapter phone: more connected to the family that On a five point scale, you gave us is AMTA. Nishaan Sandhu has an average of 4.7 on course variety, (859) 552-7267 agreed to organize the Lexington Unit and a new member from Texas, Continued on page 2 Board of Directors Unit Meetings Katie Stewart President Louisville Unit Lexington, KY (859) 552-7267 Meeting Location Amber Davies Office [email protected] 1813 Brownsboro Road Collette Wilson 1st Vice President/ Benevolence Chair Meeting Date/ Time: 3rd Friday, 6:30 p.m. Louisville, KY Officers/Leaders: Marta Lucas, Julie Harper and Amber Davies (502) 225-0800 [email protected] RSVP: 502 897 -1077 Caren Williams 2nd Vice President/Bylaws Chair Northern Kentucky Unit Lexington, KY (859) 421-1018 Meeting Location: Gaterway Community and Technical College [email protected] Meeting Date/Time: First Monday, 6:30 p.m. Sandy Gadd Officers: Karen Miller, Chair David Phillips, Vice-Chair 3rd Vice President/Member Services Independence, KY Missy Taylor, Secretary Patty Gauspohl, Treasurer (859) 356-9777 Lexington Unit Donna Musser Secretary/ Registrar Meeting Location: TBA Owensboro, KY (270) 993-2293 Meeting Date/Time: Sometime in Mid-May [email protected] Leader: Nishaan Sandhu, Julie Harper Treasurer/Finance Chair If you are interested in attending a meeting or participating in the Lexington Louisville, KY chapter please send your contact information (name, phone, email) with any (502) 897-1077 [email protected] questions, comments or suggestions to Nishaan Sandhu: nourish.kentucky@ Katherine Warner gmail.com OR 159 Woodland Ave, Lexington, 40503. Please reference AMTA- Immediate Past President / Education Chair Lex in the e-mail subject or on the envelope. Thanks! Fort Thomas, KY (859) 442-0410 [email protected] London, Somerset, Ashland, Owensboro, and Berea Units Chairs and Delgates Are you looking for some professional support? We are looking for Leaders. Cherie Kiesler We will help you start a unit and spread the word. Contact AMTAKY@ Communications Chair/Newsletter Editor insightbb.com. Lexington, KY (859) 351 – 5184 [email protected] Kim Guenthner President’s Message, continued from page 1 Laws & Legislation Chair Louisville, KY (502) 939 – 3192 relevance, and quality of instruction. Most felt that the conference exceeded [email protected] Joe Cinquina their expectations. The hotel staff did a great job with the flips and room Public Relations/Marketing Chair arrangements for our conference, but the food and sleeping rooms only rated Lexington, KY (859) 368 – 9355 an average of 3.4. With this information, and the fact that Holiday Inn is [email protected] being sold, we have decided to move our conference across the street to the Ann Boone Sports Massage Co-Chair Embassy Suites Hotel, a true full service hotel with elevators, cleaner more Lexington, KY spacious rooms, and your room rate will include a full service hot breakfast. (859) 333 – 9354 [email protected] We are considering having multiple Friday afternoon classes and Jen Patterson replacing the Friday night class with a social where you can relax, eat, catch Sports Massage Co-Chair up with old friends, check out the raffle items, and have a chance to really Lexington, KY (859) 494 – 5033 shop our vendors and the Consignment Shop. [email protected] There are changes on the horizon as new volunteers start to fill our Sarah Hart 2010 Delegate ranks and we all dream together to take our chapter to new heights. I look Irvine, KY forward to holding the vision as you the members continue to support each (606)723 – 9678 [email protected] other, the chapter, and the communities in which you share your gifts. Caren Williams Thank you, 2010 Delegate/ Website Manager Lexington, KY Katie Stewart (859) 421-1018 [email protected] [email protected] 859-552-7267 2 In Touch with Kentucky Volume 17 • Issue 2 Laws and Legislation Good News from Frankfort! New Members On Thursday, April 1, our bill, HB180, passed and is now on to the February 2010 Governor for his signature. The passage of this bill proved to be quite challenging. In the end, our lobbyist, Pam Jenkins, was able to work with Kelly Bonzo Richmond the legislators and was successful in her efforts. Patricia Buck Liberty Some of the more important changes in our law are listed below. For a Liz Evans Nicholasville copy of the final version please go to http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/ Ina Girdler Science Hill HB180.htm and click on “SCS.” Karen Keys Lexington • “Test approved by the board” – This expands testing to include more Wendell Lee Owensboro than just the NCBTMB exam. Carina Miller Ft. Mitchell • The treatment of “license expired beyond 90 days,” requires a new Katie Leigh Oakley Nebo application, requires CE’s if practice occurred during the expiration, and Travis Peacock Utica requires a late fee. • Allows us to file injunction in a local court, rather than in Franklin Suzanne Pond Lexington Circuit Court. Jeffrey Rogers Harrodsburg • Instructor qualification clarification. Emily Sundberg Lexington • Definition of compensation to include tips, advances, loans, etc. Yuliya Yates Lexington • Required renewal and updates for certificate of good standing for schools. • Requirement that board members have been KY resident at least 1 year. March 2010 • Board authority to set educational standards for curriculum and • Supervision clarification changed the language to include “other health- Whitney Baize Bremen care professional.” Blane Blevins Salvisa Kelly Bunch Lexington Again, the AMTA-KY chapter is very excited with the changes in our law. Melodi Cornett Cynthiana We would like to thank the members of the KBLMT and ABMP for their Danielle Deneys Lexington continued support and collaboration in getting this bill passed. DeeAnna Eades Graham Another note of interest… Joan Guest Louisville KBLMT is offering free CE classes Alicia Hamilton Utica on insurance billing, taxes and marketing Brittany Harmon Ghent taught by Vivian Mahoney Allison Hatfield Lexington Class dates are April 22-23 in Frankfort. Megan Holland Ewing You can find more information on their website at http://bmt.ky.gov/ Tina Holsapple Ft. Mitchell Keturah Hurley Lexington Ellen Lease Louisville Treasurer’s Report Marta Lucas Louisville Quick Facts for Fiscal Year March 1, 2009 – February 28, 2010 Amy Miller Richmond Amelia Pantalos Louisville Total Chapter Income: $88,703 * Debora Rivera Louisville Total Chapter Expenses: $69,573.94 Amanda Rock Louisville Nicole Roether Alexandria Net Proceeds: $19,129.61 Diana Sabillon Carlisle Checking Account Balance as of March 1, 2010: $71,446.18 Elizabeth Schmitt Lynn Frankfort *National Grant for Lobbyist $ 5,360 Keary Snapp Lexington Kristin Worley Crescent Springs For a complete report and the 2010/11 approved budget, go to www.amtaky.org. Volume 17 • Issue 2 In Touch with Kentucky 3 Benevolence Dear Members, recently passed away. Send Ann all your healing wishes As members of the Benevolence Committee, we [email protected]. feel that we have one of the most rewarding jobs of the The Grant Gang- Lee Ball, Ann Bellucci, Tim Grady AMTA-KY Chapter. Simply, it is remembering and (yep, the same guy recuperating from surgery), Julie supporting our members in times of sorrow, joy, and Harper, Cherie Kiesler, Katie Stewart, Katherine Warner, illness on behalf of the members and friends of AMTA- Sue Waiz, and, at the last minute, Tommi Paulson KY Chapter.