Faculty and Staff

Study with one of the most well-rounded and diverse faculties you'll find anywhere. Each member of our faculty brings years of teaching expertise and experience into the classroom.

Their backgrounds include

• Chiropractic
• Oriental medicine and acupuncture
• Physical therapy
• Herbal medicine
• Tai Chi
• A broad array of Eastern and Western styles of massage

Our faculty is committed to bringing you an educational expeience that knits together Eastern and Western perspectives in a fully integrated way.

Faculty
	Galen Baker, D.C., DACBSP. Instructor, Western Science. Teaching experience: 7 years.
	Charlotte Bell, P.T. Instructor, Clinical Pathology. Teaching experience: 5 years. University of Alabama
	Donna Boucher Instructor, Shiatsu. Teaching experience: 9 years. Boston Shiatsu School, Cambridge, MA
	Nichole Budeau, CMT, NCTMB Instructor, Pregnancy Massage. Teaching experience: 2 years. East-West Healing Arts Institute.
	Tasha Bynum, NCTMB Instructor, Aromatherapy & Raindrop Technique. Teaching experience: 4 years. East-West Healing Arts Institute, Center for Aromatherapy Research & Education; an approved NCBTMB provider.
	Joyce Denil-Preimsberger Instructor, Foot Reflexology. Teaching experience: 3 years. International Institute of Reflexology, Clayton School of Natural Healing.
	Julie Dieterle, B.S., P.T., CMT. Instructor, Sports Massage. Teaching experience: 27 years.
	Kathy Ginn, CMT, NCTMB Instructor, Ethics. Teaching experience: 7 years. McKinnon Institute, Oakland, CA. Crystal Mountain School of Massage Therapy, Albuquerque, NM.
	Cheri Haines, B.S., A.B.T., CBW. Instructor, Jin Shin Do. Teaching experience 14 years.
	Joseph Klimoski, LAc., MSTOM, CMT, NCTMB Instructor, Eastern Theory. East-West Healing Arts Institute, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.
	David LaLuzerne, R.Ph. Instructor, Herbal Medicine. Teaching experience: 22 years. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
	Efrat Livny, CMT, Certified Zero Balancer Instructor, Cancer Care. Teaching experience: 5 years. Scherer Institute, Santa Fe, NM.
	Jo Oyama-Miller, B.S. Instructor, Business Fundamentals/Massage Regulations & Law Teaching experience: 13 years.
	Elisabeth Norton, CMT, LMT. Instructor, Myofascial Release. Teaching experience: 9 years. Massage Therapy Institute of Missouri, Columbia, MO, University of Missouri - Columbia
	Paul Novak, Ph.D. Instructor, TaiChi, QiGong. Teaching experience: 10 years.
	Justin Polka, NCTMB, CMT Instructor, Point Location. Teaching experience: 5 years. University of Wisconsin-Madison, East-West Healing Arts Institute.
	Rachel Rodgers, NCTMB, Certified Personal Trainer Instructor, CPR/First Aid. Teaching experience: 10 years. East-West Healing Arts Institute, MATC.
	Tracy Theobald, CMT, NCTMB Instructor, Western Massage Theory and Techniques. Teaching experience: 6 years.
	XiPing Zhou, MDOM, L.Ac. Instructor, Eastern Massage Theory and Techniques, TaiChi, QiGong.