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About Us
Officers of the Southwest Florida Chapter
These officers will serve for two years, 2009 and 2010. The by
laws of FSMTA set the term of service at two years for each office
state wide. In December 2010 an election will take place for a new
slate of officers to be installed January 2011. Committee members
are nominated by the President. All of the work in FSMTA is done by
volunteers. FSMTA has grown from virtually nothing to the largest
massage association in the country through the efforts of
volunteers desiring to raise the standards of their profession.
Members CAN make a difference by contributing just two or three
hours a week. The mission statement of FSMTA is "To unify the
massage therapy profession while creating, representing, and
promoting standards of excellence in health care."
Chapter Committees
The following people do the real work of keeping
FSMTA's Southwest Florida Chapter functioning. Without them, there
would be no chapter. Volunteering on one of these committees is an
opportunity to grow, both personally and professionally. If you
can offer a few hours a week to serve on a comittee, please contact
one of the names below:
By-Laws
Sydney Sheaffer, 239-566-7111, anaturaltouchforhealth@yahoo.com
Chair Massage Team
Elizabeth Ann Douglass, 239-229-3265, elizabethanndouglass@gmail.com.
Continuing Education
Dolores Gozzi, 239-826-6960, healingthrubodywork@embarqmail.com
Legislative & Insurance
Ron Stephens, 239-410-1245, ron4insormassage@aol.com
Membership
Nancy Wilson, 239-580-7957, nancy@massagebynancy.com
Member Services
Robyn Berry, 239-939-4646, rbinstitute@comcast.net
Newsletter
Nancy Wilson, 239-580-7957, nancy@massagebynancy.com
Snail mail distribution: Janice Jackson,
239-272-8539, jag.girl@comcast.net
Registration & Sign-in
Sherrie Easterly:
863-885-1500,
caloosamassageworks@massagetherapy.com
Sports Massage Team
Charles Henry, Naples, 239-298-4445, nicetouch@comcast.net
Michael Schmetterer, Ft. Myers, 239-560-9430, goodhealthforall@ymail.com.
Website & Web Ads
Nancy Wilson, 239-580-7957. Email: nancy@massagebynancy.com
State Officers
To see who the people are who sit at the hub of FSMTA's Central
Office, click on the link:
http://www.fsmta.org/html/meet_the_board.html
. The Board of Directors which governs FSMTA includes its officers
and the presidents of the 19 Chapters. The Board of Directors meets
four times a year, which our president attends.
History of FSMTA
Since its inception on July 15, 1939, the FSMTA has grown to become
the leading professional state massage therapy association in the
country, becoming a trend-setter for the rest of the nation. Due to
the efforts of FSMTA, the Florida State Massage Law was passed in
1943, and in 1945 committees on Ethics, Membership, Finance, and
Constitution/Bylaws were created. Local chapters began to form in
the early 50's to help educate members and address issues that
popped up. In 1953 education programs began to be held at chapter
meetings and eight hours of continuing education courses were
incorporated into the annual convention. The Association stabilized
throughout the 1960's and 1970's, and in the 80's the FSMTA became
more centralized. It grew to 14 chapters and in 1986 it was
reincorporated as the Florida State Massage Therapy Association.
That same year the "Massage Message" magazine was published as the
official magazine of the FSMTA. In 1988 the Insurance Committee
made liability insurance available to members, and the Legislative
Committee helped Chapter 480 of the Florida Statutes become more
responsive to the needs of therapists and the public. Also in 1988,
the Educational Standards Committee was developed to work with the
State of Florida, the FSMTA Annual Convention, and local chapters
to provide continuing education programs. The last two committees
formed in the late 1980's were the Sports Massage Team Committee,
known throughout the state for its service to athletes, and the
Public Relations Committee, designed to promote the FSMTA and its
members to the general public. The FSMTA Central Office was
established in Orlando in the 1990’s to consolidate its
services to its members. In 2001 the FSMTA added it's 19th Chapter,
with the possibility of a 20th in the planning stages.
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