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Kentucky Chapter
 
           Winter 2018                                                                             V olume 24, Issue 3
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In This Issue

2018 Schedule of  Educational Event
AMTA-KY Chapter
2018 Spring Conference
March 9-11, 2018
Embassy Suites
Lexington, KY
AMTA-KY Chapter Board
President 2016-2017
Valerie Smothers
Benton, KY
(270) 252-0979

Board Member 2017-2018 
Lisa Chesser
Winchester, KY

Board Member 2017
Eric Byrd
Lexington, KY

Secretary 2017
Caren McCarty
Lexington, KY
secretary@amtaky.org 

Financial Administrator 2017
Alternate Delegate
Collette Wilson
Louisville, KY

Communications Chair
Caren McCarty
Lexington, KY


CHAPTER INFORMATION


Email: president @amtaky.org

Chapter Phone:
(502) 354-3568


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VOL_NTEER
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Volunteers Needed
for the Following Positions:

* Education Chair
* Communication Chair
* Webmaster
* Newsletter Editor
* Marketing Chair
* Party Planner

If you are interested in being on any of these Committees,
Please contact:
Valerie Smothers President@amtaky.org
or (502) 354-3568
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To comment or submit material for the AMTA-KY Chapter newsletter Contact:

Valerie Smothers
president@amtaky.org

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A Message from Your
AMTA-KY Chapter President
It has been a wonderful two years as the president of AMTA-KY. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to lead such a distinguished, professional group of massage therapists. I would like to thank the board members for their commitment and dedication to the chapter. They take their positions seriously and their hard work pays off. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
A heartfelt thank you to the number of AMTA-KY members that took the time to respond to the call for candidacy. The next step in the process for any interested volunteer is to send your resume to Linda Baird at ncchair@amtaky.org  before the deadline of February 1, 2018 to be added to the online election ballot. Watch your email for the election ballot in late February.
If you would like to be on a committee or volunteer in some way other than sitting on the board, please email the volunteer coordinator at VolunteerCoorChair@amtaky.org.
Thank you to the AMTA-KY membership for attending education events. You are the reason the board works so hard. We want you to have meaningful classes, network with therapists from across the state, shop at the vendor hall, and have FUN. Your attendance year after year is what keeps us planning throughout the year. Thank you for your continued support of AMTA-KY.
Make sure you get your registration in soon for the Annual Spring Meeting in March. We have a fantastic line up of educators from around the country to share their knowledge of massage therapy. The classes are filling up fast so don't delay...and bring your therapist friends! Spread the word...education lifts us up and gives us credibility.

Valerie
 Smothers
Please remember... AMTA-KY needs you, and YOU need AMTA-KY.

Hug your families, call your friends, be a community, keep in touch!
Val
 



























Registration is now open!


 
      
2018 Spring Conference
March 9-11, 2018 
 
We have classes for all therapists: 
Research, Ethics, Active Isolated Stretching, Structural Integration, Kinesiotaping, Event Massage, Pathologies, Marketing
        
       Post-Conference
       March 12, 2018
       Embassy Suites
                                          Lexington, Kentucky
   
      Click below to:
     Register NOW!





Meet your New Board Member
Eric Byrd- Board Member

Eric Byrd, has been appointed to fill the current vacancy on the AMTA-KY Board until the election held  in February.

After retiring from a career as an environmental consultant, Eric embarked on his Massage Therapy career. He is a graduate and alum of the Lexington Healing Arts Academy class of 2006. He is a Certified-practitioner in Medical Massage Therapy and has taken great strides in expanding his knowledge of Cranio-Sacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation Therapy.

In 2007, Eric opened A Touch of Paradise Massage Center in Lexington, KY. Eric's practice focuses on pain relief and general health improvement.

Eric and his wife Janet have made their home in Lexington where he enjoys woodworking in his spare time. Eric and his wife also enjoy spending time with their 2 children and 2 grandchildren.
  Call for Candidacy 2018

As a member of AMTA-KY Chapter, are you interested in running for office or would you like to nominate another member for office?



The AMTA-KY Chapter now conducts online elections. In Febuary 2018 we will conduct the online election for: President (two-year), Board Member (two-year), Financial Administrator (one-year), Secretary (two-year), Delegate (two-year), and Alternate Delegates (one-year)

Click on the following link for more information on the Officers Position Descriptions .


 

The DEADLINE for submit resumes for candidacy are due no later than February 1, 2018.

The newly elected officers will be installed at the AMTA-KY annual business meeting to be held on Saturday, March 10, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky.

To submit your resume for candidacy or if there is someone you would like to nominate, please contact:
Linda Baird, Nominations Chair @ P.O Box 213, Pineville, KY 40977
606-302-0153 or email Linda directly @ NCChair@amtaky.org 

Many Thanks to Our Fall 2017 Instructors
Thank you for sharing your knowledge
   with Kentucky Massage Therapists!

     
Dr Eric Epstein
 
Joe Cinquina
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