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FSMTB 2024 Election Results
DEBRA PERSINGER/09 OCTOBER 2024

FSMTB Board of Directors

President - Caroline Guerin - Texas Massage Therapy Advisory Board
Vice President - Robert Ruark - Oregon Board of Massage Therapists
Treasurer - Elisabeth Barnard - Nevada State Board of Massage Therapy
Director - Paul Andrews - Massachusetts Board of Registration of Massage Therapists
Director - Nicole Davis - New Jersey Board of Massage Therapy and Bodywork
Director - Chimere Figaire Correa - Washington Board of Massage Therapy
Director - Karen Frazier - Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy
Immediate Past President - Craig Knowles - Georgia Board of Massage Therapy
Ex Officio - Dr. Debra Persinger - FSMTB Executive Director

About FSMTB

Established in 2005, the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB) is an autonomous, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization comprised of state regulatory boards and agencies that regulate the massage therapy profession. All revenue collected by the organization is used to enhance FSMTB programs, maintain the quality of the Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx), and provide support to FSMTB Member Boards in fulfilling their responsibility of protecting the public. For more information, please visit fsmtb.org

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATION
Keep Your CE Records Current - You Could Be Selected For A Random Audit

Big changes are coming on January 6, 2025, for our Massage Therapy licensees when it comes to reporting continuing education (CE) requirements: TDLR will no longer confirm your CE credits BEFORE you renew your license. Instead, you could be selected for a random audit of your hours once you've renewed, so be sure to keep your records current. Previously, failure to complete continuing education would prevent your license from renewing. Going forward, failure to complete continuing education may result in an administrative penalty. We're excited to make a change that will help us issue your license faster!

A few week ago a young man came to the school door and wanted to buy the massage chair he saw through the window. His english was very bad and my spanish was even worse. I really do not sell chairs or tables from the school. In spite of that he left with a massage chair. I gave him a bag so that he could take the chair on the plane to Rio the end of the week. Today I received an email from him:

Dear Caroline,
Thank's for the massage chair. Look my job in Rio de Janeiro - Brasil, everebody LOVE the chair. Really tranks
God bless You.
Juan