Alliance adds new member to Board of Directors

May   13, 2015– For Immediate Release

The Alliance for Massage Therapy Education is excited to announce that Penny Shumaker Jeffrey has filled a vacancy on the Board of Directors and will serve as our Membership liaison.  Penny is a NC licensed massage and bodywork therapist and a graduate of the Body Therapy Institute.  She holds a master’s degree in Nutrition and a doctorate in Science Education from North Carolina State University.  Her graduate research focused on how adult food behavior and choices are influenced by mass media sources such as print and television.  Penny has taught continuing education, community college and university-level courses in both nutrition and science education.

“We feel very pleased to have someone as qualified and experienced as Dr. Jeffrey on our Board who is so well versed in membership development,” said Pete Whitridge, President of the Alliance.  Penny will be focusing her effort on increasing the awareness, understanding, and importance of being a member of the Alliance For Massage Therapy Education.

Please be sure to introduce yourself and welcome Penny at the 2015 Educational Congress in Minneapolis.