Leadership Development Committee (LDC)

The LDC is comprised of 5 members elected by the membership.  Works to cultivate and recruit committee members and serves as the nomination committee by recruiting, interviewing, and recommending a slate of candidates to serve as Board Members.

Board Liaison:  MK Brennan

I find the task of helping match talented people to the Alliance’s evolving Board and committee needs challenging and fun. Of necessity the LDC’s job includes helping identify and evaluate those organizational needs before addressing them, which is a keen interest of mine. It also involves interacting with inspirationally hardworking, dedicated Board members and committee chairs. As a school owner and instructor at Sutherland-Chan School in Toronto, and continuing education provider, I feel a great satisfaction in being a part of the growth of massage therapy education through this important association. The LDC has developed our relationship and work style over many hours of dialogue and group decision-making. We enjoy working together, are very productive, and it is a pleasure to serve as the committee’s chair. Email: LDC@afmte.org 

Joe Lubow, the owner and director of Sarasota School of Massage Therapy in Sarasota Florida, has served on the LDC since the organization’s founding in 2010.

Joe served on the Examination Committee of the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) from 2008 (and as its Chair from 2010) until 2014. He has also assisted the instruction of gross anatomy dissection seminars for massage therapists at the University of South Florida College of Medicine since 1993, and was instrumental in their creation.

He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University and a diploma from the Swedish Institute. He has practiced massage therapy for 30 years years, including structural integration since 2006. Email: LDC@afmte.org 

As a founding member of the Alliance, I have a strong commitment to well-trained instructors within the profession of massage therapy and bodywork. I served from 2009 through August 2016 on the BOD as treasurer, secretary/treasurer, secretary and vice-president. I have a reasonably intimate knowledge of the workings of the BOD. And, I’m looking forward to supporting the Alliance, as a member of the LDC, to continue to advance the professional status of massage therapy and bodywork. As a practitioner since 1977 and an educator since 1972, I bring my passion and experience to this project – continuing to grow and develop an organization that holds the highest educational standards we can in the massage and bodywork profession, paying close attention to maintaining the heart and art within the science and professionalism of our practices. Email: LDC@afmte.org 

How Do I Become an Active Part of the Alliance?

We all have busy schedules and not everyone can make the time, has the necessary background or the desire to serve on a board. However, there are others who wish to participate and have a more active role in helping to re-shape Massage Therapy Education. Here is your opportunity to let your voice be heard and be an active part in re-shaping Massage Therapy Education. United, we can all make a difference. United, we have a strong voice and united, is how we will re-shape Massage Therapy Education together!

Who Can Serve?

According to the Alliance Bylaws, members and chairs of the LDC committees are elected by members. Currently, any member is welcome to serve on the LDC Committee. Below is an application if you would like to be considered for the team.

• Click Here to Complete the AFMTE Petition For LDC Seat (Requires a Gmail)

  • If you do not have a Gmail, please click here to complete your LDC application (Note you will have to email your resumé separately).