Education

Completed High Schools with Honors, Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1974

College of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia 1974-1976

University of Toronto, Ontario 1978-1980

Sutherland-Chan School of Massage, Toronto 1989-1991

Started teaching Hot Stone Massage Training, San Francisco 1999

 Started teaching Lomi Lomi Training, School of Shiatsu and Massage at Harbin Hot Springs, 2007

 Career Experience

Student clinics: Pregnancy, Baby, Seniors, Stroke, Women’s Hostel, Sports, Marathon races 1989-1991

Private practice, Metamorphic Massage, 1991 to present

Volunteer work: Mariposa Folk Festival 1991-1992, W.O.M.A.D. (World of music Art and Dance Festival) 1991-1992

Sutherland-Chan Clinic, Toronto, Ontario, 1992-3  (Grace Chan 416-924-1107)

Sunset Sauna, San Francisco, Ca., 1994-1998 (Bill Dresbach, 415-753-2559)

Bay Area Backrub (Chair Massage at Whole Foods) 1996-1998 (Carlos Cevallos 510-233-2220)

Chair Massage at Street Festivals, Fillmore, Polk, Oakland 1994-1999

Novella Day Spa, San Francisco, Ca., 1998-2002 (Cheryl Chalkler, 415-673-1929)

Created Touch Lifting Community Program (TLC) to give complimentary massage to School Teachers 2001

Teaching Hot Stone Massage in Private Practice 1999-present Canada and United States

Created Massage for Peace Program,  my community service Peer to Peer children’s massage program in San Francisco in 2009 for 5 years

Teaching Hot Stone Massage at The School of Shiatsu and Massage at Harbin Hot Springs, California 2002-2012  and in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Teaching Lomi Lomi Massage at The School of Shiatsu and Massage at Harbin Hot Springs, California 2007-2012 and at Sutherland-Chan Massage School in Toronto,  Halifax and Sydney Nova Scotia, Canada.

Currently (2024) offering classes at Massage Addict in Sydney River, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia in September.