Jason Erickson has practiced dermoneuromodulation since 2010. He is a certified massage therapist, personal trainer, corrective exercise specialist, and an advanced Active Isolated Stretching practitioner. Erickson co-owns Keep In Touch Massage (www.keepintouchmassage.net) in Eagan, Minnesota.

Bob Benson is Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals’ (ABMP) chairman of the board. Taking the reins in 1996, Benson has served as ABMP’s president and CEO. Benson is a champion of the massage and bodywork profession, serving on the board of directors of CAMTC, enlisting ABMP’s resources toward the development of the Entry-Level Analysis Project, and spearheading the development of Cornerstones: The ABMP Instructor Development Program. Under his 26 years of leadership, Benson helped grow ABMP into a leading association in the profession, and created sister associations for estheticians, cosmetologists, and nail professionals.

Les Sweeney is president and chief executive officer of Professional Assist Corporation, the parent organization of ABMP, ASCP, AHP & ANP, leading membership associations that serve more than 115,000 individuals in the massage and cosmetology professions. Les has more than three decades experience in association management, a master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship, and is a licensed massage therapist.

Loren Blowers, MS, CMT, is a practicing massage therapist and freelance writer in California. A graduate of the University of Southern California with a master’s degree in biometry, she has published research findings in medical journals such as the American Journal of Cardiology and Cancer Causes and Control.

Angela England lives with her husband and five children in rural Oklahoma. Author of Backyard Farming on an Acre (More or Less) and founder of www.untrainedhousewife.com, she stays busy empowering others to live more intentionally. Find out more about her writing at www.angengland.com.

Leslie Stager, RN, LMT, is a perinatal massage specialist, doula, writer, and hospice nurse. She has taught perinatal bodywork at the Oregon School of Massage since 1993, initiating the 60-hour Maternity Massage certification program in 2007. She is the author of Nurturing Massage for Pregnancy: A Practical Guide to Bodywork for the Perinatal Cycle (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009) and the instructor on the DVD, Mastering Pregnancy Massage. Her other DVDs, Mothertouch: Nurturing Touch for Birth and the upcoming Touch Techniques for Birth, are based on her experience attending hundreds of hospital and home births.