Massage Education & Development Guild

Members of Orthopedic Massage Associates and colleagues have come together to create Huntsville's premier non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the state of therapeutic massage, and providing tools for the professional development of licensed massage therapists.

The Guild, created by Jeffrey Rich, Judy Castrichini, Steven Miner, Paige Martin and Martha Holt

is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to educate the general public and medical communities about the documented benefits of Massage Therapy, and to facilitate education, continuing education, and professional development opportunities for the community of professional Licensed Massage Therapists.


The Guild Statement of Purpose

The purposes for which this organization is formed are as follows:

This corporation is organized exclusively for one or more of the purposes as specified in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

… to publish materials including course curricula to achieve these objectives.

… to train teachers and leaders in order to further these objectives.

… to assemble and maintain a library of materials related to massage therapy.

… to act as an educational and nonprofit society.

… to facilitate and create continuing education opportunities for massage therapists within The Guild’s operating location.

… to enhance and enrich the profession of massage therapy within The Guild’s operating location.

… to do all or any such things as may be conducive or incidental to the promotion of the above purposes.

The Guild's first official event will be to sponsor Gayle MacDonald in her continuing education class for massage therapists and other health professionals: "Massage for People Living with Cancer" in January of 2007.

We look forward to serving our colleagues and the local community!