If you are nationally certified, you have just a short time to vote for the two positions that are open on the Board of Directors for the NCBTMB. Please do not let your right to vote pass you by.
I am supporting Nathan Nordstrom and Pua Gillespie for the open seats. Nordstrom is the only one of the candidates who said a word in his candidate statement about all the fractures and dissent within the NCBTMB. Someone should certainly address that issue. I support Pua Gillespie because she practices and lives by the spirit of ”Aloha”, with respect for all persons, forgiveness, and non-judgment handed down from her Hawaiiaan elders. As the current chair of the government relations committee since May, she is already at work with the 30 states who have joined the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards, and I believe she will work with that organization instead of against it.
Candidates are forbidden from campaigning, other than their candidate statements. I urge you to read each one’s statement carefully and follow your conscience.Â
The present administration has accomplished a lot, as far as revamping the website and stepping up public relations efforts. So far it’s been window-dressing; approved provider approvals and renewals are running way behind, as usual, and I personally would rather see good service to stakeholders instead of a snazzy website. And as I’ve stated here many times before, I wholeheartedly disapprove of the NCBTMB fighting against the FSMTB and the MBLEx, and think they would do well to keep their nose out of state governance. That isn’t their job, and they haven’t made any friends on account of it.
Donna Feely’s term is up December 31, and I wait with bated breath to see if we’re in for another winter (or two, since his term won’t end until 2010) of discontent under the leadership of Mr. Delaporta. Hopefully not.Â
Peace & Prosperity,
Laura Allen
