Massage Therapy Technical Advisory Committee Arkansas Department of Health

Massage Therapy Technical Advisory Committee

Consideration

Membership by statute requires representation as follows: Six (6) Licensed Massage Therapist(only one (1) shall be an owner of a school), and one (1) public representative
Only two members appointed from one congressional district
In addition to statutory requirements, consideration was given to interest, experience, minority status, area of expertise, and geographic area within the congressional district

Interest

The Section received communication from twenty-one individuals interested in serving on the Advisory Committee.
District representation for interested individuals was as follows: District 1 – (3), District 2 – (7), District 3 – (4), District 4 – (7) - One did not reside in Arkansas and one from District 2 withdrew the application June 12, 2018.
Professional representation was as follows: 6 licensed massage therapists, 4 school owner, 10 master massage therapists, 4 licensed massage instructor, and 1 public representative.

The following individual names will be submitted to the State Board of Health during a special meeting in July.

District 1
Krista Lynn Moore	Jonesboro	Massage Therapy Instructor	School Owner
Julie Eckert	Cabot	Licensed Massage Therapist	Licensee

District 2
Lena Strickland	Little Rock	Not Licensed	Public Member
Leigh Ann Warriner	Conway	Master Massage Therapist	Licensee

District 3
Glen Scott Fleming	Springdale	Master Massage Therapist	Licensee

District 4
Wendy Scott	Mena	Master Massage Therapist	Licensee
Kristy Lynn Strother	Rison	Licensed Massage Therapist	Licensee

Meeting Schedule 2024

Minutes (for minutes older than 2020, contact the Committee office)