Instructors
ASHA is blessed with a community of teachers with a passion for sharing their wealth of knowledge and inspiring others in the pursuit of personal health and careers in the healing arts.
Jess Hendrick
LMT.
Swedish Massage
Alexander “Otter” Vernon
LMT, NTS
Polarity Therapy
Willow Singleton
Herbal Medicine
Grit Ramuschkat
LMT, OTR/L
Pregnancy Massage, Sports Massage
Barbara Sullivan
LMT#8843
Director of Sports Massage
Dr. Robert Tanner
MA, Ph.D Clinical Psychology
Ethics
Kyle O’Brien
LMT
Massage Specifics and Injuries
Robbie Foster
LMT # 3419
Chair Massage
Zannie Pugliese
Sports Massage
David Lang
LMT 1442, COMT, TPMT
Oncology & Hospital Massage
Becky Whiteman
LMT-2023-0101, Yoga Alliance RYT-200-653951
Thai Table Massage
Krysia Weaver
LMT
Reflexology
Kathryn Fearnside
BSN/BA, RN, NC-BC
Intro to Polyvagal Theory
Eric Moya
LMT
Cranial Sacral Therapy
Dr. Monica Lucero
DOM
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Mia Battaglia
LMT, NTS
Thai Massage
Teaching Assistant
dustin maxwell
BA Dance, ERYT-500, LMT 2025-0087
dustin maxwell has been dancing since he was three years old. He began studying bodywork at 17 with his dance teacher Joanne Emmons through Barbara Clark and Mable Todd. He has been teaching yoga since 2011 and practicing Thai Yoga Bodywork since 2013. He received his massage license in 2025 having studied at Albuquerque School of Healing Arts. His collective work of dance, art, yoga, and bodywork is called “the body portal project”. You can learn more at dustinmaxwell.org
Paul Ross
LMT 2025-0127
Abbey Rogers
LMT 2024-0188
Emil Carson
LMT
Mariah Rae
Emily Barney
Staff
Micaela Pacheco
ASHA Campus Manager
Micaela is ASHA’s Campus Manager. She is a yoga teacher and a sound healer and has a deep love for the healing arts. She loves being a part of the ASHA community and supporting students through their time at ASHA.
Jess Quinn
LMT
ASHA Student Clinic Manager
Jess is an ASHA graduate and LMT who owns her own practice, Mano Y Mano Holistic. Jess enjoys being a part of the ASHA community watching students grow into flourishing massage therapists, and seeing the healthy impact those students make on the clients who support the ASHA Student Clinic.
Natalia Freed
Marketing & Facilities
Natalia is part of ASHA’s marketing, design, and facilities team, bringing care and creativity to how the school looks, feels, and communicates.