PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND/POSITIONS HELD:
Legends
Health Spa, Owner
Offices
located in Raton, NM June 1996 – June 1999, June 2004 – August 2008
Offices located
in Trinidad, CO June 1999 to present
Therapeutic Bodywork Practice offering:
Structural Integration, Ortho-Bionomy, Shiatsu, Integrative Massage, Spa Therapies, Hatha Yoga & Introductory Massage
Classes.
Art(s) for Living, Owner, Business Manager, Artist
Trinidad,
CO February 1999 - present
Partner with Allan Bacon (my husband), Artist
and Craftsman
Traditional Stained Glass, Hot Glass, Torchblown Glass, Antler Art, Furniture,
Jewelry, Various handmade gift items made from local natural products.
Trinidad
State Junior College
Trinidad,
CO 1998
Instructor, Introduction to the Art of Massage.
Massage Therapist – Rick Benben Residential Soccer Camp
Lawrence,
KS; Leavenworth, KS; Kansas City, MO
Provide Shiatsu, Sports Massage, Structural Integration,
Ortho-Bionomy to staff and campers (age 7-18; male/female) in both preventive and treatment of injuries, summers of 1995 –
2008.
Private Practice – Bodywork
Santa Fe, NM December
1994 – June 1996
Santa Fe Massage
Santa Fe, NM January 1995 – June 1996
Massage
Therapist as Independent Contractor offering massage and spa therapies to hotel guests at Eldorado Hotel, La Fonda Hotel,
Hotel Santa Fe.
High Desert Health Care & Massage
Santa Fe, NM June
1995 – June 1996
Massage Therapist as Independent Contractor offering Therapeutic
Massage.
New Mexico Academy of Health Arts
Santa
Fe, NM September 1994 – August 1996
Anatomy & Physiology Instructor, Massage & Polarity Therapy Certification
Programs. Taught Anatomy & Physiology courses (from 30 hours to 144 hours) to adult students. June 1995 – August
1996
Teaching Assistant, Basic Cranial Trainings to Michael Shea, Instructor (March 1996), Sudhir Borowitz,
Instructor (Summer 1995). Assisted table-side as requested and with classroom & student management.
Assistant Instructor & Tutor of Anatomy & Physiology, serving as preparation to become full instructor of same; helped
organize teaching aids, tutoring, testing and correction, etc. September 1994 – June 1995
Ke
Ala Pono Detox & Outreach Program
Wailua,
Kauai, HI January 1993 – September 1993
The Program was created in the aftermath of Hurricane
Iniki of 1992 on the Island of Kauai. Served as Drug/Alcohol Counselor & Administrative Assistant.
Interviewed, evaluated and recommended treatment for individuals seeking help for drug and alcohol related problems.
Coordinated reports, paperwork and other counselors with regard to same.
ERA Charlee & Associates
Koloa, Kauai,
HI 1985-1992
Real Estate Salesperson and Broker working as Property Manager (owner/guest/tenant
supervision/relations, physical management of properties) and Business Manager (responsible for all monetary commitments to
Owners/from tenants/guests, hiring & paying all sub-contractors; i.e. cleaning, maintenance, travel agents, etc.) for
Vacation and Long-term Rentals as well as participating in Real Estate Listings and Sales.
R
& R Realty & Rentals
Poipu,
Kauai, HI 1984-1985
Booking Agent & Manager for Condominium Complex and Activities
Travel Agent.
Fathom Five Dive Shop
Koloa, Kauai,
HI 1981-1984
Business Manager, Supervised booking of dive activities, retail sales
and rentals of equipment, bookkeeping, buyer, assisted Dive Instructors in basic certification classes, taught free diving/snorkeling
shore and boat dives.
General Overview of work experience not listed
above:
Taught
adult weight training, aerobic dance, ballroom dance, popular dance, yoga at a variety of Health Clubs and Recreation Centers
while living on Kauai, HI and in St. Louis, MO. Taught children elementary physical education and swimming; coached elementary
girls’ basketball and volleyball 1978-1979 in St. Louis, MO. While travelling, I have always worked
in either education or service-related positions in food & beverage and visitor-oriented businesses.
