Ann has been practicing massage therapy and bodywork since 1979. After many years of practice as a self-taught therapist, Ann continued her education in a more traditional setting at Lexington HealingArts Academy, graduating in 2003. Her advanced training

 includes Myofascial Trigger Point and Neuromuscular Therapies, Manual Lymphatic Drainage (CLT), Visceral and Neural Manipulation, Craniosacral Therapy, Sports Massage, and Active Isolated Stretching. Ann has over 3,500 hours of experience in physical therapy

 settings (Outpatient Orthopedic, Acute Care, Sports Medicine), as well as having served as a Team Massage Therapist for the University of Kentucky track team (co-ed) and the men’s basketball team for 11 years.

    As a member of the NAMTPT, she has served on the Executive Committee as Vice President (2021-2023) and President (2023-present). 

  Ann has also been a member of the AMTA since 2008, serving in many capacities including: co-founder/co-chair of the AMTA-KY Sports Massage Team, delegate to the National Convention for Kentucky and Kentucky State Government Relations Chair since 2018. 

State and national award recognitions through the AMTA include: 

2020 Kentucky State Meritorious Award 

2026 National Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. 

    She has a private practice in Lexington, Kentucky, and currently teaches Kinesiology and Ethics at LHAA in the Massage Therapy Training Program. She is a lifelong equestrienne and enjoys riding whenever she can.