Faculty

Director

Mary A. McCluskey is a massage therapist with a thriving local practice for more than 15 years who also has more than 20 years successful teaching experience with both children and adults. Mary currently holds National Certification and Wisconsin Licensure in Massage Therapy, a Bachelor’s degree in Education, a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, and a Wisconsin state teaching license. Mary specializes in relaxation massage, craniosacral therapy, and therapeutic massage.

Mary has used her extensive education background to create a school where caring instructors work with students to learn a solid foundation of strong skills, benefiting the new therapist, the client, and the profession.

Instructors

Lisa L. Hector-Krause is a Nationally and Wisconsin Licensed Massage Therapist with a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Kinetics and a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology. She specializes in neuromuscular therapy, sports massage, and relaxation techniques. She combines massage therapy with exercise physiology for complete soft tissue rehabilitation in her practice. Lisa has taught Anatomy and Physiology in massage schools, she has worked as a Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Specialist, and she has authored articles and coordinated studies.

Sheryl Scott is a licensed Registered Nurse with a Masters of Science degree in Nursing, and a Certificate in Ergonomics. She has worked in post-operative care, urgent care, and occupational health. Sheryl brings us her health and wellness expertise as well as her great interest in teaching.

Alesia Streff is a graduate of WSMT who is a nationally certified and Wisconsin Licensed Massage Therapist. She has college level Kinesiology training and she has massage experience in a chiropractic setting, but Alesia currently works with clients at the school and in chair massage settings. She enjoys sharing what she has learned with students new to the field.

Robin Wenninger is a graduate of WSMT who is a Nationally Certified and Wisconsin Licensed Massage Therapist. She comes to us from the business world where she was a manager. These days Robin enjoys working with our students in their Theory & Practice and Business classes. Robin also maintains a practice at the school specializing in Relaxation Massage, Therapeutic Massage for pain relief, and Hot Stone Therapy. Additionally she has the key position of serving as our office manager.