Northwest School of Animal Massage

The faculty at the Northwest School of Animal Massage includes our experienced instructors and guest speakers, as well as administrative and student services staff.

We are proud to have several guest speakers who share their expertise with our students. Dr. Michael Salewski, DVM is a chiropractor and acupuncturist with expertise in Chinese herbal formulations. Shelly Kerron is a World Cup Grand Prix Showjumping rider and trainer. Others include farriers, canine behaviorists and animal trainers.

The administrative staff offers assistance with program application and financing and tracks student progress.

Regardless of your path of study, you will find the NWSAM staff friendly, professional and committed to your success.

The NWSAM Faculty:

Lola Michelin, LMP LAMP SAMP
Founder of NWSAM, Director of Education
Lola Michelin founded the Northwest School of Animal Massage in 2001 following years of successful practice in massage for horses, dogs and people. She has over 20 years experience in the veterinarian and zoological fields. She speaks and writes regularly on the topic of animal massage and is active in promoting standards of practice for the industry at large. She developed and currently instructs the large animal, small animal and exotic species training programs at NWSAM. She has been featured in numerous magazines and has appeared on television and radio as an advocate for animal therapies.
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Megan Ayrault, LMP LAMP SAMP
Instructor
Megan Ayrault is a Licensed Massage Practitioner and a Large and Small Animal Massage Practitioner. She had advanced training in Shiatsu, MFR and Saddle-Fitting.
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Jen Streit LMP SAMP LMHC
LMHC SAMP
Jen has recently left NWSAM to dedicate herself to her animal massage practice. She taught small animal courses for us for many years.She brought a broad base of experience to our students and will be sadly missed.
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Sharon Romines, LMP LAMP SAMP
Instructor
Sharon is a licensed massage practitioner and both a large animal and small animal massage practitioner. She has been involved with NWSAM since 2003 as a student, teacher's assistant and now as an instructor. Sharon has a background as a veterinarian technician and a zookeeper.
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Kim Bauer LAMP SAMP
LAMP, SAMP
Kim Bauer teaches both our LAMP and SAMP program and is based near our Portland campuses. She is also our on-staff expert in acupressure and will be teaching acupressure classe as well in 2007. Kim works part-time as a technician in a small animal clinic when she isn't massaging her clients or spending time with her horses and other animals at home.
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Cheryl Gordon LAMP SAMP
LAMP, SAMP
Cheryl Gordon travels to all of our locations to teach both the LAMP and SAMP classes. She specializes in aromatherapy and canine behavior. In addition, Cheryl helps with the marketing and curriclum development for the school. She shares her home with her teenage son and three large dogs...hard to tell who she spends more on in groceries!
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Rose Rynerson
Student Services Representative
Rose mans the phones and the computer at the office to help our prospective students learn more about the school. Although she is usually behind-the-scenes, Rose makes the day to day tasks of the school happen. You might catch her answering questions, assembling workbooks or making sure that instructors have everything they need in class. She is an aromatherapist, a Feng Shui consultant and a life-long animal lover.
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Jaime Johnson LMP LAMP SAMP
LMP, LAMP, SAMP
Jaime travels all the way from Texas to teach our classes. She grew up with horses and has a special way with all animals. She is particuarly skilled in the arena of sports massage. She has competed with her horses extensively and is currently mom to one horse, one puppy and two cats.
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Sandy Dochnahl
Student Services Representative

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