Timothy Gay, School President
LMT # 4437, RMTI #S-0333. Timothy graduated from Massage Therapy Training Institute in June 2003. He was hired by MTTI as the school administrator shortly thereafter. Timothy has worked with the New Mexico Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association as their AMTA-NM 3rd vice president, national delegate, web builder, and chair of the education committee. He helped MTTI become accredited and was instrumental in bringing the federal financial aid program to the school. Timothy purchased MTTI in May of 2007. In the past he worked for the BNSF railroad as a conductor and built houses with adobe and rammed earth, specializing in sculpted adobe Rumford fireplaces. Also, he was lucky enough to have been a stay-at-home dad raising his daughter. Timothy’s passions are music, mountain bike riding with friends and a living museum named the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad in Chama, New Mexico, where he worked as a steam locomotive fireman and mechanic. Timothy’s goal is to be of service to the massage community and make new friends along the way. Timothy is the president of MTTI, teaches hands-on modalities, and supervises the clinic.
Dr. Kamy Shaw, Anatomy and Physiology Instructor
LMT #6868, RMTI #S-0498. Kamy is an MTTI 2010 graduate. She is Nationally Certified by NCBTMB and is in private practice as A Beginning Within Massage, and Art of Birth & Wellness in Las Cruces NM. She uses multiple modalities in her practice and is working towards her Massage Therapy Instructors license. She is a global midwife and holistic healer of 30 years. She holds a Masters in midwifery and theology, bachelors in business and marketing as well as psychology, and a PhD in spiritual Healing. She is a CPR and First Aid instructor, Global and National Midwifery preceptor and the founder of a global online midwifery college, Reiki Master, Unitarian Minister and spiritual leader. She is also the founder of LivingTree Community Wellness Center, a nonprofit 501c3 organization supporting health and wellness through massage, midwifery, education, counseling and holistic care to the local community, and GLBTQ (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender, queer and questioning) folks. She and her partner sponsored and helped to establish the first GLBTQ resource center in New Mexico and continue to support that effort. She is a Global, National and local speaker on midwifery, women’s health and GLBTQ issues. She considers herself a tree hugging, local solutions, composting, organic gardening, and recycling, animal rescuer peace activist. She incorporates all her education and skills to provide holistic care and education and believes massage should be a part of most if not all physical and mental health care plans.
Melissa McKenzy, Instructor
LMT#8894. Melissa has passion and drive in the health field and pain relief/management. She studied Athletic Training in high school and into college at NMSU. She graduated from NMSU in 2003 with a degree in Kinesiology and a minor in coaching.
Dedicated, passionate, driven, and enthusiastic are words that describe me in my pathway of life. I love teaching students so they find the love of learning about the spectacularly designed human body. I thoroughly enjoy helping clients find healing within by encouraging their body to heal and through massage modalities. Attentive to the needs of clients with the motivation and drive needed for success are skills that I possess and have integrated into my practice. I have a great desire to bring an improved way of life to all that come to my table and into my life. I carry the experience of working in athletic training clinics, the love of athletics, the appreciation of the human body to heal itself into the classroom and the treatment rooms. I continually challenged myself to increase my learning and knowledge so that I succeed as the best qualified in my abilities.