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The Reflexology Association of Canada (RAC) has come a long way since its inception in 1976. RAC was formed to provide training, educational standards and disseminate information about reflexology. From small beginnings, with members clustered in and around Toronto, the Association has grown into a Canada-wide organization with international members and teachers. In 1978 the Association was incorporated as a federally chartered non-profit organization, with federally approved By-laws and policies and procedures that regulate the way the Association is managed. All members are guided by our By-laws.
RAC has a Board of Directors who are elected by the membership for two-year terms. All directors are volunteers and give freely and generously of their time and talents. At the Annual General Meeting the Board of Directors explains what has been done during the past year, outlines plans for the coming year, and presents the annual audit of the financial position of the Association.
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Sherri Gunn Wilkins
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Vice Chair
Lise Kunzi
My name is Lise Kunzi and I am a Canadian citizen, although for the most part I have lived abroad.
I have more than 30 years of combined experience working with and helping people. While my early life was defined by serving in hotels and restaurants owned by my family, more recent job opportunities have prepared me to work in a more Holistic industry.
My background is in nursing and I got my degree in 1986, as well as my Diploma in psychology.
As I have always been interested in alternative healing, I embarked on a career that has captured my heart -Reflexology. In early 1999 after a year of intense studies such as: history and theory of reflexology, practical application, numerous case studies, hand reflexology, business ethnics, anatomy & physiology, meridian therapy and listening skills I finally got my Diploma. In addition I also got my certificate in Indian Head Massage and Shiatsu.
I quickly opened up my own private practice in Pretoria, and I had contracts with several Old Age Homes, as well as offering massages to private clients in their residencies. Later on as we moved to Maputo, Mozambique, I got a contract with the Polana Casino, doing a Stress Relief Management Program for their staff, with a very positive result. For the past years as we moved to Switzerland I had my own private clients. And in Feb. 2008 I open up my own practice in Calgary. I am also a Director of the Board for the Reflexology Association of Canada. In January 2009 I, and several other RAC members, opened up the first Reflexology Chapter in Calgary.
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Judy Carey
One of the principals that lead me in life is to give back to society. Since an early age I understood that being part of society means to give back. When I came to Toronto in 1998 I found a niche that was appropriate to a new comer and that is working with the street people. It is doing this volunteer work that I learnt that there are no homeless people because the streets are their homes…
I am serving as a volunteer in CHATS day programme and also at the Thornhill Hospice day programme as palliative support with complementary therapy in addition to taking care of my business, Sole Dimension.
Knowledge is very important to me and therefore I continue reading and learning either by my own or attending different seminars and courses in order to expand my knowledge.
And now is my time to give back to RAC and its members. I want to see Reflexology becoming a respected therapy in the eyes of the public and insurance companies, meaning that we have to thrive to set our professional standards as high as possible.
Being a Board member involves being a leader, facing new challenges, working as team member, and gaining educational experiences.
I have been involved with the RAC Board for the past two years serving as a Board Secretary. I have been both privileged and proud to have been and continue to be an advocate for my fellow Reflexologists.
The experience I have been gained has been valuable and rewarding.
In my years as a Secretary for the Board, I have been very reliable, dependable, committed and I have relayed the information from the members. I have maintained thorough and up to date Board minutes and reports and I am also always available to ensure that all my Board members are informed of the current Board status.
As a Board member I took the initiative and used feedback from stakeholders to continually improve the service delivery .I ave conveyed a positive image of the RAC as my association to the community and I feel proud to be a member.
Besides serving on the national RAC Board, I also served as Chairperson for the Toronto Chapter area.
I am very passionate about Reflexology and Complementary Therapies. I hold the Foot, Hand and Ear RCRT Certification from RAC, and I also have certification in Thai Reflexology, Indian Head massage, Therapeutic Touch, as well as being a Reiki and Karuna® Master.
I am committed to ongoing education and I am looking forward to continuing working with and representing you.
I am appreciative of the foundation provided by RAC and am aware of the great potential that lies within a strong organization. With nationwide participation and direction, the possibilities can be endless and should be anticipated.
I am excited for the opportunity to work with an organization that will help bring forth the importance of Reflexology to individual wellness, and encouragement of fellow Reflexologists to create a structure that will broaden the healing art of Reflexology within our communities.
Over the years I have taken Therapeutic Touch, Level II, Reiki, Indian Head Massage, Deep Mucles Therapy, and Thai Foot Reflexology. These have all been a great benefit to my business.
In 2009 I was instrumental in forming the Grey-Bruce RAC Chapter, we meet quarterly, and regularly exchange treatments, for the benefit of each other.
I am also employed locally at the Senior Citizens Home and they love the evenings of "Pampering", because that is when I get to give the selected residents a much loved and deserved "treat".
Until recently I was a member of the Central Bruce Chamber of Commerce. A member of the local curling club and Lioness.
I have travelled thru the UK, Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, The Orient and Far East. Returning to Canada, my birthplace, and have travelled across Canada many times, loving the beauty and scenery.
Happy to see daybreak and hit the floor with my feet running to start a new day, doing the things I love most, taking care of those who love an appreciate me, my "healing hands", and request my smile and energy boost. I am truly in the hands of God, for those who love me for what I am.
To serve on the Board of Directors of the Reflexology Association of Canada would be an honour; I am most humble but have been instrumental in the past of getting to the point and getting things done, not on my own but with volunteers and designated help. (e.g our local library was about to close a number of years ago, I spearheaded a group to "Save Our Library" and it is still open and doing well.)
20 years ago, Anna was introduced to complementary modalities and was intrigued. Even though her career has been in the corporate world, she began exploring her passion for complementary modalities by reading and studying all that she could. Anna now has certifications in Silva Method, Hypnotherapy, NLP, Past Life Regression, as well as Reflexology. She has also studied Aromatherapy, Macrobiotics, Numerology, and EFT.
Of all the complementary modalities, Reflexology intrigued Anna the most and she began her journey with Foot Reflexology Certification through RAC. She has now obtained her certification as a Teacher Trainer with RAC in Foot, Hand and Ear Reflexology.
Anna was a member of the Education Committee for 2 years, helping them plan and organize various speakers and workshops. She was also Treasurer for the Toronto Chapter for 1 year.
Anna has been involved in and has volunteered in many Reflexology events over the years, including Whole Life Expos, various other Toronto Chapter events and meetings, and had attend the Montreal RAC Conference a couple of years ago. She is looking forward to his year's AGM in Calgary.
Outside of the corporate and complementary modality world, Anna's great love and hobby for the past 10 years has been painting Byzantine icons using traditional techniques.
Last year, after many years of silence, Anna began to write poetry. She won First Prize as a poet in Diaspora in 2010. In the same year, Anna successfully published her first book and presented it at the Satellite and Medias in Europe, in October at "Poets in Diaspora" - a famous book fair in Belgrade, Serbia.
Anna's other interests include gardening, music, and mediation.
Out of all of Anna's vast interest, Reflexology remains her biggest passion. As member of the RAC Board of Director, Anna looks forward to working to promote RAC's vision both nationally and internationally. It is a challenge that she embraces wholeheartedly.
email: daisanne.summersfield@reflexolog.org
I am a RAC certified RCRT Reflexologist and also one of just 11 non medical people worldwide to be certified in Clavitherapy. I am dedicated to the pursuit of complementary medicine and volunteered for the RAC Board so that I could be in a position to make a difference to the way in which complementary modalities are perceived in Canada. One of my major objectives is to work with Health Insurance companies to ensure that Reflexology is included in the list of modalities that are covered.
I am currently very involved in developing Clavitherapy techniques and run the Clavitherapy Clinic which is already growing significantly as more people become aware of the benefits of the modalities which is one of the derivations of Reflexology to which RAC is committed.
I combine my love of and work in Reflexology and Clavitherapy with a very demanding career as a Lead Negotiator with one of Manitoba's biggest unions and I am also mother to two teenage children.
Penny Rossiter
Director
Anna Savic
Director
Kim Premack
Treasurer
Batya Piness
Secretary
Margaret Peterman
