Know Your Therapist

I was born in Varadero, Cuba and came to the U.S. in 1961.  I graduated from the University of Alabama (B.S. in Chemistry), Auburn University (B.S. in Chemical Engineering) and the University of Missouri at Rolla (M.S. in Chemical Engineering).

We spent the last 30 years in St. Paul, MN where I worked for the 3M Company in the design and building of Manufacturing Facilities and the handling of Hazardous Chemicals.  I also was involved in coaching of high school tennis, and middle school and junior high swimming, softball and baseball.

In 1999 I began to think about retiring and about doing something I would enjoy, and different from engineering.  I started in the fall of 1999 to study Holistic Health Studies at the College of St. Catherine where I started to develop an interest in Sports Massage.  Since St. Catherine did not offer courses in this area, in the summer of 2000 I enrolled at the St. Croix Center for the Healing Arts in Hudson, Wisconsin, and concurrently took the required courses in this area.

I was fortunate enough to be allowed to do my Practicum and Clinical with the athletes at the College of St. Catherine where I worked from the winter/spring of 2001 to May 2002.  I graduated from the St. Croix Center for the Healing Arts in January 2002 and from St. Catherine in May 2002.

We moved to Venice, FL in July 2002 and I began to work for the YMCA from November 2002 through May 2004. Then I began working for the Southside which became Lifestyle Family Fitness until now.   I am planning to continue to develop my skills and help as many people as I can, as long as the Lord gives me the health to do it.