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Lisa Helbig, LMT - Executive Director & Owner
Lisa has been a practicing massage therapist since graduating from the Jacksonville School of Massage Therapy, Florida, in 1990. Her vision was to combine her long standing background as a corporate trainer with her love of massage therapy to develop a school that provides students with the high level of education she felt necessary to the field. Lisa has also been instrumental in the development of other massage and aesthetician schools (both before and after opening ITM), massage based curriculums, hospital based massage programs, community / charity based outreach, CEU based videos, and a book on hot stone massage. She often travels both domestically and internationally teaching high level spa technicians how to use hot stone massage as an effective modality.
Barbara Reid, CMT - Director of Finance and Student Aid Barb has a BS in Accounting from Rutgers University and has experience working in various business and managerial positions as well as computer training. Barb graduated ITM with Honors and maintains a private practice.
Andrew Kamchi, MS - Director of Operations Andrew graduated from the University of Arizona with a BS in Business Administration, and a minor in health education. He then went on to attend the Physician Assistant program at UMDNJ / Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey, where his focus was neurology, radiology, orthopedics and sports medicine. He has held various managerial positions for private education companies, owns an academic consulting company, and is a certified personal trainer.
Pat Russo - Director of Sales & MarketingJodi Donahue - Admissions - Northern Region
Dr. Anthony Gencarelli, D.C, CSCS - Program Director / Instructor Dr. Gencarelli holds a BS from Bloomfield College and a Doctorate of Chiropractic degree from New York Chiropractic College. He holds several licenses and certifications and is professionally affiliated with many associations including the New Jersey Chiropractic Society, the New York State Chiropractic Association, and the New Jersey Sports Council. James T. Zazeski, NCBTMB, AOSMT - Program Director / Instructor James graduated from the Boulder College of Massage Therapy in 1997 with high honors and received his Associates Degree in Massage Therapy from BCMT in 2000. Jim has a private practice in Budd Lake, where he works with a chiropractor. He is nationally certified and is a member of AMTA.
Valerie Donahue - Assistant Director - Northern Region Valerie has been in management and administration for several years as well as working as a accounts administrator. She is very active within her community and does several volunteer events for charities throughout Northern New Jersey. Angela Hardman Harris, CMT, BA - Director - Southern Region Angela holds a BA in Philosophy from Thomas Edison State College and has work experience in both the legal and financial industries. Angela graduated from ITM in 1999, and currently maintains an active practice in massage therapy while pursuing a New Jersey license in acupuncture. Jacqui Arata - Financial Aid Administrator Linda Pantini - Clinic Supervisor / Administrative Assistant - Southern Region Linda graduated from ITM in 2003 and sees private clients when not overseeing the administrative duties for the southern region. She also has an associates degree in social science from Brookdale Community College. Sandy Alviene, NCBTMB - Clinic Director / Instructor Sandy is an honors graduate of ITM, and Reiki Master, and has worked in both spas and private practice. At ITM, she is in charge of overseeing our student massage clinic (which sees over 3000 hours of activity anually), which includes the orientation of new students, and the continued development of their hands on skills.
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