Nancy Dail, BA, LMT, NCTMB, is a coauthor, with Timothy Agnew and R. T. Floyd, of McGraw-Hill’s Kinesiology for Manual Therapies. She began her professional massage therapy career in 1974 in New Mexico, combining her education in acupuncture, aikido, and Western massage. After returning to Maine, Nancy built her massage therapy practice, became an EMT, served with the local ambulance service, and worked with two chiropractors in the midcoast region. In 1980, she founded and developed the comprehensive COMTA accredited program at the Downeast School of Massage in Waldoboro. A leader in her field, she helped create the AMTA National Sports Massage Team, the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation, and the AMTA Council of Schools. She has served on the AMTA National Board, has participated on numerous committees, and was the charter president of the Maine AMTA chapter. As a sports massage therapist, she volunteered her services at the 1996 Atlantic Olympic Games in the Olympic Village Sports Medicine Clinic, numerous Boston marathons, and local Maine events. An international representative for massage, Nancy has presented workshops at the University of Belgorod in Belgorod, Russia, in the fall of 1997; at the Complementary Medicine Symposia for Harvard Medical in Boston, annually for nine years; at many New England AMTA conferences; for Colby College; and at many more educational venues. She has been a consultant for several Maine hospitals on integrating massage clinically and has assisted the credentialing of massage therapists in many institutions. At home in Waldoboro, she reviews and has written books and articles for the industry, including her college thesis “Tension Headaches,” and she edits the Downeast School of Massage In Touch newsletter. In July 2008 she directed and produced, with her daughter Emily Waltz, A Gift of Touch, a DVD on foundational massage, and the accompanying Manual for A Gift of Touch. The DVD is used as a teaching tool at the Downeast School of Massage and is internationally sold through the DSM Bookstore. Her BA degree in health, arts, and science from Goddard College helps her balance her DSM administrative duties as director with her teaching of dimensional massage, advanced skills, kinesiology, and other related subjects. Nancy is licensed in massage therapy in the state of Maine and has been nationally certified in therapeutic massage and bodywork since 1993. She is certified in orthopedic massage and has taken countless workshops in continuing education at Downeast and internationally over the years. Her education, background, and experience are the foundation of her contributions and her success as a therapist, writer, and teacher in the field of massage therapy. Nancy can be reached through the Downeast School of Massage in Waldoboro and through the school’s website at www.downeastschoolofmassage.net.

Timothy Agnew, BA, NCTMB began his study of human anatomy in 1982 at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL. In drawing the human figure, he realized he could apply his new knowledge to help his occasional competitive running injuries. After working in the art field in various capacities, he returned to school and earned a degree in English literature while working as a certified personal trainer. Seeing a need for a more hand’s on approach to wellness, Timothy shifted his studies to physical therapy, and applied to different programs in the hope of once again returning to school. When a client introduced him to renowned kinesiologist Aaron L. Mattes, he became fascinated with kinesiology and its more specific focus on human movement. After serving an internship with him, Aaron convinced Timothy to pursue kinesiology as a course of study. He completed the ATC (Athletic Trainer Certified) course requirements under the guidance of Dr. Carl Cramer at Barry University in Miami, and finished the program at the University of South Florida. Upon completing his college track, he became a nationally certified massage therapist. He continued his studies in orthopedic rehabilitation, including symposiums with the Cleveland Clinic of Sports Health, focusing on upper and lower extremity dysfunctions. Having begun training in the Japanese martial art aikido in 1991, he applied the philosophy of aikido with his kinesiology knowledge and opened a private practice concentrating in rehabilitation. At his clinic in Sarasota, he specializes in improving the quality of life for his patients, which include Olympic athletes, renowned artists and dancers, as well as stroke, MS, and Parkinson’s patients. Timothy has been an educator in the health field for over 15 years, presenting his modality Clinical Flexibility and Therapeutic Exercise (CFTE) seminars to international and regional conferences, students, and the general public. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and served as a continuing education provider for the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and currently the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB). In 1998, Timothy formed Intent Multimedia, an educational media company that produced the DVD’s CFTE: Assisted Clinical Flexibility, and Dynamic Flexibility: a Safe and Effective Self-Stretching Program, as well as the The Dynamic Flexibility Manual: a Safe and Effective Self-Stretching Program. Timothy continues to play an active role in the production of his media, including human anatomy animations used in his videos. He also wrote, directed, and edited his most recent DVD, designed for the general public. His current project is a brand new edition of the Dynamic Flexibility manual that is to be used with the Dynamic flexibility DVD. An avid reader and writer, Timothy’s short stories have appeared in The Roanoke Review, Skylark (Purdue University Calmont), and the anthology A Cup of Comfort, and he has won regional awards for his fiction. He continues to teach and train in aikido, a true study of human movement. He lives with his family in Sarasota, FL and can be reached at www.stretchme.com.

R. T. Floyd, EdD, ATC, CSCS, is in his 35th year of providing athletic training services for the University of West Alabama (UWA). Currently, he serves as the director of athletic training and sports medicine for the UWA Athletic Training and Sports Medicine Center, the program director for UWA’s CAATE accredited curriculum, and a professor in the Department of Physical Education and Athletic Training, which he chairs. He has taught numerous courses in physical education and athletic training, including kinesiology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels since 1980.

Floyd has maintained an active career throughout his working life. He was recently reelected to serve on the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Board of Directors as the representative for District IX, the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association (SEATA). He served two years as the NATA District IX chair on the NATA Research and Education Foundation Board before being elected to his current position as the Member Development chair on the board. Previously, he served as the District IX representative to the NATA Educational Multimedia Committee from 1988 to 2002. He has served as the Convention Site Selection chair for District IX from 1986 to 2004 and has directed the annual SEATA Competencies in Athletic Training student workshop since 1997. He has also served as a NATA BOC examiner for well over a decade and has served as a Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Athletic Training site visitor several times. He has given over 100 professional presentations at the local, state, regional, and national levels and has also had several articles and videos published related to the practical aspects of athletic training. He began authoring the Manual of Structural Kinesiology in 1992, which is now in its 17th edition.

Floyd is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, and a certified personal trainer in the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is also a certified athletic equipment manager in the Athletic Equipment Managers’ Association and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine, the American Sports Medicine Fellowship Society, and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Additionally, he is licensed in Alabama as an athletic trainer and an emergency medical technician. Floyd was presented the NATA Athletic Trainer Service Award in 1996, the NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award in 2003, and the NATA Sayers “Bud” Miller Distinguished Educator Award in 2007. He received the SEATA District IX Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Athletic Training in 1990 and the Award of Merit in 2001 before being inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame in 2008. He was named to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2005. In 2001, he was inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and the University of West Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Alabama Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame in May 2004.