WORK HISTORY
1995-Present: Advanced Neuromuscular Therapies, Inc., President/Owner
1986-1995: Massage Therapist
1979-1986: Health and Fitness Instructor
1976-1977: U.S. National Park Service Ranger, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, St. Augustine, Florida
1974-1975: U.S. National Park Aid, Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1972-1974: Eastern National Parks and Monument Association, Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1972: First Youth Conservation Corp Camp, Camp Eisenhower, Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

EDUCATION
1983: B.A. in Art, Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania.
1987: Certification, Atlanta School of Massage, Atlanta, Georgia.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
2004: Stress Management for Burn Healthcare Providers; Coping, Stress Management and Trauma for Burn Survivors and Their Massage Therapists, Southern Medical Association, 17th Annual Burn Conference, Birmingham, AL
2004: Psychology of Terrorism, ICISF, Atlanta, GA
2004: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) in Homewood, Alabama
2004: CERT Advanced Search and Rescue Drills
2003: Advanced Critical Incident Stress Management, ICISF, Charleston, SC
2003: Basic Training, Critical Incident Stress Management, & Peer (Individual Crisis) Critical Incident Stress Management, ICISF, in Birmingham, Alabama
Contact: Jim Finn - Alabama CISM President
2003: Jefferson County/Birmingham EMA full-scale exercise - (MERT & CISM) on October 22, 2003
2003: CERT Course and Guest Speaker, Massage Therapy and Stress Management
2003: Alabama State Defense Force, HQS, 2nd Infantry Brigade, Birmingham, Alabama
2003: Schafer Burn Scar-Tissue Massage Therapy, Instructor, AMTA - AL Chapter Continuing Education Conference, CEU provider Birmingham, Alabama
2003: Schafer's Burn Scar-Tissue, Southern Medical Association 16th Annual Burn Conference, Orlando, FL; 17th Annual Guest Speaker in November 2004, Birmingham
2002-Present: AMTA - AL Chapter Massage Emergency Response Team Coordinator. Responder Training, Leadership Training, Professional CPR, First Aid, & Oxygen

ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
American Massage Therapy Association
American Holistic Medical Association
National Certification for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
B.U.R.N.S.
Penn State Alumni Association
Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
Alabama Critical Incident Stress Management (AL-CISM)
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Massage Emergency Response Team (MERT)

AWARDS AND HONORS
Summer 2004: American Massage Therapy Journal, Smoothing Scars: "The Impact of Massage Therapy On Burn Survivors", pages 98 - 104.
2003 AMTA - Alabama Chapter Meritorious Award
Spring 2001: American Massage Therapy Journal, Robin Ann Schafer: "Miss Networker", Successful Practice, pages 70-76.
1999: Women Who Mean Business, Success Stories of Women Over Forty, A. Mikaelian, pages 6-10.
1997: AMTA - Alabama Chapter Government Relations Award
1996: Massage Therapy State Licensure Law and Rules and Regulations
1996: AMTA - Alabama Chapter Meritorious Award
1996: Centennial Olympic Games, Synchronized Swimming Team/Gold Medal
1995: AMTA - Alabama Chapter Meritorious Award
1995: World Cup - Synchronized Swimming, Atlanta, GA
1995: Network Birmingham Professional Award
1994: AMTA - Alabama Chapter Meritorious Award
1994: Top 40 Under 40, Birmingham Business Journal
1994-1996: AMTA - Alabama Chapter President, Government Relations Chair