NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR
REFLEXOLOGY EDUCATORS
ABOUT NCRE DIRECTORS
Jan Weal-Grubb, President
Jan Weal-Grubb, BSN, RN, LMT, NCREd and ARCB Certified Reflexologist. Believing reflexology connects people and our furry friends in a profound, caring, healing and balancing way. Practicing reflexology since 1996 and then ARCB Certified in 2005. A RAA member since 2008. A member of the Ohio Reflexology Association and serve as Ohio’s delegate on the Delegate Assembly. Received the Full Reflexology Certification (foot, hand and ear) from the American Academy of Reflexology. She has taught clinical and/or academia for reflexology, massage therapy, paramedic and nursing. Currently an educator for the World Reflexology Foundation (bringing self-help to people). Mentors have been many: Miss Finzel was my first in High School, Mrs. Wescott, an RN who was married to a Lutheran Pastor and next in the non-reflexology world Annie Tamargo, all these women inspired her to be her best and that she could do anything she put her mind to. In the world of reflexology there are also many,to name a few: Dr.Manzanares, Bill Flocco, Ko Tan, Dr. Martine Faure-Alderson, Sue Ricks, Touchpoint and Sally Kay. She is passionate about learning, teaching and sharing.
Sarah Preusker Gallagher, Treasurer
Sarah Preusker, NBCR, NCREd, received her reflexology certification from the New York Open Center in 2001, and the American Reflexology Certification Board (ARCB), shortly thereafter. In 2013, she achieved proficiency in the Manzanares Method and in 2017, her Masters Certificate. She is the first reflexologist authorized to teach this method which she currently teaches in Chicago. Sarah has had a long career as a full-time reflexologist in New York City and Chicago. During a twelve year period ending in 2020, she was involved as lead reflexologist in three National Institutes of Health randomized clinical trials. These studies were headed by Dr. Gwen Wyatt, MSU, as Principal Investigator and resulted in statistical significance for reflexology. Sarah was a professional classical ballet dancer from 1981 to 1998. It was a natural transition to reflexology for Sarah as she went from working with her feet to working on feet. That transition also included her passion. She is equally as passionate about reflexology as she was about her former life in ballet. To know more about Sarah, visit her website: ReflexFeet.
Donna Favilla, Director
Donna Favilla NCREd, ARCB Reflexologist, LMT, CLD, CCE completed her certification through the American Reflexology Certification Board and received National Certification for Massage Therapy in 2000. Donna was a co-owner of the Haddonfield Massage & Wellness Center in Haddonfield. This was the first wellness center in Southern New Jersey offering foot reflexology and prenatal massage therapy to pregnant women. Donna currently owns Perinatal Health LLC in Haddonfield, NJ, where she provides childbirth education for women, labor doula services, perinatal massage therapy, reflexology and professional training. Donna has regularly appeared as a guest on the WVLT 92.0 FM “Let’s Talk About It” program and on the RVNTV wellness cable channel and was a presenter for a 2009 “Finding Your Balance” seminar and for the 2017 Midwifery Conference (Reflexology for the Birth Worker). Donna is passionate about working with women and families to help them through their journey.
To know more about Donna, visit her website at Perinatal Health LLC
Mary Ellen Schupert, Director
Mary Ellen Shupert, BSN, RN, NCREd, NBCR is a national board-certified reflexologist and reflexology educator. She received her clinical reflexology certification in 1998 from the Ohio Institute of Holistic Health in Dayton, Oh. She is an active member of Reflexology Association of Ohio and Reflexology
Association of America. She is a past president and board member of the RAO. Her teaching background includes over 10 years as a nursing instructor in a holistic nursing program as well as the lead educator for the clinical reflexology certification program at Institute of Holistic Leadership in Dayton, OH. Mary Ellen has a full-time holistic practice in the Dayton, OH area offering reflexology, Reiki, and energy balancing. My goal and passion working with and teaching others to pursue optimal health using a variety of modalities. She continues her studies in holistic health, including workshops on reflexology, herbalism, and energy techniques.