Bob King has authored manuals, books, videos, curricula and dozens of clinical articles in a massage therapy career spanning more than three decades. He is the founder and past president of the Chicago School of Massage Therapy, and he currently serves as an Educational Consultant for Cortiva. He conducts advanced myofascial trainings throughout the country as an approved NCBTMB provider at schools, destination spas and national conferences. Bob served two terms as AMTA National President and is widely regarded as a successful innovator, activist and educator within the profession. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. In 2004 he received the Distinguished Service Award for the Massage Therapy Foundation for visionary leadership.
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The following outline documents some of his professional contributions to therapeutic massage and bodywork:
Professional History
1981 to 2005 - Co-founder and President, Chicago School of Massage Therapy
1984 to Present - President, Robert King Seminars
2006 to 2007 - Editor in Chief, Deep: Massage Therapy Review
2007 to present - Member of the Massage Therapy Foundation Advisory Council
1998 to 2001 - Editorial Advisory Board, Massage Magazine
1997 to Present - Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (JBMT)
1995 to 1996 - Selection Committee for Massage Therapist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games
1993 to 1994 - Editor, School Matters, national newsletter of the AMTA Council of Schools
1992 to 1996 - Editorial Advisory Committee, Hands On, national newsletter of the AMTA
1991 to 1997 - AMTA National Media Relations Team
1991 to 1995 - AMTA Foundation - Outreach Committee Chair, School Fundraising Committee Chair
1986 to 1990 - AMTA National President, two 2-year terms
1985 - Founded AMTA National Sports Massage Team
1984 to 1986 - National Director of Education, AMTA
1978 to 1981 - President, Illinois Chapter of the AMTA
1976 to 1984 - Spa Director, Ritz Carlton Hotel – Chicago, IL
1973 to 1976 - Health Club Director, Senior Massage Therapist
Hyatt Regency O’Hare – Chicago, IL
1974 to Present - Member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)
Education, Professional Licenses and
Certificates
June 1966 - Graduated River Dell Senior High School - Oradell, New Jersey
August 1970 - Graduated Oglethorpe University - Atlanta, Georgia
B.A. Degree in Philosphy
1979 - Registered Massage Therapist - AMTA
1981 - Certified Instructor - AMTA
1992 to Present - Nationally Certified (NCBTMB)
1996 to Present - Continuing Education Approved Provider (NCBTMB - Provider A)
2005 to Present - Illinois State Licensed Massage Therapist # 227.005303
Awards and Recognitions
"Distinguished Service Award for Visionary Leadership" - presented by the Massage Therapy Foundation, 2004
"For Contributions and Commitment to the Founding of the NCBTMB Program" - presented by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), 1999
"For Outstanding Contribution to the Massage Therapy Profession 1981 - 1994" - presented by the AMTA National Board of Directors, 1994
"For 10 Consecutive Years of Support and Inspiration at the New England Conference 1984 - 1994" - presented by the New England Conference, 1994
"Outstanding Achievement Award" - presented by the Illinois Chapter of AMTA, 1993
"For Outstanding Contribution to the Profession 1974- 1992" - presented by the Illinois Chapter of AMTA, 1992
"National Achievement Award" - presented by the Florida State Massage Association, 1990
"State Meritorious Award" - presented by the Illinois Chapter of AMTA, 1979