Ep 444 - The Interstate Massage Compact with Les Sweeney and Debra Persinger

Skills and experience are transferable, but your state massage license is not. On this episode of The ABMP Podcast, ABMP President and CEO Les Sweeney is joined by Debra Persinger, Executive Director at FSMTB, to discuss the Interstate Massage Compact ( IMpact ), how it would affect practitioners, where it stands in regards to legislation, and how it would benefit consumers.

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    Les Sweeney

    Les Sweeney is president and chief executive officer of Professional Assist Corporation, the parent organization of ABMP, ASCP, AHP & ANP, leading membership associations that serve more than 115,000 individuals in the massage and cosmetology professions. Les has more than three decades experience in association management, a master's in Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship, and is a licensed massage therapist.