Birmingham Team

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My name is Lori Ferguson. I am a proud mother of 2 beautiful children and 8 grandchildren. (Fun Fact...I have a twin sister, and we were born on our mother's 24th birthday.) I was born and raised in Middle Point, Ohio, home of the Lincolnview Lancers. After high school, I started working at Aeroquip Corp., where my father also worked. I moved up to the machining department and then took a job at Crown Lift Trucks in New Bremen, Ohio, operating larger CNC machines. I volunteered with the safety team, promoting workplace safety, but I eventually aggravated an old back injury. This led to physical therapy and a diagnosis of a birth defect shared with my twin sister. My younger sister and I enrolled at the Institute of Therapeutic Massage (IoTM) in Lima, Ohio. While at a county fair, I reconnected with an old schoolmate, Mike Ferguson; we began dating and later got married. After graduation, my kids and I moved to Michigan, where I applied for my first massage position at Massage Envy in Rochester Hills. I loved my work and enjoyed seeing clients' happy faces after their massages. When a new Massage Envy location opened in Troy, I became the lead therapist, training new hires. I eventually rose through the ranks to become the general manager at the Troy and Birmingham locations. Today, I mentor licensed massage therapists who share my passion for helping others, and I continue to see the joy on clients' faces after their sessions. 

 Born and raised in the small town of Muskegon, MI, Shamere Chandler spent a lot of time on Lake Michigan. Pere Marquette Park is one of her favorite places. She visits home once a year to enjoy the beach. Shamere was very involved in grade school. She was a part of: volleyball, basketball, choir, band, and Girl Scouts. She held leadership roles in some of her extracurricular activities. After graduating from Muskegon High School in June 2011, she moved to Detroit, MI to attend Michigan Barber School. In February 2013, she graduated top of her class. She is now a Licensed Barber in the State of Michigan. She then attended Everest Institute to study Massage Therapy. She was the Class Ambassador, again graduated top of her class in May 2014, and received the Valedictorian Plaque at graduation. She is currently studying Hospitality online at Sullivan University. Shamere has been a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) for 12 years. Throughout her career, she has held the Lead Therapist position twice as well as Assistant Lead Therapist. She received a Rookie Award her first year as a LMT. Ms. Chandler is loving, caring, funny, fun, and serious simultaneously. She is a momma's baby. Sadly, her mom transitioned in December 2018. She loves her dearly and says she is her guardian angel. She has an older sister; they are 1 year and 8 days apart. They bond often and share similar hobbies. Shamere loves to laugh and to make other people laugh. Laughter is therapeutic and speaks to the therapy she provides to others. Ms. Chandler enjoys spending time with her life partner and her bonus child. She loves them both as family is of high importance to her. In her spare time, Shamere enjoys poetry, karaoke, dancing, arts and crafts, and comedy shows.