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About CalCopa Massage School

Small Class Sizes | Established in 1980 | Federal Financial Aid | Federally Accredited by COMTA #1108 | CAMTC School Code: SCH0121 

Small Class Sizes

Established in 1980

Federally Accredited by COMTA #1108

CAMTC School Code: SCH0121 

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Our Mission

California College of Physical Arts (CalCopa) and CalCopa Massage School exist to provide our students with the finest progressive education possible...


  • Through the effective delivery of adult learning theories
  • Through quality demonstrations by experienced therapists
  • With supervised, hands-on practice


...so they may become knowledgeable, professional and ethical in a successful massage therapy career. Contact us today to learn more.

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Our Instructors and Staff Support

Michelle Mangano

Executive Director, Instructor


CAMTC #22754, B.A. BCBTMB #398338

As owner of the school, Michelle’s vision for CalCopa graduates is to have a lifelong career as a massage therapist or use this education to further their career in healthcare related fields. CalCopa’s alumni have been leading the industry for over 37 years. We know our new students will take massage to the next level. With that goal in mind, classes focus first on self-care, then the skills and knowledge required to help others.

Michelle Mangano

Celina Sahagun

Celina Sahagun

Director


BCTMB Approved

CAMTC #72346

Celina, a Huntington Beach Local, graduated from CalCopa as a Holistic Health Practitioner and has been with CalCopa since 2002. With a degree in both Social and Behavioral Science and Sociology, she is able to adapt her treatments and teaching to better fit the needs of students and clients. Celina has worked in many massage environments, including private clients, chiropractic offices, professional sports teams, on-demand, and spas.


Celina loves to teach and CalCopa is her home away from home. Her goal is to have students leave her classes prepared for the next level of education. Celina hopes our students leave CalCopa with the confidence and knowledge to pass the MBLEX exam or any city tests required for licensing. 


Recently Celina has moved to the Office as Director and keeps the school moving forward in the professional standards of the massage industry.


Wendy McDaniel

Allyson Rawls

Core Instructor


CAMTC #84548

Allyson graduated from the New York Institute of Massage with 1,000 hours of education.  She maintains a busy private practice where her clients benefit for her diverse skill set and wide variety of modalities.


She brings her effective listening skills, patience and outstanding communication skills to the CalCopa classroom.  There, she is excited to share her vast knowledge with the students.  Allyson's focus on the success of the students is what keeps her classes fun and enjoyable.


Lynn Tran

Lynn Tran

Core Instructor


CAMTC #65416

Lynn is an Orange County native and CalCopa alumni. She graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelor's in Psychology but massage has always been a passion and interest of hers. So she juggled college, attending CalCopa, and held part-time jobs. After getting certified, she built her clientele, worked at chiropractor offices and spas, and did mobile massage. She believes in the importance of massage as a means of holistic wellness and has a passion for sharing her knowledge. She says it was a blessing for her to be hired as an instructor at CalCopa, combining her love for massage with helping people learn and grow as individuals. She enjoys connecting with students and hopes to ultimately further the dreams of fledging massage therapists so that they could thrive and flourish in their career endeavors. 


On her off-days, she likes snuggling with her furbaby, gaming, exploring new restaurants, and reading. 


Wendy McDaniel

Vanessa Vasquez

Core Instructor


CAMTC #48425

When Vanessa is not teaching at the school, or working as a Massage Therapist in various spas, she is working to complete her Bachelor’s of Art degree in Education. Her 12-years of experience as a Massage Therapist gives the students a first-hand account of the skills and qualities necessary to be succeed.

 

Vanessa is currently teaching the Core Classes in our Part-time and Hybrid Programs, but will hopefully sharing her knowledge in the Spa Services I and II classes soon.



Rev. Kelly Cohee, M.S.

Certified Usui/Holy Fire® III/Karuna® Reiki Master Teacher, Certified Hypnotherapist, Intuitive Channeler


Rev. Kelly is a dedicated health and wellness professional with 8 years in private practice utilizing holistic therapies such as hypnotherapy, reiki, meditation, spiritual counseling & psychic development. Her true passion is teaching the healing art of Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki! Her primary aim is to align her students with their most authentic selves. To assist them in rediscovering their inherent spiritual gifts and divinity. She thoroughly enjoys guiding others to the ability to give and receive Love in expansive, joyful, and healthy ways.



As an Ordained Minister with the Universal Life Church, she is especially grateful to officiate all manner of spiritual life events with joy and reverence. Additionally, she holds a Masters degree from NYU in International Relations, loves to travel, promote cross-cultural awareness, peace and tolerance.

Hope Garcia

April Lewis

Elective Instructor, Lymphatic Drainage Classes, Craniosacral Therapy


CAMTC #21930

Born in beautiful San Diego and relocated as a teen, April fell in love with the OC and chose to raise a family here. Ms. Lewis brings 20 years teaching experience of over a dozen massage and bodywork modalities. This variety of knowledge is expressed in a fun and animated instructional style.


Her diverse background includes a decade in the martial arts, translating into excellent body mechanics training for a career as a healthy therapist. Witness to extraordinary results, she now specializes in light touch therapies. April is passionate about Lymphatic Drainage and Cranial Sacral Therapy for their powerful healing properties and gentleness on therapists.


Ms. Lewis is excited about each student’s individual growth and learning process. She stresses respect for our students as they enter this wonderful profession of service. Her objective is to inspire a love of learning and acceptance of personal healing.


In her spare time, April enjoys her family, walks on the beach and curling up with a book. See you in class!

April Lewis

Grant Nichol

Thai Instructor


CAMTC #90317, B.A. NCBTMB

Grant is a CalCopa alumnus who continues to grow as a Holistic Health Practitioner. After taking Thai classes at CalCopa, he went to Thailand to further his knowledge in the art of Thai massage. He brings this education back to the school to pass on to our students for a more complete knowledge of Thai massage.

Grant Nichol

Sherry Weldon,

Pregnancy and Aromatherapy Instructor


CAMTC #6106, A.A., NCBTMB

After 20+ years as a massage therapist, Sherry has decided to give back to the career she loves and instruct students in the art of massage. 


As a graduate of Cal Copa, Sherry has been able to work as a solo practitioner since 2003. Many of the positions she held were in Day Spas, Medical Spas, Chiropractic offices, and Mobile Massage, and since 2018, Sherry currently owns and operates her own private practice in Lake Forest. Many of Sherry’s business skills stem from her corporate background, and completing her AA degree from Cypress College, however massage therapy is her true passion. Among the various modalities she has learned, Sherry decided to specialize in Prenatal massage after having her own child. 


Sherry's hope is to spark others to have their dream business, a passion for learning and enjoy the process.

Grant Nichol

Noelle Parra

Front Office Assistant

Noelle Parra has been an active part of CalCopa for her entire life as a volunteer at events and helping around the school. She is a talented Assistant and her interpersonal skills and intense desire to help others make her a great asset to the CalCopa Staff. She is always excited to improve her skills and ready to step in and get the tasks completed.


Noelle works in the Front Office three times a week and is the first-person potential students or massage clinic customers will meet.



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