Meet Our Team!
Dana Ball | Director
Dana is a Charleston native and has been a bodyworker since 2008. She has taught and run several entry-level programs and wanted to bring the best to the massage classroom. In order to do that, she decided to open a massage school. Carolina School of Bodywork is a Bodyworker owned Massage School and will employ talented and evidence-informed instructors that are passionate about their craft. Dana wants to help as many people as possible live better, pain-free lives. She currently serves as a professional member for the Internal Review Committee for the Massage/Bodywork Board for South Carolina Labor, Licensing and Regulation reviewing complaints against massage therapists. She has also served on the Educational Task Force for the Massage Board since 2021. She is a proud member of the Associated Bodywork/Massage Professionals since 2008.
Casey Childs
After years of working as a Medical Assistant and Physical Therapy Tech, Casey attended massage school and became a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist in Spring of 2017. She has advanced training in a variety of modalities ranging from Thai Yoga Therapy to Trauma Informed Bodywork. Casey primarily works with clients who have chronic pain, chronic conditions and/or want to improve or optimize movement. She began teaching Anatomy & Physiology in the Summer of 2019.
Immediately, she fell in love with teaching others what she is most passionate about. Casey continues to further her knowledge daily, even reading the latest research for fun. Her goal is to make learning about the human body fun and comprehensible to everyone and to increase accessibility of preventative healthcare.
Dr. Stephen Redmon
Stephen began his bodywork career after a serious motor vehicle accident left his lower back permanently injured in 2011. Once gaining back some sort of normalcy to in his life, he wanted to help others in similar or even worse conditions and began looking into ways to do just that. In 2014, he graduated from Trident Technical College with a certificate in massage therapy and then went on complete degrees in exercise science from College of Charleston and chiropractic at Life University. He looks forward to sharing his knowledge and experience with each student to further help those suffering from chronic pain and disability. Outside of the classroom Stephen can be found treating patients in his office downtown, doing peer review work for the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, and nerding out on all things conservative care for neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
Adam Broxton
Adam became a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist in 2007. Over the 15+ years he has had many experiences working in a variety of settings including the franchise spa model, a pelvic floor pain clinic and various chair massage opportunities. Adam has advanced training in a variety of modalities ranging from Myoskeletal Alignment method, Myofascial Release and Orthopedic massage . In 2017 Adam took a Operations manager role for a busy multi-unit spa , most of his day is spent behind the scenes running the business and as acting human resources.
Adam has continued his education both in bodywork and the ethical business world including Darkness to light training, inclusive workplace training and organizational leadership. Adam found his passion for teaching post covid when he taught Kinesiology and Neuromuscular massage therapy.