MEET YOUR ACUPUNCTURISTS
ROB SINGER L.Ac
Rob Singer received his Master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Seattle, WA. He has been practicing since 2003 and opened ACUPUNCTURE For The PEOPLE in 2006. Working in a group setting has provided lots of experience in treating a wide range of health concerns. He works with a variety of pain patterns, mental-emotional imbalances, allergy control and women’s health including PMS, menopause and pregnancy / birth.
TONYA TIGART L.Ac
Tonya Tigart received her Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine in 2009 from Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe, NM. She has also received advanced acupuncture training in Harbin, China where she studied at the Hei Long Jiang University Hospital of TCM which specialized in post stroke recovery treatments. In 2011 she opened the first community acupuncture clinic in New Orleans, LA where she performed thousands of treatments on a diverse population who may not have had access to alternative care without her clinic. Tonya specializes in treatments for pain, neurological conditions, stress and anxiety, post stroke care, infertility and other women's issues. It is her desire to help you heal naturally using the ancient yet ever maturing Chinese medicine modalities.
JEN KEHL L.Ac
Jen received her Master’s of Acupuncture from POCA Technical Institute in Portland, Oregon in 2024. Her education focused on community style acupuncture and the importance of making acupuncture more accessible. After learning a variety of acupuncture approaches, Jen works with patients to treat anything from acute and chronic pain, stress, insomnia, anxiety, and depression, to allergies, autoimmune disorders, and hormonal imbalances. Jen has worked in the healthcare field as a nurse since 1997 and is happy to care for the community in a new way.
MARCO CATUREGLI L.Ac
Originally from Mexico where he studied traditional Mexican healing practices, Marco moved to Washington state to further his education. After receiving his bachelor's degree in Herbal Sciences from Bastyr University in 2004 he continued on to the Acupuncture program, graduating in 2007 with a Master of Science in Acupuncture. Noticing the similarity between traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Mexican healing, his treatments focus on bringing into balance spirit, mind, and body in order to achieve optimal healing for his clients. Being fluent in Spanish, Marco has worked to introduce acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine to the Spanish speaking community. Marco has experience treating pain at the body level, while also working with the mental and spiritual aspects associated with such. He believes in the capacity of the body to heal thy self and he uses all his knowledge and understanding to support and guide this process.
MADDIE FOLEY L.Ac
Maddie received her Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in 2023. She fell in love with acupuncture when it helped her recover from difficult and persistent health issues of mind, body and spirit, which turned into a passion to provide care to as many people as possible. She was involved with the development and passing of Oregon’s HB 2143, which allows technicians to train in the 5 Needle Protocol to support drug detox and mental health; she is the current Treasurer of the Oregon Association of Acupuncturists, and a board member of Working Class Acupuncture. Maddie enjoys helping folks with all sorts of ailments and is constantly amazed at what acupuncture can treat and how well it works. Providing accessible acupuncture to her fellow humans is an indescribable joy, and she can’t think of a better way to spend her short time on this planet.
KATIA BUSHANSKI {STUDENT INTERN]
Katia is a third year student at POCA Technical Institute in Portland, Oregon where she has given over 250 treatments at Working Class Acupuncture as a student intern. When she learned that there is a school that teaches Community Acupuncture it suddenly made everything she ever thought of health care make sense. This is something she could get behind! Creating an accessible, calm, nurturing, and trauma informed space for people to do their work in is a perfect fit for her aspirations for our society. She lives with her family in Corvallis and plans to open a clinic there once she graduates.
