Andy Wegman, LAc. and executive director has been practicing acupuncture for over 27 years. He is a graduate of both Stonehill College and The New England School of Acupuncture, both located in Massachusetts.
He is indebted to the many patients, co-workers, friends and family members who have and continue to offer support, opportunities and lessons to him on a regular basis.
He and his wife Karen live in New Boston where they are bossed around by dogs named Daisy, Sonny & Jet.
Elizabeth Ropp, LAc (she/her/hers) graduated from the Atlantic University of Chinese Medicine in 2006. She joined MAS in 2010 and is happy to be part of the team. She received an award for Advocacy and Vision from the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) in 2019. That same year she was nominated as "Provider of the Year" with the NH Provider's Association. Elizabeth lives in Manchester with her husband Eric and their photogenic cats, Pee Wee Herman and Senator Bernie Sanders.
Lauren Smith, LAc. (she/her, they/them) is a graduate of Lesley University and New England School of Acupuncture. They have been practicing acupuncture since 2017, and has been practicing Community Acupuncture since 2018.
A new resident of NH, they enjoy spending time kayaking, camping and hiking and relishes the newfound closeness to the mountains and the lakes region. Also in their spare time, Lauren enjoys learning new skills, such as brewing beer and cider, leather working and experimenting in the kitchen.
Marco Martino, LAc. grew up in New Hampshire and began his acupuncture education after a car accident left him with chronic pain that was unresolved until meeting an old acupuncturist and pulse master from China. Since 2015, Marco has taken annual trips to Miami to see her for treatment and mentorship. After a few years of persistent questions into the theory of oriental medicine, she suggested he go to school for it.
In 2017, with an undergraduate study focused on health science, he moved to New York City and began a graduate program studying orthopedic acupuncture at Tristate College of Acupuncture. Eventually, he transferred to Pacific College of Health and Science to focus on acupuncture and internal medicine. After graduating in 2021 he returned home to NH to share the medicine with his home community.
Rachel Bolton LAc. began her study of medicine during her undergraduate years at Curry College where she was first introduced to Acupuncture in 2017 during a class lecture. Less than a year later she embarked on the journey of a lifetime traveling cross-country to continue her education at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM). In 2024, she returned to New England with her fiancé and two cats in tow.
She is excited for the opportunity to work at MAS and become part of such a wonderful organization, aligned wholeheartedly with the mission of affordability and accessibility to acupuncture. Influenced by years of working as a florist and garden center clerk during her school years Rachel believes the body is a garden that does best when regularly tended and nurtured.
Beth Griffey, LAc. is a retired M.D. who came to acupuncture later in life. She attended the New England School of Acupuncture at MCPHS in Worcester, Massachusetts and received a Master's degree in Acupuncture in September 2021. You can find returning home to MAS on occasion, covering shifts. Her co-workers love when she returns!
Nancy Berry is a retired psychotherapist who occasionally during working days, fantasized about being a receptionist. This dream is now a reality.
Her retirement has been made vastly better thanks to all the people met here at Manchester Acupuncture Studio over the years.
Ken Marchand never got his acceptance letter from Hogwarts. So he left the Shire, with ring, to become a Jedi and retake the Iron Throne and the Seven Kingdoms.
Mary Murray (she/her/hers) is a Spiritual seeker, life-long learner, lover of truth and justice and an advocate for the oppressed. A Massachusetts native now living in Goffstown, NH.
In her spare time she plays guitar and sings, reads and spends time in nature. She loves working at MAS and being a part of community healthcare for the people.
Esther McDonald is a native of NH and a retired nurse. She's very happy to be a part of the MAS staff.
Esther is interested in crafts, sewing, gardening and reading as well as spending time with her two grandchildren. Her dog and 3 cats happily take up her time as well.
Jennifer Bryant has been a friend of MAS since it's inception. She moved from the midwest to take up permanent residence in New Hampshire. Jennifer loves animals and gardening, and she is looking forward to making a lot of new friends during her time at MAS.
Sheryl Poor is originally from MA. She has lived in NH since the mid-eighties, currently in Manchester, with her husband of 44 years, Mark. Since retiring from a long career in the electrical industry a few years ago, she enjoys bird and critter watching while at home and listening to podcasts/ informational discussions, often while simultaneously doing word puzzles. After years of benefiting from the healing MAS has provided, Sheryl is very happy to now be a member of the team at the front desk.