Nicole Rizzuto, the founder and President of AMT, brings a unique blend of expertise to her leadership role. With a background as both a licensed tattoo artist and a former certified Surgical Technologist from Long Island, New York, Nicole's journey weaves through traditional tattooing and hands-on experience in the operating room, enriching the AMT Board with diverse insights. Her dedication to advancing restorative tattooing, especially for breast cancer survivors, is evident in her proactive approach. Nicole actively engages with surgeons and hospitals, advocating for higher standards and fostering collaborations within the medical tattooing field. Through insightful research on medical tattooing outcomes, she aims to elevate client care and improve the skills of artists globally.

Nicole's vision for AMT extends beyond immediate goals, emphasizing the long-term impact of the organization. She envisions a future where higher standards and collaborations within the medical tattooing field are the norm. By creating the AMT Board, Nicole has provided a platform for leaders from different professions to unite and collectively contribute to the evolution of practices in medical tattooing. This initiative not only elevates client care standards worldwide but also nurtures the professional growth of artists, ensuring that the field continues to progress and adapt to meet the needs of clients and practitioners alike.

I am a registered nurse and experienced medical tattoo artist who specializes in restorative tattooing of the breast. In 2020, I started to be affectionately known as "The Nipple Fairy ®"

After graduating from Wright State University in 1996 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing degree, I worked in a variety of hospital areas including: Burn unit, Neuro/Trauma, NICU, and Oncology. I also have 10 years of plastic surgery nursing experience and this is where I was introduced to the world of nipple tattooing. Unfortunately, "nurse tattooing" left survivors with less than desirable results. Strongly feeling that survivors deserved better, I began to train with professional body artists in 2014 and then started Living Story Tattoo in 2015. I became certified in Areola Restorative Tattooing in 2017.

“I'm hoping to help educate survivors and medical professionals alike on the benefits of choosing an experienced, medical tattoo artist to safely and properly provide this service. It is a great privilege to do this work and I'm extremely proud to be a part of the Alliance of Medical Tattooing.”

Nicole has been a traditional tattoo artist for over 20 years. Coming from a traditional tattoo background, Nicole trained in medical tattooing in 2017 and scalp Micropigmentation in 2020.

Nicole has been asked to present at clinical governance meetings within the NHS on the importance of areola tattoos and their affects on mental health and well being of patient aftercare. She is passional about people being able to find and receive the best service possible for medical tattooing.

Stacie Becker is the owner and medical tattoo artist at Empower Tattoo in Longwood, Florida. She has been tattooing professionally since 2007 and has specialized in medical tattooing since 2018. Stacie is also pursuing her Master of Fine Arts degree with the University of Central Florida, where she has established a research relationship with the Health Psychology Lab that has resulted in several published academic papers on the topic of medical tattooing.

“Medical tattooing is a profession that deserves to be acknowledged as a complement to surgical intervention for many purposes, one of which is the tattooing of the nipple-areola complex (NAC) on breast cancer survivors. The cultivation of synergistic relationships between the public, healthcare professionals, and medical tattoo artists is necessary to protect both the public and the medical tattoo profession as it grows. I am proud to be a member of this group, which intends to accomplish both of these goals.”

Miranda Proctor is a graduate student in the University of Central Florida Clinical Psychology PhD program. She specializes in Health Psychology and working with breast cancer patients to improve biopsychosocial outcomes throughout survivorship. Miranda recently launched a national study named Project MTFM: Medical Tattooing Following Mastectomy, which aims to explore how medical tattooing may be used to mitigate body-image distress and improve mental health outcomes following surgery. She ultimately hopes to use her research as a means to help standardize medical tattooing as a medical intervention following breast cancer treatment.

“I wish to be the bridge between medical professionals and survivors to help communicate the needs of these incredible, resilient women and improve their lives throughout and following breast cancer treatment. I also hope to serve as a liaison for medical tattoo artists to begin collaborating with breast cancer physicians, surgeons, and nurses, to become a part of the treatment process. Research is essential in the standardization of medical tattooing, but it should always be driven first and foremost by patient needs. ” -Miranda Proctor, UCF Clinical Psychology PhD Student, Health Psychology Lab

Gary Rotheram is a New York State Licensed Funeral Director with over five years of experience in the funeral service industry. He graduated from Stony Brook University with a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management, SUNY Canton with a Bachelor’s Degree in Funeral Service Administration and Nassau County Community College with an Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science. Gary is a Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional.

Gary is compassionate and dedicated to helping people of all different backgrounds. He hopes that his business sense and background in education will help support the Alliance of Medical Tattooing and the community at large. As a founding member of AMT, Gary strives to ensure that all board members and alliance members are held to the highest standards and practices through the creation and enforcement of AMT policies.

Adam Daly is an Irish psychology student at Dublin City University. Adam specialises in research concerning body image, identity, and culture, with a particular focus on cancer survivors. Adam is always taking part in numerous research projects at any given time and is particularly passionate about patient public involvement (PPI), ensuring that the voices of those being researched are heard and considered when conducting studies.

Adam has also spent his time being an activist, working on numerous national and local campaigns to support those in need. He has developed a strong interest in how to build communities and disseminate information based on this and has is continuing to develop his skills in these areas. Further, having taken part in news, radio and magazine interviews he has become adept at handling media and representing organisations on large public platforms.

Ultimately Adam hopes to use his skills to help individuals to come to their own informed conclusions about whether medical tattooing may be for them and to facilitate for those that do want to engage to have the best experience possible.

“Medical tattooing is something that anyone could need. I hope to investigate it and share what I find in order to empower people regardless of their socioeconomic status, race, gender, age, etc to make their own decisions on whether they would like to be medically tattooed, become medical tattoo artists or work with AMT to support us in our goals”