Committees

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The NATA Research & Education Foundation creates, fosters, and advances a culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its activities.  Our stakeholders come from all walks of life and so should we.  We want committed people from a wide variety of backgrounds involved with the Foundation’s leadership and programs.  Our mission and stakeholders are best served when people bring a variety of views and backgrounds together to advance our strategic priorities.

A critical way to support the NATA Foundation is through the gift of time. Without volunteers, the NATA Foundation would not be able to serve our mission and advance the athletic training profession through our research, education and professional development programs. Along with the Board of Directors, the NATA Foundation depends on various committees to ensure that the mission of the organization is carried out.  There is a board member and staff member assigned to each committee to serve as liaison and conduit between the committee and the board.

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Applications are currently being accepted for the positions listed below. Applications must be submitted by November 15 and will be reviewed following the application deadline. For position details, committee information, eligibility requirements, and application instructions, please review the Open Call documents below.

Applications are being accepted for the following positions and will be reviewed on a rolling basis at the end of each month until the positions are filled. For more details about the committees and the application process, please review the open call documents below.

Ambassador Program Members Currently seeking certified athletic trainers and students in all states. 

Incomplete applications will not be considered for review. Please ensure that all required elements of the application, as outlined in the open call document linked above, are fully submitted.

Operations Committees
Programs Committees
Ambassador Program

Operations Committees support the organization’s internal functions.⁠


Development Committee

Cari Wood, LAT, ATC, Chair

Kim Detwiler, DAT, LAT, ATC

Valerie Hairston, MS, MPA, LAT, ATC

Gregory Janik, DAT, LAT, ATC

Scott Sailor, EdD, ATC

Rod Walters, DAT, SCAT, ATC

Aubrey Guzman, Staff Liaison

District Relations Committee

Cari Wood, LAT, ATC, Chair

Diane Sartanowicz, MS, LAT, ATC, District 01 Director

Greg Janik, DAT, LAT, ATC, District 02 Director

Peter Kotz, MS, LAT, ATC, District 03 Director

Alice Wilcoxson, PhD, PT, LAT, ATC, District 04 Director

Doug Long, PhD, LAT, ATC, District 05 Director

Valerie Tinklepaugh-Hairston, MS, MPA, LAT, ATC, District 06 Director

Sheri Lampin, Med, ATC, GTS, District 07 Director

Kim Detwiler, DAT, LAT, ATC, District 08 Director

Tamerah Hunt, PhD, ATC, FACSM, District 09 Director

Lisa Kenney, MA, LAT, ATC, C-CISM, District 10 Director

Joe Whitson, MS, Ed, ATC, District 11 Director

Aubrey Guzman, Staff Liaison

Executive Committee

MaryBeth Horodyski, EdD, LAT, ATC, FNATA, FNAP, President

Dawn Emerson, PhD, SCAT, ATC, Vice President, Education & Professional Development Programs

Michael S. Goldenberg, MS, ATC, CES, Vice President, Operations

James Onate, PhD, LAT, ATC, Vice President, Research Programs

Michael Van Bruggen, MS, LAT, ATC, AEMT, Vice President, Finance

Cari Wood, LAT, ATC, Vice President, Development

Stephanie Rowan, Staff Liaison

Finance Committee

Michael Van Bruggen, MS, LAT, ATC, AEMT, Chair

MaryBeth Horodyski, EdD, LAT, ATC, FNATA, FNAP

Doug Long, PhD, LAT, ATC

Scott Sailor, EdD, ATC

Diane Sartanowicz, MS, LAT, ATC

Alice Wilcoxson, PhD, PT, ATC

Stephanie Rowan, Staff Liaison

Operations Committee

Michael S. Goldenberg, MS, ATC, CES, Chair

Kim Detwiler, DAT, LAT, ATC

Tamerah Hunt, PhD, ATC, FACSM

Rod Walters, DA, LAT

Joe Whitson, MS, Ed, ATC

Stephanie Rowan, Staff Liaison

Service Awards Committee

MaryBeth Horodyski, EdD, LAT, ATC, FNATA, FNAP, Chair

Peter Kotz, MS, LAT, ATC

Sheri Lampin, Med, ATC, GTS

Leigh Weiss, DPT, PT, ATC

Alice Wilcoxson, PhD, PT, ATC

Stephanie Rowan, Staff Liaison

 

 

Programs Committees focus on mission-based programs.


Athletic Training Research Agenda Committee

Laura Boucher, PhD, AT, ATC, Chair

Scott Bruce, EdD, ATC

Erica Filep, PhD, LAT, ATC

Phillip Gribble, PhD, ATC, FNATA

Kenny Lam, ScD, ATC, FNATA

Shane Murphy, PhD, ATC, PES

Christopher Proppe, PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS

Eric Schwartz, DAT, LAT, ATC

Hannah Stedge, PhD, LAT, ATC

Jennifer Xu, PhD, ATC, CSCS

James Onate, PhD, LAT, ATC, NATA Foundation Board Liaison

Stephanie Rowan, Staff Liaison

Educational Resources Committee

Aric Warren, PhD, LAT, ATC (Chair)

Jeff Barlow, MS, DAT, AT, ATC, CES

Christina Fanning, DAT LAT ATC

Brandon Gallimore, DAT, ATC

Jessica Emlich Jochum, PhD, LAT, ATC

Jennifer Longo PhD, ATC, EMT

Colin Mulligan, PhD, ATC

Brian Newman, PhD, ATC, CSCS, RSCC, CNS

Marissa Pazik, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS , PhD

Leslie Rippon, PhD, ATC

Emily Roberts, DAT, Med, ATC

Melissa Snyder, PhD, LAT, ATC

Emma Stratmoen, MAT, LAT, ATC

Kazuhiro Yamamoto, MS, LAT, ATC, DAT

Dawn Emerson, PhD, SCAT, ATC, NATA Foundation Board Liaison

Stephanie Rowan, Staff Liaison

Faculty Mentor Program Committee

Johanna Hoch, PhD, ATC (Chair)

Kirk Armstrong, EdD, ATC

Tom Bowman, PhD, ATC

Alison Gardiner-Shires, PhD, ATC

Grant Norte, PhD, ATC

Carolina Quintana, PhD, ATC

Dawn Emerson, PhD, SCAT, ATC, NATA Foundation Board Liaison

Stephanie Rowan, Staff Liaison

Free Communications Committee

Christopher Kuenze, PhD, ATC, Chair

William Adams, PhD, ATC

David C. Berry, PhD, ATC

Cathleen Brown Crowell, PhD, ATC

Daniel Clifton, PhD, ATC

Neal Glaviano, PhD, ATC

John Goetschius, PhD, LAT, ATC

Mayrena Hernandez, PhD, MPH, ATC

Johanna Hoch, PhD, ATC

Landon Lempke, PhD, ATC

Hayley Root, PhD, ATC

Adam Rosen, PhD, ATC

Julianne Schmidt, PhD, LAT, ATC

Stephen Thomas, PhD, ATC

Velma Meza, NATA Staff Liaison

James Onate, PhD, LAT, ATC, NATA Foundation Board Liaison

Stephanie Rowan, Staff Liaison

Pronouncements Committee

Christianne Eason, PhD, ATC, Chair

David Bazett-Jones, PhD, ATC, CSCS

Rachel Geoghegan, DAT, LAT, ATC

Sean Gough, DAT, LAT, ATC

Shawn Hanlon, PhD, ATC, CSCS

Robert Lynall, PhD, LAT, ATC

Portia Resnick, PhD, ATC, BCTMB (Vice Chair)

Samantha Scarneo-Miller, PhD, LAT, ATC

Stephen Thomas, PhD, ATC (Vice Chair)

Tamara Valovich, PhD, ATC, FNATA

Zachary Winkelmann, PhD, LAT, ATC

James Onate, PhD, LAT, ATC, NATA Foundation Board Liaison

Lorna Strong, EdD, LAT, ATC, NATA Board Liaison

Nataly Leija, NATA Staff Liaison

Stephanie Rowan, Staff Liaison

Research Committee

David Bell, PhD, ATC, Chair

William Adams, PhD, ATC, FACSM

Shelby Baez, PhD, ATC

Shane Caswell, PhD, LAT, ATC

Luke Donovan, PhD, ATC (Vice Chair - Student Grants)

Matthew Harkey, PhD, ATC (Vice Chair - Professional Grants)

Mayrena Hernandez, PhD, MPH, ATC

Monica Lininger, PhD, LAT, ATC

Alan Needle, PhD, ATC, CSCS

Sara Nottingham, EdD, LAT, ATC

Riann Palmieri-Smith, PhD, ATC

Janet Simon, PhD, ATC (Vice Chair - Research Awards)

Stephanie Singe, PhD, ATC, FNATA

Phillip Worts, PhD, LAT, ATC

James Onate, PhD, LAT, ATC, NATA Foundation Board Liaison

Stephanie Rowan, Staff Liaison

Scholarship Committee

Phillip Watson, MS, ATC, Chair, District 02

Shannon Wright, DAT, M.Ed., LAT, ATC, District 01

Daniel Baer, PhD, ATC, District 02

Shelly DiCesaro, PhD, LAT, ATC, District 02

Michael Gay, PhD, ATC, District 02

Samantha Miller, ATC, District 02

Saskia Richter, PhD, ATC, District 02

Brian Ebel, MBA, LAT, ATC, District 03

Eric Brooks, PhD, ATC, District 04

Adam Lepley, PhD, ATC, District 04

Cal Busby, MAT, LAT, ATC, District 05

Brandy Schneider, EdD, ATC, District 05

Kristin Trotter, MS, ATC, District 05

Justin Hargrove, MS, LAT, ATC, District 06

Layci Harrison, PhD, LAT, ATC, District 06

Christina Kelley, MA, LAT, ATC, District 06

Samantha Nelson, PhD, ATC, District 06

Keilea Sumrall, DHSc, LAT, ATC, District 06

Jamal Cort, DPT, ATC, District 07

Bill Nervig, ATC, District 07

Kelsey Picha, PhD, ATC, District 07

Lionel Rice, DAT, LAT, ATC, District 07

Lauren Richardson, MS, ATC, CSCS, District 07

Annaliese Lolla, MS, ATC, CSCS, TSAC-F, District 08

Michelle Rawlins, PhD, ATC, District 08

Sean Boland, LAT, ATC, GTS, NASM PES/CES, District 09

Scott Freer, PhD, LAT, ATC, NASM-PES/CES, District 09

Ciara Taylor, MS, LAT, ATC, District 09

Cassie Hodgin, MS, LAT, ATC, District 10

Jessica Cohen, DPT, ATC, CSCS, District 11

Rachel Kleis, PhD, LAT, ATC, District 11

Mary Westby, EdD, LAT, ATC, District 11

Dawn Emerson, PhD, SCAT, ATC, NATA Foundation Board Liaison

Stephanie Rowan, Staff Liaison

Student Writing Contest Committee

Tom Bowman, PhD, ATC, Chair

Erica Beidler, PhD, LAT, ATC

Scott Freer, PhD, LAT, ATC

Allyssa Memmini, PhD, LAT, ATC

David Tomchuk, DAT, LAT, ATC

Luzita Vela, PhD, LAT, ATC

Stephanie Wise, DAT, LAT, ATC

Dawn Emerson, PhD, SCAT, ATC, NATA Foundation Board Liaison

Stephanie Rowan, Staff Liaison

 

Noel Riley, MSAT, ATC, LAT, District 01

John Riordan, ATC, NREMT, District 01

Dominic Berger, MS, District 02

Lauren Caswell, District 02

Luk Devorski, PhD, ATC, District 02

Kylee Foy, ATS, District 02

Madison Leech, District 02

Sydney Mulhall, District 02

Sophia Nestasia, District 02

Evelyn Rauscher, District 02

Reilly Rhodes, ATS, District 02

Deklin Smith, District 02

Tessa Spangenburg, District 02

Paige Tomberell, ATS, District 02

Isabella Vukas, EMT, ATS, District 02

Nicole Wilkins, EdD, LAT, ATC, District 02

Melissa Snyder, PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS, District 03

Xiangru Yuan, DAT, LAT, ATC, CSCS, District 03

Jane Kosowski, ATS, District 04

David Silverstein, MEd, ATC, District 04

Robyn Gust, MS, ATC, District 05

Rosanna Kasemier, ATS, District 05

Greg Williams, PhD, ATC, CSCS, District 05

Dominic Fraire, MSAT, LAT, ATC, District 06

Carolyn Smith, District 06

Patty Fahringer, MHS, LAT, ATC, District 07

Tonya Freeze, EdS, LAT, ATC, District 07

Michelle Gonzalez, AT, District 07

Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA, FNAK, FNAP, District 07

Jenna Walker, LAT, ATC, District 07

Hannah Arnett, ATC, District 08

Shawn Hanlon, PhD, ATC, CSCS, District 08

Christopher Ludwig, EdD, ATC, District 08

Kristen Bryant, MSAT, LAT, ATC, District 09

Jiho King, MSAT, LAT, ATC, District 09

Katherine Lee, PhD, LAT, ATC, District 09

Aaron Jackson, MS, LAT, CES, PES, SMTC, District 09

Ciara Taylor, EdD, LAT, ATC, District 09