Committees

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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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Questions about available volunteer positions can be emailed to Kathryn Lalonde kathrynl@nata.org.

Applications are now being accepted for the newly restructured Athletic Training Research Agenda Committee. The NATA Foundation is seeking applicants for both the Chair and Member positions. Applications are due by July 15. For more details about the committee and the application process, please review the open call documents below.

Athletic Training Research Agenda Committee Chair
Athletic Training Research Agenda Committee Member

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.

Access & Collective Engagement Committee Chair 
Access and Collective Engagement Open Call Member
Access & Collective Engagement Committee Student Member

Recruitment Committee – District 1 Member

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.


Athletic Training Research Agenda Committee

James Onate, PhD, ATC, Chair

Nicolette Harris, DAT, LAT, ATC

Layci Harrison, PhD, LAT, ATC

Kenny Lam, ScD, ATC

Shane Murphy, PhD, LAT, ATC

Stephanie M. Singe, PhD, ATC, FNATA

Stephen Thomas, PhD, ATC

Zachary Winkelmann, PhD, SCAT, ATC

Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, Staff Liaison

Development Committee

Cari Wood, LAT, ATC, Chair

Valerie Hairston, MS, MPA, LAT, ATC

Gregory Janik, DAT, LAT, ATC

Peter Kotz, MS, LAT, ATC

Leigh Weiss, PT/DPT, MS, ATC

Alice Wilcoxson, PhD, PT, LAT, ATC

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

Greg Gardner, EdD, ATC, District 05 Director

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

Michelle Gonzales, MS, ATC, District 07 Director

Ky Kugler, EdD, ATC, District 08 Director

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

Sam Johnson, PhD, ATC, District 10 Director

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

Stephanie Rowan, Staff Liaison

Educational Resources Committee

Aric Warren, PhD, LAT, ATC, Chair

Christina Fanning, DAT LAT ATC

Brandon Gallimore, DAT, ATC

Chris Hamlyn, EdD, LAT, ATC

Layci Harrison, PhD, LAT, ATC

Alicia Lacy, PhD, ATC

Elaine Reiche, MS, ATC, CSCS

Leslie Rippon, PhD, ATC

Melissa Snyder, PhD, LAT, ATC

Emma Stratmoen, MAT, LAT, ATC

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

Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, 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

Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, 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

Finance Committee

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

Diane Sartanowicz, MS, LAT, ATC

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

Rod Walters, DA, LAT

Samuel Johnson, PhD, ATC

Scott Sailor, EdD, ATC

Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, 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

Jacob Resch, PhD, ATC

Hayley Root, PhD, ATC

Adam Rosen, PhD, ATC

Julianne Schmidt, PhD, LAT, ATC

Stephen Thomas, PhD, ATC

Johna K. Register-Mihalik, PhD, LAT,ATC, Convention Program Committee Liaison

Velma Meza, NATA Staff Liaison

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

Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, Staff Liaison

Recruitment Committee

Cindy Trowbridge, PhD, LAT, ATC, Chair

John Davis, MS, ATC, District 02

Thomas (TJ) Morgan, MS, LAT, ATC, EMTB, PES, District 03

Laura Harris, PhD, ATC, District 04

Emma Nye, DAT, LAT, ATC, Disrict 05

Scott Bruce, EdD, ATC, District 06

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

Samuel Lee, MS, ATC, District 08

Megan Hammonds-Roach, MA, LAT, ATC, District 09

Russell Richardson, EdD, LAT, ATC, District 10

Haley Zimmerman, EdD, LAT, ATC, District 11

Michael S. Goldenberg, MS, ATC, CES, NATA Foundation Board Liaison

Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, Staff Liaison

Operations Committee

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

Michelle Gonzalez, MS, ATC

Tamerah Hunt, PhD, ATC, FACSM

Rod Walters, DA, LAT

Joe Whitson, MS, Ed, ATC

Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, Staff Liaison

Pronouncements Committee

Christianne Eason, PhD, ATC, Chair

David Bazett-Jones, PhD, ATC, CSCS

Rachel Geoghegan, DAT, LAT, ATC

Robert Lynall, PhD, LAT, ATC

Ashley Marshall, PhD, LAT, ATC

Kara Radzak, PhD, LAT, ATC

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

Samantha Scarneo-Miller, PhD, LAT, ATC

Scot Spak, MEd, ATC, CSCS

Stephen Thomas, PhD, ATC (Vice Chair)

Zachary Winkelmann, PhD, LAT, ATC

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

Valerie Herzog, EdD, LAT, ATC, NATA Board Liaison

Jessica Scharffenberger, NATA Staff Liaison

Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, Staff Liaison

Research Committee

David Bell, PhD, ATC, Chair

William Adams, PhD, ATC, FACSM

Shelby Baez, PhD, ATC

Luke Donovan, PhD, ATC

Matthew Harkey, PhD, ATC

Lindsey Lepley, PhD, ATC

Monica Lininger, PhD, LAT, ATC

Alan Needle, PhD, ATC, CSCS

Sara Nottingham, EdD, LAT, ATC

Riann Palmieri-Smith, PhD, ATC

Johna Register-Mihalik, PhD, LAT, ATC

Janet Simon, PhD, ATC

Stephanie Singe, PhD, ATC, FNATA

Phillip Worts, PhD, LAT, ATC

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

Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, Staff Liaison

Scholarship Committee

Linda Stark Bobo, PhD, LAT, ATC, Chair

Matt Mills, MA, LAT, ATC, PES, District 01

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

Daniel Baer, PhD, ATC, District 02

Shelly DiCesaro, PhD, LAT, ATC, District 02

Sarah Manspeaker, PhD, ATC, District 02

Karlie O’Reilly, MS, ATC, District 02

James Berry, SCAT, ATC, NREMT, ITAT, District 03

Brian Ebel, MBA, LAT, ATC, District 03

Eric Brooks, PhD, ATC, District 04

Zachary Dougal, DAT, LAT, ATC, CKTP, 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

Layci Harrison, PhD, LAT, ATC, District 06

Christina Kelley, MA, LAT, ATC, District 06

Keilea Sumrall, DHSc, LAT, ATC, District 06

Jessica Bennett, MA, LAT, ATC, District 07

Dominic L. DiManna, Med, MS, ATC, District 07

Zach Lewis, MAT, ATC, District 07

Bill Nervig, ATC, District 07

Carolyn Peters, MA, 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

Richard Woods, MEd, LAT, ATC, District 09

Cassie Hodgin, MS, LAT, ATC, District 10

Cynthia Wright, PhD, ATC, OTC, District 10

Nicholase Grahovec, MS, ATC, District 11

Shane Murphy, PhD, ATC, District 11

Philip Watson, MS, ATC, District 11

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

Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, Staff Liaison

Service Awards Committee

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

Valerie Tinklepaugh-Hairston, MS, MPA, LAT, ATC

Tamerah Hunt, PhD, ATC, FACSM

Peter Kotz, MS, LAT, ATC

Joe Whitson, MS, Ed, ATC

Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, 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

Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, Staff Liaison