Committees 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. Without the long hours and dedication of its committee members, the NATA Foundation would not be able to facilitate its research and education programs. Executive Committee Brian E. Conway, ATC, Chair Kenneth L. Cameron, PhD, MPH, ATC, Vice President, Governance Valerie Moody, PhD, ATC, LAT, WEMT-B, CSCS, Vice President, External Affairs Richard Ray, EdD, ATC, Vice President, Finance Cynthia (Cindy) Trowbridge, PhD, ATC,LAT, Vice President, District Relations Jennifer Yoder, Staff Liaison Awards Committee Brian E. Conway, ATC, Chair Kenneth L. Cameron, PhD, MPH, ATC Valerie Moody, PhD, ATC, LAT, WEMT-B, CSCS Cynthia (Cindy) Trowbridge, PhD, ATC, LAT John Phillip (Phil) Vardiman, PhD, ATC Jennifer Yoder, Staff Liaison Development Committee Tom Abdenour, DHSc, ATC, CES Chair Brian Conway, ATC Robert T. (R.T.) Floyd, EdD, ATC, CSCS Robert S. Gray, Jr. MS, ATC Edward Lacerte, DPT, ATC Jill A. Manners, SCD, LAT, ATC, PT, COMT Michele Monaco, DSc, ATC Bart Peterson, MSS, ATC Richard Ray, EdD, ATC John Phillip (Phillip) Vardiman, PhD, ATC Courtney Hobbs Washington, MS, ATC, LAT Jennifer Yoder, Staff Liaison District Relations Committee Cynthia (Cindy) Trowbridge, PhD, ATC, LAT, Vice President, District Relations Ed Lacerte, DPT, ATC, District 01 Chair J. Timothy Sensor, ATC, District 02 Chair Jill A. Manners, SCD, LAT, ATC, PT, COMT, District 03 Chair Robert S. Gray Jr. MS, ATC, District 04 Chair William David Carr, PhD, ATC, District 05 Chair Thomas Woods, MEd, MS, ATC, District 06 Chair Bart Peterson, MSS, ATC, District 07 Chair Kavin Tsang, PhD, ATC, District 08 Chair Michael Van Bruggen, MS, LAT, ATC, AEMT, District 9 Chair Bill Drake, MEd, ATC, LAT, District 10 Chair Jennifer Yoder, Staff Liaison Educational Resources Committee Patricia M. Tripp, PhD, ATC, LAT, CSCS, Co-Chair Shelly Fetchen DiCesaro, PhD, LAT, ATC, Co-Chair Luke Bahnmaier, MS, LAT, ATC, OTC Kenneth Games, PhD, LAT, ATC Samuel T. Johnson, PhD, ATC Jackie J. Kingma, DPT, ATC, PA Jennifer M. Medina McKeon, PhD,ATC, CSCS Valerie Moody, PhD, ATC,LAT,WEMT-B, CSCS Anna Porter, MS, ATC, LAT Brian Vesci, DAT, ATC Leigh Weiss, MS, ATC, PT, DPT, SCS,OCS Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, Staff Liaison External Affairs Committee Valerie Moody, PhD, ATC, LAT, WEMT-B, CSCS Vice President, External Affairs William David Carr, PhD, ATC Bill Drake, MEd, ATC, LAT Kavin Tsang, PhD, ATC Kathryn LaLonde, Staff Liaison Finance Committee Richard Ray, EdD, ATC Vice President, Finance Brian E. Conway, ATC Kenneth L. Cameron, PhD, MPH, ATC Val Moody, PhD, ATC, LAT, WEMT-B, CSCS Cindy Trowbridge, PhD, ATC, LAT John Phillip (Phil) Vardiman, PhD, ATC Kathy Crelly, NATA Staff/Assistant Treasurer Jennifer Yoder, Staff Liaison Governance Committee Kenneth L. Cameron, PhD, MPH, ATC, Vice President, Governance Bill Drake, MEd, ATC, LAT Michael Ferrara, PhD, ATC Richard Ray, EdD, ATC Timothy Sensor, ATC Thomas Woods, MEd, MS, ATC Jennifer Yoder, Staff Liaison Pronouncements Committee Alison Snyder Valier, PhD, AT, FNATA, Chair Lindsay J. DiStefano, PhD, ATC Greg Janik, DAT, LAT, ATC Patrick O. McKeon, PhD, ATC Jennifer M. McKeon, PhD, ATC, CSCS Johna K. Register-Mihalik, PhD, LAT,ATC Anita James, NATA Staff Liaison Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, Staff Liaison Research Committee Jennifer E. Earl-Boehm, PhD, ATC, FNATA Chair Joseph M. (Joe) Hart III, PhD, ATC Vice Chair, Free Communications Troy Blackburn, PhD, ATC Vice Chair, Awards Steven P. Broglio, PhD, ATC Vice Chair, General Grants Tracey Covassin, PhD, ATC Vice Chair, Student Grants Stacy E. Walker. PhD, ATC, FNATA Vice Chair, Public Relations Cailee Welch Bacon, PhD, ATC Tim Butterfield, PhD, ATC, FACSM Lori A Michener, PhD, ATC, PT, SCS Marc F. Norcross, PhD,ATC William A. Pitney, EdD, ATC, FNATA Susan Yeargan, PhD, ATC Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, Staff Liaison Free Communications (Research Subcommittee) Joseph Hart, PhD, ATC Chair Jeffrey Driban, PhD, ATC, CSCS Co-Chair Jennifer E. Earl-Boehm, PhD, ATC, Research Committee Chair Kellie Huxel Bliven, PhD, ATC Michelle Boling, PhD, ATC Kenneth Cameron, PhD, MPH, AT Cathleen Brown Crowell, PhD, ATC, Convention Program Committee Liaison Tamerah Hunt, PhD, ATC, FACSM Blaine Long, PhD, AT, ATC Stephanie Mazerolle, PhD, ATC Brendon McDermott, PhD, ATC Sara Nottingham, EdD, ATC, CSCS Saki Oyama, PhD, ATC Brian Pietrosimone, PhD Melissa Snyder, PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS Velma Meza, NATA Staff Liaison Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, Staff Liaison Scholarship Committee Amanda Andrews Benson, PhD, ATC Chair, District 09 Jamie Farias, ATC, District 01 Lennart D. Johns, PhD, ATC, District 01 Christopher Nightingale, EdD, ATC, District 01 Christina M. Merckx, Ph.D., ATC, District 02 Martin Baker, MS, ATC, LAT, District 03 Peter J. Kotz, MS, ATC, LAT, CES, District 03 Joshua D. Williamson, MS, LAT, ATC, District 03 Elisabeth Macrum, PhD, ATC, CSCS, District 04 Vince O’Brien, ATC, District 04 Bernadette L. Olson, EdD, ATC, District 05 Sydney G. Ringer, MS, ATC, District 05 Matthew B. Way, MA, LAT, ATC, District 05 Josh Lammert, MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS, District 06 Caitlyn Prescott, ATC, LAT, District 06 Natalie Trotter, ATC, District 06 Amanda J. Elder, EdD, ATC, District 07 Tricia Kasamatsu, PhD, ATC, District 08 Lyn Nakagawa, MS, ATC, District 08 Brad J. Rohling, MEd, ATC, LAT, District 09 Michael T. Stevenson, MA, ATC, District 09 Melanie McGrath, PhD, ATC, District 10 Valerie Moody, PhD, ATC, LAT, WEMT-B, CSCS, District 10 Angela De Leon, NATA Staff Liaison Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, Staff Liaison Student Writing Contest Committee Mark Knoblauch, PhD, ATC, LAT, Chair Shellie Acocello, PhD, ATC Adam Cady, ATC, CSCS, PA-C Jennifer Livingston, PhD, ATC Stephanie Mazerolle, PhD, ATC Kathryn LaLonde, MS, ATC, Staff Liaison