ATHLETIC TRAINER
ATsCARE COMMISSION
Alice McLaine, PhD, ATC
Winthrop University (SC)
mclainea@winthrop.edu
ATsCare At-Large Commissioner
Donita Valentine, DAT, ATC, SFMAc
University of MD – Baltimore Country
CAREER ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE
Kelley Crowe, MSEd, ATC, CSCS
Archbishop Spalding High School (MD)
COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS (COPE)
Committee Chair
Suzanne Konz, PhD, ATC, CSCS
Marshall University (WV)
COPE MAATA Representative to NATA
Paul Rupp, MS, ATC, LAT
Oakton High School (VA)
COPE-Member-at-Large
Zach Garrett DHSc, ATC
Marshall University (WV)
Garrett46@marshall.edu
CONNECTION & ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE (CAE)
Jennifer Johnson, MS, ATC
Marshall University (WV)
CONVENTION PROGRAM COMMITTEE (CPC)
Michael Higgins, PHD, ATC, PT, CSCS
University of Virginia (VA)
CPC At-Large Member
Johna Register-Mihalik, PhD, ATC
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
COUNCIL ON PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT (COPA)
COPA CORE Workgroup
Andy Carter, MS, ATC (VA)
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters (VA)
andyatc@gmail.com
COPA-Community Outreach Committee
Ashley Goins, MS, ATC
Prisma Health (SC)
COPA-Armed Forces Committee
Sarah de la Motte, PhD, MPH,ATC
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (MD)
COPA-Police/Safety Committee
Nancy Burke, MS, AT Ret (VA)
COPA-Public Safety Committee
Al Hawkins, ATC,NREMT
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (SC)
al.hawkins@charlestonrescue.com
EARLY PROFESSIONALS' COMMITTEE (EPC)
Committee Chair
Emily Mulkey, MS, ATC
Virginia Commonwealth University
MAATA Representative to EPC
Kelsey Reilly, MS, ATC
East Carolina University (NC)
EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE (EAC)
Lindsey H. Schroeder, EdD, LAT, ATC
UNC Wilmington (NC)
ETHNIC DIVERSITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EDAC)
Xavion Santiago, MS, LAT, ATC
DC Public Schools
Edward Strapp, ATC, NRP, FP-C
Maryland State Police (MD)
LGBTQ+ ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Kirk Armstrong, EdD, ATC
James Madison University (VA)
NATA FOUNDATION
Marty Baker, ATC
Elon University (NC)
bakerm@elon.edu
NATA HONORS AND AWARDS
Athletic Training Service Award
Scott Johnson, MSEd, ATC LAT
Old Dominion University (VA)
sjjohnso@odu.edu
Fellows Committee
Tricia Hubbard-Turner, PhD, ATC, LAT
University of North Carolina-Charlotte (NC)
Hall of Fame (HOF)
Nancy Burke, MS, AT Ret (VA)
Hall of Fame – Special Considerations
John Lopez, ATC, SCAT
Most-Distinguished Athletic Trainer’s Award (MDAT)
Peter Kotz, MS, LAT, ATC, CES
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (MD)
pjkatc@gmail.com
Specialty Awards
Rachelle Bowman, MS, LAT, ATC
Old Dominion University (VA)
Service Awards
Scott Johnson, MSEd, ATC, LAT
Old Dominion University (VA)
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Mark White, MS, ATC, LAT
Murphy-Wainer Orthopedics (NC)
tee2green@triad.rr.com
POST PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (PPEC)
Open
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (PEC)
Ashley Thrasher, EdD, ATC, CSCS
Western Carolina University (NC)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (PDC)
Lisa Custer, PhD, ATC
Towson University (MD)
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN ATHLETIC TRAINING COMMITTEE
Rod Walters DA, ATC (SC)
Walters, Inc (SC)
SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' COMMITTEE (SSATC)
Committee Chair
Jennifer Rheeling, MS, ATC
DC Public Schools
MAATA Representative to SSATC
Adam Wall III, LAT, ATC
Garner Magnet High School (NC)
Omar Perez
mperez20@students.towson.edu
Angie Alicea
aalice1@students.towson.edu
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The following NATA Committees do not have
appointed representatives from every district.
INTERCOLLEGIATE COUNCIL FOR SPORTS MEDICINE
Division 1 Chair
Jennifer O’Donoghue, PhD, LAT, ATC. CSCS
North Carolina State University (NC)
Division I Representative
Shawn Hendi, MS, ATC
Georgetown (DC)
Division II Representative
Adam H. Weyer, Med, ATC
Lander University (SC)
Historically Black College and Universities Representative
Janah Fletcher, MS, ATC
North Carolina A&T (NC)
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE - AFATS LIASION
Diana Settles, ATC
US Navy (NC)
JOURNAL AT COMMITTEE
Editor in Chief
Jay Hertel, PHD, ATC, FNATA
University of Virginia (VA)
Senior Assoc Editor
Sandra Shultz, PhD, ATC, FNATA
University of North Carolina- Greensboro (NC)
Associate Editor
Darin Padua, PhD, ATC
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill (NC)
Associate Editor
Susan Saliba, PhD, ATC, FNATA
University of Virginia (VA)
Associate Editor
Joseph Hart, PhD, ATC
University of Virginia (VA)
Associate Editor
Kristen Kucera
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill (NC)