Commission
LesLee Taylor, PhD, LAT, ATC
President
Program Director/Associate Professor
Master of Athletic Training Program
Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX
Term: 2013-2019
Master of Athletic Training Program
Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX
Term: 2013-2019
Eric Sauers, PhD, ATC, FNATA
President Elect
Professor and Chair - Department of
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
A.T. Still University - Arizona School
of Health Sciences Mesa, AZ Term: 2012-2021
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
A.T. Still University - Arizona School
of Health Sciences Mesa, AZ Term: 2012-2021
Jack Weakley
Treasurer/Public Member
Athletic Training Consulting Services LLC
Term: 2014-2020
Term: 2014-2020
Kathy Dieringer, EdD, ATC
Athletic Trainer Member, NATA
Representative
Co-owner / Athletic Trainer
D&D Sports Med
Denton, TX
Term: 2016-2022
Representative
Co-owner / Athletic Trainer
D&D Sports Med
Denton, TX
Term: 2016-2022
Barbara Long, EdD, ATC, LAT
Athletic Trainer Member
Division Head, Professional Studies
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA
Term: 2017 – 2020
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA
Term: 2017 – 2020
Valerie W. Herzog, EdD, LAT, ATC
Athletic Trainer Member
Graduate Athletic Training
Program Director,
Director, Office of Graduate Studies
Weber State University
Ogden, UT
Term: 2015-2021
Program Director,
Director, Office of Graduate Studies
Weber State University
Ogden, UT
Term: 2015-2021
Mark Merrick, PhD, ATC, FNATA
Athletic Trainer Member
Associate Professor of Health
& Rehabilitation Sciences,
Division Director
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Term: 2013-2019
& Rehabilitation Sciences,
Division Director
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Term: 2013-2019
Bonnie Van Lunen, PhD, ATC, FNATA
Athletic Trainer Member
Professor & Dean,
College of Health Sciences
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
Term: 2017-2020
College of Health Sciences
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
Term: 2017-2020
Christopher Ingersoll, PhD, ATC, FNATA
Administrator Member
Dean of the College of Health
and Human Services
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Term: 2017-2020
and Human Services
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Term: 2017-2020
Steven C. Cuff, MD, FAAP
AAP Representative
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University College of Medicine (Columbus, OH)
Physician, Division of Sports Medicine
Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH)
Term: 2018 – 2021
The Ohio State University College of Medicine (Columbus, OH)
Physician, Division of Sports Medicine
Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH)
Term: 2018 – 2021
Monty Cavanagh, MD
Physician At Large Member
Family Medicine Clinic
University of Oklahoma - Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Term: 2016-2022
University of Oklahoma - Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Term: 2016-2022
Jon Schultz, MD
AAFP Representative
Physician, University Physician Associates
Faculty, University of Missouri Kansas City
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Kansas City, MO
Term: 2015-2021
Faculty, University of Missouri Kansas City
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Kansas City, MO
Term: 2015-2021
Forrest Pecha, MS, LAT, ATC
Post-Professional Residency Member
Manager, Orthopedic Patient Education & Athletic Training Residency
St. Luke’s Health System
Boise, ID
Term: 2019-2022
St. Luke’s Health System
Boise, ID
Term: 2019-2022