Commission

Eric Sauers, PhD, ATC, FNATA

President

Professor and Chair - Department of
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
A.T. Still University - Arizona School
of Health Sciences
Mesa, AZ
Term: 2012-2021

Christopher Ingersoll, PhD, ATC, FNATA

Vice President/Administrator Member

Founding Dean
College of Health Professions and Sciences
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Term: 2017-2023

Richard Valachovic, DMD, MPH

Treasurer/Secretary/Public Member

President Emeritus, American Dental Education Association
Boston, MA
Term: 2020-2023

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

Bonnie Van Lunen, PhD, ATC, FNATA

Athletic Trainer Member

Professor & Dean,
College of Health Sciences
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
Term: 2017-2023

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

Monty Cavanagh, MD

Physician At Large Member

Family Medicine Clinic
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

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

Gary Hanna, MS, ATC, LAT

Clinician Member

Head Athletic Trainer/Athletics Health Care Administrator/Assistant Professor
Edinboro University
Edinboro, PA
Term: 2020-2023

Randy Leite, PhD

At-Large Member

Dean, College of Health Sciences and Professions
Ohio University
Athens, OH
Term: 2020-2023

Eric Lippincott, PhD, PT, LAT, ATC

Athletic Trainer Member

Associate Professor and Program Director of Master of Science in Athletic Training Program
Lock Haven University
Lock Haven, PA
Term: 2020-2023

Toni Torres-McGehee, Ph.D., SCAT, ATC

Commissioner & DEI&L Committee Chair

Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Associate Professor, Graduate Athletic Training Program Director
University of South Carolina
Columbia, S.C
Term: 2020-2023