EDAC - Committee Members

Keith Garnett begins his first year as Chair of the EDAC. He has been a member of the NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee since 1997 as the District 5 liaison, then representative. Keith is currently the assistant athletic trainer for the Houston Rockets, of the National Basketball Association. Before joining the Rockets, Keith has worked with the Charlotte Bobcats and the Kansas City Chiefs. Keith spent eight years as head athletic trainer and assistant professor at Drury University. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Oklahoma and his Masters degree from Central Missouri State University, now the University of Central Missouri.

Mike Monteiro is currently employed as an Ergonomic Consultant for the Beacon Mutual Insurance Company in Rhode Island . Mike, who earned his B.S. in 1993 and M.S. in 2000 from the University of Rhode Island , comes from a large Cape Verdean population in the New England area. While serving in the U.S. Air Force in Germany , where he played football in the USAFE Conference, Mike discovered his love for athletic training after finding himself on the receiving end of a knee injury.

Prior to his current position in the corporate/industrial setting, Mike served as the Athletic Trainer for the University of Rhode Island Men 's Basketball Team and Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Providence Bruins (American Hockey League). Mike has served as the District One EDAC Representative since 2005 and is a former President of the Rhode Island Athletic Trainer's Association. Mike enjoys spending time with family and friends, sports, comedy, writing and learning about various cultures.
 

Laurie Rivera is currently the Clinical Coordinator for the ATEP at Appalachian State University. In addition to her teaching and coordinator duties, she has served as an assistant athletic trainer responsible for Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field as well as field hockey. A 1997 athletic training graduate of Appalachian State, Laurie received a Master’s degree in Physical Education from The Citadel in 2000. Prior to returning to ASU, Laurie was an assistant athletic trainer and instructor at the University of Central Arkansas from 2000-2004. Her responsibilities included teaching in the ATEP and covering Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball and supervising Softball. While in Arkansas, she assisted in several capacities with the state’s association, published the state’s newsletter and became the first chair of Arkansas’ Ethnic Diversity Committee.
 

Joi Richardson received a Bachelors Degree from Prairie View A & M University and went on to complete a Master’s in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Medicine from San Jose State University. Mrs. Richardson in a Certified Athletic Training with the National Athletic Trainer’s Association and licensed by the State of Missouri Board of Healing Arts.
 

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Veronica Ampey is currently works at Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C.
 

Corey Oshikoya, is currently an assistant athletic trainer for the Denver Broncos Football Club, of the National Football League. Before joining the Broncos, Corey worked with the Dallas Cowboys and the Miami Dolphins football clubs in intern positions. His undergraduate work was completed at West Virginia University and earned his Masters degree in athletic training/sports medicine at the University of Virginia , in Charlottesville , VA.
 

Lyn Nakagawa was hired as a full time assistant athletic trainer at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. Nakagawa has worked in this capacity since the Fall of 2007.Currently her primary responsibility is Men's Basketball, and she assists with Football.

Prior to arriving back in her home state of Hawaii, Nakagawa served as an assistant athletic trainer at Oregon State University from 2003-2007. Lyn originally joined the Oregon State athletic training staff from 2000-02 as a graduate assistant while pursuing her Masters Degree in Exercise and Sport Science with emphasis in Sports Medicine.

Nakagawa got her start in athletic training at the University of Puget Sound in Washington where she served as a student athletic trainer from 1997-2000. Upon graduation with honors in 2000, she received her Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science.
 

Monroe is the Head Athletic Trainer at Tenneesee St University in Nashville, TN where he has served in this position for 8 years. Prior to his arrival at Tennesse State University, Abram was an assistant athletic trainer at Morehouse College, and Savannah State University. A graduate of the University of Georgia, Abram also has a Master's degree from Springfield College in MA.

Abram is a member of the State of Tennessee Athletic Trainers' Board. A recipient of the State College Athletic Trainer of the year award in 2004 by the Tennessee Athletic Trainers' Society, Abram has also been honored with the Abover the Call Award in 2005. for the last 8 yrs
 

David Stricklin was hired as a full time assistant athletic trainer at Oregon State in March of 2006. Stricklin is in his second stinct as a member of the Oregon State athletic training staff as her served as a graduate assistant while pursuing his Masters Degree in Exercise and Sport Science with emphasis in Sports Medicine, and a graduate certificate in Health Care Administration. As a graduate assistant from 2003-2005, Stricklin worked with the Beaver Football team. Immediatley upon graduation, Stricklin served as a full year intern with the Seattle Seahawks Professional Football Team.

Now in his second stinct at OSU, his primary responsibility is with the Beaver baseball program, and as an assistant with the Football program. Stricklin also works in various adminsistrative roles, and serves as a liason with the accredited undergraduate athletic training program.

Stricklin got his start in the athletic training fields at Central Washington University, where he served as a student athletic trainer from 1999-2003. Stricklin enjoys snowboarding, watching movies, and spending time with his Fiancee Courtney.
 

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Diana Padilla is an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Arizona State University where she primarily works with the Women's Basketball, Soccer and Tennis teams. In this roles she serves in various administrative capacities. Prior to her arrival at ASU, Padilla worked at Oregon State University and the University of New Mexico in similar capacities.

Padilla recieved her Masters Degree in Exercise and Sport Science with emphasis in Sports Medicine, and a graduate certificate in Health Care Administration from Oregon State University. She received her Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training, graduating suma cum laude from the University of New Mexico. Padilla is also a member of the ESPN Sports Medicine Team that provides health care services to ESPN X-Games athletes during annual and international competitions.