Young Professionals' Committee (YPC)

Composition

This district-based committee is comprised of certified members. Eligible candidates have been NATA members at least one year and are 32 or younger July 1 of the appointment year.

Purpose

Address issues of athletic trainers 35 and younger.

Duties

  1. Develop strategies to increase recruitment, retention, volunteer involvement and annual meeting attendance among young athletic training professionals.
  2. Provide programs, activities and educational opportunities to address young professional needs.
  3. Promote professional socialization of young professionals.
(Pictured L-R) Back Row: Andrew Kukla, Erin Rutledge, Kim Detwiler, Alex Pinto, Amy Chaffee, Jay Hoffman
Front Row: Jay Sedory, Jamie Adams, Tiffany McGuffin, Jessica Martinez

 

Conference Call/Meeting Minutes

Members & Contact Information

Mission Statement

To identify and address the interests, needs, and concerns of young athletic training professionals and to facilitate communication to and from members of that group.

Goals

  • To increase recruitment and retention of the young athletic training professionals in the NATA
  • To increase the number of young athletic training professionals involved in volunteer positions at the local, state, district, and national levels
  • To increase the number of young athletic training professionals attending the NATA annual meeting
  • To provide educational opportunities relevant to the interests and concerns of young athletic training professionals
  • To encourage young athletic training professionals to become involved in public relations efforts to educate the public about the profession of athletic training
  • To encourage young athletic training professionals to become involved in legislative efforts
  • To promote professional socialization of young athletic training professionals
  • To encourage young athletic training professionals to get involved in efforts to improve working conditions and quality of life of athletic trainers
  • To promote professionalism among young athletic training professionals
 
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