David Gallegos
MA, ATC, Cert. MDT
David Gallegos is the deputy CEO of Southwest Sport & Spine Center, Inc., a population health focused private practice serving southern New Mexico and West Texas. He has served the athletic training profession at the local, state, district and national levels, including as NATA vice president (2022–23) and District Seven director (2018–23). Gallegos is the founder of Just Change, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing advocacy in health care, education and social transformation, and the cofounder of Innovate AT, a value-based model for athletic trainers. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from New Mexico State University and holds advanced credentials from Cornell University, the University of Notre Dame and Thomas Jefferson University.
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