
The Committee on Professional Ethics is responsible for:
- Educating the membership as to the NATA Code of Ethics (“Code”) and Membership Standards (“Standards”) and the process for adjudicating complaints against members;
- Periodically reviewing and recommending changes in the Code and Standards, as well as the Policies and Procedures for Processing Complaints of Ethical Violations;
- Addressing complaints of alleged violations of the Code and Standards;
- Responding to requests for interpretations of the Code and Standards; and,
- Ensuring that the Code and Standards, as well as the complaint process, are not in conflict with any federal or state laws, rules and regulations, or any policies of the NATA.
- Reviewing applications for membership reinstatement.
- Reviewing membership applications with Self-Report Felonies.
Ethics Complaint
Anyone having information regarding allegations of ethical violations, and wishing to supply such information to NATA, shall supply this information, with as much specificity and documentation as possible, by completing the NATA Ethics Complaint Reporting Form. All ethics complaints are taken seriously and follow the detailed process outlined below that provides confidentiality and due process to all parties.
NATA Ethics Complaint Reporting Form NATA Ethics Complaint Process
COPE Disciplinary Actions Database
If the NATA Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) has taken disciplinary action against an individual, the public documents related to the action are available and posted on the COPE Disciplinary Action website. The Disciplinary Action database contains final NATA disciplinary actions that have been deemed public.
COPE Disciplinary Actions Database
Resources
- NATA Code of Ethics
- NATA Ethics Complaint Process
- NATA Membership Standards & Sanctions
- Athletic Training’s Shared Professional Values
- Procedures for Processing Complaints of Ethical Violations
- Procedures for Members with Self-Reported Criminal Convictions
Committee Roster
Committee Chair
Suzanne Konz, PhD, ATC, CSCS
Marshall University
suzie.konz@gmail.com
2019 (2023)
Incoming Committee Chair
Paul Rupp, MS, LAT, ATC
Oakton High School
prupp@fcps.edu
2023 (2027)
District 1 Representative
Robert Huggins, PhD, LAT, ATC
2019 (2023)
District 2 Representative
Frederick Zappala, ATC
2022 (2026)
District 4 Representative
Amber Melick, MS, LAT, ATC
2020 (2024)
District 6 Representative
Cameron Hieb, MEd, LAT, ATC
2021 (2025)
District 8 Representative
Matthew Quijano, MA, ATC
2020 (2024)
District 10 Representative
Ciara Ashworth, LAT, ATC
2022 (2026)
At Large
Tim Kelly, MS, ATC
At Large
Kimberly S. Peer, EdD, ATC, FNATA
At Large
Mike Hopper, MS, LAT, ATC
At Large
James (Todd) Hamburg, MS, LAT, ATC
At Large
Victoria (Vicki) Ketchum, LAT, PTA, ATC
Staff Liaison
Stephanie Littlefield
District 3 Representative
Paul Rupp, MS, LAT, ATC
2019 (2023)
District 5 Representative
John Roslien, MS, LAT, ATC
2020 (2024)
Dominic Di Manna, MEd, MS, ATC
2021 (2025)
District 9 Representative
R.T. Floyd, PhD, ATC, CSCS
2022 (2026)
At Large
Jamie Musler, LAT, ATC
At Large
William (Zach) Garrett, DHSc, MHA, ATC
At Large
Lana Loken, EdD, ATC
At Large
Christine M. Odell, PhD, LAT, ATC
At Large
Tyler Hamilton, MS, LAT, ATC
BOD Liaison
Diane Sartanowicz, MS, LAT, ATC