Purpose
The purpose of the DEIA Council is to develop and recommend efforts to ensure the implementation and integration of diversity, equity, inclusion and access commitments and principles approved by the NATA Board of Directors. Members of the council include the DEIA chair and vice chair, Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee chair, LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee chair, chair of Accessibility Work Group, the chair of any additional Work Group, and two at-large members who provide additional subject matter expertise.
Council Roster
Council Chair
Trevor Bates, DHSc, AT, ATC
trevorbates.tb@gmail.com
2023 (2028)
Vice-Chair
Rebecca Lopez, PhD, ATC, CSCS
rlopezatc@gmail.com
2023 (2028)
Ethnic Diversity Advisory Chair
Darryl Conway, MA, AT, ATC
2021 (2025)
LGBTQ+ Advisory Chair
Jennifer Sturtevant, MBA, LAT, ATC
2022 (2026)
At Large Member
VACANT
2023
At Large Member
VACANT
Accessibility Workgroup Chair
VACANT
Additional Workgroup Chair
VACANT
Council BOD Liaison
Vicky Graham, DAT, LAT, ATC
Staff Liaison
Leslie Scantlebury, MBA