EDAC Speakers Bureau

Connect to Thought Leaders Using the EDAC Speakers Bureau

Are you looking for speakers to invite to your next education event? Do you need an ethnically diverse subject matter expert to provide valuable insight into hot topics in sports medicine? Look no further than the EDAC Speakers Bureau!

Developed by the NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee, the speakers bureau features a list of ethnically diverse subject matter experts whose expertise range from AT education to value and worth. By opting into the EDAC Speakers Bureau, these thought leaders have agreed to be contacted by ATs and members of the public who are looking for presenters.

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Speaker Title / Organization State District Specialties TODO: FIX URL
Aaron Jackson, MS, LAT, ATC

Athletic Trainer
Source Fitness Management

Georgia District Nine
  • Collegiate Setting
  • Mental Health
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Adrian Dixon, MS, DPT, LAT

Head Athletic Trainer
Baltimore Ravens

Tennessee District Nine
  • Football
  • Rehabilitation
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Ajaya Sparrock, EdD, LAT, ATC Florida District Nine
  • AT Education
  • Emergency Management/Emergency Medicine/Triage
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Alejandra Merriman, DAT, ATC, CES California District Eight
  • Cultural Competency/Social Determinants of Health
  • Secondary Schools
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Arthur Robinson, LMT, ATC Texas District Six
  • Entrepreneurship
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Barima Yeboah, ATC New York District Two
  • Collegiate Setting
  • Sports Medicine Administration
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Byron Cunningham, Ms, PT, ATC California District Eight
  • Football
  • Professional Sports (Football)
  • Rehabilitation
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Candace Parham Lacayo, PhD, LAT, ATC

Associate Professor
George Mason University

Virginia District Three
  • Cultural Competency/Social Determinants of Health
  • Diversity
  • Equity
  • Inclusion and Accessibility
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Carla Gilson, MA, LAT, ATC Georgia District Nine
  • Collegiate Setting
  • Sports Medicine Administration
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Carlitta Moore, EdD, LAT, ATC Arkansas District Six
  • Patient-Centered Care
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Cenell Boch, PhD Ohio District Four
  • Mental Health
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Charlenne Medina, MA, ATC, NREMT

Athletic Trainer
Long Beach State

California District Eight
  • Collegiate Setting
  • Cultural Competency/Social Determinants of Health
  • Diversity
  • Emergency Preparedness/Preventing Sudden Death
  • Patient-Centered Care
  • Young Professionals
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Christina Fanning, ATC, NASM-CES, NASM-PES

Athletic Trainer
University of Michigan

Michigan District Four
  • Gait Analysis
  • Injury Prevention
  • Movement Screening
  • Track & Field
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Ciara L. Taylor, EdD, LAT, ATC

Adjunct Professor
Oak Mountain High School/United States Sports Academy

Alabama District Nine
  • Secondary Schools
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Collin Francis, MS, LAT, ATC Maryland District Three
  • Football
  • Professional Sports (Football)
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Damon Mitchell, ATC California District Eight
  • Football
  • Professional Sports (Football)
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Daniel Monette

Physician

Florida District Nine
  • Primary Care / Sports Medicine
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Darryl Conway, MA, AT, ATC

Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director / Chief Health & Welfare Officer  //  Co-Owner
University of Michigan  //  Sports Medicine Emergency Management, LLC (SMEM)

Michigan District Four
  • Cervical Spine Injury Management
  • Collegiate Setting
  • Emergency Management/Emergency Medicine/Triage
  • Extreme Sports
  • MARCHE Trauma Assessment
  • Prehospital Airway Management
  • Risk Management/Legal/Ethics and Professional Responsibility
  • Sports Medicine Administration
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David Gallegos, MA, ATC, CertMDT New Mexico District Seven
  • Emerging Settings
  • Interprofessional Practice
  • Leadership
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes
  • Telehealth
  • Value/Worth
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David J. Heath, DO, DAT, ATC, FAAEM, FACEP, FACOEP

EMS Medical Director, Emergency Physician
OhioHealth

Ohio District Four
  • Administration
  • Emergency Management/Emergency Medicine/Triage
  • Emergency Preparedness/Preventing Sudden Death
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Exertional Heat Illness
  • Health Care/Hospital Administration/Health Care Administration
  • Injury Prevention
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David Stricklin, MS, ATC

Head Athletic Trainer
Seattle Seahawks Football Club

Washington District Ten
  • Interprofessional Practice
  • Leadership
  • Mentorship/Coaching
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes
  • Value/Worth
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Destinee Grove, MS, LAT, ATC Missouri District Five
  • Cultural Competency/Social Determinants of Health
  • Secondary Schools
  • Young Professionals
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Donita Valentine, DAT, LAT, ATC Maryland District Three
  • ATs Care/Critical Incident Stress Management
  • Functional Movement
  • Leadership
  • Medical Cannabis
  • Secondary Schools
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Dr. Scott W. Cheatham, Ph.D., DPT, PT

Associate Chair/Professor
California State University Dominguez Hills

California District Eight
  • AT Education
  • Collegiate Setting
  • Injury Prevention
  • Rehabilitation
  • Sports Medicine Administration
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Duane Brooks, ATC, NASM-CES, NASM-PES Louisiana District Nine
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Professional Sports (Basketball)
  • Professional Sports (Football)
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Want to be Considered for the Bureau?

Interested in having your name added to the EDAC Speakers Bureau? To be considered for inclusion in the bureau, fill out the EDAC Speakers Bureau Digital Consent Form. Once it is received, EDAC will review your form and follow up with question and/or next steps.

If you currently appear in the EDAC Speakers Bureau and would like to opt out, you can do so by notifying NATA at engage@.nata.org.