NATA Liaison Groups

Interested in serving as a NATA liaison? Please visit NATA GATHER for the current list of openings and consider applying today! 

For questions, please email engage@nata.org. 

Academy for Sports Dentistry (ASD)Robert Ogar
Alliance of Social Workers in Sports (ASWIS)Lovie Tabron
American Academy of Neurology Sports Neurology SectionTodd P. Daniels
American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsNATA President
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness (COSMF)VACANT
American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)Lawrence H. Collins
American College Health Association (ACHA)Lori Dewald
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)NATA President
American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)Jeremy Busch
American Medical Association (AMA) Healthcare Professional Advisory Committee (HCPAC)Karen D. Fennell
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)NATA President
American Optometric Association (AOA) Sport Vision SectionTodd P. Daniels, ATC, LMP, CSCS
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)NATA President
American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine (AOASM)NATA President
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)NATA President
American Red Cross (ARC)David Berry
American Sports and Performance Dietitians' Association (ASPDA)Mary McLendon
Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP)Christopher O'Brien
Athletic Equipment Managers Association (AEMA)Jeremy Busch
Canadian Athletic Therapists' Association (CATA)Meghan McKay
HOSA- Future Health ProfessionalsJennifer Rheeling
International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS)Antonella Felippo
Japan Athletic Trainers' Organization (JATO)Daisuke Shibata
Mental Health America (MHA)Timothy Neal
National Association of Advisors of Health Professions (NAAHP)MaryBeth Horodyksi
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)Tory Lindley
National Basketball Athletic Trainers Association (NBATA)NATA President
National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)Ciara Taylor
National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA)Brittany Bingham, MA, ATC
National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE)Mike Sims
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)Michael G. Miller
National Collegiate Athletic AssociationNATA President
NCAA Rules CommitteesDavid Polanski (Football), Paul Culina (Ice Hockey), Jim Thornton (Wrestling)
Osteoarthritis Action Alliance (OAA)Jeffrey Driban
Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA)Jeffrey A. Russell
Professional Baseball AT Society (PBATS)NATA President
Professional Football AT Society (PFATS)NATA President
Professional Hockey AT Society (PHATS)NATA President
Professional Soccer AT Society (PSATS)NATA President
Sports and Human Performance Nutrition (SHPN Alliance)Dana White
Sidelined USAJordan Anderson
Sports Neuropsychology SocietyJacob Resch
United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA)Kenneth Wright
U.S. LacrosseAlda Burston (College/University), George Wham (Secondary School)
USA CheerKaren Lew Fierman
USA FootballRichard A. McPherson
-Katie Scott (NATA Staff Liaison to Program)
-Ray Davis (NATA Board Liaison to Program)