Various NATA committees presented their awards during the 76th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo June 24-27 in Orlando. Congratulations to this year’s NATA committee award winners! For a complete list of the 2025 committee award recipients, read the “Celebrating Committee Award Winners” NATA Now article.
In honor of Pride Month, throughout June, NATA Now is highlighting members of the NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and their impact on the profession.
NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee District Two Rep. Keir Livingston, MS, LAT, ATC, first encountered the athletic training profession thanks to a family friend who was studying an athletic training program in college.
In honor of Pride Month, throughout June, NATA Now is highlighting members of the NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and their impact on the profession.
As a first-hand recipient of an athletic trainer’s care, Kristy Walker, MS, LAT, ATC, experienced the compassionate treatment on which the profession is built.
Walker said during her tenure as a collegiate student athlete, she decided to pursue sports medicine, having received such quality of care.
In honor of Pride Month, throughout June, NATA Now is highlighting members of the NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and their impact on the profession.
Evan Bader, MAT, AT, ATC, aspired to become an athletic trainer having been its beneficiary as a student athlete.
“As an athlete growing up, I had my fair share of injuries and was exposed to the field of athletic training,” Bader said.
Congratulations to this year’s NATA committee award winners! Learn more about NATA’s awards and attend the 76th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo June 24-27 in Orlando, where many of these recipients will be recognized.
In honor of Pride Month, throughout June, NATA Now is highlighting members of the NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and their impact on the profession.
The opportunity to serve an excellence-driven collegiate patient population is what inspired Tina Tubbs, MS, ATC, CES, to pursue athletic training.
As she entered the profession, Tubbs said this enthusiasm propelled her to bring her best self every day to help her patients achieve their goals.
To commemorate Pride Month in June, NATA Now is highlighting student members who serve on their state, district or national LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and sharing insight into their impact on the profession.
“Service” is the word that comes to mind when Diane Zashin, MAT, ATC, describes her motive behind pursuing athletic training.
To commemorate Pride Month in June, NATA Now is highlighting student members who serve on their state, district or national LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and sharing insight into their impact on the profession.
A shoulder injury that cost Emily Clark, MAT, her high school athletic career gave her a new beginning in athletic training.
To commemorate Pride Month in June, NATA Now is highlighting student members who serve on their state, district or national LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and sharing insight into their impact on the profession.
A dancer for 15 years, Gray Badger, CPT, was injured many times, especially while attending a performing arts secondary school.
Badger’s injuries didn’t stop them from completing their high school dance career, thanks to their athletic trainer.
To commemorate Pride Month in June, NATA Now is highlighting student members who serve on their state, district or national LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and sharing insight into their impact on the profession.
Keely Arndt, ATC, found her passion for athletic training as a student athlete in secondary school and college.