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August 12, 2025 by Beth Sitzler

NATAPAC Keynote Highlights Impactful Leadership

In the Chuck Kimmel Memorial NATAPAC Luncheon keynote address, Mark Coberley, MS LAT, ATC, NATA Hall of Fame member and past District Five director, offered reflections on leadership, advocacy and the power of consistent, intentional action. 

Speaking to a room of emerging and established leaders, he delivered a compelling message built not on personal accolades, but on decades of observation and lived experience.

December 5, 2022 by NATA Staff

Members Celebrate 50 Years With NATA

The December NATA News highlights the 112 members who celebrated 50 years of membership with NATA in 2022. Congratulations to these members, listed below, as well as all of our members who are celebrating milestones with the association this year!

Ronald Dunn     

Wm. McFarlin   

Larry Nottingham            

David Orr            

December 5, 2022 by NATA Staff

Thanks to Our 2022 NATAPAC Donors

Since 2005, the NATA Political Action Committee (NATAPAC) has been the voice of the athletic training profession, seeking better working conditions, fair access and the right to practice for all athletic trainers across America.

Over the past year, NATAPAC garnered more than $52,000 from 1,132 contributors between Oct. 1, 2021 and Sept. 31, 2022. View a complete list of the 2021-22 contributing members.

December 5, 2022 by NATA Staff

CEC Shares DEIA Actionable Items

As part of Phase Six of NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Response Plan, each NATA committee, commission and council was tasked with developing three to five actionable items that support one or more of the six NATA DEIA Commitments.

In this blog post, which is part of an ongoing series highlighting these efforts, NATA Connection and Engagement Committee Chair Dani Moffit, PhD, LAT, ATC, outlines the committee’s actionable items, what it hopes to achieve and how members can get involved.

November 30, 2022 by NATA Staff

SLC Shares DEIA Actionable Items

As part of Phase Six of NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Response Plan, each NATA committee, commission and council was tasked with developing three to five actionable items that support one or more of the six NATA DEIA Commitments.

In this blog post, which is part of an ongoing series highlighting these efforts, NATA Student Leadership Committee Chair Dustyn Walton, outlines the SLC’s actionable items, what the committee hopes to achieve and how members can get involved.
 

November 28, 2022 by NATA Staff

Historical Commission Shares DEIA Actionable Items

As part of Phase Six of NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Response Plan, each NATA committee, commission and council was tasked with developing three to five actionable items that support one or more of the six NATA DEIA Commitments.

In this blog post, which is part of an ongoing series highlighting these efforts, NATA Historical Commission Chair Roger Kalisiak, MSEd, AT Ret., outlines the HC’s actionable items, what the commission hopes to achieve and how members can get involved.
 

November 15, 2022 by NATA Staff

AT EducATionalist Shares DEIA Actionable Items

As part of Phase Six of NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Response Plan, each NATA committee, commission and council was tasked with developing three to five actionable items that support one or more of the six NATA DEIA Commitments.

In this blog post, which is part of an ongoing series highlighting these efforts, NATA AT EducATionalist Community Cabinet Chair Paul Geisler, EdD, ATC, outlines the group’s actionable items, what it hopes to achieve and how members can get involved.