Speakers
Call for Presentations
Athletic Business is accepting proposals to present seminars and workshops at the 2009 Athletic Business Conference & Expo. Deadline: February 16, 2009.
2008 Speakers
Speakers for the 2008 Conference will be posted in July.
2007 Speakers
The speakers listed below presented seminars and workshops at the 2007 Athletic Business Conference + Expo and ICAA's Active Aging 2007 Conference in Orlando.
Ken Alan
Lecturer, Department of Kinesiology, California State University Fullerton, Los Angeles.
Ken Ballard
President, Ballard*King and Associates, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Jill Bartholomew
Speaker, Trainer, Consultant, RubySpeaks Inc., Chicago
Frank Beans
AIA, Partner/Architect, The Collaborative Inc., Toledo, Ohio
Linda Bedard
Geriatric Clinical Specialist, APTA, Alexandria, Va.
Arnie Biondo
Executive Director, Carol Stream (Ill.) Park District
Rob Bishop
CSCS, Co-Owner, Elevations Health Club, Scotrun, Pa.
Lori Bitter
Senior Partner JWT Boom (formerly JWT Mature Market Group), San Francisco.
Lisa Bloder
RN,CCM, Registered Nurse and Certified Case Manager, Orlando, Fla.
David Body
AIA, RIBA, Principal, Cannon Design, Los Angeles
Melissa Bossert
Resident Lifestyle Facilitator at Westminster Towers, Orlando, Fla.
Craig Bouck
President and CEO, Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture, Denver
Barbara Brehm
EdD, Professor and Chair of Exercise and Sport Studies, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
Bart Butler
Register Architect and Project Manager, RDG Planning & Design, Des Moines
Sal Canciello
Architect & Senior Associate, Sasaki Associates, Watertown, Mass.
Jack Carman
FASLA, president of Design for Generations, LLC, Medford, N.J.
Gregg Catalano
M.Ed., LCDC, LMFT, Educational Consultant, Physicians of Phun, Houston
Chris Chivetta
PE, LEED AP, President, Hastings & Chivetta Architects, St. Louis
Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko
Head of the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Lisa Clark
Associate, Pinnacle Indoor Sports, Eau Claire, Wis.
Silvana Clark
Speaker, Author, Television Personality, Nashville, Tenn.
Jim Cleveland
Director of Recreation, Town of Parker, Colo.
Jim Cline
Prinicipal, The Goals Group, Columbus, Ohio
Sandy Coffman
President, Programming For Profit, Bradenton, Fla.
Jason Cohen
CPRP, Director of Parks & Recreation, Colchester, Conn.
Dan Connaughton
EdD, EMT, Associate Professor, University of Florida-Gainesville
Casey Conrad
President, Healthy Inspirations and Communication Consultants, Wakefield, R.I.
Leigh Crews
Licensed Corporate WellCoach and the owner of Think-GPS™ Adventure Training and Dynalife, Inc., Rome, Ga.
Diane Dahlmann
Director of Recreation Services and Facilities, University of Missouri-Columbia
Anne Davis
National Manager of Tennis Organizers, United States Tennis Association, Tallahasse, Fla.
Stephen DeHekker
AIA, Vice President, Hastings & Chivetta Architects Inc., St. Louis
Lisa Delphy Neirotti
Associate Professor, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, School of Business, The George Washington University
Shawn DeRosa
Esq., Risk Management and Aquatic Specialist, Aquatic Safety Research Group LLC, Boston
Diane Doster
President, and Co-founder of Wellbeyond, Inc., Sedona, Ariz.
Ann Drummie
Ing., Senior Project Manager, Brailsford & Dunlavey, Washington
Bryan Dunkelberger
Interior Designer & Senior Associate, Sasaki Associates, Watertown, Mass.
Terry Eckmann
Ph.D. Associate Professor, Minot State University
Perry Edelman
PhD, Director of Outcomes Research at Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging, Evanston, Ill.
Joy Esper
Consultant and Owner, KEPP ACTIVE The Esper Way, Framingham, Mass.
Avery Faigenbaum
EdD, CSCS, FACSM, FNSCA, Associate Professor, Dept of Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey
Susan Fee
MEd, LPC, Licensed Mental Counselor, Career Coach and National Trainer, Cleveland, Ohio
Michael Fishbaugh
ASLA, LEED AP, Project Manager/Landscape Architect, The Collaborative Inc., Toledo, Ohio
Helen Foster
JWT BOOM, New Orleans, La.
Lynn Freeman
National Clinical Director, SunDance Rehabilitation Corporation, Alexandria, Va.
Jeana French
MS, Program Coordinator for the Center for Successful Aging, California State University, Fullerton, Calif.
Keith Fuchigami
AIA, Registered architect and Vice President, Canon Design, Los Angeles
Mike Gallups
General Manager, American Sports Centers, Anaheim, Calif.
Kathy Geller
Exercise Manager for the Arthritis Foundation New Jersey Chapter, Iselin, N.J.
Norm Gill
Partner, Pinnacle Indoor Sports, Louisville, Ky.
Chris Givens
Director of Membership & Education Programs, National Alliance for Youth Sports, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Tom Griffiths
EdD, Director of Aquatics and Safety Officer for Athletics, Penn State University, and Consultant, Aquatics Safety Research Group, State College, Pa.
Frank Guengerich
Executive Vice President, WTS, Rockville, Md.
Dave Hammel
AIA, Principal, Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture, Denver
Juliene Hefter
MSOLQ, CPRP, Deputy Director, Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association and Founder, Safety First Aquatics, LLC, Greendale, Wis.
Barbara Heller
Senior Manager, PROS Consulting, Chicago
Diane Hirson
MA, Director of Marketing, Hastings & Chivetta Architects Inc., St. Louis
Mike Holtzman
President, Profitable Food Facilities, Poway, Calif.
Jessica Horwath
Wellness Manager, Oak Crest Village Retirement Community, Baltimore, MD, and part of the Erickson Retirement Communities network, Parkville, Md.
Scot Hunsaker
President, Counsilman / Hunsaker & Associates, St. Louis
Donna Hutchinson
Owner, On The Edge Fitness Educators, North Vancouver, B.C.
Jennifer Jacobs
Director of Operations, WTS, Rockville, Md.
Mike James
General Manager, World Bank Fitness Centers, Washington
Robert Johnston
MRAIC, AIA, Principal, Cannon Design Architecture Inc., Victoria, B.C.
Jessie Jones
Fullerton, Calif.
Patrick Karlsson
Wellness Coordinator, Greenspring Retirement Village, Springfield, VA and Fitness & Function Team Coordinator, Erickson Retirement Communities, Catonsville, Md.
Krystyna Kasprzak
Director of membership, ICAA, Vancouver, Canada
Christopher Kastelic
AIA, LEED, Principal, Sink Combs Dethlefs Sports Architecture, Denver
Carol Kennedy-Armbruster
MS, Lecturer, Department of Kinesiology, Indiana University
Jeff King
President, Ballard*King and Associates, Pueblo West, Colo.
P. Annie Kirk
ASLA, Director, Acer Institute, Aurora, Ore.
Barry Klein
Co-Owner, Elevations Health Club, Scotrun, Pa.
Leah Klusch
Nurse Educator and Consultant, Alliance, Ohio
Erik Kocher
AIA, Principal, NCARB, LEED, Hastings & Chivetta Architects Inc., St. Louis
Donald Koepke
MDiv, BCC, Director of the CLH Center for Spirituality and Aging, Anaheim, Calif.
Terri Langhans
COE (Chief of Everything), Blah Blah Blah Etc. Inc., Westminster, Calif.
Cindy Lauer
Senior Director of Wellness/HealthAbility for Sodexho Senior Services, a division of Sodexho Alliance, Washington, Pa.
Wayne Lee
Director of Human Performance and Health Promotion, PSP Division, Canadian Forces, Ottawa, Ontario
Jeffery Long
Attorney, Prout-LeVangie, Sacramento, Calif.
Rita Lopienski
Regional Director of Resident Programs, Pathway Senior Living, Des Plaines, Ill.
Brenda Loube
Montgomery Village, Md.
Paula Martin
Wellness and Activity Coordinator, The Village at Clark-Lindsey, Urbana, Ill.
Lynne Matallana
President and Founder of the NFA, Orange, Calif.
Ian McGregor
Ph.D., President, McGregor & Associates, Vancouver, B.C.
Colleen McKenna
Vice President, Cannon Design, Boston
Julie McNeney
Chief Operating Officer, ICAA, Vancouver, Canada
Randy Mendioroz
Principal, Aquatic Design Group, Carlsbad, Calif.
Terri Merritt-Worden
MS, CES, FAACVPR, Director of Operations, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Steve Michener
Partner, Pinnacle Indoor Sports, Prescott, Ariz.
John Miller
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Chris Moler
Owner, STAAR Solutions, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Jan Montague
MGS, Vice President of Wellness Initiatives for Lakeview Village, Lenexa, Kan.
Mike Moran
Recreation Superintendent, Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department
Michael Morris
AIA, LEED AP, Project Manager, Jacobs Facilities, Inc., St. Louis
Ruby Newell-Legner
CSP, Guest Speaker and Trainer, RubySpeaks Inc., Littleton, Colo.
Norm Nowell
Managing General Partner, American Sports Centers, Anaheim, Calif.
Brad Noyes
Vice President, Brailsford & Dunlavey, Washington
PJ O'Clair
President and Educational Director of Northeast Pilates, a STOTT PILATES Certification Center in New England, Toronto, ON, Canada
Phil Page
PT, ATC, MS, CSCS, Physical Therapist
Robert Pallay
Private physicain, Family Medicine In Hillsborough, N.J.
Haley Panton
Project Manager for Water Technology Inc., Beaver Dam, Wis.
Andy Parker
Director of Start Smart Sports Development Programs, National Alliance for Youth Sports, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Jack Patton
AIA, Registered Architect, LEED Accredited Professional and Principal, RDG Planning & Design, Des Moines, Iowa
James Peterson
Ph.D., FACSM, Publisher, Healthy Learning, Monterey, Calif.
Will Phillips
CEO and Founder, REX Roundtables for Executives, Poway, Calif.
Michael Pratl
AIA, Director of Sports and Recreation Facilities, Jacobs Facilities Inc., St. Louis
John Reese
PE, President, Reese Engineering, State College, Pa.
Janelle Renda
Resident Lifestyle Facilitator Assistant at Westminster Towers, Orlando, Fla.
Mark Richards
MS, PT, Champlin, Minn.
Dan Ritchie
MS, CSCS, HFI, Co-owner, Miracles Fitness, West Lafayette, Ind.
Michael Rogers
Associate professor of exercise science, Department of kinesiology and sport studies and research director for the Center for Physical Activity and Aging, Wichita State University, Kan.
Debra Rose
PhD, Professor in the Kinesiology Department and co-director of the Center for Successful Aging, California State University, Fullerton
Jodi Rudick
President, ADvisors Marketing Group, Oceanside, Calif.
Tom Rutlin
President and founder of Exerstrider Products, Madison, Wis.
Patricia Ryan
Vice president of education, ICAA, Vancouver, Canada
Patrick Ryan
General Manager, Mardyke Arena, University College, Cork, Ireland
Laura Sachs
creator of E-MOTION Mind/Body Fitness, San Francisco
Michael Samuelson
President & CEO, The Health & Wellness Institute (HWI), Providence, R.I.
Mary Sanders
Ph.D., FACSM, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, and Director of WaterFit/Golden Waves
Todd Seidler
Ph.D., Associate Professor and Coordinator, Sport Management, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.
Jordan Shenker
Executive Director, Carole and Marcus Weinstein Jewish Community Center, Richmond, Va.
Brian Siegel
Partner & Attorney, Joe Dumar's Fieldhouse, Shelby Township, Mich.
Joseph Signorile
PhD, Coral Gables, Fla.
Bob Simons
Ph.D., CEO of Simons Fitness Enterprises, Inc., Tampa Bay, Fla.
Cody Sipe
MS, ES, RCEP, Co-owner, Miracles Fitness, West Lafayette, Ind.
Monica Smith
MS, Executive Director/Wellness Specialist Twin Lakes at Montgomery, Cincinatti, Ohio
Dean Smith
BFA, BScPT, Physical Therapist, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
John Spengler
JD, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Florida-Gainesville
David Sprague
Senior Principal and Lead Designer, Ohlson Lavoie Collaborative, Denver
Sheri Steinig
MSW is the Special Projects Director at Generations United, Washington, DC
Kathy Stevens
Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
Van Stokes
Recreation Director, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Jeffrey Stout
Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Director of the Metabolic and Body Composition Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma-Norman
Stephen Tharrett
MS, President, Club Industry Consulting, Highland Village, Texas
Jocelyn Tobnick
MPH, National Health Director, The OASIS Institute, St. Louis, Mo.
Susan Trautman
CPRP, Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Des Peres, Mo.
Kevin Trotta
BS, MA, Grounds Manager & Turfgrass IPM Specialist, North Rockland Central School District, Cornwall, N.Y.
Kay Van Norman
President, Seniors Unlimited, Bozeman, Mont.
Carla Varriale
Esq., Partner, Havkins Rosenfeld Ritzert & Varriale, LLP, New York
Reed Voorhees
Vice President, Cannon Design, St. Louis
Erika Werkheiser
Regional Account Executive, WTS, Rockville, Md.
Wayne Westcott
Ph.D., Fitness Research Director, South Shore YMCA, Quincy, Mass.
Jim Wheeler
Aquatics Director, City of Oakland, Calif.
Chris White
Senior Vice President, Planning and Design, WTS, Rockville, Md.
Doug Whiteaker
Principal, Water Technology, Inc., Beaver Dam, Wis.
Yang Yang
PhD., Urbana, Ill.
Arnold Zirkes
Net Results, Bowling Green, Ohio
