Having moved to Tennessee during college to attend MTSU, I have been fortunate to work with many greAT Athletic Trainers who have helped instill a passion for our greAT profession. I received my degree from MTSU in 2013 and loved Tennessee so much, I never left. Currently I am serving in my 4th year as the Head Athletic Trainer at Lakeway Christian Academy. Prior to LCA, I was the Athletic Trainer for Cocke County High School from 2019 – 2018 and have worked with both OrthoTN/KOC and Covenant Health. I have been a member of NATA since 2010 and taken part in TATS and SEATA meetings since then as well. I am passionate about Athletic Training and look forward to continuing to learn from the more seasoned Athletic Training veterans and will remain proactive in working to help the younger generations of athletic trainers get more involved in our organizations. I believe it is important we take part in serving so that we can protect our profession and continuing education to make advancements to better help our patients, no matter what setting we work in. Having a servant’s heart, I love this profession because we are constantly serving, learning, evolving, and applying new things in our daily lives.
If elected as the Tennessee Athletic Trainers Society East TN Regional Representative, I will work hard for our membership to represent East Tennessee to the best of my abilities.