Noel has served as an athletic trainer in East TN for almost 9 years. She has spent the last 8 years as the Head athletic trainer for Lenoir City High School. Noel received her undergraduate degree from Union College, KY in 2014. She received her Master’s in Healthcare Administration from Union College, KY in 2022. Noel was a 3 sport athlete in high school but didn’t have access to an athletic trainer; however, once she began her collegiate softball season she got experience working with the athletic training staff and fell in love. Union had just started their program and she changed her major and fell in love with the professional and continues to advocate for athletic training to whomever will listen. She loves the community she provides care in and all the relationships she has made because of the connections as an athletic trainer in the secondary setting.
East Tennessee has been my home my entire life and being able to represent my fellow athletic trainers in the area with anything I can as East Tennessee Representative would be such an amazing experience. I believe as athletic training continues to evolve and grow it is crucial that we have passionate individuals in office to be able to get our vision and mission across as a state no matter the setting or the years of experience we have. I believe we all want to continue to educate about how valuable we are as a professional and to take care of our patients. As athletic trainers we have the most unique job settings and knowledge than any other healthcare professional and being able to educate others on it will only increase our value in healthcare.