August 7, 2007,
To: District One Membership
From: Jeff Stone
District One Director
Re : Notes from Stoney
Hi Folks- The midway point of summer finds good weather, good times with good friends and the realization that there is no summer break when you’re the Director…a lot is happening at the District and National levels…please check the August, 2007 edition of the NATA News and read President Chuck Kimmel’s Address to the membership on “Embracing Change”…
The demographics of our membership are changing…40% of the attendees at the Annual Meeting were between ages 18 -24…our athletic training students are communicating more through technology…the NATA is looking to grow with the member’s needs…and I need to hear what is important to you, the members…
I have instructed Tim Weston to contact the suspended members of District One and encourage them to stay active at the State, District and National level…I need to listen to the “baby boomers”, as well as the “Generation X and Y ‘ers” and make sure that everyone has a voice and a grasp on a relevant NATA…
I will be traveling to campuses through the fall, and look to stop by fields and gyms to solicit opinions and comments…I want to listen on how we can make the District and the NATA work for you…
We have elections for National and District leaders…stay tuned for info on how your voice can be heard…
And now…here are the latest items of interest…
- Sad News- Fritz Massmann Passes Away
- Good News
- Update on Frank Mastrangelo
- Awards at NATA-Anaheim
- District One Treasurer Election
- New District One Committee Chairs
- NATA President-Elect Election
- District One By-law Changes
- Athletic Training Student Representation on
District One Executive Council
- Reporting CEUs on BOC Website
- Address Changes- Keep up-to-date
- Upcoming CEU Opportunities
- NATAPAC
- NCSL- Boston August 6-8
- Posting of NATA BOD Agendas and Minutes
16. NATA Awards Nominations
- Sad News- Fritz Massmann Passes Away
The opening of the 2008 NATA Meeting in Anaheim was tempered by the news of the passing of Fritz Massmann, past District One Director and a member of the NATA Hall of Fame. Fritz passed away on June 24th after a period of declining health.
Fritz was the former Head Athletic Trainer at Boston College and the New York Nets, as well as a roller derby official. He was living in Babylon, NY at the time of his passing.
The District extends its thoughts and prayers to the Massmann family.
Over the past year, the District has lost three members of its Hall of Fame Family- Walter Grockowski, Joe Stanitis and Fritz Massmann. Ironically, this trio was all inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame during the same year- 1984.
- Good News
Congratulations to UMaine-Fort Kent Athletic Trainer Sara Kay Michaud (Pittinger) and husband, Donald, on the birth of their son, Connor Joseph Michaud on June 7th (8:55 pm, 7 lb. 12.3 oz., 20 ¼ “ long). The family is doing well.
- Update on Frank Mastrangelo
Frank Mastrangelo, Head Athletic Trainer at the Dexter School in Brookline, MA is turning a medical scare into a testimonial to his dad, who passed away from a stroke recently.
Driving home from a summer camp with his kids a few weeks ago, Frank experienced some hearing loss and weakness in his right hand. After evaluations at a regional hospital, and then Mass. General Hospital, Frank was diagnosed with a mild stroke. His prognosis is good, and he even worked the Bay State Games in July…in his words, “I dodged the bullet”…
He is currently training with the MGH Train to End Stroke Program, and plans to run a half-marathon for the American Stroke Association in memory of his dad. Donations can be made to support Frank’s dedicated run at http://ttes.disney2008.kintera.org/mastrangelo
- Awards at NATA-Anaheim
Let’s congratulate the following District One members who were honored at the 2008 NATA Meeting in Anaheim:
Athletic Trainer Service Award: Marcia Anderson, Kristine Brown, Rick Burr, Sean Cox, John Ryan, Diane Sartanowicz
NATA 25-Year Award: Katherine Anagnostis, Nancy Bleam, Sara Brown, Kathy Davis, Jeanette Emerson, Joe Fontana, Joseph Fountain, Gail Henderson, Rich Kaplan, Marybeth Lamb, Pamela Lehman, Mark McCarthy, Judith Mezzomo, Sharon Misasi, Gary Morin, Kathryn Peck, Jean Sapula, Robert Snyder, James Sullivan, Alan Visnick, Sandra Wirth, Richard Young.
NATA-REF Athletic Training Student Scholarships:
Alison Moyes- Boston University (William FX Linskey Memorial Scholarship)
Laurel Horne- Plymouth State U. (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine)
Barbara Hemphill- Salem State (Richard E. Vandervoort Memorial Scholarship)
Maria DelliVeneri- Northeastern U. (Frank George Scholarship)
Rebecca Hetterich- Quinnipiac U. (Masters Scholarship – Swede-O)
Jamie Lambert- Springfield College (Masters Scholarship- Professional Hockey ATCs)
Brendon McDermott- Northeastern U. (Doctoral Scholarship- Jeff Snedeker Memorial )
Brian Pietrosimone- U. of Virginia via Springfield College (Doctoral Scholarship- Joe & Sally Gieck Scholarship)
NATA-REF Student Writing Contest Winner
Barbara Hemphill- Salem State College
2006-07 BU-SHU Challenge Winner
Boston University Society of Athletic Training Students
- District One Treasurer Election
Nominations are now being accepted for the position of District One Treasurer. Current District Treasurer Gail Connolly will complete her tenure in December, 2007. Gail has served the District with distinction for almost seven years and we will miss her dedication and service!
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume/vitae to District One Director Jeff Stone no later than September 15, 2007. The election for District One Treasurer will be held on-line from October 1-15, 2007, with the winning candidate assuming his/her duties at the 2008 EATA Meeting in Valley Forge, PA. in January, 2008.
Interested applicants should be literate in Microsoft XP, as well as Microsoft Access/Excel or Quicken. A timeline explaining the duties of the District Treasurer can be obtained from the District Director upon request.
Please send all necessary paperwork (no later than September 15, 2007) to:
Jeff Stone
District One Director
54 West Union Street
Ashland, MA 01721
or e-mail to stoney54@rcn.com
or fax to 508-881-9462
- New District One Committee Chairs
Pending approval from the NATA Board of Directors, I am please to announce the following new Committee Chair appointments for District One:
Clinical-Industrial-Corporate Athletic Trainer- Tate Erickson
Sports Medicine Manager- Cheshire Medical Center-Dartmouth Hitchcock- Keene, NH
Public Relations- Brian Lewton
Assistant Athletic Trainer- Berkshire School, Sheffield, MA
Many thanks to outgoing Chairs Joe Scott and Rob Lawton for their terms of service.
- NATA President-Elect Election
I am please to announce the candidates for NATA President. They are:
Marjorie Albohm- Past District 4 Director-
Director of Business Development- OrthoIndy, Indianapolis, IN
Sandy Miller- Past District 6 Director
Head Athletic Trainer- Stephen F. Austin State Univ. Nacogdoches, TX
Both candidates have extensive NATA leadership experiences, both have served as Chair of the NATA Finance Committee and both are members of the NATA Hall of Fame.
You can view the candidate’s position statements on the NATA web site in mid-August, and anticipate in the NATA Presidential election in the fall (it will be an on-line election).
- District One By-law Changes
A recent review of the District One by-laws brought some issues to the Executive Council. The membership that attended the District Meeting at NATA-Anaheim 2008 voted the Executive Council to make a technical change to the election procedure, allowing an election of more that two candidates to win by plurality of the votes casts.
We will be posting a by-law revision in September, looking to change the way by-laws are approved. Presently, a two-thirds vote of the membership of the District is needed to adopt a change. The revision will allow a two-thirds vote of the members present at a meeting to adopt a change. The District will vote on this change during the on-line election in October.
- Athletic Training Student Representation on
District One Executive Council
The District One Executive Council has always welcome the voice of the athletic training
student. In this regard, we allow the six New England representatives of the EATA
Student Delegation to attend the Winter Executive Council meeting at the EATA
Conference.
In the future, the student delegates will select one member to represent all
District One athletic training students at the District One Executive Council meeting at the NATA Annual Meeting. All student delegates will be non-voting members of the Council.
We were pleased to have Barbara Hemphill, newly-elected President of the EATA Student Delegation and Massachusetts Representative to the EATA-SD at our June meeting.
- Reporting CEUs on BOC Website
This is a reminder to those certified athletic trainers whose last names begin with the letters H-O. You will be required to report 50 CEUs to the Board of Certification by December 31, 2007. Please remember that you can report your CEUs on-line through the BOC web site at www.bocatc.org .
- Address Changes- Keep up-to-date
Please remember to update your addresses and personal information when you make a move or e-mail address change. Please notify the NATA, EATA and State Associations
when you make a move or change e-mail addresses or phone numbers.
- Upcoming CEU Opportunities
The Pre-Season for the Athletic Trainer
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Gilman Auditorium- Hartford Hospital Conklin Building
6 CEUs $90 ATC; $60 Student
http://preseasonfortheatc.eventbrite.com
3rd Annual Marino Lecture and Sports Medicine Symposium
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Children’s Hospital, Boston
6.5 CEUs $75/90 ATC; $50/60 Student
Medical Volunteers for Bay State Games Free
www.childrenshospital.org/sportsmed
2007 Youth Sports Concussion Conference
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Best Western Royal Plaza, Marlboro, MA
Brain Injury Association of Mass. 508-475-0032
www.biama.org (CEUs pending)
- NATAPAC
NATAPAC, a Political Action Committee connected to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, is a federal group that will provide campaign contributions to approved candidates on behalf of NATA. NATAPAC will give primarily to candidates for the United States Senate or United States House of Representatives. It is a nonpartisan group.
Separately incorporated, NATAPAC operates under its own bylaws and is governed by the NATAPAC Board, comprising the NATA President, Finance Committee Chair, Board Liaison to the Governmental Affairs Committee, Governmental Affairs Committee Chair and Council on Revenue Chair.
NATAPAC has two committees: Fundraising and Review.
The Fundraising Committee includes the chairs of NATA’s Clinical/Industrial/Corporate Athletic Trainers’ Committee, College University Athletic Trainers’ Committee and Secondary School Athletic Trainers’ Committee. Each of these chairs may appoint a current committee person to serve on the Fundraising Committee.
The Review Committee is responsible for reviewing requests for federal campaign contributions and making recommendations to the NATAPAC Board of Directors. This has one representative from the Governmental Affairs Committee, NATA’s federal lobbyist and NATA’s governmental affairs manager.
Per FEC restrictions, NATAPAC will only accept contributions from certified members of the NATA.
For further questions, contact NATPAC Treasurer Amy Callendar at amyc@nata.org .
- NCSL- Boston August 6-8
The National Council of State Legislators will be holding its Annual Meeting in Boston from August 6-8. Judy Pulice from the NATA Office will be meeting with National and State legislators on issues pertaining to our profession, as well as manning a booth explaining who we are. If you have concerns for Judy, contact her at NATA headquarters.
- Posting of NATA BOD Agendas and Minutes
Starting in August, the District One web site will have the agenda for all NATA Board of Directors conference calls and meetings. These agendas will be posted approximately one week prior to the call/meeting. In addition, minutes from NATA BOD meetings will be posted approximately 2 weeks after the meeting, pending BOD and Legal Counsel for approval. Please feel free to contact me concerning any issue that will be addressed at the meeting.
- NATA Awards Nominations
Nominations are now being accepted for the many prestigious awards of the NATA: Athletic Trainer Service Award (15-year certified membership); Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer; (20-years certified membership) Hall of Fame (25-year certified membership); President’s Challenge Award and Honorary Membership.
Details and nomination information for each of these awards can be found on the NATA web site at www.nata.org, beginning August 1st through November 15th.All completed applications, letters of recommendation and other supporting materials are due to the NATA office by December 1st. For a complete list of award descriptions/criteria, please go to www.nata.org/honors/criteria.
For further information, please contact Rachael Oats at the NATA Office- 800-TRY-NATA x116 or rachaelo@nata.org .
Stay cool, stay healthy, stay in touch!!!
Thanks!
Stoney
Jeff Stone
NATA District One Director
jstone@suffolk.edu
