Leadership Roster

Executive Committee

Executive Leadership Team

CASSANDRA FORSYTHE, PhD

President

2025 Fall Conference: "Wellness Within: Health and Strength from the Inside Out"

NICOLE MENDOLA, MS

President-Elect

2026 Fall Conference

MassMutual Center, Springfield, MA

November 5-6, 2026

JAMES WHITWORTH, PhD

Past President

2026 Spring Conference

Merrimack College

April 17, 2026

Committee Chairs/Co-Chairs

JONATHAN NARDI, PhD

Scholarship/Awards Committee

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MATT ORANGE, PhD

Sponsorship Committee

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ALICJA STANNARD, PhD

Free Communications Committee

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OLIVIA VADAS

Student Representative

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MADISON LECHER

Student Representative Elect

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LINDA YAMAMOTO, PhD

Membership Committee

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TORI DESCENZA, PhD

Membership Committee

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CHRISTINE ST. LAURENT, PhD

College Bowl Committee

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PAUL MATHEW, MD

Diversity Committee

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SEAN WALSH, PhD

History Committee

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JACI VAN HEEST, PhD

Ethics Committee

CHRISTIE WARD-RITACCO, PhD

Regional Chapter Representative

DAVE HARACKIEWICZ, PhD

Connecticut State Representative

MICHAEL BRIAN, PhD

New Hampshire State Representative

NICK SANTABARBARA, PhD

Scholarship/Awards Committee

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RYAN CHAPMAN, PhD

Sponsorship Committee

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ROBERT HUGGINS, PhD

Free Communications Committee

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ROBERT AXTELL, PhD

Finance Committe

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LUKE PELTON, PhD

Marketing & Communications Committee

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ASTON MCCULLOUGH, PHD

Marketing & Communications Committee

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ELIZABETH O'NEILL, EdD

Past Presidents Council Rep

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TIM HANWAY, MS

College Bowl Committee

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ELISA OGAWA, PhD

Diversity Committee

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CASEY OUELLETTE, MS

State Representatives Chair

Maine State Representative

ANDREA CORCORAN, PhD

Vermont State Representative

NICOLE LOGAN, PhD

Rhode Island State Representative

EMILY HOWARD, PhD

Massachusetts State Representative

DINO COSTANZO, MS, FACSM

Executive Director

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Past Presidents Council

CHEE-HOI LEONG

PhD

President 2024

MARISA HASTIE

EdD

President 2023

COLLEEN MUNOZ

PhD

President 2022

ELIZABETH O'NEILL

EdD

President 2021

PAUL GALLO

EdD, FACSM

President 2020

DAIN LAROCHE

PhD, FACSM

President 2019

JASON MELNYK

PhD

President 2018

JANET WHATLEY BLUM

ScD

President 2017

MELISSA ROTI

PhD, FACSM

President 2016

LARA CARLSON

PhD, FACSM

President 2015, 2007

SEAN WALSH

PhD, FACSM

President 2014

JEFFERY M. ANDERSON

MD, FACSM

President 2013

WILLIAM KRAMER

PhD, FACSM

President 2012

LAURIE MILLIKEN

PhD, FACSM

President 2011

ROBERT KENEFICK

PhD, FACSM

President 2010

JACI VAN HEEST

PhD

President 2009

PETER RONAI

MS, FACSM

President 2008

DECLAN AJ CONNOLLY

PhD, FACSM

President 2006

CHARLIE CHATTERTON

PhD

President 2005

JOHN CASTELLANI

PhD, FACSM

President 2004

STELLA LUCIA VOLPE

PhD

President 2003

NANCY E. O'HARE

ScD, FACSM, MBA

President 2002

DEBORAH RIEBE

PhD, FACSM

President 2001

PATTY FREEDSON

PhD, FACSM

President 2000

KYLE MCINNIS

ScD, FACSM

President 1999

DINO COSTANZO

MS, FACSM

President 1998

MARY JANE DESOUZA

PhD, FACSM

President 1997

ROBERT AXTELL

PhD, FACSM

President 1996

PRISCILLA M. CLARKSON

PhD, FACSM

President 1995

CARL M. MARESH

PhD, FACSM

President 1994

BERNIE CLARK

MD, FACSM

President 1993

LAWRENCE E. ARMSTRONG

PhD, FACSM

President 1992

LINDA PESCATELLO

PhD, FACSM

President 1991

THOMAS MANFREDI

PhD

President 1990

CAROL EWING GARBER

PhD, FACSM

President 1989

THOMAS ROWLAND

MD, FACSM

President 1988

DONALD A. MAHLER

President 1987

DAVID N. CAMAIONE

PhD, FACSM

President 1986

GARY S. SKRINAR

PhD, FACSM

President 1985

BEVERLY BULLEN

ScD, FACSM

President 1984

LEE CUNNINGHAM

DPE, FACSM

President 1983

ROBERT CANTU

MD, FACSM

President 1982

W. JAY GILLESPIE

EdD, FACSM

President 1981

LYLE MICHELI

MD, FACSM

President 1980

LORRAINE BLOOMQUIST

EdD, FACSM

President 1979

JAMES A. VOGEL

PhD

President 1978

CARL S. CHRISTENSEN

PhD, FACSM

President 1977

MICHAEL GOLDMAN

President 1976

ROGER G. SOULE

PhD

President 1975

L. HOWARD HARTLEY

President 1974