NEWS & UPDATES
2014 ELECTION RESULTS
FOR BOD AND NOMINATION
COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT-ELECT
G. GREGORY HAFF, PHD,
CSCS,*D, USAW, FNSCA
G. Gregory Haff is the
Course Coordinator
for Postgraduate
Studies in Strength and
Conditioning at Edith Cowan University.
He is a Level 2 Strength and Conditioning
Coach through the Australian Strength
and Conditioning Association (ASCA) and
a Level 3 Coach through the Australian
Weightlifting Federation (AWF). Haff was
the 2011 NSCA’s William J. Kraemer Sport
Scientist of the Year Award Winner and has
previously served as the Vice President of
the NSCA and Assistant Editor-in-Chief for
the Journal of Strength and Conditioning
Research (JSCR). Currently, he is a Senior
Associate Editor for the JSCR. He is also
a Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist® with Distinction (CSCS,*D®),
a founding Fellow of the NSCA, and an
accredited member of the United Kingdom
Strength and Conditioning Association.
Haff is a United State of America
Weightlifting (USAW) National Level Coach
and has served as an outside scientist with
the United States Olympic Training Centers
Performance Enhancement Teams for track
cycling and weightlifting.
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS –
MEMBER
DAVID SZYMANSKI, PHD,
CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, FNSCA
David Szymanski is an
Associate Professor in the Department
of Kinesiology, Director of the Applied
Physiology Laboratory, and the Head
Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coach
at Louisiana Tech University. Formerly,
he was the Sports Performance Director
for Velocity Sports Performance-Tulsa.
Prior to that, Szymanski was the Exercise
Physiologist for the Auburn University
baseball team for five years and the
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Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach for
two years. Before attending Auburn
University, where he earned a Doctorate
in Exercise Physiology, Szymanski was
the Assistant Baseball Coach and Weight
Room Director at Texas Lutheran University
for five years. His primary research has
focused on ways to improve baseball and
softball performance.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS –
EDUCATIONAL/INSTITUTIONAL
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
PROFESSIONAL
PATRICK MCHENRY, MA,
CSCS,*D, RSCC
Patrick McHenry is the
Director of Strength and
Conditioning at Castle
View High School in
Castle Rock, CO. He designs the lifting
and speed/agility programs for all of the
strength training classes, as well as works
with the school’s 23 varsity sports. He
earned his Master’s degree in Physical
Education with an emphasis in Kinesiology
from the University of Northern Colorado.
He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist® with Distinction (CSCS,*D®) and
a Registered Strength and Conditioning
Coach (RSCC) with the National Strength
and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
McHenry is also a Certified Club Coach
with United State of America Weightlifting
(USAW). McHenry has worked with
athletes from youth to the elite-level in a
wide variety of sports. He has presented at
international and national strength coaches
and physical education conferences. He
is published in books, journals, internet
manuals, and videos.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SPORTS
MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL
MICHAEL G. MILLER,
PHD, EDD, ATC, CSCS,
FNATA
Michael G. Miller is
currently a professor
in the Department of
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
and is the Program Director for the
Graduate Athletic Training Program at
Western Michigan University. Miller earned
his Bachelor of Science degree from
California University of Pennsylvania and
his Masters of Science and Doctorate of
Education from West Virginia University.
Miller is a Certified Strength and
Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®) through
the National Strength and Conditioning
Association (NSCA) as well as a Fellow of
the National Athletic Trainers’ Association
(FNATA).
NOMINATION COMMITTEE
JOSE ANTONIO, PHD,
CSCS, FISSN, FNSCA
Jose Antonio is the CEO
and Co-Founder of the
International Society of
Sports Nutrition
(www.theissn.org) and is a Fellow of
the National Strength and Conditioning
Association (N SCA). He was the
2005 recipient of the NSCA Research
Achievement Award and the 2009 NSCA
Educator of the Year; moreover, he
has published 14 books and numerous
peer-reviewed scientific and consumer
publications. Antonio completed his PhD
and post-doctoral research fellowship
at the University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center in Dallas, TX. He is an
Assistant Professor at Nova Southeastern
University in Exercise and Sports Science in
Fort Lauderdale, FL.