Executive Committee Members 2026-2027
Executive committee members are selected during a membership election each Spring.
President
Cassandra Ledman, MS, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA; Purdue University, IN
President-Elect
Kathryn Kern, PhD, ACSM-CEP; Medical College of Wisconsin, WI
Immediate Past-President
Matthew Thomas, MS, MBA, ACSM-CEP (2025-2026)
Secretary
Kimberly Brian, MS, ACSM-CEP; University of New Hampshire, NH
Treasurer
Ash Walker, DHSc, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA; University of North Carolina at Pembroke, NC
Member-At-Large
Paul M. Gallo, EdD, ACSM-CEP, FACSM, FCEPA; CT State Norwalk, CT
Sadie Engelken, MS, ACSM-CEP; CHI Memorial Hospital, TN
Clinical Practitioner Member-At-Large
Kendall Turner, MS, MBA, ACSM-CEP; Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, VA
Student Representative
Kaitlyn Snyder, MS, MBA, ACSM-CET; Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ
Executive Secretary (appointed)
Brittany Overstreet, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FACSM; University of Delaware, DE
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Committee Chairs 2026-2027
Advocacy:
Career Resources: Kayla Taylor, MS, ACSM-CEP; Duke Raleigh Hospital, NC
Continuing Education: Caitlin Cheruka, PhD, ACSM-CEP; & Crystal Grimshaw, MS; Henry Ford Hospital & Medical Group, MI
Marketing: Christopher Fitzmaurice, MS, ACSM-CEP, USAW & Shannon Fitzgerald
Membership: Charles Gronau, DCEP, ACSM-CEP; Palo Alto Veterans Institute of Research
Publications: Webb Smith, PhD, ACSM-CEP; University of Tennessee Health Science, TN
Sponsorships: Ashley Sison, DCEP, ACSM-CEP; Rush/MD Anderson Cancer Center
Strategic Planning: Aaron Harding, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA; Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute, OR & Cemal Ozemek, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA; University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
Virtual Ventures Oversight: Alexis Bhagat, MS, ACSM-CEP; Kaiser Permanente, CO
Website: Clinton A. Brawner, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA; Henry Ford Hospital & Medical Group, MI
Past Presidents
Matthew Thomas, MS, MBA, ACSM-CEP (2025-2026)
Garett Griffith, PhD, MPH, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2024-2025)
Laura Newsome, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2023-2024)
Cemal Ozemek, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2022-2023)
Laura Richardson, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2021-2022)
Trent Hargens, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2020-2021)
Brad Roy, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2019-2020)
Shel Levine, MS, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2018-2019)
Dennis Kerrigan, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2017-2018)
Sam Headley, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2016-2017)
Brian Coyne, MEd, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2015-2016)
Aaron W. Harding, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2014-2015)
Robert Berry, MS, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2013-2014)
David Verrill, MS, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2012-2013)
Clinton A. Brawner, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2011-2012)
Kathleen Cahill, MS, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2010-2011)
Dino G. Costanzo, MA, ACSM-CEP (2009-2010)
Randi Lite, MA, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA (2008-2009)
Founding Members
Dino G. Costanzo, MA, ACSM-CEP
Brian Coyne, MEd, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA
Carol Harnett, MS, FCEPA
Sam A. E. Headley, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA
Steven J. Keteyian, PhD
Randi Lite, MA, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA
Murray Low, EdD, FCEPA