ACSM Leadership
Carrie Jaworski

President | Carrie Jaworski, MD, FACSM

Associate Director of Sports Performance Medical Director of the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation Sports & Exercise Medicine Physician Intermountain Health, Park City Hospital Park City, UT

Karin Allor Pfeiffer

President-Elect | Karin Allor Pfeiffer, PhD, FACSM, FNAK

Red Cedar Distinguished Professor in Kinesiology and Director of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Stella Volpe

Immediate Past-President | Stella L. Volpe, PhD, RDN, FACSM, ACSM-CEP

Department Head, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, and Affiliate Faculty Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA

Second Past-President

Irene Davis, PhD, PT, FACSM

First Vice Presidents

John Jakicic, PhD, FACSM
Jill Kanaley, PhD, FACSM

Second Vice Presidents

Andrew Gregory, MD, FACSM, FAAP, FAMSSM
Lauren M. Simon, MD, MPH, FACSM, FAAFP, FAMSSM

Treasurer

Carol Ewing Garber, PhD, FACSM

ACSM Foundation President

Mark Hutchinson, MD, FACSM

2026

Rebecca Battista, PhD, FACSM
Appalachian State University

Eduardo Bustamante, PhD, FACSM
University of Illinois at Chicago

Dawn Coe, PhD, FACSM
University of Tennessee Knoxville

Ariel Aguiar Bonfim Cruz
University of Idaho

Paul Davis, PhD, FACSM, ACSM-CEP
University of North Carolina Greensboro

Allison Gruber, PhD, FACSM
Indiana University

Emily Kraus, MD
Stanford University

James MacDonald, MD, MPH, FACSM
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Brian Parr, PhD, FACSM
University of South Carolina Aiken

Andrea Stracciolini, MD, FACSM
Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital

Anni Vanhatalo, PhD, FACSM
University of Exeter

2027

Chad Asplund, MD, FACSM
Georgetown University

Mats Börjesson, MD, FACSM
Sahlgrenska University Hospital 

David Garcia, PhD, FACSM
University of Arizona

Cindy Lin, MD, FACSM
University of Washington Medical Center

Michelle Martin, PhD, FACSM
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Amy Morgan PhD, FACSM
Bowling Green State University

John Quindry, PhD, FACSM
University of Montana

Heather Vincent, PhD, FACSM
University of Florida

2028

Paolo Emilio Adami, MD, PhD, FACSM
World Athletics

Amber Donaldson, DPT, FACSM
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee

Monica J. Hubal, PhD, FACSM
Indiana University Indianapolis

Shawn F. Kane, MD, FACSM, FAAFP
UNC-Chapel Hill

D. Enette Larson-Meyer, PhD, RD, FACSM, CSSD
Virginia Tech

Gary Liguori, PhD, FACSM, ACSM-CEP
Penn State University, Abington Campus

Farah A. Ramírez-Marrero, PhD, MSc, FACSM, CSCS
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus

Poonam P. Thaker, MD, FACSM, FAMSSM
Ascension Illinois Resurrection Sports Medicine Fellowship

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Katie Feltman, CAE
Chief Executive Officer

Shelby Mandla, ACSM-CPT
Associate Chief of Staff

Julie Stoelting, MS Empl Law, SPHR, SHRM-CP
Vice President of HR and People Operations

Monte Ward
Vice President of Government Relations

Chris Myers
Chief Marketing and Programs Officer

Business Development

Jessi Warner
Director of Partnerships and Sponsorships

Emily Gibson, CPT, CNC
Sponsorship Coordinator

Certification

Francis Neric
Assoc. VP of Certification and Credentialing

Traci Rush
Asst. Dir. of Certification

Marketing

Caitlin Kinser, MS
Senior Director of Marketing Strategy

David Brewer
Creative Services Manager

Greg Margason
Digital Content and Website Manager

Sam Von Tobel
Digital Marketing Specialist

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Abbie Ryan
Senior Director of Meetings and Events

Mwila Mejia
Meeting and Exhibits Specialist

Danielle Apostolidis
Director of Meeting Education

Membership

Heather Turner, CAE
Senior Director of Membership Services and Programs

Anna Parr, CMP
Member Programs Manager

Strategic Health Initiatives

Gretchen Patch, MPH, CPH
Senior Director of Strategic Health Initiatives and Partnerships

Gus Rayce
Program Manager

Laura Young, PhD
Scientific Affairs Program Manager

Katherine Schowengerdt, MBA, CAE, ACE-CPT
Chief Operating Officer

Dawn White
Operations Manager

Customer Experience

Kela Webster
Director of Customer Experience

Heather Drake
Customer Experience Specialist II

Martisha Wright
Certification Specialist

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Tom Ducary
Controller

Jeremy Baker
Staff Accountant

Online Learning Services

Alisha Allen
Sr Instructional Designer

Sarah Rose
Learning and Development Specialist

Technology

Christopher Walter
Vice President of Technology

Stephanie Custer 
Director of Publishing

Angela Chastain
Managing Editor, Books

Miranda Manier 
Managing Editor, Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
Managing Editor, Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Lori Tish
Assistant Director of the Editorial Office
Managing Editor, ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal®
Managing Editor, Current Sports Medicine Reports

Barbara Bennett
Editorial Services Coordinator

Bryan Nyary, PhD
Managing Editor, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise® 

GSSI Pre-Conference

The Physiology of Hydration: More Than Water Alone

This session explores the physiology of hydration through an integrated lens—examining how carbohydrate, sodium, flavor, and fluid interact to influence intake, absorption, retention, and performance. We’ll review current research on fluid balance, osmotic drivers, and palatability, highlighting mechanisms that underpin voluntary intake and thermoregulation. Attendees will gain insight into individualized strategies, including sweat profiling and timing approaches, to optimize euhydration and mitigate performance decrements associated with >2% body-mass loss. Practical applications will be linked to laboratory- and field-based research, ensuring translation from bench to field. This pre-conference equips you with evidence-based tools to support athlete hydration across diverse environments and sporting contexts. 

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  • Session 1: Sweating the detail: New insights on hydration considerations for athlete performance
    • Lewis James, PhD, Associate Professor in Human Nutrition in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University
  • Session 2: Functional ingredients in fluid replacement beverages for athletes
    • Lindsay Baker, PhD, Director at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute
  • Session 3: The hydration toolkit: Practical approaches to athlete support
    • Floris Wardenaar, PhD, Associate Professor at the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University