Purpose: Develop recommendations to present to the Executive Board regarding issues such as long-term goals and planning, amendments to the SNS By-Laws, official position papers, or other activities and actions requested by the President and the Board of Directors.
SNS Committees
Policy and Planning Committee
Co-Chair: Ruben Echemendia, PhD
Co-Chair: Elizabeth Pieroth, PhD
Board Liaison: Mark Herceg, PhD
Members:
Mark Barisa, PhD
Benjamin Brett, PhD
Eric Freitag, PsyD
Lisa Nippoldt-Baca, PsyD
Summer Ott, PsyD
Lesley Ritchie, C.Psych
Alissa Wicklund, PhD
Frank Webbe, PhD
Education
Purpose: Provide education to professional and lay communities about the role of a sport neuropsychologist in sport concussion prevention and management, as well as to provide factually based information about concussion risks and recovery.
Chair: Nyaz Didehbani, PhD
Board Liaison: Summer Ott, PsyD
Members:
Alanna Conder, PsyD
Mike Czarnota, PhD
Phil Fastenau, PhD
Mark Herceg, PhD
Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, PhD
Philip Schatz, PhD
Marla Shapiro, PhD
Alex Taylor, PhD
Program Committee
Purpose: Planning and execution of the annual meeting and symposium.
Chair: David Coppel, PhD
Past Chair: Catherine McGill, PsyD
Speaker Liaison: Scott Burkhart, PhD
Board Liaison: Chris Bailey, PhD
Members:
Katie Denny, PhD
Elyssa Gerst, PhD
Erin Reynolds, PsyD
Maegan Sady, PhD
Philip Schatz, PhD
Marla Shapiro, PhD
Chris Vaughan, PsyD
Magdalena Wojtowicz, PhD
Membership Committee
Purpose: Promote, recruit and accept applications for the organization. Review application materials and respond to applicants. Communicate application vetting to associated membership groups within the organization.
Chair: Marty Mrazik, PhD
Board Liaison: Chris Bailey, PhD
Members:
Gary Solomon, PhD
Paul Cohen, PsyD
Catherine McGill, PsyD
Fellows Committee
Purpose: Honor and recognize longstanding professional members who have distinguished themselves through exemplary contributions to the development of the science and practice of Sports Neuropsychology.
Chair: Donna Broshek, PhD
Members:
Jeffrey Barth, PhD
Ruben Echemendia, PhD
Awards Committee
Purpose: Functions as a vehicle for the SNS to implement an awards program that recognizes important accomplishments and/or service related to the field of sports neuropsychology and to SNS. The committee creates, administers, and grants awards approved by the Executive Board. Current awards include: Distinguished Service, Early Career, and Dissertation Awards.
Chair: Brenda Spiegler, PhD
Board Liaison: Mark Herceg, PhD
Members:
John DeLuca, PhD
Jamie Pardini, PhD
Philip Schatz, PhD
Gary S. Solomon, PhD