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Officers and Committee Chairs:
2009 – 2011

Committee Chairs

President: Travis Francis, LAT, ATC
Via Christi Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
Sports Medicine Department
707 N. Emporia
Wichita, KS. 67214
Office – 316-858-3575
Cell – 316-641-7694
Fax – 316-691-6792
E-Mail – travis_francis@via-christi.org

President Elect: Amy Cahill, LAT, ATC
Via Christi Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
Sports Medicine Department
707 N. Emporia
Wichita, KS. 67214
Office – 316-858-3537
Fax – 316-691-6792
E-Mail – amy_hale@via-christi.org

Secretary: Phillip Vardiman, PhD, LAT, ATC
University of Kansas
1301 Sunnyside Ave.
161-D Robinson
Lawrence, KS 66045
Office – 785-864-0709
Cell – 785-840-7447
Fax – 785-864-3343
E-Mail – pvardim@ku.edu

Treasurer: Eric Magette, LAT, ATC
Eudora High School
2203 Church St. Box 712
Eudora, KS. 66025
Office – 785-542-4980
Cell – 785-218-5904
Fax – 785-542-4990
E-Mail – ericmagette@eudoraschools.org

Public Relations: Mark Padfield, MS, LAT, ATC
Tonganoxie High School – East
404 E. Hwy 24/40
Tonganoxie, KS. 66086
Office – 913-845-2654
Cell – 785-640-4437
Fax – 913-369-2121
mpadfield@tong464.org

Past President: Brad Parry, LAT, ATC
Kansas Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
909 Mulvane
Topeka, KS. 66606
Office – 785-357-0301
Cell – 785-640-0287
Fax – 785-357-6589
E-Mail – bparry@cox.net


KATS COMMITTEES

Clinical & Emerging Practices Athletic Trainers Committee– Open

National Athletic Training Student Committee – Mark Stutz, Ph.D., LAT, ATC
Chair Department of Health, Sport, & Human Performance
Baker University
P.O. Box 65
Baldwin, KS 66006
Office – 785-594-8488
Fax –
E-Mail – mstutz@bakeru.edu

Student Delegation – Johnathon Blake
1601 SW Lane Ave. Apt. 204
Topeka, KS 66604
Cell – 620-717-2222
E-Mail – jonathon.blake@washburn.edu

College/University – Todd Carter, LAT, ATC
Butler County Community College
Athletic Department
Eldorado, KS 67042
Office – 316-322-3220
Fax – 316-322-3319
E-Mail – tcarter@butlercc.edu.

History & Archives – Jerlyn Peak, LAT, ATC
2010 S. Cooper Court
Wichita, KS 67207
Cell Phone – 316-253-7640
E-Mail – jerdeepeak@cox.net.

Honors and Awards –W. David Carr, PhD, ATC
Program Director for Athletic Training Education
The University of Kansas
Department of HSES
1301 Sunnyside Ave., 161-C
Lawrence, KS 66045
Wk - 785-864-0799
Email: wdcarr@ku.edu

Governmental Affairs/Legislation – Eric Magette, LAT, ATC
Eudora High School
2203 Church St. Box 712
Eudora, KS. 66025
Office – 785-542-4980
Cell – 785-218-5904
Fax – 785-542-4990
E-Mail – ericmagette@eudoraschools.org

Membership – Phillip Vardiman, PhD, LAT, ATC
University of Kansas
1301 Sunnyside Ave.
161-D Robinson
Lawrence, KS 66045
Office – 785-864-0709
Cell – 785-840-7447
Fax – 785-864-3343
E-Mail – pvardim@ku.edu

Career Center Placement Team – Amy Cahill, LAT, ATC
Via Christi Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
Sports Medicine Department
707 N. Emporia
Wichita, KS. 67214
Office – 316-858-3537
Fax – 316-691-6792
E-Mail – amy_cahill@via-christi.org

Research Education Fund (REF) – Rich Bomgardner, LAT, ATC, CSCS
Athletic Training Education coordinator
Wichita State University
Dept. of Kinesiology and Sports Studies
1845 Fairmont, Campus Box 16
Wichita, KS 67260-0016
Office – 316-978-5981
Fax – 316-978-5451
Cell – 316-640-1481
E-Mail – rich.bomgardner@wichita.edu.

Research Grants – Phillip Vardiman, LAT, ATC
University of Kansas
1301 Sunnyside Avenue
Robinson 161-D
Lawrence, KS 66045
Office – 785-864-0709
Fax – 785-864-3343
E-Mail – pvardim@ku.edu.

Revenue Council– Rex Schott, LAT, ATC
Derby Sports Rehab and Therapy
1101 N. Rock Road
Derby, KS 67037
Office – 316-789-1140
Fax –
E-Mail – rex.schott@familymedcenters.net

Scholarship – Steve Zimmerman, LAT, ATC
Sandhill Orthopaedic and Sportsmedicine
101 E. Fulton
Garden City, KS. 67846
Office – 620-275-8400 ext. 29
Fax – 620-275-2687
E-Mail – zimm_man@hotmail.com

Secondary Schools Committee – Justin Clark LAT, ATC
Certified Athletic Trainer
Memorial Health System
Abilene, KS 67410
Office 785/263-6664
Cell 785/466-1365
E-mail – clarkjbc5@hotmail.com.

Young Professionals Committee – Jennifer Volberding, MS, LAT, ATC
2359 Surrey Drive
Lawrence, KS. 66046
Cell – 785-766-8353
Office – 785-864-0710
E-Mail – volberd@ku.edu

Website – Mike Longhofer, MS, LAT, ATC
Kansas Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
909 SW Mulvane
Topeka, KS 66606
Office – 785-357-0301
Cell – 785-554-9454
Fax – 785-357-6589
mlonghofer@cox.net

Kansas Board of Healing Arts Athletic Training Council
Brian Razak, LAT, ATC, Term Exp. 06/30/2007
Travis Francis, LAT, ATC, Term Exp. 06/30/2011
David Carr, PhD, LAT, ATC, Term Exp. 06/30/2010

KATS Presidents: 1980 – Present

  • Jim Rudd
  • Brad Brown
  • Doug Vandersee
  • John Baxter
  • Lynn Bott
  • Bill Buese
  • Eric Walser
  • John Baxter
  • Jim Sperry
  • Robin Danks
  • Steve Barrett
  • Brad Parry
  • Travis Francis