MEMORANDUM OF COLLABORATION
Our organization supports the Athletes and the Arts vision, goals and objectives, is willing to support the above initiative through appropriate resources as available through each organization, is willing to participate in ongoing development meetings conference calls and planning/representation in a national launch, supports the development and content support of an independent Athletes and the Arts web site as a resource for musicians and other performing artists, and is willing to be listed as a collaborative partner in this initiative.
ATHLETES AND THE ARTS is a collaborative initiative of the following organizations :
Founding Sponsors
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For more information on this organization and its activities around Athletes and the Arts, please contact Randall Dick 4969rwd@gmail.com
For more information on this organization and its activities around Athletes and the Arts, please contact John Snyder johnnsnyder@gmail.com
For more information on this organization and its activities around Athletes and the Arts, please contact Julie Massaro executive@artsmed.org
Other Partner Organizations
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Rita Yates ritayates2@aol.com,
or Alex Kor akisok15@hotmail.com
For more information on this organization and its activities around Athletes and the Arts, please contact
Marc Harwood marc.harwood@rothmaninstitute.com,
Melody Hrubes melodyhrubes@gmail.com,
For more information on this organization and its activities around Athletes and the Arts, please contact Steve Karageanes drscoop@me.com
The APTA Orthopaedic leads the physical therapy field in research, practice and education so that members deliver care that is evidence‐based, innovative, and effective.
For more information on this organization and its activities around Athletes and the Arts, please contact Frances Dallas puzzleperformance@gmail.com or Frances Cacho francesccacho@gmail.com.
The Bridge Dance Project (BDP) is a grassroots network supporting the whole-person health and wellness of competition and commercial dancers, by providing current dance medicine and science information. We build bridges between these dance communities by providing easily accessible, readily applicable, and personally empowering information. BDP is a non-profit 501c3 organization.
For more information on this organization and its activities around Athletes and the Arts, please contact Jan Dunn jddanmed@aol.com.
For more information on this organization and its activities around Athletes and the Arts, please contact Steve Rock srock@mahealthcare.com or Nate Bordeaux nboudreaux@dci.org.
The mission of IADMS is to enhance the health, well-‐being, training, and performance of dancers by cultivating educational, medical, and scientific excellence. An international group of dance medicine practitioners, dance educators, dance scientists, and dancers formed IADMS in 1990. Membership is drawn equally from the medical, health and dance professions, and has grown from an initial 48 members in 1991 to over 1,400 members from 48 countries. For more information on this organization and its activities around Athletes and the Arts, please contact Leigh Ponniah leigh.ponniah@iadms.org, Dr. Steve Karageanas drscoop@me.com or Lauren Elson lauren.elson@gmail.com.
The AATA coalition accounts for over 200,000 members dedicated to performing arts wellness.
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) is committed to advancing the value of music making and music study to society and supporting the professionalism of music teachers. As part of that commitment, MTNA provides resources for its members and the public to assist them in teaching, learning and playing music in a healthy manner. MTNA has a published Health in Music Teaching position statement that it encourages its members to incorporate into their teaching practices. In addition, MTNA offers an annual pre-conference Wellness Track during its National Conference, as well as a regular column in its peer-reviewed journal, American Music Teacher. The association’s newest initiative is Health, Wellness, and Wholeness in the Music Studio, a valuable resource for studio teachers to ensure their students are engaging in healthy performance and practice techniques.
For more information on this organization and its activities around Athletes and the Arts, please contact Jane Mell Balek janeb@nafme.org
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) is the professional membership association for certified athletic trainers and others who support the athletic training profession. Founded in 1950, NATA has grown to a community of members that cover the globe. The majority of certified athletic trainers choose to be members of the NATA – to support their profession, and to receive a broad array of membership benefits. For more information on this organization and its activities around Athletes and the Arts, please contact Josh Honrado joshonrado@gmail.com.
For more information on this organization and its activities around Athletes and the Arts, please click the logo to visit their website.
For more information on this organization and its activities around Athletes and the Arts, please contact Taylor Cohen taylor@nomaf.org.
Our Mission
Educate, empower and advocate for the delivery of state-of-the-art care for athletes, athletic teams, human performance organizations, and people throughout their entire athletic lifecycle through the integration of nutrition, exercise science, research and technology.
Our Vision
A world where all people perform to their potential, powered by nutrition.
For more information on SHPN, please visit https://www.shpndpg.org/home or contact shpn@eatright.org or yasi.ansari@gmail.com.
For more information on this organization and its activities around Athletes and the Arts, please contact Dr. Adam Rubin rubinad1968@gmail.com.
