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USCCE Board of Directors 2024 Nominations

Interested in getting more involved in the USCCE?  Consider running for one of the open USCCE Board of Directors seats in 2024.  There are four positions available this year – Treasurer, NCACE Chair, and two Member-At-Large Representatives. Deadline to nominate is on or before March 1st, 2024.  Elections will be held in late April and the new board members will be announced at the North American Coach Development Summit in Columbus, Ohio on June 10-12. Self-nomination is encouraged and individuals must be members to apply.

 

Description of Duties

Board of Directors

Cam Kiosoglous

Cam Kiosoglous

President

Cam Kiosoglous is an Assistant Professor at Drexel University and a long time National Team and Olympic coach. He currently serves as the Coordinator of Sport Science at USRowing and has worked with a variety of organizations in coaching development. His research interest includes long-term coach learning, reflective practices and professionalization of coaching.

Kristen Dieffenbach

Kristen Dieffenbach

Executive Director

Kristen is an associate professor of Athletic Coaching Education at West Virginia University and an Association of Applied Sport Psychology Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC). She has been working as a coach and coach educator for over 20 years and her research interests include professionalism and ethics in coaching, coach development and support, and athlete talent development.

Andy Driska

Andy Driska

Accreditation Chair

Andy Driska is an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at Michigan State University, where he coordinates the master’s degree and graduate certificate programs in Sport Coaching, Leadership, and Administration. He teaches graduate courses in coaching science, sport psychology, sport sociology, motor learning, and the ethics of sport coaching and leadership, and conducts research on coach learning and the evaluation of coach education and training programs. Prior to working in higher education, he coached swimming for a decade at the age-group, high school, and university levels. He served on the committee that revised the latest generation of the National Standards for Sport Coaches, and also served as member-at-large for NCACE from 2018-2021, helping to develop the NCACE Recognition pathway.
Tammy Sheehy

Tammy Sheehy

Treasurer

Tammy Sheehy is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Coaching Minor at Bridgewater College. She earned her Ph.D. in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology from West Virginia University. Her research broadly centers around enhancing coach performance and well-being, primarily through exploring the role of sport psychology.

Troy Engle

Troy Engle

Secretary

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Sam Callan

Sam Callan

At-Large Board Member

Sam has been involved in coaching education/development since 2000 when he took on that role at USA Cycling. Sam has worked for three NGBs and currently is the manager for youth and education at USA Ultimate. He earned master’s degrees in counseling and higher education administration (Appalachian State University) and in exercise science (Georgia State University). He has also been involved with the USCCE starting with helping to plan the first USCCE Summit in 2016 in Atlanta and has continued to help plan each Summit since. In addition, he has completed both phases of the USCCE Coach Developer Academy and been a member of the USCCE Coach Developer Network committee.

Sean Dahlin

Sean Dahlin

Member at Large

Dr. Sean Dahlin is currently an assistant professor/program coordinator of sport management at Central Washington University. Before CWU, he was an assistant professor for two years at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Sean earned his Ph.D. in Sport Management from Ohio State University and has more than 10 years of experience in athletic administration and coaching at the intercollegiate and high school levels. He centers his research on coaching effectiveness, organizational culture, and leadership styles, particularly within intercollegiate athletics.

Melissa Otterbein

Melissa Otterbein

Member at Large

Melissa Otterbein, MPH, CHES, is the Senior Manager of Fitness & Healthy Lifestyles at Special Olympics International. She is the Managing Editor for the Journal of Emerging Sport Studies, a certified USA Triathlon Level II, and US Masters Swimming certified coach. She was previously the Coaching Education Manager at USA Triathlon, where she developed an elite triathlete and paratriathlete leadership development program. Her research has primarily focused on sport based youth development and athlete mental health, with emphasis now on health promotion for people with intellectual disabilities through fitness. As a coach for athletes across the lifespan for over 15 years and former Division I athlete, Melissa values sport as a catalyst for psychosocial development.

Cara Cocchiarella

Cara Cocchiarella

Education Chair

Dr. Cara Cocchiarella (Ed.D., Educational Leadership) is a coach developer with Win Win Consulting and a Professor in Health and Physical Education at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington.  She is dedicated to empowering sports leaders in pursuit of excellence and to ensuring access and quality programming for all athletes.  Her continued engagement and growth in the field of coach development is driven by her passion for inclusive, holistic, athlete-centered coaching, rooted in quality coach education and support.

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