Currently Elected Officers
The governing body for NCPEID is comprised of a 5-member Executive Committee and a 10-member Board of Directors. Included within this governing body are the president, immediate past president or president-elect, vice president, treasurer, secretary, four members at-large, historian, APENS chair, awards chair, research consortium chair, and two student representatives.
Executive Committee
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 Adam Pennell, PhD, CAPETreasurer (2022-2026)Associate ProfessorPepperdine Universityadam.pennell@pepperdine.edu
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Iva Obrusnikova, PhD, CAPE
Chih-Chia (JJ) Chen, PhD, CAPE, ACSM-EP CIFT
Andrea Taliaferro, PhD
Cora J. Firkin, PhD
Board of Directors
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NCPEID Policy & Advocacy Committee Chair (2025-2027) Associate ProfessorCalifornia State University, Long Beachmelissa.bittner@csulb.edu
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NCPEID Member at Large (2024-2026)Assistant ProfessorSUNY Cortlandlindsay.ball@cortland.edu |
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NCPEID Member at Large (2025-2027) Adaptive and Inclusion Programming Leader Montrose Recreation danielle.musser865@gmail.com
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Leah Ketcheson, PhD, CAPE
Melissa Bittner, PhD, CAPE
Ali Brian, PhD, CAEPE
Samantha Ross-Cypcar, PhD
Tara McCarthy, MS, CAPE
Lindsay Ball, PhD
Danielle Musser, MS, CAPE
Allison Tsuchida, PhD
Lorena Gonzalez Espitia, MA
Sylvester L. Maduna
Lauren Bean, PhD
Adam Forbes, PhD, CAPE
Past Presidents
Numerous prominent leaders in the academic disciplines of Adapted Physical Education/Activity and Therapeutic Recreation have served as president of the Consortium. Many of these past presidents are authors of the scholarly textbooks and significant research/demonstration projects that serve as the foundations for effective physical activity and recreation programming for individuals with disabilities.