SHAPE America Program Councils

SHAPE America's program councils carry out SHAPE America's mission by organizing task forces, carrying out and accomplishing work on behalf of the organization and communicating with the membership at large about the needs of the profession and the resources that SHAPE America should provide.


SHAPE America currently has five program councils. Click on the council name to learn more.

  • Health Education Council — Addresses the areas of health education teacher education (HETE), preK-12 school health education, and state/district health education administration.
  • Physical Activity Council — Addresses the areas of lifespan physical activity, dance, sport, adapted physical activity, and outdoor adventure education.
  • Physical Education Council — Addresses the areas of dance, physical education teacher education (PETE), preK-12 physical education, adapted physical education, and state/district physical education administration.
  • Professional Preparation Council — Identifies and discusses needs/issues related to professional preparation for HETE and PETE, college and university instructional physical activity programs, academic content knowledge, and strategies for addressing the needs/issues related to those areas.
  • Research Council — Addresses the areas of curriculum and instruction, exercise science, motivation and psychology, motor behavior and measurement, physical activity and health, sociocultural and social justice, and sport and coaching.

 

What do the program councils do?

The charge of each of the five programs councils includes the following:

  • Advise and make recommendations to SHAPE America staff and the SHAPE America Board of Directors about appropriate programs, products and services related to the respective focus areas, considering overall impact, member benefit and return on investment.
  • Provide recommendations to SHAPE America staff and the SHAPE America Board of Directors on existing programs, products, services, and activities in relation to the organization’s strategic plan and recommend continuation, revision or elimination. Help guide new initiatives through the review process and recommend task forces and ad hoc committees needed for completion.
  • Build communication with related SHAPE America special interest groups (SIGs).
  • Provide reports/updates prior to each SHAPE America Board of Directors meeting and/or upon request.

 

SHAPE America program councils primarily conduct their business through regular conference calls and email exchange. Council members begin their term in the month of the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo and end their term three years later, also in the month of the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo.

Current Members

  • Rachael Gibson (Chair)
    ABG Global
  • Melissa Quigley
    Broadneck High School (MD)
  • Michelle Rawcliffe
    CATCH Global Foundation
  • Logan Edwards
    University of North Carolina (NC)
  • Jenny Withycombe
    Portland Public School (OR)
  • Adam Mullis
    Griffin Middle School (GA)
  • Kathleen Vogt
    Union Vale Middle School (NY)
  • Lennie Parham
    New Jersey Department of Education
  • Andrew Milne (BOD Liason)
  • Lisa Paulson (Chair)
    University of Northern Colorado
  • Matt Wood
    Tacoma Public Schools (WA)
  • Francina Hollingsworth
    Houston Independent School District (TX)
  • Jason Menoutis
    Miami-Dade County Public Schools (FL)
  • Bob Knipe
    University of Texas-Austin
  • Megaera Regan
    Port Washington School District, retired (CT)
  • Keri Schoeff
    Arizona Department of Education
  • Tom Roberts
    Aquila Elementary School (MN)
  • David Keiling
    Manassas City Public Schools (VA)
  • Brian Rhodes
    West Des Moines Community School (IA)
  • Tari Garner (BOD Liaison)
  • Adriana Lucero (Chair)
    University of New Mexico
  • Jana Moran
    New York City Department of Education
  • Joe Velardi
    Connecticut Association of Schools
  • Robert Holmes
    Jefferson County Public Schools (KY)
  • Terri Stewart
    Palm Beach School District (FL)
  • Valeri Cheseldine
    Eva Turner Elementary School (VA)
  • Meg Hemstrought
    Utica University (NY)
  • Srecko Mavrek
    Hostos Community College (NY)
  • Will Potter (BOD Liaison)
  • LeAnn Olson (Chair)
    East Tennessee State University
  • Hillary Glencross
    Salem State University (MA)
  • Nilo Ramos
    Carolina Coastal University (SC)
  • Tashanna Gillenwater-Catron
    Gillenwater & Associates Educational Consulting
  • Tanjian Liang
    Central Washington University
  • Shannon Mulhearn
    University of Nebraska - Kearney
  • Jan Bishop
    Central Connecticut State University
  • Stacy Imagbe
    Morehouse College (GA)
  • Victor Ramsey (BOD Liaison)
  • Weidong Li (Chair)
    The Ohio State University
  • Tan Leng Goh
    Central Connecticut State
  • Collin Websterc
    Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
  • Heather Erwin
    University of Kentucky
  • Emi Tsuda
    West Virginia University
  • Tan Zhang
    Winston-Salem State University (NC)
  • Nicolette Suchon (student)
    University of Illinois
  • Dimetrius Brandon (student)
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Alexander Kurtzman (student)
    University of New Mexico
  • Victor Ramsey (BOD Liaison)