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).
- 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
Health Education Council
- Kathleen Vogt (Chair)
Union Vale Middle School (NY) - 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) - Lennie Parham
New Jersey Department of Education - Tazmine Weisgerber
Rutgers University (NJ) - Andrew Milne (BOD Liason)
Physical Activity Council
- 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) - Tom Roberts
Aquila Elementary School (MN) - David Keiling
Manassas City Public Schools (VA) - Brian Rhodes
West Des Moines Community School (IA) - Meme Ratliff
Bellermaine University (Jefferson Co. Public Schools, retired) (KY) - Aubrey Shaw
University of Idaho - Rebecca Battista
Appalachian State University (NC) - Tari Garner (BOD Liaison)
Physical Education Council
- Robert Holmes (Chair)
Chicago State University (IL) - Jana Moran
New York City Department of Education - Valeri Cheseldine
Eva Turner Elementary School (VA) - Meg Hemstrought
Utica University (NY) - Srecko Mavrek
Hostos Community College (NY) - Katrina Haynes
Chicago Public Schools - Michael Ertel
University of South Carolina - Julie Stevenson
Evanston/Skokie District 65 (IL) - Will Potter (BOD Liaison)
Professional Preparation Council
- 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 - Stacy Imagbe
Morehouse College (GA) - Emily Clapham
University of Rhode Island - Craigory Nieman
University of South Florida - Victor Ramsey (BOD Liaison)
Research Council
- Collin Webster (Chair)
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi - Heather Erwin (Past Chair)
University of Kentucky - Victoria Shiver
University of New Mexico - Erin Sweeney
University of Nebraska at Kearney - Emi Tsuda
West Virginia University - Yubing Wang
Old Dominion University (VA) - Bryanna Mieles (student)
Universitiy of Hawai’i at Manoa - Ensieh “Ensi” Shahrjooihaghighi (student)
University of Kentucky - Joe Deutsch (BOD Liaison)
