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Chad Buckendahl

Chad Buckendahl, PhD

Advisory Director

Founding Partner, ACS Ventures, LLC

Dr. Buckendahl currently serves on technical advisory committees for departments of education in Nevada, Mississippi, Nebraska, Indiana, and Massachusetts, and the Standards and Testing Agency in the U.K. In addition, he has served as a consultant to numerous certification and licensure assessment programs in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Australia, including multiple organizations that develop and maintain NCCA-accredited programs for exercise professionals.

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Brian Biagioli

Brian Biagioli, EdD President

Executive Director, National Council on Strength & Fitness (NCSF)

Cedric

Cedric X. Bryant, PhD, FACSM Vice-President

CEO, American Council on Exercise (ACE)

Francis Neric

Francis Neric, MS, MBA Past President

Associate Vice President, Certification and Credentialing, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

Alvar

Brent Alvar, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, FNSCA Treasurer

President, National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

Brent Feland

Brent Feland, M.S.P.T., PhD Secretary

Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa)

Ben Thompson

Ben Thompson, PhD, FACSM, ACSM EP Advisory Director

Chair, Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES)

Exercise Science Program Director, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Danielle Vitogiannes

Danielle Vitogiannes Executive Officer

Partner, Celtic Associations