The Far West Athletic Trainers’ Association (FWATA) is comprised of athletic trainer associations from California, Nevada and Hawaii under District 8 of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA). FWATA strives to improve the quality of health care for athletes, patients and clients and enhance the profession of Athletic Training, through leadership, education, and cooperative efforts with other organizations and allied health professions.
FWATA Managing Board
Carolyn Peters MA, ATC, CSCS
District Director
San Diego Christian College
2100 Greenfield Drive
El Cajon, CA
92019 619.201.8768
Lyn Nakagawa MS, ATC, CSCS
District Secretary
University of Hawaii at Manoa
1337 Lower Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
808.956.7144
Fran Babich ATC
District Treasurer
Butte College
3536 Butte Campus Drive
Oroville, CA 95965
530.895.2499
Marissa Sumida ATS
Athletic Training Student Member Chair
Chapman University
1 University Drive
Orange, CA 92866
808.741.0915
Mike West MS, ATC
California State Representative
Jurupa Valley High School
10551 Bellegrave Avenue
Jurupa Valley, CA 91752
951.360.2600
Sam Lee ATC
Hawaii State Representative
Hawaii Baptist Academy
2429 Pali Highway
Honolulu, HI 96817
808.564.0341
Todd Hamburg ATC
Nevada State Representative
Nevada AT Association
1350 E. Flamingo Road #3341
Las Vegas, NV 89119
702.217.5503
FWATA Committee Chairs
Sarah Lyons MS, ATC, PES
Public Relations
Stanford University
641 E. Campus Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
619.206.0926
Committee Page
Ruem Malasarn ATC
Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium
Cal Poly Pomona
3801 W. Temple Avenue
Pomona, California 91768
909-869-2834
Committee Page
Marissa Sumida ATS
Athletic Training Students
Chapman University
1 University Drive
Orange, CA 92866
808.741.0915
Committee Page
Robyn Taba MBA, ATC
Committee on Practice Advancement
SportsCare, LLC
475 Atkinson Dr. #1206
Honolulu, HI 96814
808.554.5667
Committee Page
Jamie DeRollo, MBA, ATC, EMT
College & Universities
San Joaquin Delta College
5151 Pacific Ave
Stockton, CA 95207
209.954.5151
Committee Page
Mikiko “Mimi” Nakajima, Ed.D, ATC
Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee
Cal State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90840
562.985.4111
Committee Page
Lauren Forsyth MS, ATC, CES
Governmental Affairs
University of California, Berkeley
2301 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94720
707.349.5199
Committee Page
Isabel Archuleta, ATC
History & Archives
California Baptist University
8432 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92504
951.264.4791
Committee Page
Hazel Ando MA, ATC
Honors & Awards
Univ of California, Santa Barbara
ICA Building
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
805.893.8320
Committee Page
Sara Hart ATC
NATA Representative
California State University, Fresno
5241 N Maple Ave
Fresno, CA 93740
805.440.6114
Committee Page
Kavin Tsang PhD, ATC
Research Grants
California State University, Fullerton
800 N. State College Blvd.
Fullerton, CA 92834
657.278.7970
Committee Page
Ned Bergert MS, PTA, ATC
Scholarships
Organization/School
4942 Casa Oro Drive
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
714.501.3858
Committee Page
Stacey Ritter MS, ATC
Secondary Schools
San Luis Sports Therapy
805 Aerovista Place, Suite 201
San Luis Obispo , CA 93401
805.788.0805 ext.235
Committee Page
Heather Harvey MA, ATC
Young Professionals Committee
Summit High School
15551 Summit Avenue
Fontana, CA 92336
909.357.5950 ext.3043
Committee Page