NATA Committee on Professional Ethics

COPE Purpose and Duties

The NATA Committee on Professional Ethics is responsible for adjudicating ethics complaints, thereby ensuring members are held accountable when they violate the NATA Code of Ethics and NATA Membership Standards. This committee is comprised of members with interests or backgrounds in ethics.

 

The Committee on Professional Ethics is responsible for:

  • Educating the membership as to the NATA Code of Ethics (“Code”) and Membership Standards (“Standards”) and the process for adjudicating complaints against members;
  • Periodically reviewing and recommending changes in the Code and Standards, as well as the Policies and Procedures for Processing Complaints of Ethical Violations;
  • Addressing complaints of alleged violations of the Code and Standards;
  • Responding to requests for interpretations of the Code and Standards; and,
  • Ensuring that the Code and Standards, as well as the complaint process, are not in conflict with any federal or state laws, rules and regulations, or any policies of the NATA.
  • Reviewing applications for membership reinstatement.
  • Reviewing membership applications with Self-Report Felonies.

 

 

Ethics Complaint 

Anyone having information regarding allegations of ethical violations, and wishing to supply such information to NATA, shall supply this information, with as much specificity and documentation as possible, by completing the NATA Ethics Complaint Reporting Form at the bottom of this page. All ethics complaints are taken seriously and follow the detailed process outlined below that provides confidentiality and due process to all parties.

 

NATA Ethics Complaint Reporting Form   NATA Ethics Complaint Process

 

 

 

Resources

 

 

Committee Roster

Committee Chair
Paul Rupp, MS, LAT, ATC
Oakton High School
prupp@fcps.edu
2023 (2027)

District 1 Representative
Alan Segee, MEd, ATC
2023 (2027)

District 2 Representative
Frederick Zappala, ATC
2022 (2026)

District 4 Representative
Kyle Rutledge, MS, LAT, ATC
2024 (2028)

District 6 Representative
Cameron Hieb, MEd, LAT, ATC
2021 (2025)

District 8 Representative
Janet Craft, MA, LAT, ATC
2024 (2028)

District 10 Representative
Ciara Ashworth, LAT, ATC
2022 (2026)

Member
Kimberly S. Peer, EdD, ATC, FNATA
2023 (2025)

Member
Mike Hopper, MS, LAT, ATC
2023 (2026)

Member
Victoria (Vicki) Ketchum, LAT, PTA, ATC
2023 (2027)

Member
Richard Cox, MS, LAT, ATC
2023 (2028)

Member
Ashley Sillick, MS, LAT, ATC
2023 (2026)

Member
Kim Barber Foss, PhD, LAT, ATC
2023 (2026)

Member
Brandon Zumbach, LAT, ATC, NREMT
2023 (2027)

Member
Stephen Donohue, ATC
2023 (2025)

Staff Liaison
Kelly Carlin

 

 

 

 

 

District 3 Representative
Lindsey Schroeder, EdD, LAT, ATC 
2023 (2027)

District 5 Representative
Dwight McDonnell, MEd, LAT, ATC
2024 (2028)

District 7 Representative

Dominic Di Manna, MEd, MS, ATC
2021 (2025)

District 9 Representative
R.T. Floyd, PhD, ATC, CSCS
2022 (2026)

District 11 Representative
Alicia Belant, DAT, LAT, ATC
2022 (2026)

Member
Lana Loken, EdD, ATC
2023 (2025)

Member
Jesica Brown, MPS, LAT, ATC
2023 (2028)

Member
Joshua Dreher, MS, LAT, ATC
2024 (2028)

Member
Karlita Warren, PhD, LAT, ATC
2023 (2028)

At Large Member
William (Zach) Garrett, DHSc, MHA, ATC
2023

At Large Member
Tim Kelly, ATC
2023 

At Large Member
Jamie Musler, LAT, ATC
2023 

At Large Member
Suzanne Konz, PhD, ATC, CSCS
2023 

At Large Member
Charles Liggett, MA, LAT, ATC
2023 

BOD Liaison
Cindy Clivio, MEd, ATC

 

 

NATA Ethics Complaint Reporting Form 

 

To begin filling out the form, please scroll to the bottom of the document and select the Continue button in the black box. This will enable you to complete and submit the form.