State/Provincial Director of the Year Award
This Award is given to a state or provincial director who has accumulated the most points during the year from April 1 to March 31, using the Evaluation Criteria format.
Congratulations to the 2023 Winner!
Joni Boyd, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
Joni Boyd is a Professor of Exercise Science and the Advisor to the Coaching Minor at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. She served as the National Strength & Conditioning Association State Director for South Carolina from 2018-2023 and currently serves as a member of the Educator Special Interest Group and CSCS Exam Prep Live lead facilitator. Joni has multiple certifications and credentials within the exercise science and nutrition fields, and she is an author, educator, and presenter. Currently, she serves as the Lead Director of Bingocize-SC, a grant-funded mission to improve the health and quality of life of South Carolina’s most vulnerable population. Most importantly, she is wife to a football coach and mom to four mini athletes, authors, performers, and scientists. Joni is most happy when she is spending time with her family, especially when they are on the beach or at football games.
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Congratulations to the 2022 winner!
Whitney D. Leyva-Camberos, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, RSCC
Whitney D. Leyva-Camberos was born and raised in Fresno, California. She transferred out of Fresno Community College and received her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from California State University, Fullerton in 2013 before going on to receive her Master’s in 2016. She is the founder of the CSUF weightlifting club and has conducted physical evaluations with the Anaheim Ducks. After she graduated, she worked as a lecturer for California State University, Fullerton and was the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the CSUF 17- time National Dance and Cheer team. Leyva-Camberos began working at Fresno Pacific in the spring of 2020 as a lecturer and assistant strength and conditioning coach for FPU’s swim and dive and water polo teams. Today, she is the Head Strength and Conditioning coach of Fresno Pacific University. Whitney has volunteered with the NSCA since 2014, became Southern California Director in 2017 and is now the Southwest Regional Coordinator, where she helps to host conferences for the region. Additionally, she has been teaching at the university level since 2016 and has reviewed multiple strength and conditioning publications and has published two of her own.
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Past Award Recipients Includes:
| 2021 - Julia Dianne Carol Olsen, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F |  |
| 2020 - Vanessa L. Cazas-Moreno, PhD, CSCS,*D, USAWL1 | |
| 2019 - Timothy Suchomel, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC |  |
| 2018 - Joseph P. Lopez, CSCS |  |
| 2017 - Sean Collins, PhD, CSCS,*D |  |
| 2016 - Andrew Shim, EdD, CSCS,*D |  |
| 2015 - Michelle Rathke, MS, CSCS |  |
| 2014 - Chad Kerksick, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D |  |
| 2013 - Ryan Johnson, CSCS,*D | |
| 2012 - Maria T. Mendizabal, NSCA-CPT,*D | |
| 2011 - Lee Anthony Glass, MS Ed, CSCS | 2010 - Paul Moore, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D |
| 2009 - Heath Pierce, MEd, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D | 2008 - Scott J. Sahli, CSCS, NSCA-CPT |
| 2007 - Karyn Gallivan, CSCS, NSCA-CPT | 2006 - Paul Goodman, CSCS |
| 2005 - Mark Nutting | 2004 - Chat Williams |
| 2003 - Kimberly A.B. Zaph, CSCS | 2002 - Cory Warner |
| 2001 - Christine Vega | 2000 - Avery Faigenbaum |
| 1999 - Patrick Mediate | 1997 - Ollie Whaley |
| 1996 - Boyd Peterson, Kim Ford, Ollie Whaley, and John Blievernicht | 1995 - Dwight Daub, J. Henry Drought, John Kordich, Mike Lowe, and Richard Powell |
| 1994 - Tom Cross, Doug Lentz, Tony Moreno, and Mike Lowe | 1993 - John Kordick |
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1992 Region 1: Doug Lentz Region 2: Steve Plisk Region 3: Gary Shankman Region 4: Mike Lowe Region 5: Dwight Daub |
1991 Region 1: Jeff Connors Region 2: Edwin Jones Region 3: Jesse Barksdale Region 4: Tom Richardson Region 5: Mark Reiff |
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1990 Region 1: Gary Viles and John Waters Region 2: Phil Emery Region 3: Roger Finkemeier Region 4: Paul Longo Region 5: Mark Reiff |
1989 Region 1: Bob Cincotta Region 2: Phil Emery and Bob Brosmer Region 3: Open Region 4: Ron Thomson Region 5: Sam Varner and Dwight Daub |
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1988 Region 1: Pat Ciccantelli Region 2: Phil Emery and Allan Johnson Region 3: Russ Ball Region 4: Neil Wolkodoff Region 5: Open |
1987 Region 1: Ray Moran Region 2: Bob Brosmer Region 3: Harley Dartt Region 4: Rick Huegli Region 5: Steve Schulz |
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1986 Region 1: Wes Emmert Region 2: Bruno Pauletto Region 3: Russ Ball Region 4: Neil Wolkodoff Region 5: John Arce |
