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 2020 winner!
Vanessa L. Cazás-Moreno, PhD, CSCS,*D, USAWL1
Cazás-Moreno earned her PhD from Concordia University Chicago with a focus in Leadership and Human Performance, her Master’s degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Strength and Conditioning from California State University (CSU), Fullerton and Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport Management and History. She is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Human Performance and Sport Science department at Tennessee State University (TSU), Nashville. Before teaching at TSU, she was a manager of a sport and medical facility, an adjunct faculty member at CSU Fullerton, a strength and conditioning coach in the private sector, and a wellness coach for special populations (i.e., COPD, stroke, cardiac patients). Cazás-Moreno is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and a reviewer for their flagship journal, The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Also, she is USA Weightlifting, Level 1 certified. Her primary research interests are in human performance, specifically strength and conditioning, and post-activation potentiation. Cazás-Moreno has published multiple peer-reviewed articles and national abstracts, contributing to the human performance field. Currently, she is actively serving her industry as the NSCA Tennessee State Director.
View Cazás-Moreno's Press Release.
Past Award Recipients Includes:
| 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 |
