NSCA’s Northeast Region
NSCA has a network of volunteer leaders who direct NSCA’s efforts at the state and provincial level. NSCA’s Northeast Regional Coordinator provides oversight and training to local state and provincial directors. Members in the Northeast Region can connect to other professionals in this area at local and regional events as well as on Facebook.
States/Provinces in this Region:
| Connecticut | New York | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Massachusetts | Rhode Island | Nova Scotia |
| Maine | Vermont | Québec |
| New Hampshire | New Brunswick |
Upcoming Events
The NSCA hosts state, regional, and provincial events throughout the year
Join the Conversation
The Northeast Region has its own facebook page where you can join the conversation and learn what is happening in your area.
Join the Conversation
The Canadian Community also has its own facebook page where you can join the conversation and learn what is happening in your area.
Northeast Regional Leadership
Northeast Region
Regional Coordinator: Lyndie Kelley, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
Contact: llibby2@une.edu
Lyndie Kelley is the Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning at the University of New England (UNE) in Biddeford, ME. She is responsible for working with all 17 varsity athletics programs at UNE and serves as a Laboratory Instructor for the Department of Exercise and Sport Performance. Her interests are in mentoring/developing young professionals and the balance between the art and science of coaching. She is particularly passionate about increasing the performance resources available to NCAA DIII student-athletes.
Connecticut
State Director: Joel DeMarco, MEd, CSCS, RSCC
Contact: joel.demarco@uconn.edu
Joel DeMarco has been an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of Connecticut for 5 years where he oversees training programs for Baseball, Women's Ice Hockey and Women's Volleyball. Prior to UConn, he served as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Trinity College for all 29 sports. His interests include training for strength and power sports, developing young professionals in the field, and team/leadership building.
Massachusetts
State Director: Adam Feit, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC
Contact: afeit@springfield.edu
Adam Feit is an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at Springfield College (MA). He is also the co-owner of TF Performance, a youth training facility based in western Massachusetts. Feit specializes in high-performance consulting and teaching within the areas of coaching education, sport and exercise psychology, strength and conditioning, and nutrition.
Maine
State Director: Kelsey Bisson, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Contact: kelsey.bisson@coastalortho.com
Kelsey Bisson is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Coastal Performance Training Center, located in Maine. Her interests include performance training post-rehabilitation, the female athlete (of all ages), and postpartum women.
New Hampshire
State Director: T.J. Smith, MS, CSCS
Contact: tjsmith@colby-sawyer.edu
Bio to come soon!
New York
State Director: Terique Boyd, MS, CSCS,*D
Contact: terique.boyd@gmail.com
Terique Boyd is a strength and conditioning professional residing in his hometown of New York City. He specializes in enhancing sports performance for collegiate athletes as well as recreational athletes. Boyd also serves on the NSCA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and is active in NSCA leadership development initiatives.
Rhode Island
State Director: Scott Leech, MEd, CSCS,*D
Contact: scott_leech@uri.edu
Scott Leech is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Rhode Island, and the Rhode Island NSCA State Director. Born and raised in the Ocean State, Leech takes pride in helping undersized overachievers reach their dreams.
Vermont
State Director: Scott Caulfield, MA, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D
Contact: scottcaulfield.cscsD@gmail.com
Scott Caulfield directs the oversight, development, and management of individual and group strength and conditioning programs for over 600 student-athletes participating in Norwich University's 22 Division III varsity athletic programs. He has been involved in fitness and athletics for more than two decades becoming well known across the profession in his work at the NSCA Headquarters from 2011-2019, where he utilized 20+ years of "under the bar" lifting and coaching experience in a variety of different roles in support of the NSCA's mission as the worldwide authority on strength and conditioning.
New Brunswick
Provincial Director: Vacant
Contact: spd@nsca.com to learn about becoming a State/Provincial Director.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Provincial Director: Bianca Paiement, MSc, CSCS
Contact: paiement.b@gmail.com
Bianca Paiement is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Premier Performance. She has been working in the private sector for several years with a focus on athletic development and rehabilitation. Paiement is also a rugby sports coach at the provincial level. Her interests include developing and educating youth athletes, and public education on the role of strength and conditioning.
Nova Scotia
Provincial Director: Vacant
Contact: spd@nsca.com to learn about becoming a State/Provincial Director.
Québec
Provincial Director: Dominick Patry-Tremblay, MSc, CSCS
Contact: dominickpt@me.com
Dominick Patry-Tremblay is currently a strength and conditioning coach at Excellence Sportive Laurentides, a regional training center outside of Montreal, where he works with high school and collegiate athletes. He was previously a strength coach in the Chicago Cubs organization and at the national and regional training centers (INS and ESIM) in Montreal where he worked with international and Olympic-level athletes from a variety of sports.
