NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION

2020 CATA BOD ELECTIONS - BALLOT

POSITION: Member at Large (1)

Term: June 1, 2020 - May 31, 2022

ELECTION will be held March 30, 2020 - April 12, 2020

Joe Cygan, MS, ATC, OTC, RMSK

My name is Joe Cygan and I would like to serve the CATA as a member at large on the Board of Directors. I believe my varied past and present experiences make me a great candidate for this position. I have worked at the Collegiate and Olympic levels as well as in Corporate and Physician Clinic settings.

My first interaction with the CATA was as a member of the Professional Association Liaison Committee while I worked at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. After returning to Colorado in 2012 I was anxious to get back into helping the CATA and was asked to help with corporate sponsorship. I felt like I continued strong relationships with the sponsors we had and built new relationships as well. I look forward to the opportunity to serve you as a Member At Large position on the CATA board.

​Andy Vanous, MA, ATC

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I am a Denver native and have been an ATC practicing in the collegiate setting since 2001. I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science with an Emphasis in Athletic Training from Fort Lewis College. Upon completion of my undergraduate studies, I attended San Jose State University, where I earned a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology. While in San Jose, I worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for one year at San Jose State University and for one year at Stanford University. After completing my master’s coursework, I accepted a position at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where I worked for one semester before returning to Fort Lewis College in January 2004 as an assistant athletic trainer and instructor in the athletic training education program. I worked at my alma mater until September 2011 when I had the opportunity to return to the Denver area and be closer to my family and friends, accepting my current position as an athletic trainer at Colorado School of Mines, in Golden. I have a Corrective Exercise Specialist certification and am Graston M-1 trained.

I have also been fortunate in my career to have the opportunity to work with professional
athletes in various capacities. I have served on the medical team for the ESPN X Games on multiple occasions. Additionally, I had the opportunity to work with the Denver Nuggets as an intern for the NBA Summer League. I currently do contract work for the NFL, serving as the Lead ATC Spotter for Denver Broncos home games.

I have served as the chairperson for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers’ Association scholarship subcommittee since 2014, and have found the experience to be very rewarding. I am currently serving as a member of the CATA Board of Directors as a member-at-large. I have enjoyed being involved with our state leadership throughout our push to gain licensure, as well as helping to organize and implement multiple state meetings, working with our committees, and interacting with many of Colorado’s athletic trainers. I feel like our board has accomplished a lot, but we still have huge challenges facing our profession within the state. I am excited about the challenge and am hopeful to be able to continue serving the CATA and giving back to the profession that has given so much to me. In my free time, I enjoy spending time outdoors and with my wife Kami, our children, Braylon and Ellie, and our dog, Jake.