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A. NAME: DR. MARC A. RABINOFF

B. PERSONAL DATA: Home Address: 7600 West Coal Mine Avenue, Unit “A”

Littleton, Colorado 80123

Telephone: (303) 972-3428/cell: 303-594-3101

C. CURRENT POSITION: Professor Emeritus, Awarded, September, 2012

Human Performance and Sport Department,

Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado, (As

of May 2012, Metropolitan State University of Denver)

President, Rabinoff Consulting Services, Inc. Littleton, CO.

D. EDUCATION: EARNED DEGREES: Ed.D. Degree College of Education, University of Houston (Higher

Education Administration) August 1977

Ed.S. Degree College of Education, University of Bridgeport, Connecticut

(Specialist Degree in Public School Administration and

Supervision) August 1972

M.S. Degree Arnold College of Physical Education, University of

Bridgeport, Connecticut (Physical Education and Health)

August 1970

B.S. Degree Southern Connecticut State College (Physical Education and

Health) June 1969

CERTIFICATION:

Certified Forensic Consultant (CFC), 2004-2015)

Board Certified Forensic Examiner, American Board of Forensic Examiners,

Diplomate 1994-2015

Fellow American College of Forensic Examiners, March 1996-2015

Safety Certified USA Gymnastics Association, 1985 – 2018

E. EMPLOYMENT: PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Full (Tenured) Professor

Human Performance and Sport (formerly Physical Education

and Recreation) Department, Metropolitan State College of

Denver, Denver, Colorado, Promoted, September 1984 – May

2012(retired, named and awarded Professor Emeritus)

Chair, Human Performance and Sport Department, Metropolitan

State College of Denver, October 2003 to June 2006

Associate Professor

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Physical Education and Recreation Department, Metropolitan

State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado, September 1980 –

August 1984 (Assistant Professor, 1977 – 1980)

Chair Human Performance, Sport and Leisure Studies (formerly

Physical Education and Recreation) Department, Metropolitan

State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado, August 1986 –

August 1992

Interim Associate Dean

School of Professional Studies, Metropolitan State College of

Denver, Denver, Colorado, August 1989 – June 1990 (on

leave from Chair position)

Visiting Professorship

Sport Law, Graduate School, East Stroudsburg University,

Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Summer Sessions 1985, 1987

Adjunct Graduate Faculty & Program Advisor

Chapman University, Denver Campus (M.S. in Sports

Medicine), 1986 – 1996

Adjunct Graduate Faculty

University of Northern Colorado, 1987 –1988

Doctoral Committee Member

University of New Mexico, December 1990 – August 1991

Director, Men’s Athletics

Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado,

1977 – 1982 (Assistant Men’s Gymnastic Coach)

Assistant Professor

Physical Education and Recreation, Saint Leo College,

Saint Leo, Florida, 1973 – 1977

Director, Intramural Activities, Head Gymnastic & Swimming Coach

Saint Leo College, Saint Leo, Florida, 1973 – 1977

(1976 – 1977 Administrative Leave)

Swimming & Diving Coach

Trumbull High School, Trumbull, Connecticut, 1973 Season

Instructor and Head Gymnastic Coach

Physical Education, Arnold College, University of Bridgeport,

Connecticut, 1970 – 1973

NON-TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Member, Accreditation Commission for the American Association of Integrated

Medicine, October 2010 to 2011

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Educational Specialist

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of

Technology, October 1994 – Present

National Spokesperson

Product Liability Sports (National Coalition for Tort Reform

to Save Sport in America) North Palm Beach, Florida,

October 1987 – October 1988

President Rabinoff Consulting Services, Inc., Sport and Fitness Liability

Consultants, Denver, Colorado, 1986 – Present

Senior Consultant, Fitness Risk Management, Inc. 1990-1993

Territory Sales Manager

Ross Pharmaceutical Company, Newark, New Jersey,

March 1973 – August 1973

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

Symposium Director

Furman Griffis Symposium on: Legal Liability of the Human

Performance and Leisure Professional, Denver, Colorado,

November 12, 1993 (written proceedings and video tape

available)

National Safety Certifier

USGF National Gymnastics Safety Certification Course,

February 1986 – December 1990

National Safety Certifier

United States Gymnastics Safety Association, Washington,

D.C., 1987

Associate Content Editor

USGF Technique Magazine, 1985 – 1989

Associate Content Editor

USGF Magazine, 1985 – 1989

National Conference Chairman

SMARTS IV, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 29 –

July 1, 1983 (Sports Management Art & Science Society)

Meet Director National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)

Men’s Gymnastic National Championships, Denver,

Colorado, March 11-12, 1983

President Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education,

Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD), 1982 – 1983

President Elect Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education,


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Convention Manager

State Convention, Colorado Association for Health, Physical

Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD), Denver,

Colorado, September 1980 and September 1981

Chairman-Elect, General Division for Physical Education

Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education,

Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD), Denver, Colorado,

1978 – 1979

Chairman – Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics

Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education,

Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD), Denver, Colorado,

1978 – 1979

Director International Gymnastics Camps, Leesburg, Florida, 1976

Director Certification Clinic for National Gymnastic Judges

Association, Miami, Florida, 1974 – 1975

Past President Connecticut Gymnastic Judges Association, 1970 – 1972

F. SCHOLARSHIP – CREATIVE ACTIVITIES:

1. PUBLICATIONS: (Journals, Books and College Monographs)

(Referred) “Desmoulin, G. T. and Rabinoff, M.A. (2015)

“Biomechanical assessment of the connection between risk

of wrist fracture and the dumbbell chest press exercise

performance on an exercise ball”, Int. J. Forensic

Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 253-264.

(Refereed) “A Biomechanical Method for Reconstruction of Tumbling

Trampoline Associated Cervical Spine Injuries Using

Human and Anthropometric Test Dummy Data”, by

Desmoulin, GT, Rabinoff, M, Stolz, B, and Gilbert, M.

Journal of Forensic Biomechanics, March 2014, Volume 5,

Issue 1.

Contributor to this Volume “How to Write An Expert Witness Report”, By James

Mangravitis, Jr. Esq, Steven Babitsky, Esq., and Nadine

Nasser Donovan, Esq. Published by SEAK, 2014.

Letter to the Editors of The Exercise, Sports and Sports Medicine Standards and

Malpractice Reporter: Responding to previous article “Is

Another Fitness Standard Not a Legal Standard of Care”

Vol.2 No.2 March, 2013, published in May, 2013 issue.

(Relates to my previous article in this publication of March

2011 on same topic)

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports:”Penn State, Reflections on the Right Way to Handle

Scandal”, BFS, January/February, 2012

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(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports: “The Bullying Solution: Why parents and schools must

take action now about this serious issue”. BFS,

November/December 2011

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports: “15 Commonsense Quotes on Sports Liability,

Informative and Sometimes Shocking Statements by Dr.

Rabinoff, BFS, September/October 2011, (See editorial, “The

Voice of Reason, page 2.)

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports: “We Can Do Better: The Legal Consequences of

Slacking Off in Coaching”, BFS, July/August 2011

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports: “Iowa Football versus Rhabdomyolysis”, BFS,

May/June 2011

(Non-Refereed) The Exercise Standards and Malpractice Reporter,” When Is A Standard of Care

Not A Standard of Care?” written with Harvey Voris, March

2011

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports: “The Age of Arrogance in Sport and Fitness”, Bigger

Stronger Faster Magazine, March /April 2011.

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports: “Who Is an Expert? Practical Advice on determining

whom you should listen to in athletic and physical Fitness”,

Bigger Faster Stronger Magazine, January/February, 2011

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports:” Cheerleading As Sport: A Moderately Outrageous

Opinion”, BFS, November/December 2010

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports: “Background Checks: Are they Working?” BFS,

Sept/Oct 2010

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports: “Justice Prevails Part 2”.BFS, July/August 2010

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports: “Justice Prevails, Part 1”, BFS May/June 2010.

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports: “Taking it to the Courts”,BFS, March /April 2010

(Non-refereed) “Truth and Consequences: A Question of Ethics: To earn respect within their

profession, strength coaches and personal trainers must adhere

to the highest standards of care”. Charles Poliquin.com,

January 2010

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports: “Taking Spotting Seriously” Bigger Faster Stronger

Magazine, January/February, 2010

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports:”Why PE Classes are Injuring our Children?” Bigger

Faster Stronger Magazine, November/December 2009

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports: “Troubling trends in Coaching Youth Sports”, Bigger

Faster Stronger Magazine, September/October, 2009

(Refereed) PTA(Personal Trainer Academy), On-Line International Personal Trainer

Certification Program. My Section :“Liability for Personal

Trainers” Launched September 2009.

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(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports: “Think Twice Before You Write-Overcoaching??”

Bigger Faster Stronger Magazine, July/August 2009

(Non-Refereed) The Dark Side of Sports: “The Cost of Cutting Corners-You Can’t Bypass

Safety When Training Athletes”, Bigger Faster Stronger

Magazine, May/June 2009

(Refereed Book) “The Dark Side of Sports: Book One”, with Kim Goss, Published by Bigger

Faster Stronger, January 2009

(Refereed) “Position Paper on Safety and Liability in Sports”, One of a Series of Position

Papers by Bigger Faster Stronger, January/February 2009

(Refereed) “Bigger Faster Stronger: The Proven System for Building Athletes”, by Greg

Shepard, published by Human Kinetics, January 2009 (My

work in Chapter 15 and 16 “Safety in the Weight Room”)

(Non-Refereed) “The Dark Side of Sport: Pom Poms and Broken Necks”, Bigger Faster Stronger

Magazine, Sept/Oct, 2008

(Non –Refereed) “The Dark Side of Sport: “A Legal Dictionary for Coaches part 2”, Bigger

Faster Stronger Magazine, July/August 2008

(Non-Refereed) “The Dark Side of Sport:” A Legal Dictionary for Coaches part 1”, Bigger

Faster Stronger Magazine. May /June 2008

(Non-Refereed) “The Dark Side of Sport;” Working Out During Class”, Bigger Faster Stronger

Magazine, November/December 2007

(Non-Refereed) “The Dark Side of Sport: “Playing Doctor”, Bigger Faster Stronger Magazine

September/October, 2007

(Non-Refereed) “The Dark Side of Sport: “Liability in the Weight Room for Physical

Educators”, Bigger Faster Stronger Magazine, June 2007

(Non-Refereed) “The Dark Side of Sport: “Supervision Issues”, Bigger Faster Stronger

Magazine, March/April 2007

(Non-Refereed) “Safety and Liability: “How to Prevent Weight Room Lawsuits”, Bigger,

Faster, Stronger Magazine, January 2007

(Refereed) “On the Stand: Experts Share their Strategies”, The Forensic Expert Journal,

ACFE, Winter, 2006

Non-refereed) “The Coach and the Courts: Weight Training for Kids”. Bigger, Faster, Stronger

Magazine, Sept/Oct 2006

(Refereed) “The Next Level of Weight Room safety, Bigger Faster Stronger Magazine,

May/June 2006

(Refereed) “The Business of Forensic Consulting,” The Forensic Examiner, Summer 2005

(Non-refereed) “Lawsuits: Give Yourself a Sporting Chance”, Bigger, Faster Stronger

Magazine, Sept/Oct. 2004

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(Refereed) Planning and Preparedness Help Prevent Injuries and Costly Litigation for

Physical Educators,” Colorado Association for HPERD Journal, Vol. 27,

Number 1, Fall 2002

(Refereed) “Should Sports Management Program be in School of Business or Human

Performance Departments?” Journal of HPERD, March 2000

(Refereed) “Physical Educator on Trial: The Issues,” Colorado Association for HPERD

Journal, Vol. 25, No. 1, Fall 2000

(Non-Refereed) “Dr. Rabinoff 24-Point Check List for Evaluating Fitness Infomercials,”

www.totalgym.com, November 1999

(Refereed) “Pounds of Prevention,” Athletic Business Magazine, July 1998

(Refereed) “The Value of Professional Continuing Education: An Interview with Marc

Rabinoff,” American College of Forensic Examiners Journal, March 1998

(Refereed) Chapter Author in “Sport Facility Management,” edited by Walker and Stotlar,

“Risk Management and Litigation,” Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1997

(Refereed) “The Forensic Expert’s Guide to Litigation: The Anatomy of a Lawsuit,” by

Marc A. Rabinoff and Stephen Holmes, Esq., published by LRP Publications,

Horsham, Pennsylvania, October 1996

(Non-Refereed) “Exertional Rhahdomyolysis: A Potential Killer of Athletes and Exercising

Adults,” CAHPERD State Journal, November 1996

(Refereed) “Fitness Instructor Certification, Licensure, and Dare I Say A College Degree,”

Opinions, Observations and Predictions,” The Exercise Standards and

Malpractice Reporter, December 1994

(Refereed) “Equipment Manufactures Showing Muscle in Fitness Industry Litigation,” The

Exercise Standards and Malpractice Reporter, pg. 27-38, June 1994

(Refereed) “Thirty Two Reasons for the Strength, Conditioning and Exercise Professional

to Understand the Litigation Process,” NSCA Journal, April 1994

(Refereed) “Our Legal System and the Insurance Industry: The Two Most Effective Facets

of Society Affecting Sports, Fitness & Recreation in American 1977 – 1991,”

chapter in Operational and Theoretical Aspects of Sports Business, Wm. C.

Brown Publishing, January 1994

(Non-Refereed) “Deliberate Indifference: The I Don’t Care Defense,” The Expert Witness

Journal, November 1993

(Refereed) “Weight Room Litigations: What’s It All About,” The Sports, Parks and

Recreation Law Reporter, June 1993, The Exercise Standards and Malpractice

Reporter, July 1993, The Sport Medicine Standards, October 1993 and reprinted

in the Journal of the NSCA, April 1994

(Refereed) “Winter Sports Injuries and Lawsuits,” Journal of Sport/Fitness Risk

Management, part 1 and part 2, Winter 1993 and Spring 1993

(Refereed) Textbook review of ACSM’s Health/Fitness Industry Standards and Guidelines,

1992 Edition, JOHERD, February 1993

http://www.tatalgym.com/

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(Refereed) Textbook review of ACSM’s Health/Fitness Industry Standards and Guidelines,

Journal of Sport/Fitness Risk Management, Fall 1992 (October)

(Refereed) “Continuous Employee Training: The Keys to a Safe & Successful Hotel/Resort

Recreation & Fitness Program,” co-authored with Herb Creswell, Journal of

Sport/Fitness Risk Management, Summer 1992

(Refereed) “Risk Management” chapter in Facilities Planning for Physical Education,

Recreation and Athletics, American Alliance for HPERD, January 1993

(Non-Refereed) “Can You Be Sued? You bet your career you can!”, American Heart

Association of Colorado, Nutrition & Exercise Publication, Fall 1991

(Refereed) “Warning: High School Athletics May Kill You,” The Journal of Fitness Risk

Management, Vol. 1, No. 8, November 1991

(Refereed) “Using Warning Signs,” The Journal of Fitness Risk Management,

Vol. 1, No. 5, August 1991

(Non-Refereed) “A Conversation With A Liability Expert: A sound risk-management program

is the key to a better future,” Aqua Magazine, June 1991

(Non-Refereed) “Safety Audits and Risk Management,” co-authored with Cody Bartlett,

Journal of the National Employees Services and Recreation Association,

May/June 1991

(Refereed) “Offering Safe Aerobics Programs,” Journal of Fitness Risk Management,

May 1991

(Non-Refereed) “Americans with Disabilities Act,” co-authored with Cody Bartlett, Journal of

the National Employees Services and Recreation Association, February 1991

(Refereed) “Nutrition Advice to Members by Professionals Only,” co-authored with Donna

Poiak, Journal of Fitness Risk Management, February 1991

(Refereed) Editor, Certification Manuals for Aerobics/Conditioning, Personal Fitness

Trainers and Weight Training for the National Health Club Association’s

National Education and Certification Program, anticipated publication date late

1992

(Non-Refereed) “The Myth of Retailer’s Non-Liability,” co-authored with Cody Bartlett,

Fitness Equipment Dealer Magazine, October 1990

(Refereed) “An Examination of Four Recent Cases Against Fitness Instructors,” The

Exercise Standards and Malpractice Reporter, Vol. 2, No. 3, May 1988

(Non-Refereed) “The Weight Room: Don’t Leave It Alone,” co-authored with Cindy Shaw,

Looking Fit Magazine, October 1987

(Non-Refereed) “Fitness On The Road,” Looking Fit Magazine, July 1987

(Non-Refereed) “Who Can Stop the High Cost of Insurance?” Looking Fit Magazine,

March 1987

(Non-Refereed) “Precautions for Aerobic Fitness Activities,” Looking Fit Magazine,

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October 1986

(Refereed) “Instructors Guide for USGF National Safety Certifiers,” for use with USGF

Safety Manual and Certification Courses, April 1986 – 1990

(Non-Refereed) Contributor to USGF Safety Newsletter Quarterly Publication,

August 1986 – 1988

(Refereed) “Size Up Your Fitness Programs Safety Factors – Aerobic Dance,” Sports

Fitness Magazine, January 1986

(Non-Refereed) “Will The Real Fitness Professional Please Stand Up?”, Proceedings

Publication, Symposium on Aerobics and Sports Medicine, Denver, Colorado,

September 27-28, 1985

(Refereed) “The Effective Design and Upkeep of Gymnastics Facilities,” chapter in Law

and Sport: Contemporary Issues, edited by Dr. Herb Appenzeller,

published by Bobbs-Michie, publish date October 1985

(Refereed) “Safety Awareness in Gymnastics,” chapter 3 in USGF Gymnastics Safety

Manual, edited by Dr. Jerry George, publish date 1985 (book)

(Non-Refereed) “What’s Happening in Your State Professional Organization,” Colorado Journal

of HPERD, Fall 1983

(Refereed) “The SAID Principal of Weight Training,” chapter (pg. 67) in Dance

Aerobics II, by Polley, Anderson World Books, Inc., April 1983

(Non-Refereed) “The Teaching of Management in Athletics: A New Course Concept,”

Colorado Journal of HPERD, Spring 1983 (CJOHPERD)

(Non-Refereed) “Physical Education, Recreation and Dance for the 1980’s and Beyond,”

Colorado Journal of HPERD, Vol. 9, No. 2, Winter 1983

(Non-Refereed) Law and Sport Anthology Readings, 1982 – 1994 (Vol. 1–13),

Metropolitan State College of Denver, required readings for law and sport

courses

(Non-Refereed) “Weight Training for Women,” articles, anthology for presentation at

President’s Council on Physical Fitness, Denver, Colorado,

November 24, 1981

(Non-Refereed) “A Workbook for Management of Interpersonal Relations for Athletic

Administrators,” published by Metropolitan State College of Denver,

Denver, Colorado, January 1981

(Non-Refereed) “The Management of Aggression in Youth Sports: A Practical Approach Based

on the Dynamics of Personality,” Colorado Journal of HPERD, August 1980

(Non-Refereed) “Managing Interpersonal Relations: A Systems Approach for Athletic

Administrators,” published by Metropolitan State College of Denver,

Denver, Colorado, January 1980

(Non-Refereed) “Budget Making and Financial Accountability for Physical Education

Programs,” ERIC Documentation #ED 162091 (Cited in the April 1979

Resources in Education)

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(Non-Refereed) “Sportsmanship and Leadership Development in American Sport – Fact or

Fantasy,” Colorado Journal of HPERD, Spring 1979

(Refereed) “An Accountability Model for Intercollegiate Athletics,” Athletic

Administration Journal (NACDA), Winter 1978

(Non-Refereed) “Intrinsic Perception: An Aid in Mainstreaming the Atypical Child,”

Colorado Journal of HPERD, December 1978

(Non-Refereed) “The Collective Bargaining Movement in Higher Education: A Chronological

Analysis and Review of the Factors, Consequences and Trends, 1961 – 1977,”

ERIC Document #ED 153567 (Cited in September 1978 Resources in

Education)

(Non-Refereed) “The Value of Competition and Cooperation Development in American Sport,”

Colorado Journal of HPERD, Spring 1978

(Non-Refereed) “The Subtleties of Teaching Gymnastics,” Colorado Journal of HPERD,

September 1977

(Non-Refereed) Compiled the first Intramural Sports Handbook, Saint Leo College, distributed

September 1974

(Non-Refereed) “Let’s Improve Staff Morale,” National Intramural Association Newsletter,

January/February 1974

(Non-Refereed) “What the Physical Educator Should Know About the Judging of Gymnastics,”

CAHPERD (Connecticut) JOURNAL, January 1971

2. PRESENTATIONS AND EXHIBITS: PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

Presentation Invited speaker, International Association of Trampoline Parks,

Third Annual, IATP, Conference and Trade Show, October 15-17,

2015, Westminster, Colorado : Topics 1. Trends in Litigations

Concerning Trampoline Parks, 2. The Use of Surveillance

Cameras: The Good Bad and Ugly. Also attended committee

meetings of the IATP on the new upcoming Safety/Staff Training

Manual and facility operations standards of care.

Presentation Invited Speaker, International Association of Trampoline Parks,

Second Annual, IATP, Conference and Trade show, October, 15,

2014, Scottsdale, Arizona: Topics:1. Introduction to Training

Court Monitors, 2. Top Twenty Claims Against a Trampoline

Court Facility, 3. How Standards and Research are used by

Plaintiff and Defense Attorneys in Trampoline Related Cases.

Presentation “Sport Injury Type Litigations”, “The Nature of Depositions-

Expert Witness Viewpoint”, “Refresher class” for the

CFC(Certified Forensic Consultation) exams”, and participant in

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the “Mock Trial” Presentation to members at the ACFEi (

American College of Forensic Examiners) National Conference,

Tucson, AZ, May 8-9, 2014.

Presentation “Exercise Balls: Some safety issues and proper use for health club

members”, and Consultation on Warning/Policy signs for the club,

Club USA, Littleton, Colorado, February 24, 2014

Presentation “Professional Thoughts and Observations of recent trends in

Trampoline Court Litigations and Standards of Care

recommendations”, ASTM F-24 National meetings, Fort

Lauderdale, Florida, February 14, 1014

Presentation Invited Speaker, Metropolitan State University of Denver, HPS

4660 Liability in Human Performance and Sport class, November

6, 2013 South Campus. Topics presented, “Risk Management in

Human Performance and Sport, Professional Responsibilities for

Coaches, Sport Administrators and Exercise Science

professionals”.

Presentation Invited Speaker, International Association of Trampoline Parks

first Annual IATP Conference and Trade Show, October 24, 2013,

Scottsdale, Arizona; Topics (presented three seminars)1.

“Introduction to Training Court Monitors, 2. Fundamental

Trampolining, 3.Current trends in Litigation in Trampoline Parks

and Amusement centers.

Presentation ASTM F-24 Committee on Trampoline Courts, topic “Standards

and How they are used by Professional Organizations and Why we

must Have them “Based on my articles in Exercise Standards and

Malpractice Reporter), June 6, 2013, Sterling, VA.

Presentation ASTM F-24 Committee on Trampoline Courts, topic” Trampoline

Safety and the Use and Design of Foam Landing Pits for Use at

Trampoline Courts”, March 21-13, 2012, San Francisco

Presentation American College of Forensic Examiners National Conference,”

Update Refresher/Review for CFC holders and others on Issues

Surrounding being a Forensic Expert”, Branson, MO October, 12-14,

2011

Presentation “Recreation and Sports…It’s Not All Fun and Games”, CO Prima 20th

Annual Conference, Steamboat Springs, CO August 15, 2011

Presentation Brother to Brother , People of Color, Panel Discussion on “Education

and Sport Industry Operations Major and Careers”, Metropolitan State

College of Denver, Denver, Colorado, February 22, 2011

Presentation Dakota Ridge High School, Colorado, Forensic Science class, “Being a

Forensic Expert, the Good, Bad and Ugly”, February 5, 2010..

Presentation Club USA Health and Fitness Club, In-Service half day seminar on

“Latest Trends in Fitness/Health Club Litigations and Liability for

Health Club Staffs”, Littleton, CO. November 11, 2009

Presentation American College of Forensic Examiners, International Conference,

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Topic: Updates for CFC (Certified Forensic Consultants) on” Rule 702

Hearings Requirements for Experts and their Opinions”, Las Vegas,

Nevada, October 15-16, 2009

Presentation ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials), National Meetings,

Topic: “Trampoline/Enclosure Sales and Marketing Standards”,

Atlanta, GA November 11-12, 2009

Presentation ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials) National Meetings,

Topic: Trampoline Enclosure Standards Proposal, Van Cover, Canada,

May 19-21, 2009

Presentation ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials) National Meetings,

Topic: “New Standard Changes for Trampoline Manufacturers”, St.

Louis, Mo. November 19-21, 2008.

Seminar Presentation American College of Forensic Examiners National Conference,

Conducted the “Certified Forensic Consultant” course/seminar, San

Diego, CA. September 3-4, 2008

Seminar Presentation Denver Public Schools, In-Service seminar for Physical Education

Teaches and Coaches and Athletic Administrators, Topic ” Liability

Issues to Ponder When Teaching PE and Coaching”, Denver, CO April

23, 2008

Seminar Presenter Colorado State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation

and Dance State Conference, Topic: Weight room Safety and

Operations Standards of Care, Colorado Springs, CO, October 12, 2007

Seminar Presenter American College of Forensic Examiners, National Conference, Topic”

“Ethics in Forensic Business Practices”, Springfield, MO, October 6,

2007

Seminar Presenter American College of Forensic Examiners, Regional Conference,

Certified Forensic Consultant Course, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, June

1-2, 2007

Seminar Presenter North American Indigenous Games International Education

Symposium, Topic: Trends in Athletic Litigations and How Coaches

and Administrators can Deal with them”, Denver CO. July 1, 2006

Seminar Presenter American College of Forensic Examiners, Certified Forensic

Consultant Course, Las Vegas, July 18-19-2006

Seminar Presenter American Society for Testing Materials National meeting, Topic: “New

Concept in Warnings for on trampoline use for backyard trampolines”

Toronto, Canada, May 18, 2006

Seminar Presenter American College of Forensic Examiners, National Conference, CFC

course, San Diego, CA, October 1-2, 2005.

Seminar Presenter The Business Practices for Experts and Consultants: What works,

SEAK Conference, Hyannis, Mass, June 16-17, 2005

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Seminar Presenter Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Denver Chapter, “Sport and

Fitness Injuries and Infomercial Products, why Consumers but them?”

November 3, 2005

Seminar Presenter ACFE, Certified Forensic Consultant 2-day seminar, Atlanta GA, Jan

21-22, 2005

Panel Speaker Metropolitan State College of Denver, Student Affairs Seminar,

“Academic Freedom and Tenure,” March 16, 2005

Guest Speaker University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Graduate School Biology

Department class, “Health Professionals Liability,” Feb 9, 2005

Seminar Speaker Ethics Core Course for ACFE Certifications, Chicago, IL, October 15,

2004

Seminar Speaker Liability & Risk Management in Exercise Science, American College

of Sports Medicine, Regional Certification Seminars, Denver,

Colorado, July 20, 2004

Seminar Speaker Ethics in Testifying, American College of Forensic Examiners National

Conference (required 8 hour course for board certification), Scottsdale,

AZ, October 8, 2003

Seminar Speaker Damages, Experts & Tax Issues “Understanding Potential Ethical

(Invited) Liability Pitfalls of the Personal Injury Case,” (Seminar to Attorneys

for Continuing Education/Ethics Credits), Denver, Colorado, January

31, 2003 (I did two sessions, “Expert Qualifications” and “Ethics in

Testifying”)

Seminar Speaker 38th Annual Indiana Trial Lawyers Annual Institute. Topic: “Dangers

(Invited) of Residential Trampolines,” Indianapolis, Indiana, November 22, 2002

Seminar Speaker 7th Annual Life Care Planners National Conference. Topic: “The

(Invited) Rights of the Expert Witness,” Reno, Nevada, October 19-20, 2002

Seminar Speaker Colorado Association for HPERD State Convention. Topic: Liability

(Invited) in the Gym Facility,” Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 4, 2002

Seminar Speaker American College of Forensic Examiners National Conference.

(Invited) Topic: “Ethics Exam & Questions for Test for Diplomate Certificates,”

presented at the Board of Directors for ACFE Meeting, Orlando,

Florida, September 26, 2002


(Invited) Topic: “Ethics in Testifying,” Nashville, Tennessee, October 3, 2001

(Cancelled due to Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy)

Invited Guest/Consultant National Fitness Therapy Association (NFTA) Education 2000

Conference. Topic: “The Business of Prevention,” Denver, Colorado,

August 10, 2001

In-Service Speaker Jefferson County Schools, Physical Education Teachers, In-Service

(Invited) Seminar on “Liability in Physical Education Class and New Ideas for

Curriculum Changes,” May 14, 2001

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Seminar Speaker Athletic Business Magazine National Conference. Topic: “Know

(Invited) Potential Claims and How to Use Them in a Risk Management

Program,” Orlando, Florida, December 2000

Seminar Speaker American Academy of Certified Consultants and Experts National

(Invited) Conference. Topic: “Marketing as a Forensic Expert,” Las Vegas,

Nevada, October 26, 2000


(Invited) Topic: “Ethics in Testifying,” Las Vegas, Nevada, October 24, 2000

Seminar Speaker Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and

(Invited) Dance State Convention (CAHPERD). Topic: “Unsafe Physical

Education Facilities,” Denver, Colorado, October 6, 2000.

Seminar Speaker American College of Forensic Examiners Regional Conference.

(Invited) Topics: “The Anatomy of a Lawsuit” and “Ethics in Testifying as a

Forensic Expert,” Denver, Colorado, June 9-10, 2000

Seminar Speaker University of Denver Health and Fitness Spa Week. Topic: “Exercise

(Invited) Motivation and Fitness Options,” Denver, Colorado, June 5, 2000

In-Service Speaker Boulder County Public Schools, In-Service (1/2 Day Seminar) on

(Invited) “Trends and Issues in Physical Education and Liability Ramifications,”

Boulder, Colorado, April 28, 2000

In-Service Speaker Adams County District 12 Public Schools, In-Service (Full Day

(Invited) Seminar) on “Liability for Physical Educators, Coaches, and Athletic

Directors,” Thornton, Colorado, April 27, 2000

Core Course Seminar Speaker

(Invited) American College of Forensic Examiners Scientific and Technical

Conference. Topic: “Ethics for the Forensic Examiner,” New York,

New York, October 27-30, 1999


(Invited) Dance State Convention (CAHPERD). Topic: “A Physical Educator

on Trial: A real life litigation,” Denver, Colorado, October 8, 1999

Keynote Address Positive Coaching, Inc. Annual Sports Banquet. Topic: “Ethics and

(Invited) Values in Youth Sport Community,” Denver, Colorado,

March 11, 1999

Seminar Speaker U.S. Marine Corp Fitness/Wellness Directors National Conference.

(Invited/Refereed) Topic: “Risk Management and Sport Injury Liability,” Orlando,

Florida, November 20 – December 2, 1998

Seminar Speaker American College of Forensic Examiners National Scientific and

(Invited/Refereed) Technical Conference. Topic: “The Forensic Expert Witness: The Art

and Science of Testifying,” Naples, Florida, October 11-13, 1998

(Full Day Seminar)

Seminar Speaker National Aquatic Therapy and Rehab Association, National

(Invited/Refereed) Conference. Topic: “Pool Liability and How to Testify as an Aquatic

Expert,” Washington, D.C., September 10-13, 1998

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(Refereed) Dance State Convention (CAHPERD). Topic: “How Do We Establish

the Standards of Care in HPERD Disciplines When Used in

Litigations,” Denver, Colorado, October 1-3, 1998

Faculty Member American College of Sports Medicine (Rocky Mountain Region),

(15 Years) “Fitness Instructor Workshop and Certification,” Greeley, Colorado,

(Invited) June 23-29, 1985, June 17, 1987, June 15, 1988, May 15, 1989, May

15, 1990, June 22, 1992, June 21, 1993 (Denver), September 1994,

March 27, 1995 (Colorado Springs), September 20, 1995 (Denver),

March 25, 1996 (Colorado Springs), September 25, 1996 (Denver),

September 22, 1997 (Denver), March 23, 1998 (Colorado Springs),

September 23, 1998 (Denver), March 31, 1999, September 29, 1999,

July 2004 (Denver)

Seminar Speaker 11th Annual National Meeting of The Society For The Study of Legal

(Refereed) Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity. Topic: “Testifying as a

Human Performance and Sport Professional, Trends and Issues,”

Tucson, Arizona, March 11-14, 1998

Seminar Speaker American College of Forensic Examiners Pre-National Convention

(Refereed) Seminar. Topic: “The Art and Science of Testifying,” with Gary

Smith, Ph.D., Esq., San Diego, California, December 11-12, 1997

Featured Speaker USA Gymnastic Coaches National Congress. Topic: “The Twenty

(Refereed) Most Common Claims Against Gymnastic Professionals and Risk

Management in Gymnastic Operations,” Denver, Colorado,

August 14, 1997

Featured Speaker Great-West Life Insurance Company. Topic: “Exercise Motivation

(Non-Refereed) and Tips for Safe Exercising,” Denver, Colorado, May 20, 1997

Seminar Speaker Denver Technical College. Topic: “Professional Liability for Physical

(Invited) and Occupational Therapists,” with Gregory Smith, Esq., Denver,

Colorado, May 3, 1997

Seminar Speaker American Academy of Nurse Life Care Planners. Topic: “Testimony

(Refereed) by Trial and Error,” Des Moines, Iowa, March 4-5, 1997

Seminar Speaker Fitness Resources, “The Cutting Edge of Fitness and Wellness 1996

(Invited) Conference.” Topic: “Know the Potential Claims Against You and

How To Use Them in Establishing A Sound Risk Management

Program In Your Fitness or Exercise Facility,” Denver, Colorado,

November 2, 1996

Seminar Speaker Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation

(Refereed) and Dance State Convention (CAHPERD). Topic: “Exertional

Rhabdomyolysis: What the Human Performance Professional Needs to

Know,” Denver, Colorado, September 27, 1996

Seminar Speaker Aquatic Therapy Symposium, 96, Aquatic Therapy and Rehab

(Refereed) Institute, Inc. Topic: “Liability in Pools,” Washington, D.C.,

September 19-22, 1996

Seminar Speaker Medical Case Management Convention and Exhibition, Raising the

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(Refereed) Stakes: Case Management, The Critical Link. Topic: “Expert

Testimony: By Trial and Error,” (Two Day Seminar), Orlando,

Florida, September 11-12, 1996

Guest Lecturer Analysis of Gymnastics Class, East Stroudsburg University,

(Non-Refereed) Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, held at the International Gymnastic Camp.

Topics: 1. “Basic Biomechanics of Gymnastic Movement,” 2.

“Gymnastic Safety Considerations for Coaches and Teachers,”

August 14-17, 1996

Guest Lecturer USA Gymnastics Safety Certification Course given at the International

(Non-Refereed) Gymnastic Camp, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (Phil Frank, course

director). Topic: “Liability Issues in Gymnastic Programs,”

August 17, 1996

Lunch Speaker Great-West Life Insurance Company. Topic: “How Does Your

(Non-Refereed) Exercise Shape Up?”, Denver, Colorado, May 31, 1996

Seminar Speaker Spring Into Health – Adult Fitness Conference. Topic: “Exercise

(Non-Refereed) Adherence and Motivational Methods to Stay Exercising,” Denver,

Colorado, May 7, 1996

Seminar Speaker 9th Annual Sport, Society For The Study of Legal Aspects of Sport and

(Refereed) Physical Activity Law Conference. Topics: 1. “Health Club

Litigations: Claims and Defenses,” 2. “Marketing and Performing As

A Forensic Expert in Human Performance Injury Lawsuits,”

Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 7-9, 1996

Seminar Speaker International Conference on Aging and Physical Activity. Topic:

(Refereed) “Some Thoughts on Senior Fitness Program Liability Issues,” Colorado

Springs, Colorado, October 5-8, 1995

Seminar Speaker Health Club Owners Business Seminar, sponsored by Cybex and Tom

(Non-Refereed) Plummer and Associates, and the Association Insurance Group of

Denver. Topic: “Health Club Litigations and Liability Issues, Where

to Investigate,” Copper Mountain, Colorado, September 13, 1995

Panel Expert Colorado Bar Association State Convention. Topic: “Liability Issues

(Refereed) in Recreational Sports,” Keystone, Colorado, September 8, 1995


(Refereed) Dance State Convention (CAHPERD). Topic: “The Top Twenty

Plaintiff Claims Against You, the P.E. Teacher/Coach, or

Administrator: Know Them,” Denver, Colorado, September 29-30,

1995

Seminar Speaker/Panel Colorado Continuing Education for Attorneys, Sport Law. Topic:

(Refereed) “Product Liability in Sports and Fitness Issues,” Denver, Colorado,

May 5, 1995

Seminar Speaker ASTM Seminar on The Role of Standards in Sports Litigation. Topic:

(Refereed) “Impact of Standards in Sports: Coaching and Fitness Professional

Competencies, “ Denver, Colorado, May 16-17, 1995

Seminar Speaker 4th Annual National Expert Witness and Litigation Conference.

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(Invited/Refereed) Topics: 1. “Marketing the Expert Witness,” 2. “How to Collect Fees

and Set Them,” Hyannis, Massachusetts, June 22-23, 1995

Seminar Speaker Fitness Resources 6th Annual Conference. Topic: “Everything You

(Non-Refereed) Always Wanted to Know About Liability, But Did Not Know Who to

Ask,” Denver, Colorado, March 31, 1995

Seminar/Panel American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and

(Refereed) Dance National Convention 9AAHPERD). Topic: “Exploring

Resources in Sports Management, Liability Matters for the

Professional,” Portland, Oregon, March 29, 1995

Seminar Speaker Anti-Defamation League Speakers Bureau. Topic: “Methods of

(Non-Refereed) Presenting to Community Groups,” Denver, Colorado, February 28,

1995

Panel Speaker National Fitness Trade Show and Convention. Topic: “Fitness

(Invited) Certification and Licensing Issues and Trends,” Las Vegas, Nevada,

August 25, 1994

Invited Speaker Denver Technical College Sports/Fitness Technology Program. Topic:

(Invited) “Administrator Liability Issues Concerning the Operations and

Standards of Care,” Denver, Colorado, August 2, 1994

Seminar Speaker Foothills Recreation District. Topic: “Swimming Pool and Aquatic

(Non-Refereed) Safety and Risk Management,” Jefferson County, Colorado, May 26,

1994

Seminar Speaker Jefferson County Child Care, School Age Children Providers. Topic:

(Non-Refereed) “Staff Liability, Risk Management, and Playground Equipment

Safety,” Lakewood, Colorado, May 21, 1994

Featured Speaker American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and

(Refereed) Dance National Convention (AAHPERD). Topics:

1. “Higher Education and the Law,” April 15, 1994, and

2. “Risk Management, Liability and the Expert Witness, Denver,

Colorado, April 15, 1994

Seminar Speaker Denver Technical College. Topic: “The Changing U.S. Health

(Invited) System,” Denver, Colorado, February 5, 1994

Featured Speaker Athletic Business Magazine National Conference. Topics: “Risk

(Refereed) Management, the Expert Witness,” and “Panelist on Facilities

Operations in HPERD and Fitness,” Boston, Massachusetts,

December 2-6, 1993

Symposium Director Furman Griffis Symposium on “Legal Liability of the Human

(Non-Refereed) Performance and Leisure Professional,” Denver, Colorado,

November 12, 1993

Luncheon Speaker “Mind, Body and Soul: Issues for Women,” Temple Emanuel

(Non-Refereed) Sisterhood, Denver, Colorado, October 5, 1993

Featured Speaker Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and

(Refereed) Dance State Convention (CAHPERD). Topic: “Entrepreneur Physical

Education: Dare We?” Fort Collins, Colorado, September 23-24, 1993

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Seminar Speaker “Sports Medicine Technology Liability Issues,” Denver Technical

(Invited) College, Colorado Springs Campus, Colorado Springs, Colorado,

July 25, 1993, Denver Campus, Denver, Colorado, August 5, 1993

Featured Speaker S.E.A.K. Publications “National Conference for The Expert Witness in

(Refereed) The 1990’s Advanced Seminar.” Topic: “Communicating With

Counsel,” San Diego, California, April 2-3, 1993

Featured Speaker “Risk Management and The Expert Witness” (2 sessions), Wyoming

(Refereed) State Conference for Parks and Recreation State Association, Rock

Springs, Wyoming, March 18, 1993

Seminar Speaker Athletic Business Magazine National Conference. Topics: “Risk

(Invited/Refereed) Management” and “The Expert Witness in Recreation and Physical

Education/Fitness Settings,” Orlando, Florida, December 2, 1992

Featured Speaker Colorado Chapter of the Society of Safety Engineers Luncheon. Topic:

(Refereed) “Risk Management in Fitness Facilities,” Denver, Colorado,

February 9, 1993

Workshop Clinician “Handling Frustration in Teaching Children Physical Skills,” Weld

(Non-Refereed) County School District, Greeley, Colorado, October 16, 1992

Workshop Clinician “Safety in Before & After School Programs for Recreation Usages,”

(Non-Refereed) Jefferson County Schools, Colorado, October 8, 1992

Panel Expert “The New Anti-Semitism on College Campus,” University of Denver

(Invited) Anti-Defamation League, Sponsor Debate, Denver, Colorado,

September 23, 1992

Seminar Speaker “The Expert Witness: Who, What, Why and How?”, Colorado

(Refereed) Association for HPERD State Conference, Granby, Colorado,

September 24, 1992

Seminar/Workshop Speaker

(Non-Refereed) “Fitness For A Lifetime,” Denver Council of Churches, Denver,

Colorado, June 20, 1992

Seminar Lecturer American Hotel Motel Association Safety & Fire Protection Committee

(Non-Refereed) Meeting. Topic: “Fitness Club Injuries,” Denver, Colorado, April 22,

1992

Workshop Speaker “Sports and Recreation Liability in Schools,” St. Anne Episcopal

(Non-Refereed) School, (In-Service for staff), March 12, 1992

Guest Speaker “Recreation Liability,” Colorado Parks and Recreation Association,

(Refereed) Denver, Colorado, February 19, 1992

Featured Speaker Athletic Business Magazine National Conference. Topic: “Risk

(Invited/Refereed) Management Updates and Trends for Fitness Facilities,” San Antonio,

Texas, December 6, 1991

Seminar Speaker “Sports & Recreation Liability and Risk Management,” Arapahoe

(Non-Refereed) Community College, Littleton, Colorado, November 5, 1991

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Seminar Speaker “Fitness & Health Motivation,” Bell Middle School 7th Graders

(Non-Refereed) Assembly, Golden, Colorado, October 21, 1991


(Refereed) Dance State Convention (CAHPERD). Topic: “Adult Fitness and

P.E.: Are They The Same?”, Denver, Colorado, September 26, 1991

Featured Speaker Denver Parks & Recreation Administration. Topic: “Liability &

(Refereed) Safety of Children in After School Recreation Programs,” Denver,

Colorado, September 12, 1991

Featured Speaker Fitness Resources Regional Conference on “Peak Performance and

(Non-Refereed) Motivation in Fitness.” Topic: “The Safety Audit and Risk

Management Tools of the Trade,” Denver, Colorado, February 1, 1991

Featured Expert/Narrator/Script Co-Author

(Invited) “Avoiding Lawsuits in the Weight Room” video. Presented by Athletic

Business Magazine, December 1990

Featured Speaker Xerox Employee Services and Health Management Council Meeting.

(Invited) Topic: “Risk Management in Fitness/Wellness Settings,” Scottsdale,

Arizona, December 4, 1990

Featured Speaker Athletic Business Magazine National Conference. Topic: “Conducting

(Refereed) the Safety Audit,” Anaheim, California, December 6, 1990

Keynote Speaker Colorado Hotel and Motel Association State Conference. Topic:

(Refereed) “How to Market Your Fitness Facility and Keep it Safe For Guests,’

Vail, Colorado, August 17, 1990

Keynote Speaker Denver Metropolitan Hotel Association. Topic: “The Health

(Invited) Conscious Guests & Risk Management on Your Property,” Denver,


Featured Speaker National Employees Services & Recreation Association, National

(Refereed) Convention. Topic: “Risk Management in The Corporate Setting &

The Safety Audit,” Washington, D.C., May 17, 1990

Seminar Speaker Colorado Mountain College. Topic: “Sports Liability for the Fitness

(Non-Refereed) Professional,” 1) Glenwood Springs Campus, Glenwood Springs,

Colorado, March 2-3, 1990, 2) Steamboat Springs Campus, Steamboat

Springs, Colorado, April 8-9, 1990, 3) Vail Campus, Vail, Colorado,

January 24-25, 1991, 4) Breckenridge Campus, Breckenridge,

Colorado, October 11-12, 1991, 5) Glenwood Springs Campus,

Glenwood Springs, Colorado, March 6-7, 1992, 6) Glenwood Springs

Campus, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, March 4-5, 1994, 7)

Breckenridge Campus, Breckenridge, Colorado, March 11-12, 1994


(Refereed) Dance National Convention (AAHPERD). Topic: “Risk Management

in Fitness Setting,” New Orleans, Louisiana, March 30, 1990 (audio

tape available)


(Refereed) Management in Health Clubs,” Orlando, Florida, December 6-10, 1989

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Featured Speaker National Conference on Professional Preparation for Fitness and

(Invited/Refereed) Wellness, sponsored by NASPE and AAHPERD. Topic: “Foundation

Requirements of the National Standards,” Atlanta, Georgia,

November 10-11, 1989

Featured Speaker International Conference on Sports Business. Topic: “The Legal

(Refereed) System and Insurance Crisis Affects on American Sports and Fitness,”

Columbia, South Carolina, November 7-9, 1989

Featured Speaker American Law Firms Association Western Regional Conference on

(Refereed) Hotel and Resort Liability. Topic: “Recreational Facilities and

Operations,” Palm Springs, California, September 20-22, 1989

Workshop Clinician Englewood Public Schools (In-Service) for Coaches. Topic: “Safety

(Non-Refereed) and Liability for Coaches,” Englewood, Colorado, August 23, 1989

Featured Speaker National Strength & Conditioning Association National Convention.

(Refereed) Topic: “Safety in the Weight Room – The High School Setting,”

Denver, Colorado, June 29, 1989

Featured Speaker “Fitness and You – Winning Combination Conference.” Topic:

(Non-Refereed) “Liability Concepts for Fitness Professionals: Staying Out of Court,”

Denver, Colorado, June 27, 1989

Workshop Speaker Colorado Athletic Directors State Conference. Topic: “Sports on Trial

(Refereed) Video Presentation: Lecture on Liability,” Northglenn, Colorado,

April 24, 1989


(Refereed) Dance National Convention (AAHPERD). Topic: “Update on Fitness

Litigations,” Boston, Massachusetts, April 22, 1989

Commencement Speaker Address

(Non-Refereed/Invited) Denver Technical College, Winter Commencement, Denver, Colorado,

January 22, 1989


(Refereed) Management and Recent Litigations Involving Health Clubs,” New

Orleans, Louisiana, December 8, 1988

Key Note Speaker Montana State Convention for HPERD, Recreation Therapists and

(Refereed/Invited) Montana Parks & Recreation Association. Topic: “Physical Education

and Recreation, Dinosaurs or Dynasties?” (Also presented three

lectures on liability and adult fitness), Missoula, Montana,

October 19-21, 1988

Certification Clinician USGF National Safety Certification Course and Exam, held in

(Invited) Anaheim, California, October 13, 1988

Featured Speaker Colorado Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and

(Refereed) Dance State Convention (CAHPERD). Topic: “Liability and Risk

Management in P.E. and Sports,” Westin Hotel, Vail, Colorado,

October 1, 1988

Featured Speaker The Institute for Study of Aerobic Exercises. Topic: “Aerobic

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(Non-Refereed) Instructor Liability,” Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver,


Guest Speaker Injury Prevention Network, Colorado Department of Health Care

(Non-Refereed) Services. Topic: “The Safety Audit and Risk Management in Sports

and Fitness Settings,” Denver, Colorado, July 6, 1988

Featured Speaker National Strength and Conditioning Association, National Convention.

(Refereed) Topic: “Liability in the Conditioning of Athletes and the Weight

Room,” Orlando, Florida, June 25, 1988

Featured Speaker Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association Annual Meeting. Topic:

(Refereed) “Are Health Clubs Really Killing You?” Phoenix, Arizona, May 9-11,

1988

Guest Speaker Downtown Optimist Club. Topic: Litigations in the Health Care

(Non-Refereed) Industry,” Denver, Colorado, April 22, 1988

Featured Clinician In-Service Workshop on “Liability in School Sports and Physical

(Non-Refereed) Education,” Fort Collins School District, Fort Collins, Colorado,

April 20, 1988

Presenter Product Liability-Sports Information Booth, The Super Show of

(Invited) Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, Atlanta, Georgia,

February 19-22, 1988

Featured Speaker Symposium on “The Future of Fitness.” Topic: “Tort Reform and the

(Refereed) Insurance Crisis and It’s Effects on Fitness,” University of Northern

Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, January 29, 1988

Featured Speaker Physical Education – The Critical Equalizer, a regional conference for

(Invited) elementary and middle school teachers. Topic: “Saving Youth Sports

and the Insurance Crisis,” Denver, Colorado, January 15, 1988

Featured Speaker Athletic Business Magazine National Conference. Topic: “Liability

(Refereed) Implications of Fitness and Health Clubs – The Safety Audit,” Las

Vegas, Nevada, December 10, 1987

Featured Speaker “Sports on Trial” Video Participant, Video on Sports Liability,

(Invited) produced by Athletic Institute, North Palm Beach, Florida,

December 1987

Featured Speaker Colorado Parks and Recreation Association State Conference. Topic:

(Refereed) “Shaping Colorado Youth,” Copper Mountain, Colorado, October 8,

1987


(Refereed) Dance State Convention (CAHPERD). Topic: “The Safety Checklist

for Recreation Centers,” Northglenn, Colorado, September 18, 1987

Featured Clinician Colorado Athletic and Recreation Association. Topic: “Gymnastics

(Non-Refereed) Safety and Liability,” Denver, Colorado, January 31, 1987

Featured Speaker Denver YMCA Program Directors. Topic: “Liability in Fitness

(Non-Refereed) Programs,” Denver, Colorado, January 13, 1987

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Featured Speaker Jefferson County Coaches Association. Topic: “Coaching Liability

(Non-Refereed) Issues in Public Schools,” Lakewood, Colorado, January 12, 1987

National Course Director United States Gymnastics Federation-Gymnastics Safety Certification,

(Invited) Indianapolis, Indiana, September 22, 1986; Fort Collins, Colorado,

October 11, 1986; Denver, Colorado, November 1, 1987; Denver,

Colorado, October 10, 1988

Featured Clinician Liability in the Gym Workshop (In-Service for Aurora Middle Schools’

(Non-Refereed) Physical Education Teachers), Aurora, Colorado, August 1986

Featured Speaker Colorado Parks and Recreation Association. Topic: “Fitness and

(Refereed) Gymnastics Liability,” Englewood, Colorado, May 2, 1986

Featured Clinician Gymnastics Safety and Liability Workshop (In-Service for Boulder

(Non-Refereed) Elementary School Teachers), Boulder, Colorado, April 4, 1986

Featured Speaker Rocky Mountain Regional NIRSA Workshop. Topic: “Liability for

(Refereed) Recreation Professionals and Trends in The Courts,” Denver, Colorado,

December 6, 1985

Featured Speaker United States Gymnastics Federation Eastern Regional Coaches

(Refereed) Convention. Topic: “Gymnastics Safety Manual, Coaches Liability

and the New National Certification Course,” Cherry Hills, New Jersey,

October 3-5, 1985

Co-Director and Featured Speaker

(Non-Refereed) “Symposium on Aerobics and Sports Medicine,” Ramada Renaissance

Hotel, Denver, Colorado, September 28-29, 1985

Invited Speaker Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and

(Refereed) Dance State Convention (CAHPERD). Topic: “The Physical Educator

and The Fitness Boom,” Denver, Colorado, September 27, 1985

Featured Speaker and Chair

(Refereed) For Safety Committee Meeting, United States Gymnastics Federation

National Gymnastics Coaches Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah,

September 4-8, 1985

Guest Speaker Golden Little League Baseball Coaches Workshop. Topic: “Sports

(Non-Refereed) Psychology,” Golden High School, Golden, Colorado, March 3, 1985

Team Member and Lecturer

(Non-Refereed) Consortium Grant for Mesa College Enrichment Program in Physical

Education, Mesa College, Grand Junction, Colorado, February 21-22,

1985

Featured Clinician City of Lakewood – Recreation Department. Topic: “Gymnastics

(Non-Refereed) Instruction Progressions and Legal Liability Clinic,” Lakewood,

Colorado, October 19, 1984

Featured Speaker Colorado Parks and Recreation State Conference. Topic: “Liability for

(Refereed) the Recreation Profession,” Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 4,

1984

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Seminar Speaker The Science of Aerobic Fitness Seminar. Topic: “Fitness Liability for

(Non-Refereed) Instructors and Users,” Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver,

Colorado, September 29, 1984

Guest Speaker Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and

(Refereed) Dance State Convention (CAHPERD). Topic: “Legal Liability

Concepts for the Physical Educator and What To Do If Sued,”

Northglenn, Colorado, September 27, 1984

Invited Speaker Legal Issues and Student Rights Workshop. Topic: “Sports Law and

(Non-Refereed) Liability for Administrators,” Metropolitan State College of Denver,

Denver, Colorado, March 10, 1984

Guest Speaker American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and

(Refereed) Dance National Convention (AAHPERD). Topic: “Legal Liability for

Coaches and Administrators,” Anaheim, California, March 1984 (tape

available from AAPHERD, one of the top 20 requested tapes from 250

presentations at this National Convention by membership)

Invited Speaker Longmont Public Schools. Topic: “Law Suits and the Coach,”

(Non-Refereed) Longmont, Colorado, February 6, 1984

Invited Speaker United States Gymnastics Federation National Coaches Congress.

(Refereed) Topic: “How to Avoid Law Suits,” Washington, D.C., October 6-9,

1983

Invited Speaker Jefferson County Schools Physical Education and Athletic Personnel.

(Refereed) Topic: “Sport Law: Its Implications on a Daily Basis,” Wheat Ridge,

Colorado, January 19, 1983


(Refereed) Dance State Convention (CAHPERD). Topic: “The Law and Physical

Education,” Denver, Colorado, October 15, 1982

Invited Speaker United States Gymnastics Federation National Coaches Congress.

(Refereed) Topic: “Legal Liability for Gymnastics Coaches in the 1980’s,”

Ft. Worth, Texas, September 24, 1982

Featured Clinician President’s Council on Physical Fitness Denver Forum. Topic:

(Non-Refereed) “Weight Training for Women,” Denver, Colorado, November 24, 1981

Invited Speaker SMARTS II Conference (Sport Management Art and Science Society).

(Refereed) Topic: “A Workable Athletic Policy Manual,” Robert Morris College,

Pennsylvania, June 10, 1981

Guest Speaker Eighth Annual National Conference on Humanistic Education. Topic:

(Refereed) “Interpersonal Relations and Humanistic Concepts in the Athletic

Setting,” Denver, Colorado, April 1981

Invited Speaker National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Athletic

(Refereed) Directors’ Workshop. Topic: “Interpersonal Relationship

Development in Athletics,” Kansas City, Missouri, March 1980


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(Refereed) Dance State Convention (CAPHERD). Topic: “Accountability and

Decision Making in Athletics,” Greeley, Colorado, September 1979

Invited Speaker SMARTS I Conference. Topic: “Managing the Human Resource,”

(Refereed) University of Massachusetts, May 1979


(Refereed) Dance State Convention (CAHPERD). Topic: “The Management of

Aggression in Athletics,” Denver, Colorado, September 1977

Guest Speaker Kiwanis Club of Dade City. Topic: “Sport for Youths,” Dade City,

(Non-Refereed) Florida, April 1972

Seminar Speaker Connecticut Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation

(Refereed) and Dance State Convention. Topic: “Teaching Suggestions and the

Evaluation of Gymnastic Performance,” New Haven, Connecticut,

October 1971

3. RESEARCH AND GRANTS: RESEARCH PARTICIPATION:

Biomechanical Study conducted on Trampoline Back Saltos onTumble Trak and Backyard

Trampolines, in conjunction with the law suit, Duchesneau v. Cornell

University and Tumble Trak, USDC Eastern District of PA NO. : 08-

4856 (conducted with Dr.Geoff Desmoulin, 2011), Published March

2014 in the Journal of Forensic Biomechanics, titled, “A

Biomechanical Method for Reconstruction of Tumbling Trampoline

Associated Cervical Spine Injuries Using Human and anthropometric

Test Dummy Data”, Volume 5, Issue 1.

Researched” New Concepts in Backyard Trampoline Warnings on the bed of the trampoline”.

Used my senior major students starting in May 2006 classes for their

input and critique of the new concept designs. Continues each academic

term.

Researched “Bottoming Out’ on backyard trampolines via drop tests on a trampoline, January

2000. Co-researcher Dr. Louis Cheng,(510-747-1947) Anemet Labs, Haywood, California,

January 3, 2000

“The Delphi Study for Liability and Risk Management,” Doctoral Dissertation of Ms. Sarah

Young, Indiana University. I served as an Expert/Scholar jury member for this study, Summer

1998

Researched and analyzed the 63 litigations I served as an expert on for the featured article,

“Pounds of Prevention,” published by Athletic Business Magazine, July 1998

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4. ADVANCED STUDY: N/A

5. CONFERENCES ATTENDED: All conferences where I presented seminars, I also attended as

a participant. (See F2).

G. SERVICE:

1, 2 & 3 DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL AND COLLEGE:

COLLEGE AND DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE:

METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER:

Member, Human Performance and Sport Department, Tenure, Promotion and Retention

committee, 2011-2012

Member, School of Professional Studies Marketing committee, 2010-2011

Graduation Faculty Marshall for Spring 2009 Graduation Ceremonies

Chair, Human Performance and Sport Department, Sport Industry Operations Curriculum

Committee for the Development of a “Certificate in Sport Industry Operations, Post

Baccalaureate”. 2008-2011. Metropolitan State College of Denver Board of Trustees

approval, March 9, 2011

Peer Classroom Performance Observer, Human Performance and Sport Department,

2006-present

Chair, Human Performance and Sport Department, Sport Industry Operations Student

Awards Selection Committee, 2006-present

Chair, Human Performance and Sport Department, Extended Campus Funds Award

Selections committee, 2006-2008

Co- Advisor for the Sport Industry Operations Student Campus Club, 2007-present

Member, College wide “Ethics Committee” MSCD, Spring 2007

Chair, HPS Department Search Committee for Sport Industry Operations full time faculty

appointment, Fall 2006- Spring 2007

Member, HPS Department Promotion, Tenure and Retention Committee, Fall 2006-May

2007

Represents MSCD School of Professional Studies on the College Grade Review

Committee, Fall 2006- Spring 2008.

Member, MSCD School of Professional Studies Chairs Review Committee for

Promotion, Tenure and Retention, 2005

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Member, MSCD Dean’s chair Committee for Strategic Planning for the School of

Professional Studies, Spring 2006

Mentor for new faculty/ chairs, academic year 2004-2005, 2005-2006

Member, MSCD School of Professional Studies, Professional Development Committee,

2002 -2003

Member, School of Professional Studies Deans Committee OCE Review Committee,

2003-2004

Member, School of Professional Studies Dean’s Committee – planning retreat for chairs,

February 2004

Member, School of Professional Studies, Dean's Task Force on summer school

operations, Fall 2003

Member, HPSL Position Search Committees, Summer 2003

Chair and Member, MSCD School of Professional Studies, Retention, Promotion and

Tenure Committee, 2002 - 2003

Member, HPSL Department, Chair Search Committee, 2001 – 2002

Chair, HPSL Department, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2001 – 2004

HPSL Faculty Senator, academic year 2000 – 2001

Member, Selection Committee for Teaching Excellence Award for adjunct faculty,

Golden Key National Honor Society, MSCD Chapter, April 2001

Chair, HPSL Department, Colorado Scholars Award Committee, 1999 – 2003

Member, HPSL Department, Colorado Scholars Award Selection Committee,

1997 – Present

Member, HPSL Curriculum Review Committee, 1999 – Present

Selected as a Faculty mentor for new faculty, 1998 - 1999, 2001 - 2002

MSCD School of Professional Studies, Professional Development Program Review Task

Force, 1998 - 1999

HPSL Department, Sport Industry Operations Curriculum Development, 1994 - 1997

HPSL Department, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1994 – Present

MSCD Athletic Department, Sports Hall of Fame Policies Committee, June 1993 –

December 1993

MSCD School of Professional Studies, Professional Development Grant Review

Committee, 1996 – 1997

MSCD School of Professional Studies, Curriculum Committee, 1992 – 1994 Term

MSCD Auraria Fitness Center Advisory Committee, January 1992 – Present

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MSCD Travel Policies and Procedures Review Committee, January 1991

Teacher Education Council, Fall 1990 – Fall 1992

Sub-Committee of the Committee on The Status of Minorities for The Metropolitan State

College, Spring 1990 – Spring 1992

Contract Major/Minor Academic Review Committee, June 1990 – Spring 1992

Affirmative Action Program Review Committee (President’s Appointment),

October 1989 – Fall 1991

College-wide Physical Education Building Renovation Project, August 1986 – Fall 1991

MSCD School of Professional Studies, Department Chair’s Dean’s Council, 1986 –

August 1992

MSCD School of Professional Studies, Task Force on Advisement and Retention for

Students, September 1985 – 1986

Department of Physical Education and Recreation, Advisement Consultant and

Coordinator, 1984 – 1986

School of Education, Dean’s Advisory Committee on Campus Recreation and

Intercollegiate Athletics, September 1983 - 1984

School of Education, Advanced Degree Development Task Force in Physical Education,

February 1983 – 1986

Colorado Scholars Advisory Committee, 1982 – 1984

Holistic Health Interdisciplinary Advisory Committee, 1981 – 1984

Affirmative Action Council – Chair, Education Sub-Committee, 1983

Served on two faculty hearing tribunals, 1985

School of Education, Added Endorsement Committee, 1982 – 1983

Faculty Senator, Physical Education and Recreation Department, 1981 – 1985

Faculty Senate Sabbatical Leave Committee, 1982 – 1983

School of Education, Merit Pay Development Committee, 1982 – 1986

School of Education, Curriculum Task Force, 1982 – 1983

Faculty Senate Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1981 – 1983

School of Education, Sabbatical Leave Committee, 1979 – 1980

School of Education, Faculty Evaluation Development Instrument Committee,

1979 – 1980

School of Education, Student Seminar Evaluation Task Force, 1979 – 1980

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School of Education, Goals and Objectives for Faculty Committee, 1979 – 1980

Ad Hoc Faculty Senate Committee on Academic Programs, 1977 – 1978

4. COMMUNITY: COMMUNITY SERVICES: (Committees and Presentations)

Member, Denver Public Schools Teacher Award for Excellence Selection Committee,

2001 - 2002

Member, Accreditation Team for ACCSCT (Accrediting Commission of Career Schools

and College of Technology): 2000-present) for the following colleges. As of 2009

commission is now Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, ACCSC):

Southeastern Institute I n North Charleston, South Carolina, November 17-18,2015

Fortis College, Phoenix, AZ , February 18-19, 2015

Cortiva School of Massage, Tampa Florida, October 21-22, 2014

North-West College, Pomona, CA., July 2-3, 2014

Blue Cliff College, Alexandria and Lafayette, LA ,June 18-21, 2013

Institute for Business and Technology, San Jose, CA. May 14-16, 2012

Colorado School of Trades, Lakewood, Colorado, February 17-18, 12011

Reminington School of Nursing, Lake Mary, Florida, September 21-22, 2010

Massachusetts School of Barbering, Quincy, MA, September 1-2, 2010

Ho Ho Kus School of Trade and Technical Sciences, Patterson, NJ August 26-27, 2010

Nashville College of Medicinal Careers, Nashville, TN July 21-22, 2010

Delta Connection Academy Orlando, Florida, June 28-29, 2010

Star Career Academy, Newark, NJ July 14-15, 2010

Allstate Career Schools, Pittsburg, PA June 2, 2010

Delta Connection Academy, Orlando FL. December 3-4, 2009

Dean School of Technology, Pittsburgh, PA, November 12-13, 2009

Northwest Lineman College, Boise, ID, September 30-Oct.1, 2009

Harris School Of Business, Upper Darby, Pa. May 23, 2009

Institute of Technology, Roseville, Cal., July 31, 2008

National Career Education Schools, Citrus Heights CAL. July 30, 2008

Central Florida College, Largo, Florida, May 28-29, 2008

Lebanon County Career School, Lebanon, Pa., March 3-5, 2008

Remington College-Largo Campus, Florida, Aug.1-2, 2006

Advanced Technology Institute, Virginia Beach, VA, June 8-9, 2006

Georgia Medical Institute, Norcross GA, June 5-7 2005

New York Institute of Culinary Education, NY, May 19-20, 2005

Southeastern School of Neuromuscular & Massage Therapy, Columbia SC, Feb 24-25,

2005

NOSSI College of Art, Nashville, TN July 28-30, 2004

Expressions Center for New Media, Berkeley, California, October 15-17, 2002

Silicon Valley College, San Jose, California, February 14-15, 2002

Travel University International, San Diego, California, August 9-10, 2000

New York Culinary and Hotel Management School, New York, New York, March 10-12,

2000

Member, Accreditation Team for ACCSCT (Accrediting Commission of Career Schools

and College of Technology), Concord College, Denver, Colorado, October 17-18, 1994

Speaker, Contemporary Learning Academy, Denver Schools. Topic: “Careers in

HPSL,” Denver, Colorado, May 24, 1998

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Head Official, Swimming Competition, High School Upward Bound Olympics, Denver,

Colorado, 1994

Member, Civil Rights Committee Anti-Defamation League of Denver, 1978 – Present

Member, Selection Committee, Leadership America Scholarship Program, March 1989

Panel Participant, Hugh O’Brian Youth Foundation Lecture. Topic: “Drugs & Athletics

for Youths,” Denver, Colorado, June 23, 1989

Member, Metropolitan Denver YMCA Program Committee, January 1987 – July 1989

(Includes all 10 YMCA Branches)

Presented and Exhibited Rocky Mountain Regional Conference of National Council of

Social Studies, attended and exhibited for A.D.L. Holocaust Jewish Education Booth,

Denver, Colorado, April 2, 1987

Member, Anti-Defamation League Education Sub-Committee on Holocaust Education in

Our Society, January 1985 – July 1989

Member, Decision Seminars, Jefferson County Public Schools. Topic: “Future Missions

and Goals for the R-1 School District,” Jefferson County, Colorado, September 1983

Member, Colorado Awards, Education and Civic Achievement Selection Committee,

1983 – Present

Member, Blue Ribbon Committee, Jefferson County Public Schools. Topic: “Religion

in the Schools.” (Appointed by Civil Rights Commission of the Anti-Defamation League

of Denver)

Director of Meet and Liaison to USGF, International Gymnastics Meet, Japan vs. USA,

Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado, January 8, 1982. (First

International Meet in Denver in 10 years)

COMMUNITY SERVICES: (Media Presentation)

National Network Media:

Expert Commentator/Consultant

“Fox and Friends”, Fox Cable network, live, June 14, 2012,

“Backyard Trampolines Dangers and Tips for Parents’.


“CBS, the Early Show, aired August 11, 2010, topic: “Yoga Instructors

not qualified causing injuries”, (Audrey Gruber, producer)

Expert Commentator/ Consultant

“CBS, The Early Show” aired April 28, 2010, topic: “Dangers of

Backyard Trampolines”( Josh Graynor, producer)


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“CBS, The Early Show”, aired April 3, 2008, topic: “Dangers of

Unqualified Personal Trainers” (Audrey Gruber, producer)


“CNN New York” aired August 4, 2005. Topic: Dangers of Backyard

Trampoline (Audrey Gruber, producer)


“20/20 ABC” aired September 22, 2000. Topic: Backyard Trampoline

Dangers and Injuries


“NBC Later Today Show,” aired May 10, 2000. Topic: Evaluating

Infomercials of Fitness Products


“Total Gym” Infomercial, aired January 2000 – April 2002


“ABC Good Morning America,” aired March 12, 1999. Topic:

Infomercials for Fitness Equipment and Products


“Special Reports T.V.,” taped Summer 1992, aired August 1992.

Topic: Unfit Kids


“Special Reports T.V.,” taped April 1992, aired July 1992, Physicians

offices nationally, moderated by Joan Lunden. Topic: Health Club

Horrors (tape available)

Guest Speaker “Good Morning America,” live from Miami (Doral Saturnia Spa) with

Joan Lunden. Topic: Health Club Operations and Instructor

Liabilities, November 17, 1988 (tape available)

Guest Speaker “The Today Show,” live from New York. Topic: Debate with

Insurance Industry and the Effects on American Sports, June 16, 1988

(tape available)

Guest Speaker “Hour Magazine,” with Gary Collins, taped in L.A. Topic: Bogus

Fitness Instructors and Injuries in Health Clubs, aired April 22, 1987

(tape available)

Guest Speaker “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” live from Chicago. Topic: The

Obsession of Fitness, December 16, 1986 (tape available)

Guest Speaker “The Today Show,” with Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley, live from

NBC Studios, New York. Topic: Fitness Fraud, November 30, 1984

(tape available)

Local and Regional Network Media:

Expert Commentator: CBS 4News (Denver),” Recreational Sport: Mock

Sumo Suit Injury Jury Verdict and Reasons”, May 14, 2009

Expert Commentator: CBS Channel 4(Denver), Personal Trainers-How to Pick One”

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February 26, 2007

Expert Commentator: Channel 7 News (ABC,Denver) “Exercise Equipment: How to

Choose the Best for You”, January 13, 2007

Guest Interview KOA Radio, Topic: “Kids Getting Fit Like Clinton Portus, Denver

Broncos, Denver, CO, Dec 7, 2003

Guest Interview KOA Radio. Topic: “How to Stay Fit During the Holidays,” Denver,

Colorado, November 28, 2002

Expert Commentator

KUSI 51 News. “Total Gym and Over 50 Exercises,” (live), San

Diego, California, September 14, 2002


Fox 31 News. “Fame or Shame,” Denver, Colorado

1. Reebox Core Board, May 2002

2. Jackie Chan Cable Flex, June 2002

3. Ab Energizer, July 2002

4. Six Second Abs, March 1, 2004

Guest Interview KOA Radio. Topic: Motivation ideas to get people exercising in New

Year, Denver, Colorado, January 1, 2002

Guest Interview WB2 News “How to select a health club,” (live), Denver, Colorado,

December 26, 2001

Guest Interview KOA Radio “Exercise Products,” live, Denver, Colorado,

December 26, 2001

Guest Interview WB2 News “Home Exercise Equipment,” live, Amy Freeze host,

Denver, Colorado, December 6, 2000

Guest Interview WB2 News “Denver as #1 Fitness Town in America” segment, live,

Amy Freeze host, Denver, Colorado, March 8, 2000

Guest Interview Tom Martino “Troubleshooter Show,” (interviewed by David

Horowitz), L.A., live. Topic: Infomercial Problems in Fitness

Products, Denver, Colorado, March 12, 1999

Guest Interview Metropolitan State College of Denver Radio Network with Dr. Sheila

Kaplan. Topic: Health and Fitness Myths and Thoughts for 1998

Health, Denver, Colorado, January 1998

Guest Interview KYBG Peter Boyles Talk Radio, live. Topic: Health Clubs, National

Health Club Association and Risk Management, Denver, Colorado,

October 17, 1990

Guest Interview KYBG Peter Boyles Talk Radio, live. Topic: Health Clubs, Safety

Tips for Consumers, Denver, Colorado, September 18, 1990

Guest Interview KBXG Peter Boyles Talk Radio, live. Topic: $800,000 Verdict

Against Holiday Health Club in Denver, Denver, Colorado,

March 13, 1990

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Guest Interview KBXG Talk Radio, live. Topic: Backyard Swimming Pools Dangers

and Health Club Injuries, Denver, Colorado, December 15, 1989

Featured Guest KNUS Live Talk Radio, Alan Dumas Show. Topic: Sports Injuries

and Litigations/PH-S National Program for Tort Reform, Denver,

Colorado, April 13, 1988

Guest Interview KMGH-TV “Midday Show.” Topic: Health Club Litigations and

Recent Jury Verdicts, Denver, Colorado, March 30, 1988 (tape

available)

Featured Guest KCNC-TV “Dimension Four,” Channel 4. Topic: Product Liability –

Sports – The Insurance Crisis in Sports, Denver, Colorado,

April 3, 1988

Featured Guest “Family Talk,” Covenant House of New York syndicated radio show.

Topic: Sports in America, live from New York, March 6, 1988 (tape

available)

Featured Guest KNUS Talk Radio, live. Topic: Health Clubs and the Insurance Crisis

for Sports in America, Denver, Colorado, September 30, 1987

Featured Guest KYBG Radio Talk Show, live. Topic: Conditioning With Weights and

Athletes, Denver, Colorado, May 4, 1987

Guest Interview KAZY Radio Show “Living Well.” Topic: How to Select a Health

Club, Denver, Colorado, February 8, 1987

Guest Interview KOA – “Rick Barber Show,” live, 8 p.m. Topic: Denver and Adult

Fitness, Denver, Colorado, December 17, 1986

Guest Interview KBPI – “Woody Paige Talk Radio,” live, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Topic:

Fitness Centers and Legislation, Denver, Colorado, May 24, 1985

Live Interview KMGH TV (Channel 7), 10:00 p.m. News – Special News Feature,

“Chiropractors and Health Clubs,” Denver, Colorado, May 6, 1985

Guest Interview KOA Radio – “Sports Talk,” live, 7:00 p.m. Topic: “Fitness

Certifications – Do They Exist?” Denver, Colorado, April 9, 1985,

October 22, 1985

Gust Interview KRDO Radio – Fitness Fraud,” Colorado Springs, Colorado,

December 4, 1984

Guest Interview KKRM Radio – Topic: Safety Tips for Fitness Center Use, Colorado

Springs, Colorado, December 5, 1984

Guest Interview KDEN Radio – Topic: Fitness Fraud in Denver and Nationally,


Guest Interview KNUS Radio – “Peter Boyles Show,” live. Topic: Body WRap,

Denver, Colorado, December 18, 1985; Topic: Legislation, Denver,

Colorado, September 5, 1985; Topic: The Fitness Boom and Its

Problems, Denver, Colorado, February 5, 1985, April 24, 1985, June 4,

1985, December 3, 1985

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Guest Speaker Channel 4 “Denver Showcase.” Topic: Sports Liability Issues,

Gymnastics and the 1984 Olympics, Denver, Colorado, July 29, 1984

Guest Speaker KDKO Radio – “Community Talk.” Topic: Gymnastics Liability and

Future Trends, Denver, Colorado, November 20, 1983

Guest Speaker Channel 12 TV – “Off the Wall” Talk Show. Topic: Youth Sports and

Problems of Violence in Sports, May 10, 1981 (live telecast)

Cable Television:

Featured Guest Littleton Cablevision. Topic: Dangers in Sports and Sports Equipment

Usage, Littleton, Colorado, September 4, 1984

Featured Guest Aurora Cable TV, Channel 28, Public Affairs. Topic: 24-Hour

Nautilus Closing and Tips for Consumers on Joining Health Clubs,

Aurora, Colorado, June 3, 1985

Featured Guest Aurora Cable TV, Channel 28, Public Affairs. Topic: Fitness Centers

and Safety, Aurora, Colorado, April 1, 1985

Featured Guest “Talk TV with Peter Boyles,” live, Channel 26, Denver Cable. Topic:

Fitness Liability, October 31, 1984 (tape available)

Guest Speaker Littleton Cablevision. Topic: Gymnastics and Legal Liability Issues in

Fitness, Littleton, Colorado, August 2, 1984

Guest Speaker American Cablevision of Littleton (live telecast). Topic: Sports Law,

Littleton, Colorado, Denver 15, 1982

Print Media Interviews:

Cited Expert “New York Case Against Personal Trainer Results in 1.4

Million Verdict”, Exercise Standards and Malpractice

Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 4, July 2015

Cited Expert ‘A Matter of Choice”, Bigger Faster Stronger Magazine,

September/October 2013

Book Review “The Personal Trainer: A Tale of Pain, Gain, Greed and

Lust” by David Herbert, PRC Publications, Canton, Ohio,

2013(review on back cover of the book)

Cited Expert “Sign Of The Times”, Bigger Faster Stronger Magazine,

July/August 2013

Cited Expert “Choose the Right Home Exercise Equipment” Arthritis

Today, June 2012

Cited Expert “Five Safety Features to Look For on Trampolines”,

Springfield Patch, May 21, 2012

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Cited Expert “A Matter of Perspective?”, Bigger Faster Stronger

Magazine, Editorial page, May/June 2012

Cited Expert Denver Post, “Trampoline Can Be Good. But Beware” by

Linda Buch, March 28, 2011

Cited Expert BFS (Bigger Faster Stronger) Magazine” Position paper on

Sports Medicine”, September/October 2010.

Cited Expert “10 Things Fitness Clubs Will Not Tell You” by Lisa

Scherzer, posted May 17, 2010 on Smart Money Magazine

web cite

Cited Expert “California Board to Regulate Personal Trainers Changed”, by

David Herbert, Exercise Standards Malpractice Reporter, Vol.

23, No. 4, July 2009

Featured Expert “Bouncing Trampolines”, Denver Post Fitness article by Linda

Buch, May 18, 2009

Featured Expert “Certification: It’s More Important Than You Think”, Bigger

Faster Stronger Magazine, November/December 2008

Referenced Expert Colorado Action Plan for Older Adults Wellness: A Public

Health Strategy, First Edition, 2007, pages 59-64

Featured Expert “Find an exercise Plan to fit you”, Linda Buch, Denver Post,

October 1, 2007

Featured Expert “Those who can do, those who retire Do”, Abby Ellin, writer,

New York Times, April 12, 2007

Featured Expert “The ABC’s Of Weight Room Design-Practical Tips

On Designing Safe and Effective Weight Rooms”, Kim Goss,

Bigger, Faster, Stronger Magazine, March/April 2007

Featured Expert “The Case Against Stability Training”, Kim Goss, Bigger,

Faster, Stronger Magazine, March/April 2007

Featured Expert “10 Things Your Fitness Club Won’t Tell You”, Reshma

Kapadia, writer, Smart Magazine, January 2007

Featured Expert “Fitness Trainers,” Men’s Health Magazine, September, 2005

Referenced Expert “Are You Neglecting Training,” Bigger, Faster, Stronger

Magazine, March/April 2005

Referenced Expert/Consultant

“Leisure v. Liability,” Athletic Business Magazine,

August 2002

Featured Expert “Electirc Abs,” by Sam Grobart, Mens Journal Magazine,

May 2002

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Referenced Expert National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCD)

Standards published November 2001 (cited and quoted in text

of standards)

Referenced Expert “Should You Buy That Fitness Gadget?”, Michelle Bendor,

Self Magazine, October 2000

Referenced Expert “H20 SOS” by Lisa Soddders, Topeka Capital Journal,

March 28, 2000

Referenced Expert “Exercise Caution with Informericals,” by Art Corey,

Philadelphia Inquier, March 27, 2000

Referenced Expert “Fitness For Sale?”, Health Magazine, March 2000

Referenced Expert “Fit to be Tied,” by Sabrina Erdely. Philadelphia Magazine,

January 2000

Referenced Expert “Kick in with Tae Bo,” by Megan Miller, Columbia

Missourian, June 22, 1999

Referenced Expert “Fit or Fad,” by Lori Tobias, Denver Rocky Mountain News,

July 18, 1999

Referenced Expert “The Newest Kick At Fitness,” by Darryl Owens, Orlando

Sentinel, May 4, 1999

Referenced Expert “The Other Side of Tae Bo,” by Claire Martin, Denver Post,

(Featured Expert) May 2, 1999

Referenced Expert “Don’t Risk Workout Injuries,” by Jordan Matis, Self

Magazine, March 1999

Referenced Expert “Buying Into Fitness: Get Ripped, Not Ripped Off Acquiring

Exercise Equipment,” by Charles Mallory, Exercise and

Health Magazine, Summer 1998

Referenced Expert “Pooling Resources for Sports Medicine,” by Mindy Toran,

Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation Magazine,

March 1998

Referenced Expert “Trampolines Bouncing Back Despite High Risks,” by

Christine Schiano, The Morning Call, Allentown,

Pennsylvania, August 22, 1996

Referenced Expert “Fitness for Sale,” by Linda Castrone, Rocky Mountain News,


Referenced Expert “Go Green: Power Your Own Treadmill,” by Dana Sullivan,

Walking Magazine, February 1997

Referenced Expert “Trampolines: Are They Safe?”, by Linda Castrone, Rocky

Mountain News, Denver, Colorado, June 4, 1996 (appeared

again in the Grand Rapids Press, July 18, 1996)

Referenced Expert “More Intense Exercise Offers Women Greater Health

Benefits, Study Shows, In Colorado,” by Paul Raeburn and

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Linda Castrone, Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado,

November 17, 1995

Referenced Expert “Who Is Your Fitness Instructor Anyway?”, by Lisa Iannucci,

Weight Watchers Magazine, November 1995

Referenced Expert “Play It Safe,” by Liz Neporent, Shape Magazine, April 1995

Referenced Expert “Is Your Health Club Up To Snuff,” by Liz Neporent,

Women’s Sport and Fitness Magazine, April 1995

Referenced Expert “Playground Kings: Building A Better Swing Set,” by Jack

El-Hai, Twin Cities Business Monthly, Minneapolis,

Minnesota, April 1995

Referenced Expert “Supervision – How Much Is Enough?”, by John Taylor,

Strength and Conditioning Journal, April 1995

Referenced Expert “Safety Tips From the Expert Witness,” by Gary Gray,

JOHPERD, January 1995

Referenced Expert “New Litigations on Exercise Equipment,” by David Herbert,

Fitness Management, January 1994

Featured Expert “Employee Services and Recreation: Beyond the Company

Picnic,” Employee Relations and Human Resources Bulletin,

No. 1804, Liability Chapter, Bureau of Business Practice,

Waterford, Connecticut, March 21, 1994

Featured Expert “RX: Campus Recreation for Stress Reduction,” by Lisa

Lang, The Community News, Community College of Denver,

Denver, Colorado, March 2, 1994

Referenced Expert “Legal Aspects of Strength and Conditioning,” by David

Herbert, NSCA Journal, Vol. 15, No. 4, 1993

Referenced Expert “Weight Room Litigations: Statistics and Trends,” by David

Herbert, Fitness Management, September 1993

Referenced Expert “Weight Room Applications for Program Development,” by

Paul Pitton, NSCA Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3, 1993

Featured Expert “How to Find Yourself a Top-Notch Personal Trainer,” by

Laura Dayton, Muscle and Health Magazine, Spring 1993

Featured Expert “Supervision is Key When Looking for a Place to Workout,”

by Alan Dumas, Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado,

February 8, 1993

Featured Expert “Don’t Let Supervision Slide in the Backyard,” by Alan

Dumas, Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado,

April 4, 1993

Referenced Expert “Who’s Watching The Weight Room?” by Stephen G. Eaton,

Colorado Journal of HPERD, Winter 1992

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Featured Expert “Staying Out of Hot Water,” by Rick Berg, Athletic Business

Magazine, December 1992

Featured Expert “Sports Psychology Puts Mind Over Matter for

Improvement,” by Doug Freed, Up The Creek,

July 10-16, 1992

Featured Expert “Warning: Health Clubs May Be Hazardous to Your Health,”

by Jeanne Huff, Colorado Women’s News, June 1992

Featured Expert “Health Clubs Leave Members Fit To Be Tied,” by David Iler,

Up The Creek, March 1992

Featured Expert “Faulty Equipment, Ill-Kept Facilities Lead to Hefty Fitness

Lawsuits,” Hospitality Law, December 1990

Featured Expert “Stair-Climber Steps up Exercise,” by Diane Eicher, Denver

Post, Denver, Colorado, January 9, 1990

Featured Expert “Is Your Health Club Healthy,” Changing Times Magazine,

September 1989

Featured Expert “What to Look For in a Health Club,” Corporate Connection

Magazine, Denver, Colorado, October 1989

Featured Expert “The Health Spa Rip Off,” by Ron Chepesiuk, Cavalier

Magazine, March 1989

Featured Expert “Resolved-1989 Resolutions,” by Diane Eicher, Denver Post

(Cover Story), Denver, Colorado, January 1, 1989

Featured Expert “Fitness Kick May Lead to Pain for Hoteliers,” Hospitality

Law, Vol. 4, No. 1, January 1989

Referenced Expert “Liability Claims Based Upon Advertising Representations,”

by David Herbert, Fitness Management, Nov./Dec. 1988

Featured Expert “Buyer: Better Beware,” by Jill Fraser, Working Mother

Magazine, November 1988

Featured Expert “Accident-Proofing Your Weight Room,” Athletic Business,

July 1988

Referenced Expert “A Trial Lawyer’s Guide to Legal Implications of

Recreational, Preventive and Rehabilitative Exercise Program

Standards of Care,” by Herbert and Herbert, American Journal

of Trial Advocacy, Spring 1988

Featured Expert “Health Clubs: Exercise Caution,” by Wally Conrad,

Business Weekly Magazine, June 6, 1988

Featured Expert “Dr. Marc Rabinoff Takes the Forefront to Assure

Recognition of Higher Standards in Sports Industry,” by

Gerald Mellman, Intermountain Jewish News, March 18, 1988

Featured Expert “Denver Fitness Scene Regains Health,” by Gail Randall,

Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado, March 16, 1988

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Featured Expert “Body Wrap: Wrapped Up In Controversy,” by Brent

Diamond, Looking Fit Magazine, June 1987

Featured Expert “Take it Cool and Easy, Weekend Athletes Told,” by Kris

Newcomer, Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado,

April 11, 1987

Featured Expert “How to Select a Health Club Where You Can Exercise Your

Options, Too,” by Diane Eicher, Denver Post, Denver,

Colorado, January 3, 1986

Featured Expert “Legal Aspects of Health and Fitness Clubs: A Healthy and

Dangerous Industry,” by Feiger & Hyman, Colorado Lawyer,

October 1986

Featured Expert “Exercise Programs Should Pass Muster,” by Diane Eicher,

Denver Post, Denver, Colorado, May 14, 1986

Featured Expert “Fighting Fitness Fraud,” by Faye Ignatowski, Colorado

Sports Styles, April 1986

Featured Expert “Group Formed to Promote Quality Instructors,” Update on

Wellness, Club Industry Magazine, February 1986

Featured Expert “Aerobics: For Better or Worse?”, by John Meyer, Spare-

Time Section, Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado,

December 5, 1985

Featured Expert “Group Wants Aerobics Teachers to be Licensed,” by

Deborah Belgum, Health and Fitness Section, Gazette

Telegraph, Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 24, 1985

Featured Editorial Expert

“Danger: Instructor on Duty,” editorial by Joe Weider,

publisher of Sports Fitness Magazine, November 1985

Featured Expert “Is Your Fitness Instructor Qualified?”, by Diane Eicher,

Contemporary Magazine, Denver Post, Denver, Colorado,

September 29, 1985

Featured Expert “Health Clubs – The Good, The Bad, The Indifferent,” by Bill

Smith, Empire Magazine, Denver Post, Denver, Colorado,

September 22, 1985

Featured Expert “Is Your Health Club Healthy?”, by Joanne Tracey, Colorado

Sports Monthly, October 1985

Featured Expert “Colleges Promote Quotable Experts to Enhance Image,” by

Brian Coffey-Weber, Denver Post, Denver, Colorado,

February 24, 1985

Featured Expert “Caveat: Sports Consultant Blasts Fitness Instruction

Quality,” by Patricia Raybon, Rocky Mountain News, Denver,

Colorado, December 3, 1984

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5. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE:

Physical Education & Recreation Department Chair

Council for Colorado Universities and Colleges, Colorado Department of

Education, Denver, Colorado, January 1987 to Spring 1992

Grant Proposal Award Committee

Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

(CAHPERD), Chairperson, 1983 – 1984

Budget Committee


(CAHPERD), 1982 - 1983

Exhibits Chair

State Convention, Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education,


Convention Planning Committee


(CAHPERD), 1981 – 1982

Voting Delegate for Colorado

National Alliance for the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,

Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), (Houston, Minneapolis, New Orleans),

1981 – 1984

BOARD OF DIRECTORS POSITIONS AND BOARD ADVISOR APPOINTMENTS:

(Corporate and Professional)

Chair, College of Exercise Professionals, Board of Advisors, 2000 – 2002

Chair, American Board of Forensic Examiners, 1999 – 2000 (Chair Emeritus 2000-01)

(Board responsible for Continuing Education Programs, Certifications, Diplomat and

Fellow Standards) (Vice-Chair, 2002-2003), (Chair, 2005-2006), (Member, 1997-August

2014)

Member, Advisory Board, The American Academy of Certified Consultants and Experts,

April 1999 – April 2000

Member, Ph.D. in Forensic Science Curriculum Development Committee, American

College of Forensic Examiners, 1996 – 2000

Member, ACFE Continuing Education Committee, Section on Recorded Evidence,

1998-99 Term

Member, Scientific and Technical Advisory Board, American Board of Forensic

Examiners, 1994 – August 2014

Member, Editorial Review Board, Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education,

Recreation and Dance Journal (CAHPERD), January 2000 – Present

Member, Editorial Review Board, ACFE, 1994 – August 2014

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Member, Editorial Review Board, Aquatic Therapy Rehab Institute, 1999 – 2002

Member, Advisory Board, National Academy of Sports Medicine, Chicago, Illinois,

July 1993 – 1995

National Coordinator for Instructor Education & National Board Member, National

Health Club Association, Lakewood, Colorado, January 1991 – 1993

Vice President Board of Directors & Senior Consultant

Sport/Fitness Risk Management, Inc., Denver, Colorado, 1989 – July 1993

Member, Advisory Committee

IDEA Foundation, San Diego, California, July 1989 (The development of

standards for new certification exam for personal fitness trainers and staff)

Member, National Strength & Conditioning Foundation

National Newsletter Review Board and Editorial Consultant for legal issues

(establish criteria for standards of publications and issues of curriculum for

fitness instructors at health clubs and personal trainers), Lincoln, Nebraska,

August 1989

Member, Advisory Board

To Board of Directors, Doctors to the World, January 1989 – 2002

Member, Advisory Board Fitlife Systems

Fitness Motivation Company, Denver, Colorado, January 1989 – December

1990

Member, Advisory Board Committee

Wellness/Fitness Program, Career Education Center, Denver Public Schools,

Denver, Colorado, November 1988 – 1991

Member, Athletic Institute Advisory Board

For Elementary P.E. & Fitness Programs, North Palm Beach, Florida,

April 1988 – 1991

Founder, Board of Directors, Member

PAFF (Professionals Against Fitness Fraud), a non-profit network and resource

organization whose purpose is to examine the Fitness Industry in a highly

professional level, National Headquarters, Denver, Colorado, April 1985 – June

1987

Chair, Advisory Board

Sports and Fitness Technology A.A. Degree Program, Denver Technical

College, Denver, Colorado, March 1985 – August 1986, Chair 1993 – 2000

Member, Board of Directors

NAIA, Representative to United States Gymnastics Federation Board of

Directors (USGF), 1981 – 1983. (This is a National Governing Board (NGB)

for all gymnastics competitions in the United States)

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NATIONAL LEVEL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT:

ASTM Committee on Amusement Parks and Rides F-24 (Sub Committee on Trampoline

Courts, 2011-present, member F-24 Trampoline Court sub task group on warning signs

and operator/patron responsibilities). 2011 to present

ASTM Sub-Committee’s for Sports/Fitness Equipment, 1995 – Present

ASTM Sub-Committee’s for Trampoline Standards and Warnings, 1995 – Present

Gymnastic Safety Video Script Writing Team

United States Gymnastics Federation, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 1986

Safety Committee (Chair)

Unites States Gymnastics Federation, Department of Education and Safety,

February 1985 – 1989

Credentials Committee

United States Gymnastics Federation Board of Directors, 1981 – 1983

Equipment Safety and Policies Committee (Chair)

United States Gymnastics Federation, 1981 - 1983

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS:

Member, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), 2001 - Present

Member, Scientific and Technical Advisory Board, American Board of Forensic

Examiners, since 1994 to August 2014

Member, ASTM Sub-Committee’s for Sport/Fitness Equipment and Trampoline

Standards, since 1995

Member, National Strength and Conditioning Association, since 1978

Member, Past Division Chairman, President Elect, President (1982), Colorado

Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD),

since 1977

Member, United States Gymnastic Federation (now, USA Gymnastics), since 1970

Member and Former Voting Delegate, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,

Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), since 1969

Member, National Forensic Center, 1991 – Present

5. CONSULTING: CONSULTANT EXPERIENCES:

Consultant/testimony/research to law firms and for litigations, 1977 – Present

Consultant to Club USA, Littleton CO. on Exercise Equipment misuse and

warnings for their members. September 2015.

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Consultant/seminar on trampoline safety and operations in a Trampoline Court

facility, “Get Air Trampolines” , Salt Lake City, Utah, May 25-26, 2014.

Consultant/seminar on Health Club Issues and Warnings, Club USA, Littleton, CO

February 24, 2014

Consultant/seminar (on trampoline safety, foam pit operations) presented to Helium

Trampoline Court, New Berlin, Wisconsin, April 20-21, 2013

Consultant/seminar (on trampoline safety, foam pit operations) presented to I-

Trampoline Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 4-5, 2013

Consultant to Fox and Friends, Fox Cable Network New York, June 2012 on

Backyard Trampolines Dangers and Safety Tips for Parents.

Consultant to Spring Free Trampolines, 2011 to present

Consultant to Vail Recreation District on Gymnastic Facility Risk Management,

(Conducted a facility safety Audit and Needs Assessment), Vail, CO. May 22-23,

2012

Consultant to House of Air,(on inflatable pit and trampoline system) Trampoline

Court facility, San Francisco, CA, 2012

Consultant to Jump Street Trampoline Court facilities, Denver CO. (conducted a

safety seminar on trampolines and foam pits, April 20, 2012)

Consultant to Sky High Sports, Trampoline Jump Centers, August 1-3, 2011 presentation

on trampoline safety and operations, California, December 1-2, 2011, Houston, Texas

center facility

Consultant to “NBC Today Show”, Trampoline Dangers, New Products for Trampoline

use and latest Trends in Trampolining, Aired July 11, 2011

Consultant to Eleiko Sports, Reviewed and wrote warranty, instructions for care and

maintenance information for purchasers, May 2011 to present.

Consultant to Jefferson County Schools, Dakota Ridge High School Forensic Science

Education Program, Ms. Theresa Giarrantano, science teacher, October 2008 - present

Consultant to Denver Public Schools on Weight Room Design and Flooring, July 2008

Consultant to Hilton Hotels, Garden Inn and Hampton Inn, Staten Island, New York,

Fitness Room safety and equipment purchases, October 2008-2009.

Consultant to “CBS The Early Show” on Personal Trainers Professional Qualifications

(2008) ,Backyard Trampolines(2010) and Yoga Instruction issues(2010)

Consultant to FOX News (Denver affiliate) on fitness equipment, January 2002 – Present

1. Ab Energizer

2. Cable Flex

3. Core Board

4. 6 Second Abs

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Consultant to” CNN-New York”, Summer 2005 (Trampoline Injuries and Dangers)

Consultant to Thane International, Inc., Bun and Thigh Isolator, La Quinta, California,

August 2001 - Present

Consultant to Adams County Schools, Traversing Wall Elementary School Liability and

Curriculum, Skyview Elementary School, March 2001

Consultant to NBC “Today Show” and “Later Today Show,” January 2000 – Present

Consultant to ABC “20/20,” Backyard Trampoline Dangers, aired September 22, 2000

Consultant to Ground Zero (weight training equipment company), Colorado Springs,

Colorado, June 1999 – Present (on warnings and manuals)

Consultant to “Balance Enterprises,” Denver, Colorado, as text reviewed for

“Commercial Break: The Complete Couch Potato’s Guide to Fitness,” by Linda Buch

and Seth Snider-Copley, January 2000

Consultant to Fitour, Denver, Colorado, Fitness Seminar Educational Company,

October 1999 – Present

Consultant to U. S. Marines on Fitness/Recreation/Sport Risk Management,

December 1998 – 1999

Consultant to ABC “20/20” and “Good Morning America” on “Backyard Trampoline

Injuries,” Ms. Allison Loop, producer for ABC “20/20” and Mr. Steve Livingstone for

“Good Morning America,” Summer 1998, Fitness Infomercials (“Good Morning

America”) aired March 12, 1999

Consultant to The Ithaca Journal News Paper on “Trampoline Dangers,” Mr. Kevin

Yamamura, reporter for the Journal, July 1998

Consultant to Quality Living Inc., Omaha Nebraska, Brain Injury Rehab Facility on

“Liability issues surrounding brain injuries in sport and recreation,” San Francisco

Conference, San Francisco, California, September 24-26, 1997

Consultant to “Jungle Quest” indoor ropes and climbing course risk management manual

development, Denver, Colorado, August 1997

Consultant to Insurance Management Associates, The International Golf Tournament,

Castle Pines, Colorado, July 29, 1997 (site review inspection)

Consultant to CNBC “Steals and Deals Show,” on Trampoline Safety and Standards of

Care, aired July 30-31, 1997

Consultant to Chicago Kent School of Law, Topic: The Forensic Expert’s Role in

Litigation, June 2-3, 1997

Consultant to American Journal (King World), Topic: Health Club and Personal Trainer

Standards of Care and Injury Issues, January 1996 – November 1997 (aired November

12, 1997)

Consultant to “Dateline NBC” and “Inside Edition” on Trampoline Injuries and Fitness

Industry Standards, July 1996

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Consultant to Front Range Community College of Facilities Design, Equipment Needs

and Staffing for a New Fitness Physical Education Program and Facility, April – June,

1996

Consultant, Rocky Mountain News, “Does It Work?”, feature on Health and Fitness

Exercise Products and Programs, January 1996

Consultant to Cherry Creek II Homeowners Association, Topic: Playground Equipment

Safety and Trends, Denver, Colorado, March 15, 1995

Consultant to Recreation Dept. Movenpick Hotel, Bejing, China, Topic: Weight Room

Signs, Warnings and Instructional Information, July 1995 (Ms. Neisha Swenson,

Recreation Dept. Staff)

Consultant to Cybex Corporation, Topic: Warning Signs and Equipment Usage in the

Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 1995, March 2000

Consultant, Bureau of Business Practice, Topic: Liability in Recreation, Bulletin #1804,

Paramount Publishing, Waterford, Connecticut, March 21, 1994

Consultant/Committee Member, Governors Ranch Elementary School Playground Safety

and Policies Committee, Jefferson County Schools, Colorado, October 1993 – Present

Consultant to KMGH T.V., Topic: Backyard Playground Safety, Denver, Colorado,

May 1993, April 1994

Consultant to the Rocky Mountain News, Topic: Backyard Playground Safety and

Equipment, Denver, Colorado, April 1993

Consultant, Westin Hotel, Topic: Health Club/Pool Facilities Risk Management Review

and Warning Signage Recommendations, Denver, Colorado, January 6, 1993 (Risk

Management Audit Conducted), Second Site Inspection, December 6, 1994, Third Site

Inspection, September 18, 1997

Consultant, Department of the U.S. Army, Youth Sport and Fitness Services Division,

Topic: Trampoline Safety and Fitness Risk Management, Washington, D.C.,

January 1993

Consultant/Workshop clinician, Santa Fe Community College, Topic: Risk Management

Safety Audit/Lecture Facilities Equipment and Curriculum, Santa Fe, New Mexico,

December 12, 1992

Consultant/Workshop Clinician, North Harris College, Topic: Risk Management Safety

Audit/Lecture on Facilities Programs & Curriculum, Houston, Texas, November 14, 1992

Consultant to Whittle Communications Producers for “Special Reports T.V.,” May 1992

(two segments aired, July and October 1992)

Professional Textbook Reviewer, Professional Reports Corporation, Ohio, 1991

Consultant to National Health Club Association, Issue: Risk Management for members

and National Education Program Director, Lakewood, Colorado, August 1990 – Present

Consultant to Arapahoe Community College Wellness Center, Littleton, Colorado

(Safety Audit conducted August 8, 1990)

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Consultant to “Sport/Fitness Risk Management, Inc.,” National Corporation on

Health/Fitness & Recreation Safety, May 1990 – Present

Consultant to Littleton Public Schools, Issue: Indoor/outdoor rope course and system

(Mr. Tim Taylor, P.E. Teacher), Littleton, Colorado, November 1989 (Safety Audit

conducted November 29, 1989)

Consultant to Hotel du Pont, Issue: Research and Risk Management Information to

Fitness Club Coordinator, Wilmington, Delaware, November 1989

Consultant to Tom Landry Sports Medicine and Research Center, Risk Management and

Facility Safety, Dallas, Texas, July 1989 – Present (Pre-opening risk analysis site

inspection, November 9, 1990)

Consultant to Colorado Department of Health “Injury Prevention Network,” Topic:

Assisted in the production of “Is Your Health Club Healthy?” information for the

consumer, 1998 – 1989

Consultant to “Changing Times Magazine,” Mr. Charles Shaeffer, article on Fitness to

appear September 1989

Consultant to Club USA Health Club, Denver, Colorado, February 1989 – Present

(Safety Audits conducted May 25, 1989, August 13, 1990, October 27, 1995), Kids Club

Equipment and Design and Programming, 2007, In-Service Seminar on Health Club

Litigations Trends, November, 11, 2009.

Consultant to AMI Presbyterian Aurora Hospital, “The Challenge Center,” Aurora,

Colorado, January 1989 (Safety Audit conducted)

Consultant, Business Week Magazine, Ms. Wally Conrad, Fitness Editor, May – June,

1988

Consultant to “The Today Show,” Janet Schuler, producer, Insurance Crisis and Sports,

live from New York, New York, aired June 15, 1988

Consultant to “Good Morning America,” Linda Myer, producer, Fitness Segments, live

from Miami, Florida, aired November 16, 1988

Professional Textbook Reviewer, Issue: Undergraduate Psychology of Coaching, Mosby

College Publishing, July 1, 1988

Consultant to Newsweek Magazine (Denver Bureau Chief), Issue: Fitness Fraud (“Are

Health Clubs Risky?”), February 17, 1988

Consultant, Dove Creek School District, Area of Expertise: Outcome Based Curriculum,

Dove Creek, Colorado, February 1988

Consultant to University of Colorado Health Science Center School of Nursing Fitness

and Aerobic Program, February 1988 – 1989

Consultant to Governors Ranch Home Owners Association, Issue: Swimming Pool and

Staff Safety Awareness Training, Littleton, Colorado, July 1987 (Safety Audit conducted

July 12, 1997), second consulting assignment, July 1990

Consultant to International Athletic Club, Aurora, Colorado, 1987

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Consultant to “West 57th Show” (CBS), Topic: Fitness Litigations and Instructor

Qualifications, 1987

Consultant to Sandia Laboratories, Issue: Fitness Testing and Job Related Fitness

Requirements, Security Guards Union, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 1986 and

August 1992 (update and review of programs)

Consultant to Educational Development Corporation, Issue: Advanced Training

Seminars in Sports Medicine, Denver, Colorado, April 1986 – August 1986

Consultant to The Sporting Clubs of America (Naiman Company), Issue: Sports Fitness

and Facilities Audits, San Diego, California, March 1986 – 1987 (Safety Audits

conducted)

Consultant to Sports Club, Lakewood, Colorado, 1985 – Present (Safety Audit conducted

1986, 1987)

Consultant to Channel 7 News (KMGH), Topic: Fitness Fraud and Consumer Tips,

televised 3-part series, Denver, Colorado, aired March 26, 27, 28, 1985 (tape available)

Chief Consultant to Denver Technical College, Sports Medicine Technology Program

(AA in Applied Science Degree (, March 1985 – August 1986

Consultant to North Central Association of Schools and Colleges, Accreditation

Visitation Team to Columbine High School, Area of Expertise: Physical Education

Facilities, Jefferson County, Colorado, March 15-18, 1982

H. HONORS AND AWARDS:

1. HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP:

Honorary Member, Golden Key National Honor Society, Metropolitan State College of

Denver Chapter, Inducted November 23, 1998

2. HONORS/AWARDS RECEIVED: GYMNASTIC EXPERIENCE: (Highlights)

Competitive: Placed Sixth on Pommel Horse, New England Championships,

1969; Pommel Horse Champion, State of Connecticut AAU

Meet, 1969; Varsity Gymnast, Southern Connecticut State

College, 1965-69 Team (team placed third NCAA 1968 and

second in 1969)

Coaching: Head Coach, Women – Saint Leo College, Saint Leo, Florida,

1973 – 1976

Head Coach, Men and Women – University of Bridgeport,

Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1969 – 1970

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HONORS AND AWARDS:

Recipient, 2013, November, “ASTM Standards Development Award”, In

Appreciation for his extraordinary efforts resulting in the development of ASTM F-

2970, “Standard Practice For the Design, Manufacture, Installation, Operation,

Maintenance, Inspection and Major Modification of Trampoline Courts” (Given at

the ASTM F-08 Committee meetings, Jacksonville, Fl. November 14, 2013)

Named, Professor Emeritus, Human Performance and Sport, Metropolitan State

University of Denver, September, 2012

Recipient, 2005 Distinguished Advisory Board Service Award, American College of

Forensic Examiners

Recipient, 2004, Teaching Excellence Stipend Award, MSCD

Recipient, 2002-2003 Distinguished Service Award, American College of Forensic

Examiners

Recipient, 2002-2003 Outstanding Teaching Award, School of Professional Studies,

MSCD

Recipient, 1999 Colorado Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and

Dance President’s Citation for Outstanding Service and Mentorship to the HPERD

Profession

Recipient, 1997-98 Metropolitan State College of Denver Student Services “Going The

Extra Mile For Students” Award

Recipient, 1997 Golden Eagle Award for outstanding service to the American College of

Forensic Examiners and for my work in Human Performance Forensics

Recipient, 1996-97 National Golden Key Honor Society, Teacher Excellence Award,

Metropolitan State College of Denver

Recipient, 1994 Alumni Citation Award from Southern Connecticut State University for

outstanding contributions to the field of Human Performance and Sports Medicine,

May 1994

Selected by “Fitness Management Magazine” as “An 80’s Doer & 90’s Person to Watch

in the Fitness Industry,” January 1990

Nominated by Metropolitan State College and its President, Dr. Thomas Brewer, for the

“Charles A. Dana Foundation” Award for “Pioneering Achievements in Health,” for

1989

Selected as One of “Fifty People to Watch in Denver in 1986” by Denver Magazine

Honor Award for Outstanding Contributions to Health, Physical Education, Recreation

and Dance, Colorado Association for HPERD, September 28, 1984 (highest award at the

state level)

Recognition of Service Award to Jefferson County Public Schools, Colorado, January

1984

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Doctoral Research Fellowship, College of Education, Department of Administration and

Supervision, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, June 1976 – August 1977

Outstanding College Educator, Saint Leo College, 1975

Who’s Who in Gymnastics, 1973 and 1977 Editions

Graduate Teaching Assistantship, College of Education, University of Bridgeport,

Connecticut, 1969 – 1970

ACADEMIC CLASSES TAUGHT:

Undergraduate Sport Venue Operations

Sport Business/Industry

Comparative Fitness Programs

Risk Management in Hotel/Resort Industry workshop

Law and Sport Institute workshops

Legal Liability for Physical Education Teacher, Coaches and

Administrators

Aerobic and Fitness Concepts for Instructor and the Consumer

Managing Interpersonal Relationships in Athletics: A Systems

Approach

Science and Art of Coaching, and Administration of Athletics

Organization and Administration of Physical Education (Human

Performance and Sport)

Recreational Leadership and Administrative Theories

Administration and Supervision of Intramural and Student Services

Issues and Trends in Physical Education, Sports and Fitness

Psychology of Sport

Test and Measurements of Physical Education

Physiology of Exercise

History and Principles of Physical Education

Introduction of Physical Education (Human Performance and Sport)

Adapted Physical Education

Fundamentals of Movement (Basic Biomechanics)

Internship Supervisor – Sport Industry Operations Major Concentration

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Graduate Sport Law

Liability in Fitness and Exercise

Special Topics in Sports Medicine

Major Research Project Advisor

Internship Supervisor – Graduate Exercise Science

ACTIVITY COURSES TAUGHT:

Gymnastics – Majors and Non-majors

Weight Training – Majors and Non-majors

Tumbling and Trampoline – Majors and Non-majors

Aerobic Conditioning

Swimming for Conditioning

Body Building

Swimming and Diving – Beginner to Advanced

Tennis – Beginner to Advanced

(Revised: march 2016)

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