David Gallegos calls Las Cruces, NM home and is a proud NM State Aggie. He is the Deputy CEO of Southwest Sport & Spine Center, Inc. a privately owned business with subsidiaries specializing in orthopedic rehabilitation, breathing science, occupational health, diagnostic imaging and health and wellness.

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David served as RMATA Secretary from 2014-2018 and as the RMATA District Director from 2018-2023. His final year as District Director, is final year he served as the NATA Vice-

President. Currently, David serves on the APTA’s Payment Policy Committee, leading the Digital Health efforts. 

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When he is not volunteering, he rides dirt bikes with his son Elijah, cheers on his son Isaiah and his Jazz and funk band, watches in amazement his daughter Marissa’s pursuit of Civil Engineering and spends time enjoying life with his wife Denise.

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In addition to the RMATA’s Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award, David received the 2025 NATA’s Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award in Orlando.

Toni VanDePutte earned a Bachelors of Science from Northern Michigan University and a Masters of Science from Indiana State University. After graduation in 1976, she took a job at Yselta ISD, becoming the first female Athletic Trainer with the district. Toni worked there until she moved on to Alert Services, as the West Texas and New Mexico sales representative. She served as lecturer at UTEP from 2005-2012. She also works as an Aquatics Specialist with Texas Parks and Wildlife.

Ms. VanDePutte has given back to the profession with numerous lecture opportunities, co-founding the Everett Blackburn Athletic Trainer Workshop, and helping her colleagues and an innumerable number of coaches. She is a charter member of the Sun City Athletic Trainers’ Association and served as the first Female President, reprising that position in 2003.

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Ms. VanDePutte was awarded the NATA Athletic Training Service Award in 2005. She was also awarded the NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award in 2006. She received the Mueller Sports Medicine Road Warrior Award in 2011 and 2013. She was awarded the SWATA Athletic Trainer Service Award in 2006.

She has served for years as the Alert Services Sales Representative for the RMATA states, always finding ways to assist athletic trainers and give back to the district and state associations. 

While these accolades are important, Miss VanDePutte truly demonstrates a willingness to help anyone in need. She is a remarkable person of outstanding character.

Dr. Kevin Schroeder is the Coordinator of Clinical Education and a Senior Lecturer III within the University of New Mexico’s Athletic Training Program and serves as the Director of UNM’s Interprofessional Education Program. His extensive experience in sports medicine includes serving as an athletic trainer at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, where he focused on combat sports such as wrestling, boxing, and judo. He was also a key member of the medical staff for the 2015 ParaPan American Games in Toronto, and the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he worked closely with the Paralympic Judo Team.

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In addition to his Olympic and Paralympic work, Kevin’s clinical background includes roles with the 351st Battlefield Airmen Training Squadron, a special operations group at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, the Arena Football League, and NCAA Division I and III athletics.

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Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from East Carolina University, a Master of Science in Health, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh, a Doctorate in Athletic Training from the University of Idaho, and is currently pursuing his PhD in Interprofessional Education from Bellarmine University. He is the Vice President of the New Mexico Athletic Trainers’ Association and is the NATA’s District 7 Representative to the LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee.

Senator Landen has represented Wyoming District 27 and Natrona County since 2007. He currently serves on several legislative committees, including Chairing the Select Committee on School Facilities.

Senator Landen has been a tremendous advocate for athletic trainers in Wyoming, playing a key role in advancing the field and ensuring athlete safety. He sponsored the "School Athletic Safety" Act in 2011 and its revision in 2015, which established crucial concussion safety protocols. Additionally, in 2021, he sponsored SF0074 'Athletic Trainer Revision', which enhanced the licensure framework by broadening definitions under the Wyoming Athletic Trainers Licensing Act.  This legislation expanded the scope of practice for athletic trainers, authorized telehealth services, and allowed for additional services during declared states of emergency.