State/Provincial Director of the Year Award

This Award is given to a state or provincial director who has accumulated the most points during the year from April 1 to March 31, using the Evaluation Criteria format.

Congratulations to the 2024 Winner!

Federick Brooks, MS, CSCS,*D

Federick “Fed” Brooks is the Owner of Sound Sports Performance and Training and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction (CSCS,*D®) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He also serves as the NSCA Washington State Director. Fed moved to Washington in 2014 and has worked in various capacities in the fitness industry, including as a personal trainer, fitness manager, group exercise instructor, adjunct professor, independent strength and conditioning coach, and now the Strength and Conditioning Coach for Henry Jackson High School. He holds a Master’s in Kinesiology with a dual concentration in Sport Conditioning and Sport/Exercise Psychology from A.T. Still University in Mesa, AZ, and a Bachelor’s in Recreation, Health, and Fitness Resources with a concentration in Kinesiology from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Fed is also a USA Track and Field Level 2 Certified Coach, USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach, Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coach, and has held various other fitness certifications.

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Past Award Recipients Includes:

2022 - Whitney D. Leyva-Camberos, MS, CSCS,D, NSCA-CPT,D, RSCC
2021 - Julia Dianne Carol Olsen, MS, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F
2020 - Vanessa L. Cazas-Moreno, PhD, CSCS,*D, USAWL1
2019 - Timothy Suchomel, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC
2018 - Joseph P. Lopez, CSCS
2017 - Sean Collins, PhD, CSCS,*D
2016 - Andrew Shim, EdD, CSCS,*D
2015 - Michelle Rathke, MS, CSCS
2014 - Chad Kerksick, PhD, CSCS,D, NSCA-CPT,D
2013 - Ryan Johnson, CSCS,*D
2012 - Maria T. Mendizabal, NSCA-CPT,*D
2011 - Lee Anthony Glass, MS Ed, CSCS	2010 - Paul Moore, MS, CSCS,D, NSCA-CPT,D
2009 - Heath Pierce, MEd, CSCS,D, NSCA-CPT,D	2008 - Scott J. Sahli, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
2007 - Karyn Gallivan, CSCS, NSCA-CPT	2006 - Paul Goodman, CSCS
2005 - Mark Nutting	2004 - Chat Williams
2003 - Kimberly A.B. Zaph, CSCS	2002 - Cory Warner
2001 - Christine Vega	2000 - Avery Faigenbaum
1999 - Patrick Mediate	1997 - Ollie Whaley
1996 - Boyd Peterson, Kim Ford, Ollie Whaley, and John Blievernicht	1995 - Dwight Daub, J. Henry Drought, John Kordich, Mike Lowe, and Richard Powell
1994 - Tom Cross, Doug Lentz, Tony Moreno, and Mike Lowe	1993 - John Kordick
1992 Region 1: Doug Lentz Region 2: Steve Plisk Region 3: Gary Shankman Region 4: Mike Lowe Region 5: Dwight Daub	1991 Region 1: Jeff Connors Region 2: Edwin Jones Region 3: Jesse Barksdale Region 4: Tom Richardson Region 5: Mark Reiff
1990 Region 1: Gary Viles and John Waters Region 2: Phil Emery Region 3: Roger Finkemeier Region 4: Paul Longo Region 5: Mark Reiff	1989 Region 1: Bob Cincotta Region 2: Phil Emery and Bob Brosmer Region 3: Open Region 4: Ron Thomson Region 5: Sam Varner and Dwight Daub
1988 Region 1: Pat Ciccantelli Region 2: Phil Emery and Allan Johnson Region 3: Russ Ball Region 4: Neil Wolkodoff Region 5: Open	1987 Region 1: Ray Moran Region 2: Bob Brosmer Region 3: Harley Dartt Region 4: Rick Huegli Region 5: Steve Schulz
1986 Region 1: Wes Emmert Region 2: Bruno Pauletto Region 3: Russ Ball Region 4: Neil Wolkodoff Region 5: John Arce