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Athletic trainers are available at the schools below to evaluate injuries and provide therapy. Availability varies for each school; training room hours indicate at which times our athletic trainers are on-site.
Click on your school name below to meet the trainer(s) serving your school.
Sarah McCabe, ATCSarah McCabe has worked as a certified athletic trainer for 8 years. She graduated with a Bachelors Degree from Canisius College in Athletic Training and a Masters from Canisius in Physical and Health Education.
She is Head Lacrosse Coach at Medaille College. She also taught and coached lacrosse for two years in Gloucestershire, England.
Email: smccabe@chsbuffalo.org
Training Room Hours: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Kip Palmateer, ATCKip Palmateer is a certified athletic trainer for East Aurora High School. Kip became certified in 1991 after graduating from Canisius College with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training. After graduation, Kip began working for Catholic Health and has been with us for 19 years. Kip has been the athletic trainer for East Aurora school district since 1999 and before that worked at Hamburg High School. In addition to his duties at the school, Kip assists physical therapists at Partners in Rehab clinic in East Aurora.
Email: kpalmate@chsbuffalo.org
Training Room Hours: 2:45 p.m. to 6 p.m. during the fall and spring sports season and 2:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. during the winter season, in addition to home event coverage.
Timothy Williams, ATC, PESTim Williams is a certified athletic trainer for Frontier High School and has been there since 2006. Tim graduated from Houghton College in 1999 with a degree in physical education and athletic training concentration. He has 10 years of experience in athletic training at both high school and collegiate levels. In addition to his athletic training certification, Tim is NASM certified for performance enhancement and a certified instructor for American Red Cross in Community CPR/First Aid training.
Email: twilliams@chsbuffalo.org
Training Room Hours: AthletiCare provides coverage after school for any practices and events.
Training Room Phone: (716) 926-1700 ext. 2174
Shantell Dustin, ATCShantell is a certified athletic trainer for Frontier Middle School. She graduated from Methodist University with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training. Shantell played softball in college her freshman and sophomore years. She volunteered for summer Empire State Games in 2006, 2007 and 2008. In addition to her position with AthletiCare, she is pursing a physical therapy assistant degree from NCCC with an anticipated graduation date of May 2011.
Email: sdustin@chsbuffalo.org
Training Room Hours: AthletiCare provides coverage after school for any practices and events.
Hamburg High SchoolDerek has been the Certified Athletic Trainer at Hamburg High School since August 2010. During college, he worked with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League during the 2008-2009 hockey season. He has been a USA ice hockey official from 2001-2009. Derek graduated from Mercyhurst College in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training. Derek has been a Certified Athletic trainer since May 2010.
Email: dsobczak@chsbuffalo.org
Training Room Hours: 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., in addition to home event coverage
Anita Schultz, MS, ATC, CSCSAnita has worked as a certified athletic trainer for JFK since August 2007. She has 14 years of experience working as a certified athletic trainer in Western New York. Anita graduated from the University at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Physiology and Athletic Training and then pursued a Master of Science from Canisius College in Physical Education. Anita is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Email: aschultz@chsbuffalo.org
Training Room Hours: 2:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., in addition to home game coverage
Laura Ranieri, MS, ATC, PES, SESLaura has been a certified athletic trainer for Kenmore West High School since August of 2010. Laura graduated from SUNY Brockport with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education with a concentration in athletic training and also earned a Master of Science degree in Health Promotion/Human Performance from California University of Pennsylvania. Laura also has experience in industrial rehabilitation.
Email: lranieiri@chsbuffalo.org
Training Room Hours: 2:45 p.m. to 5 p.m., in addition to home event coverage
Ashley Magnini, MS, ATCAshley has over 4 years of experience working as a certified athletic trainer from middle school to collegiate level. She graduated from SUNY Cortland with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training and then went on to earn a Master of Science in Health and Human Performance from Canisius College. She earned her Master of Science in Physical Education and her teaching certifications for health and physical education.
Email: amagnini@chsbuffalo.org
Training Room Hours: 2:45 p.m. to 5 p.m., in addition to home event coverage
Amy Cameron, ATC, PESSenior ATC for AthletiCare
Amy graduated from Canisius College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training and joined Catholic Health AthletiCare in August 2000. She has been working as a certified athletic trainer for Lake Shore School District ever since. Amy is also certified as a Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Amy is a certified instructor of First Aid/Community CPR through American Red Cross, and in addition to her duties, is one of the lead instructors for classes for coaches offered by AthletiCare.
Email: acameron@chsbuffalo.org
Training Room Hours: 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Training Room Phone: (716) 926-2266
Orchard Park High SchoolMegan is a certified athletic trainer at Orchard Park High School. She graduated from Canisius College with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training and joined the Catholic Health team in August of 2010. She also had the privilege of working at the U.S. Junior National Volleyball Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia in 2010. She is currently earning a Master of Science in Physical Education at Canisius College.
Email: mlankes@chsbuffalo.org
Training Room Hours: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., in addition to home event coverage
Mark Lake, MS, ATCMark has been working at Catholic Health AthletiCare since August 2010. He graduated from Canisius College in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, along with a minor in Health and Human Performance. He then went on to receive a Master of Science degree in Sports Science/Coaching from the University of Akron.
He spent the past year as an athletic trainer at The University at Buffalo, working mostly with the Division 1 volleyball program.
Email: mjlake@chsbuffalo.org
Training Room Hours: AthletiCare provides coverage after school for any practices and events.
Training Room Phone: (716) 677-3323
District Phone: (716) 609-0796
Lisa Stonebraker, ATCLisa has 8 years of experience working as a certified athletic trainer and has experience in both secondary and collegiate levels. She graduated from Canisius College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training. Lisa has a strong background in wellness and fitness in the community and workplace and has focused on helping others to "get fit." Lisa is a certified instructor through American Red Cross for Community First Aid and CPR.
Email: lstonbraker@chsbuffalo.org
Training Room Hours: AthletiCare provides coverage after school for any practices and events.
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