Dr. John E. Mayer has been named the second President of The National Institute of Sports Professionals. He takes over for Dr. Lowell Grabau, who assumes the role and responsibilities of President Emeritus. More details to come. http://nisprofessionals.com/html/news.php3 jmayer 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:37:47 -0500 jmayer2@aol.com Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:34:58 -0500 jody@blueweasel.com FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com Chicago, IL---March 20, 2008--- Dr. Lowell Grabau announced today that The National Institute of Sports Professionals (NIS) has named Dr. John E. Mayer (Chicago, IL) as its new president, effective immediately. Dr. Mayer brings over 25 years of experience as a clinical and sports psychologist to the organization; Mayer specializes in teenagers and families, and is a noted author of several books, and a national lecturer and consultant. Day-to-day operations of the NIS are now Mayer’s responsibility, and Grabau moves into the position of president emeritus. With the naming of Mayer as president, The National Institute of Sports Professional has moved its offices to Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Grabau founded the NIS and served as its first president until his retirement in 2008. Grabau comments on the transition: “Dr. Mayer brings tremendous energy, exciting ideas, and a national reputation to his new position as NIS president. His vision for the future of NIS is exactly how I would steer the ship. I look forward to his leadership and his passion to make NIS a stronger voice in the world of sports.” Mayer remarks, “This is a turbulent time for sports. The problems within the world of sports should be addressed from within. More than ever, we professionals who serve athletes, coaches, the sports industry, families of athletes, schools and sports organizations should have the highest credentials and we need to speak out on the issues to ensure that sports participation is safe, drug free, and healthy physically, emotionally, and educationally.” Current membership of NIS is in the thousands across the United States and the NIS is expanding into other countries. The NIS is instituting an aggressive membership drive to review credentials of professionals who serve sports. It is particularly interested in expanding its credentialing of coaches, citing the critical need for coaches at all levels to be credentialed to train athletes. The National Institute of Sports Professionals (NIS) is the oldest credentialing service for professionals in sports. The NIS sets standards for its membership by providing professional services to the sports world spanning children’s sports to professional athletes. The NIS includes a wide variety of professional occupations from coaches, sport psychologists, physicians, accountants, agents, physical therapists, chiropractors, nutritionists, sport physiologists, trainers, and more. NIS designates that member professionals adhere to a strict code of ethics and have met the highest standards in their fields to provide professional services to athletes and to sports. NIS maintains a National Register of sports professionals; professionals listed in the register are the top professionals serving all domestic sports at all levels. For more information, please contact Dr. John E. Mayer at 312-920-9522 or write to JMayer2@aol.com, or 55 East Washington Street, 38th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602. More information regarding NIS can be found at www.nisprofessionals.com. http://nisprofessionals.com/pdfs/NIS-PressRelease1-V2.pdf E61DD8C8-3EBB-4F94-BD3E-72C9DFAD57E2 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:34:58 -0500 The Headquarters of the National Institute of Sports Professionals (NISP)has moved its location to Chicago, IL.,the new address for all communication is: 55 East Washington Street; 38th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2200 Phone: 1-312-920-9522 The Corsicana address will remain a branch office staffed by Dr. Grabau, but please address all communication to the Chicago office. Dr. John Mayer President http://nisprofessionals.com/html/news.php3 B6C385EC-5A3A-46AC-B089-DA04B5443E1C Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:25:28 -0500