Dr. Richard Gennaro was named Athletic Department Faculty Athletic Representative in October of 2017. In this newly-created role, Dr. Gennaro will serve as a resource and advisor for any athletic department initiatives pertaining to academic success, and promote leadership in the governance of the intercollegiate athletics program.
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Dr. Gennaro is the Department Chair of Allied Health, and the Curriculum Chair of the Health and Human Performance, and Personal Training programs for the Department of Health, Human Performance & Physical Education. He teaches coursework in areas such as Exercise Physiology, Personal Training, Health & Fitness for Life, Trends in Fitness and Human Performance, and Exercise & Conditioning. He is the Co-chair of the Curriculum Committee, and is also a Faculty Senator representing the Department of Health, Human Performance & Physical Education.  He recently created the WCC Health & Human Performance AS degree, and the Personal Training Certificate programs.
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He is a 1984 graduate of the United States Military Academy, and is a former Army Master Fitness Trainer. He is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, a Certified Fitness Trainer and a Master of Fitness Science.  He also graduated Magna Cum Laude from New York Chiropractic College in 1994.
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Dr. Gennaro is also the Vice-President of the ICA Counsel of Fitness &Â Sports Health Science, and is the editor of the ICA e-Journal of Sports Health Science.
