ARA Board of Directors
ARA President Jeff Harbison was sworn in as Township Commissioner in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on January 3, 2006 for a four-year term. Jeff is center with his wife Valerie and children, Olivia, Trevor, and Ian. Judge William Carpenter presided over the ceremony.
See the list of ARA Board Members below.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President
Jeff Harbison
Township Commissioner, Springfield Township, Montgomery County, PA
Principal, Harrier Consulting
Wyndmoor, PA
Competitive marathoner, triathlete, and ultra runner
Winner, 2001 Nunavut Midnight Sun Marathon
Secretary-Treasurer
Bill Young
President, Citizens Bancshares Company
Chillicothe, MO
Marathoner
President, American Medical Athletic Association
Charles L. Schulman, M.D.
Past-President, American Running Association
Cardiologist, Cardiology Associates of Greater Boston
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
BOARD MEMBERS
Terry Adirim, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Advisor for Medical Readiness
Office of Health Affairs
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC
Marathon veteran and children's sports medicine specialist
Gayle Barron
Founder/Director of Training, Team Spirit, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Female Champion, 1978 Boston Marathon
Prominent sports media commentator
Bob Corliss
Former CEO, The Athlete's Foot Group
Athletic Apparel Industry Executive
Consultant
Chateau Elan, GA
Senator William Frist, M.D.
Retired from U.S. Senate in 2006; Former Senate Majority Leader
First practicing physician elected to the Senate since 1928
Author of three books and more than 100 articles, chapters, and abstracts on medical research
Marathoner
Jeff Galloway
President, JFG Productions
Atlanta, GA
Author, Galloway's Book on Running, Marathon, and Return of the Tribes
First winner of the Atlanta Peachtree Road Race (1970)
Member of the 1972 Olympic team for the 10,000 meter run
Former American record holder in the 10-mile road race
Sue Golden
Former Finance Executive
Active runner and farmer
Middletown, VA
Ronald Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D.
Board Member Emeritus
Founder, American Medical Athletic Association
Neurologist and Pain Specialist
Ran first marathon at age 43, has since finished 201 official marathons, as well as one 100-miler, one 50-miler, and two 40-milers
Jeff Moore
Director, Business Development
HD Supply
San Diego, CA
Marathoner and triathlete
David Pattillo
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Podo Technology, LLC
Atlanta, GA
Completed Ironman triathlons in 1996, 2000, and 2002
David Watt
Executive Director, American Running Association
Bethesda, MD
FOUNDER
Lt. Gen. Richard L. Bohannon, M.D. (1907-1993)
Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force during the Johnson Administration; credited with providing unprecedented support of research that led to major developments in the field of physical fitness and health through lifestyle modification; known by many as the "Grandfather of Aerobics"