Messiah College Faculty and Staff

Sandy “Edwin” Bush, MS, ATC

• Director of Athletic Training Education Program
• Instructor in Health and Human Performance
• Head Athletic Trainer

     Education:

• B.S. Lock Haven State University
• M.S. South Dakota State University

     Courses:

• Intro to Athletic Training
• ATED Practicum I
• Clinical in Athletic Training

     Sport Responsibilities:

• Men’s Tennis

     Contact: Sbush@messiah.edu

Wendy Cheesman, MS, PT, ATC

• Senior Lecturer in Health and Human Performance
• Physical Therapist
• Assistant Athletic Trainer

     Education:

• B.A. Messiah College
• M.S. University of Rhode Island

     Courses:

• Applied Biophysics
• Clinical in Athletic Training
• Pharmacology
• Intro to Health & Exercise Science

     Sport Responsibilities:

• Field Hockey
• Women’s Tennis
• Women’s Basketball
• Baseball
• Golf

     Contact wcheesma@messiah.edu

Julie Grier, BA, ATC

• Assistant Athletic Trainer

     Education:

• B.A. Messiah College

     Sport Responsibilities:

• Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
• Women’s Soccer
• Men’s Basketball
• Men’s Lacrosse
• Women’s Lacrosse
• Women’s Tennis

     Contact jgrier@messiah.edu

Ken Heck, MS, ATC, W-EMT

• Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
• Assistant Athletic Trainer

     Education:

• B.S. Houghton College
• M.S. University of Buffalo

     Courses:

• Therapeutic Exercise
• Therapeutic Modalities
• Wilderness First Responder
• Senior Seminar in Athletic Training

     Sport Responsibilities:

• Men’s Soccer
• Wrestling
• Men’s and Women’s Track and Field

     Contact kheck@messiah.edu

Retta Murray, MEd, ATC

• Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance
• Assistant Athletic Trainer

     Education:

• B.S. Penn State University
• M.Ed. Penn State University

     Courses:

• Contemporary Issues in Health
• Athletic Training Practicum
• Assessment I
• Assessment II

     Sport Responsibilities:

• Women’s Volleyball
• Wrestling
• Softball

     Contact rmurray@messiah.edu

Loren Swivel, MEd, ATC

• Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance

     Education:

• B.S. Slippery Rock University  
• M.Ed. McDaniel College

     Courses:

• Medical Aspects of Sport
• Athletic Training Practicum
• Prevention & Risk Management
• PHED Activity Courses

     Contact lswivel@messiah.edu

Messiah College Part-time Athletic Trainers/Clinical Instructors

Tom Chelednik, M.S., ATC

Julie Hockenbury, B.A., ATC

Brenda White, M.S., ATC

Team Physicians

Ken Graf, MD

• Athletic Training Education Program Medical Director
• General Surgeon
• company web link: Susquehanna Surgeons Medical Group
• Sports Medicine Specialist

Brian Bixler, MD

• Orthopedic Surgeon: Pediatric Specialist
• Company web link: Orthopedic and Spine Specialists,

Messiah College Physicians/Health Center Staff

Darryl Guistwite, D.O

Kenneth Guistwite, M.D.

Terri Diez, CRNP

Off-Campus Clinical Instructors

Joseph Buletza, MS, PT, ATC

              Physical Therapist

              First Choice Rehab

              Carlisle, Pa

Mike Cantele, MEd, ATC

              Assistant Athletic Trainer, Gettysburg College

              Gettysburg, Pa

Joanne DeMartino, BS, ATC

                Head Athletic Trainer, Cedar Cliff High School

                Camp Hill, Pa.

Julie Emrhein, MEd, ATC

                Assistant Athletic Trainer, Dickinson College

                Carlisle, Pa

Bob Kelley, MS, PT, ATC

                Physical Therapist

                Penn State Hershey Sports Medicine

Scott Kunkel, DPT

                Physical Therapist

                Central Pennsylvania Rehab Services

                Dillsburg, Pa.

Sarah Lathrop, MEd, ATC

                Head Athletic Trainer, Northern York High School

                Dillsburg, Pa

Chris Martin, MS, PT, ATC

                Physical Therapist

                Lancaster Orthopedic Group

                Lancaster, Pa.

Todd Martin, BA, ATC, PTA

                Physical Therapy Assistant

                Hanover Hospital

                Hanover, Pa.

Matt Morgan, DPT, Cert MDT, CSCS

                Physical Therapist

                Central Pennsylvania Rehab Services

                Harrisburg, Pa.

Amanda Nick, MSPT, ATC, Cert MDT

                Physical Therapist

                Central Pennsylvania Rehab Services

                Camp Hill, Pa.

Matt Pearson, MS, ATC, CSCS

                Athletic Trainer

                Wellness Coaches USA

                Blue Bell, Pa.

Brandi Swezey, MS, ATC

                Athletic Trainer

                Elizabethtown High School

                Elizabethtown, Pa.

Benjamin Widder, BS, ATC

                Athletic Trainer, Boiling Springs HS

                Boiling Springs, Pa

Bob Wolf, MEd, ATC

                Head Athletic Trainer, Cumberland Valley High School

                Mechanicsburg, Pa

Sandy Zettlemoyer, BA, ATC

                Head Athletic Trainer, Mechanicsburg High School

                Mechanicsburg, Pa