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Staff

Matthew Gerken, MS, ATC
Head Athletic Trainer
207-780-5140
mgerken@usm.maine.edu
Matt Gerken, Head Athletic TrainerMatt Gerken has served as Head Athletic Trainer for USM Athletics since 1999. Prior to his appointment to USM, Matt was Head Athletic Trainer and Athletic Training Education Program Director at Colby-Sawyer College for nine years. He has been providing health care to student-athletes and clinical supervision and instruction to athletic training students since beginning his career at Bridgewater State College in 1977, again as Head Athletic Trainer.

Matt earned his Master's degree from Indiana University and Bachelor's degree from Plymouth State College. He has served as Vice President and President of the Maine Athletic Trainers' Association and has provided service and leadership to athletic training professional associations at the state and regional levels most of his career.

Lis Macrum, MS, ATC, CSCS
Assistant Athletic Trainer
207-780-5765
emacrum@usm.maine.edu


Lis Macrum, Assistant Athletic Trainer

Elisabeth "Lis" Macrum joined the USM athletic training staff in the fall of 2008. She earned her BS in Athletic Training in 2006 from Springfield College. After earning her undergraduate degree, Macrum went on to earn her MA in Athletic Training from the University of Carolina at Chapel Hill in May of 2008 while working as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer.


Nick Van Vught, MS, ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer
207-780-5943
nvanvught@usm.maine.edu
Nick Van Vught

Nick Van Vught joined the USM athletic training staff in 2007. He earned his MS at California University of Pennsylvania and BS at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. Prior to his appointment here at USM, he was working as the Head Athletic Trainer at Windham High School in Windham, ME.

Victor Liberi, MS, ATC, STS
Rehabilitation Coordinator
vliberi@usm.maine.edu
Victor Liberi

Victor Liberi joined the USM Department of Exercise, Health & Sport Sciences Faculty in 2002. Prior to his appointment to USM, he was Head Athletic Trainer at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School in Alexandria, Virginia. He currently serves as Rehabilitation Coordinator for the Athletic Training Educational Program and served as Clinical Coordinator of Athletic Training from 2005-2007. Vic earned an MS at the University of Delaware and a BS at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Ben Towne, MA, ATC
Athletic Training Education Program Director
Clinical Coordinator
btowne@usm.maine.edu
Ben Towne

Ben Towne joined the USM Department of Exercise, Health & Sport Sciences Faculty in 2005. He recently served as Rehabilitation Coordinator from 2005-2007. Prior to his appointment to USM, he was the Assistant Athletic Trainer and Clinical Educator at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. Ben earned his MA in Physical Education at Western Michigan University and a BS in Sports Medicine at Lyndon State University in Lyndonville, VT.

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