Athlete Advisory Council (AAC)


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ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL (AAC)


The Athletes Advisory Council (AAC) advocates on behalf of all USA Taekwondo athletes. The AAC is responsible for broadening communication between USA Taekwondo and sparring, poomsae, and paralympic athletes and serves as a source of input and advice to the USA Taekwondo Board of Directors with regard to current and contemplated USA Taekwondo policies.  


MEETING TIMES & MINUTES

AAC meetings are held the first Saturday of the month at 12PM Eastern. They are public unless otherwise indicated. If you're interested in attending, please email Carissa Fu at aac@usatkd.org for details. Meeting Minutes are documented and can be found further down on this webpage.  


 USEFUL LINKS FOR ATHLETES:

United States Olympic Committee - Athlete Ombudsman

The Amateur Sports Act of 1978

Athlete Advisory Council Member Information

  • CARISSA FU (2)

    CARISSA FU

    • AAC CHAIR
    • USATKD ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL - POOMSAE REPRESENTATIVE

    Carissa.Fu@gmail.com


  • Jaysen Ishida

    JAYSEN ISHIDA

    • U.S. OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE (USOPC) ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE
    • USATKD ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL USOPC REPRESENTATIVE (SPARRING)
    • BOARD MEMBER (USATKD BOARD MEMBER, USOC ATHLETE REP)

    jaysenishida@gmail.com

  • CHEYENNE LEWIS (2)

    CHEYENNE LEWIS

    • U.S. OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE (USOPC) ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL (ALTERNATE)
    • USATKD ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL USOPC REPRESENTATIVE (SPARRING)

    clewis13@berkeley.edu

  • TERRENCE JENNINGS

    TERRENCE JENNINGS

    USATKD ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE (SPARRING)

     j.terrence@gmail.com

  • HANNAH KECK (2)

    HANNAH KECK

    USATKD ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE (SPARRING)

    Hannah.r.e.keck@gmail.com

  • CJ NICKOLAS (3)

    CJ NICKOLAS

    USAKTD ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE (SPARRING)

    cjnickolastkd@gmail.com

  • ARA WHITE

    ARA WHITE

    USATKD ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE (SPARRING)

    arawhite1998@gmail.com

  • DAVID TURGEON

    DAVID TURGEON

    • USATKD ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE (POOMSAE)
    • BOARD MEMBER (USATKD BOARD MEMBER)
  • ALEX LEE

    ALEX LEE

    USATKD ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE (POOMSAE)

    alexlee.usa@gmail.com

  • BRIANNA SALINERO

    BRIANNA SALINARO

    • USATKD ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE (PARALYMPIC)
    • BOARD MEMBER (USATKD BOARD MEMBER)

    Briannasalinaro@gmail.com


Athlete Advisory Council Meeting Minutes

AAC meetings are held the first Saturday of the month at 12PM Eastern. They are public unless otherwise indicated. If you're interested in attending, please email Carissa Fu at aac@usatkd.org for details.