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Leroy Heu, a native of Honolulu, Hawaii, joined the UCSB athletic training staff as the head athletic trainer in 1994. Leroy graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education with a emphasis in athletic training and a minor in biology from San Jose State University. While in school, Leroy also worked as an athletic trainer for the San Francisco 49ers, the National Football League Players Association, and the Hula Bowl Collegiate Football Classic. Post graduation, he accepted the head athletic trainer position at Fremont High School. In spring 1983, Leroy became the assistant athletic trainer for the Arizona Wranglers of the United States Football League with a return home for a short stay at the University of Hawaii, Manoa as an Interim assistant athletic trainer before returning the following spring to the Arizona Wranglers of the United States Football League. Leroy returned to his alma mater in 1984 as an assistant athletic trainer at San Jose State University for seven years. During his second stay in Northern California, he received his Master's degree in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation emphasizing in Athletic Administration from St. Mary's College in 1989. Leroy had a one year stay at UCSB as an assistant athletic trainer in 1991 before returning to University of Hawaii, Hilo as head athletic trainer in 1992.
Back to UCSB in 1994, Leroy has been very active around the athletic department including the design of the new Harry Callihan Athletic Training Room, open in 2005. Leroy currently works with Men's Basketball, Men's Water Polo, and Men's Golf. He also a member of the NATA and is a qualified examiner of the NATABOC. Leroy currently resides in Goleta, California while visiting his family often in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is well known around the office for his to-die-for barbeque.
Bob was born in San Diego, California and grew up in the north San Diego county town of Encinitas. Bob's interest in athletic training began in high school where he volunteered as a student athletic trainer after learning some basic techniques from some of the coaches on the staff. He also attended clinics put on by the San Diego State athletic training staff and read various texts to begin his journey in athletic training. After graduation from San Dieguito high school in 1972, Bob attended Palomar Junior College and began working in the athletic training room under the direction of the head athletic trainer Bill "Gunny" Dedic. Involved with all sports offered at Palomar, he also traveled with football, men's basketball, and wrestling. Bob transferred to UCSB continuing his education and study under head athletic trainer Harry Callihan. Bob was involved with all the teams, with primary assignments overseeing the men's and women's volleyball teams. Bob graduated with a degree in physical education in 1979 and was NATA certified in May 1980. Upon graduation, Bob served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the University of California, Berkeley. He worked with the football team and traveled with the men's track and field team. He was also the athletic trainer for the national champion men's swim team. After the one year graduate assistantship with Cal, Bob moved across the Bay to become head athletic trainer for Skyline College in San Bruno, California. He oversaw a program with 10 intercollegiate sports and instructed the athletic training students in the fundamentals of athletic training. In 1987 Bob returned to his alma mater to work as an assistant athletic trainer. His assignments included overseeing the soccer and baseball programs. But in 1991, Bob left UCSB to eventually work for the HEALTHSOUTH Corporation in Santa Rosa, California. Besides his day to day responsibilities with patient care, he also served as outreach coordinator to 5 high schools and was the athletic trainer for the Santa Rosa Rugby Club. He then transferred to the HEALTHSOUTH facility in Ft. Collins, Colorado, where he was also part of the outreach program working with USA Wrestling as an athletic trainer for national and international events along with working with rodeo from Little Britches to the professional level. Bob returned to Santa Barbara in 2001 as an assistant athletic trainer for UCSB. He currently works with men's soccer, men's volleyball, and men's and women's tennis.
Bob likes to ride his bike, ocean kayak, body board, fly fish, or just relaxing going to dinner or watching movie. Bob is a proud cancer survivor and will speak on behalf of the Cancer Center on the dangers of sun overexposure.
Nina Hsieh joins the UCSB athletic training staff after a three year stay in Arizona. She graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, interning in the athletic training education program from California State University, Fullerton. After a semester internship at NASA Kennedy Space Center in 2001, she attended graduate school at Arizona School of Health Sciences. While attending school, Nina was an assistant athletic trainer at Central Arizona College her first year and Phoenix College her second year. She also worked many rotations including the Milwaukee Brewers minor league teams and the Arizona Heatwaves semi-pro soccer team. Upon graduation in 2003 with a Master's degree in Sports Health Care, she accepted the position as Co-head athletic trainer at Phoenix College. While at Phoenix College, she had duties including teaching classes and being an ACI for the accredited athletic training program at Grand Canyon University.
Nina returned to California in 2004 to UCSB as an assistant athletic trainer. Her current sport assignments include Women's Basketball and Men's and Women's Swimming as well as overseeing the athletic training student internship program. Nina is a member of the NATA and is a qualified examiner of the NATABOC. Nina grew up in Southern California which her family still calls home and she currently resides in Santa Barbara, CA.
Tina Tubbs joins the UCSB athletic training staff in 2005 as the certified athletic trainer for women's volleyball and men's and women's track and field. Tubbs comes to Santa Barbara after spending a number of years in the South. During the 2004-05 school year, she served as a graduate assistant trainer at Tennessee working primarily with the Lady Vols' track and field squad while working towards her master's of science in administration. The previous year, Tubbs worked as an athletic trainer for Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Ga., overseeing the health and well-being of 72 different teams. She also earned an M.S. degree in advanced sports medicine from Tennessee-Chattanooga in 2003, concurrently serving as an athletic trainer for a pair area high schools during her two years there.
A 2000 graduate of Humbolt State with a B.A. in kinesiology, Tubbs was a
four-year letterwinner in womenıs soccer where she played under current
Gaucho head coach Paul Stumpf.
Greg joined the UCSB Athletic Training Staff in August of 2006 and has primary sport responsibilities with the Womenıs Soccer and Baseball programs. A certified athletic trainer since July 2004 and a member of the National Athletic Trainerıs Association since 2002. Greg received his bachelorıs degree in Sports Medicine/Athletic Training from Eastern Michigan University (EMU). As part of an exit requirement from EMU, Greg completed a fifteen week internship at Auburn University working with their football team in the spring of 2004. Greg then attended the University of Oregon where he received his Masterıs degree in Sports Medicine/Athletic Training in June of 2006. While at the University of Oregon Greg worked with the Football program his first year and then transitioned to work with the Menıs and Womenıs Cross Country, Track and Field programs during his second year.
In his free time Greg likes to explore the great outdoors, photography, watch and play sports, and spend time with friends.
Mike Curran joined the UCSB athletic training staff in 2006 as the certified athletic trainer for baseball. In 2001 Mike completed the Athletic Training Internship Program at Montclair State University in New Jersey and graduated with a bachelorıs degree in philosophy. During his time at MSU, Mike interned for the New York Giants for the 1999-2000 season. In 2003, Mike graduated from Springfield College in Massachusetts with a masterıs degree in sports medicine and exercise science. While attending graduate school, he served as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer for Western New England College, working with football and men's soccer. Mike also found time to be a teaching assistant and lab instructor under Dr. Robert Berquist for Anatomy & Physiology I and II. Upon completion of his master's degree, Mike accepted the position of Head Athletic Trainer for the Somerset Patriots, a minor league baseball team in New Jersey. During his time with the Patriots, the team won the 2003 Atlantic League Championship. In the off-season, Mike worked as a strength and conditioning coach at the Somerset Sports Performance & Rehabilitation Center and served as a part-time assistant athletic trainer at his alma mater, Montclair State University. In 2005, Mike made the move to California as he accepted the position of assistant athletic trainer at California State University at San Marcos, where he continued to work prior to his appointment at UCSB.
Born and raised in New Jersey, Mike now resides in Santa Barbara, Calif.
A native of Southern California, Kelly returns to our sunny state after a nine-year stay in Massachusetts where she studied athletic training at Northeastern University in Boston. At NU, she honed her skills through cooperative and clinical education rotations in diverse environments, including Brandeis University and Harvard. She was also able to return home briefly in her senior year to work at USC for final cooperative rotation. After earning her B.S. 2001, she joined the staff at Marlboro High School as the Head Athletic Trainer. In her four years there, the dedicated and talented athletes left her with little time for vacation or herself. Nearly all of the teams made it into the playoffs, where Kelly was able to help four of them take five state titles including back-to-back girls' volleyball titles and the coveted boys' ice hockey title. She filled the summers of 2002 and 2003 by working at the Carl Adams World Class Wrestling Asics Institute. This dynamic program was home to over 800 student athletes. All of the athletes, including coaches and college counselors, were highly competitive and talented wrestlers. During the spring of 2004, Kelly was sought out by the Boston Panthers semi-pro football team. She joined the staff of this Eastern Football League (EFL) team where her sound skills and quick wit helped her gain the players' trust and respect. In October, 2004 she assisted the Panthers in advancing to the EFL semi-finals. Her return in 2005 was met with as much enthusiasm as her recent departure was met with disappointment.
With her arrival at UC Santa Barbara, Kelly hopes to broaden her professional experience while working with the softball and men's and women's cross country teams. She looks forward to escaping a snowy Boston and reconnecting with those she had left behind nine years ago. In her spare time she enjoys taking in movies and concerts, hiking, swimming and dancing till she drops at her friend's new dance studio in Thousand Oaks.
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