MARYLAND
ATHLETIC TRAINERS'
ASSOCIATION
Jean Perez currently works as the Director of Student Health and Wellness at Goucher College, where she oversees Sports Medicine, Student Health, Recreation, and Student Wellness. She has over 15 years of experience in collegiate athletics
Jean has a bachelor’s degree in health sciences with a concentration in athletic training from James Madison University and a master’s in athletic training from West Virginia University.
She previously served as the chair of the MATA College & University Athletic Trainer’s Committee (now ICSM).
Originally from Norfolk, VA, Jean now lives in the Towson area with her husband Brian, two daughters, Meghan and Erin, and dog Rosie.
Rachel D. Moore M.Ed, LAT, ATC is an ATC who is a full-time Physical Education/Health instructor for MCPS. She was formerly at Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland for 13 years. She graduated with her B.S. in Athletic Training Education from New Mexico State University and her Masters of Education From Concordia University, Portland. She has been a BOC Certified AT since 2005. Moore was formerly a Kinesiology and Rehabilitation, Public Health instructor, and committee chair for the Diversity Equity and Inclusion committee for the state of Maryland. She is married to her husband Christopher Moore and has a daughter Autumn who is 8 and a son Joshua who is 4.
Dr. Caroline Siebens has known that she's wanted to be an Athletic Trainer since her freshman year of high school. As a high school student, she interned in her athletic training room all 4 years, before attending the University of Pittsburgh to get a Bachelor's of Science degree in Athletic Training (with a Minor in French). Upon graduation, Dr. C went down to the University of Southern Mississippi to work as a licensed Athletic Trainer with the Golden Eagles football program for two years, while obtaining a Master's of Science in Sport Management. In 2016, upon completion of her degree requirements, she moved to Maryland to be closer to family and to work at Towson Sports Medicine with a variety of contracted sites; including Concordia Preparatory School, Dulaney High School, Garrison Forest School, and Loyola University Rec Sports. She returned to Athletic Training studies in 2018 and, after earning her Doctorate in Athletic Training with a Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education in 2020, became the Head Athletic Trainer for Mount Saint Joseph High School before transitioning to her role with Baltimore City Schools. Dr. Siebens currently serves Mergenthaler Vocational Technical School (MerVo- Go Mustangs). Dr. Siebens has served in a variety of professional advocacy roles, beginning as a Symposium committee member in 2016-2018, before becoming Young Professionals’ Chair 2018- 2021, Membership and Electronic Communications Chair 2021- 2024, and most recently as Maryland Athletic Trainer's Association Vice President.
Jamie Harris - Born and raised in Reisterstown, MD, Jaime started her athletic training path as an Athletic Training Student at Elon University where she earned her Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training and a minor concentration in Health Education. After graduating and becoming a Certified Athletic Trainer in 2002, she earned a graduate internship at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) for 2 years while working towards her Masters of Science with a concentration in Exercise Physiology at McDaniel College. In 2004, after graduating McDaniel, Jaime left UMBC to pursue a career in NJCAA athletics and was contracted to CCBC-Essex through Medstar Union Memorial Sports Medicine. Throughout her 8 years with Medstar at CCBC-Essex she was the Head Athletic Trainer covering all 9 sports at that institution which included men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s basketball, baseball, women’s volleyball, cross country and track and field while working in conjunction with Medstar Orthopedic physicians. Also, while being contracted with Medstar, Jaime had the fortunate opportunity to be the Head Athletic Trainer for the Baltimore Mariners for 4 years—Baltimore’s professional arena football team--winning a national championship during that tenure.
It was that experience that helped her transition from JUCO athletics to NCAA Division 3 athletics when she accepted a position as Associate Athletic Trainer for Stevenson University in 2012. Over the next 7.5 years, Jaime was able to work with various sports with her primary concentration being Football, Women’s Ice Hockey and Baseball. While at Stevenson, Jaime became a certified Kinesiotaping practitioner and became Certified in Dry Needling 1. In December of 2018 she had the fortunate opportunity to travel to Germany and Italy with the women’s ice hockey team. She also was accepted to be one of the athletic trainers to travel to St. Paul, Minnesota to work with the USA Hockey women’s national tryouts and team for the summer of 2018.
After almost 8 years with Stevenson University, Jaime transitioned to the non-traditional setting and accepted a position as Physician Extender with University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics where she works with both the Chief of Adult Reconstruction surgery and an orthopedic foot and ankle specialist and has remained in that position for the past year and a half.
Along with these professional opportunities, Jaime has also had the privilege to work with extreme sports including the AST Mountain Dew Tour where she provided Athletic Training services for athletes participating in the half-pipe event – both BMX and skateboard. She has also had the opportunity, and currently still holds the title of Head Athletic Trainer for the women’s tackle semi-professional football team, the Baltimore Nighthawks, for the past 6 years. Jaime also currently holds an Adjunct Faculty position with CCBC-Catonsville/Owings Mills and has since 2005 within the Business, Wellness and Social Sciences department.
MATA Treasurer, Karie Johnson is currently the AT for Patterson Mill High School with ATI Physical Therapy and has approximately 25 years of experience at the Secondary School level. She obtained her Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training and double majored in Spanish at Minnesota State University, Mankato and achieved Certified Athletic Trainer status before graduating. She then earned a Masters of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of Florida where she worked as a Graduate Assistant at Santa Fe High School in Alachua, FL and found her love of working with Secondary School athletes. Karie worked briefly at Fort White High School as their Athletic Trainer, then took a position with Strive! Physical Therapy Centers as an outreach AT for Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, FL.
After moving to Maryland in late 2004, Karie has worked as a Secondary School Athletic Trainer in Harford County for the past 19 years. She originally started in Harford County with MedStar, working at Edgewood and Havre de Grace High Schools as well as clinical duties, then her third year was at Edgewood and Harford Technical High Schools and Harford Community College. After that year, she was stationed at Edgewood and Patterson Mill High Schools for the next 4 years, then in the 2012/13 School Year was full time at Patterson Mill High School. In 2015, Karie was hired at ATI Physical Therapy and remained at Patterson Mill full time and has just ended her 16th year as the Huskies AT.
Karie is originally from Kansas City, Missouri and lives in Bel Air, MD with her husband and 2 teenaged kids (one just done with her first year in college). She enjoys kayaking, family time, board/card games and rooting on the Chiefs and Royals.