Joanna Engel-Finer

University of La Verne

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Title

Assistant Athletic Director – Health & Wellness
Email

jengel@laverne.edu
Phone

(909) 448-4986

Joanna Engel-Finer enters her 21st season at the University of La Verne. Joanna is currently the Assistant Athletic Director – Health & Wellness. She is committed to the overall health and safety of La Verne’s student athletes. In her role as the Assistant Athletic Director – Health & Wellness, Joanna leads a skilled and professional staff of three certified athletic trainers to provide and coordinate the medical services for nearly 500 varsity student athletes.

Joanna came to La Verne in 2004 as an assistant athletic trainer before being elevated to Director of Athletic Training Services in 2006.

Prior to La Verne, she served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Cal State Fullerton from 2002-04, working primarily with Women’s Basketball.

Joanna started her career as athletic training intern for the Philadelphia Charge of the Women's United Soccer Association in 2001 and moved on to serve as the assistant athletic trainer at Salisbury (Conn.) High School from 2001-02.

Joanna is a professional member of NATA, FWATA, and CATA. She also serves as a clinical preceptor for the University of La Verne and Cal State Fullerton, Master’s in Athletic Training Programs. Joanna received a bachelor's in education at the University of Vermont (’01) and earned her master's in Kinesiology at Cal State Fullerton (’04).