Meet the Team
Our medical staff members have significant training, including many who have completed fellowships or achieved additional board certification in sports medicine.
To see which orthopedic surgeons have active privileges on our medical staff, visit this page.
To see which physicians have experience and/or special interest in sports medicine, visit this page.
Program Director
Rob Phillips, P.T., Director of Rehab Services and Sports Medicine of Northwest Medical Center - Bentonville
Certified Athletic Trainers
Jeff Bonacci, D.A., M.S., ATC, LAT
Jeff Bonacci, D.A., M.S., ATC, LAT, serves as clinical assistant professor and program director in the athletic training education program at the University of Arkansas. He has been certified in athletic training since 1987. Jeff received his Bachelor of Science in physical education and athletic training from the University of Akron in 1987. He received his master’s in exercise science in 1989 from West Virginia University and went on to receive his doctorate in physical education/anatomy in 1998 from Middle Tennessee State University.
Cabe Bynum, ATC
Cabe Bynum, ATC, has been certified in athletic training since 2015. Cabe received his associate's in allied health in 2012 followed by his Bachelors of Science in athletic training from Harding University in 2015.
Jesse Herrington, M.S., LAT, ATC
Jesse Herrington, M.S., LAT, ATC, has been certified in athletic training since 2006. Jesse received his Bachelor of Science in sports medicine and athletic training from the Missouri State University in 2006 followed by his Master of Science in administrative studies with emphasis in sports management from the Missouri State University in 2008.
Jaime L. Mann, M.S., ATC, LAT, CFE, PES, CES
Jaime L. Mann, M.S., ATC, LAT, CFE, PES, CES, has been certified in athletic training since 2000. Jaime received her Bachelor of Science in exercise science/athletic training from Florida State University and later received her master’s in human movement from A.T. Still University. Jaime received her doctorate in sports psychology from the University of Ashford in 2019.
Michael Nolan, ATC
Michael Nolan, ATC, has been certified in athletic training since 2018. Michael received his Bachelor of Science in athletic training from the University of Arkansas in 2013 and is working on his master's in sports management through the University of Central Arkansas.
Skyler Sexton, M.S., ATC, LAT
Skyler Sexton, M.S., ATC, LAT, has been certified in athletic training since 2017. Skyler received her Bachelor of Science in education from the University of Arkansas in 2015 followed by her master's in athletic training from the University of Arkansas in 2017.
Elizabeth “Bacon” Studdard, M.S., ATC
Elizabeth “Bacon” Studdard, M.S., ATC, received her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Montevallo, and her master’s degree in athletic training from the University of Arkansas. Bacon is a native of Calera, Alabama.
Lauren R. Ward, MAT, ATC, LAT
Lauren R. Ward, MAT, ATC, LAT, has been certified in athletic training since 2011. She received her Bachelor of Science in health and wellness management from Arkansas Tech University followed by her Master of Science in athletic training from the University of Arkansas.
Jeffery White, ATC, LAT
Jeffery White, ATC, LAT, has been certified in athletic training since July 2015. Jeffery received his Bachelor of Science in athletic training from Henderson State University in May 2015.
Audrey Willingham, M.S., ATC, LAT
Audrey Willingham, M.S., ATC, LAT, has been certified in athletic training since 2015. Audrey received her Bachelor of Science in human environmental studies from the University of Missouri in 2012, followed by a Master of Science in athletic training from the University of Arkansas in 2015.
All providers are certified athletic trainers for Northwest Health’s Sports Medicine Program