Kyle Covington, PT, DPT, PhD, is the president of the American Physical Therapy Association. He holds several positions at Duke University School of Medicine, including associate professor, director of educational innovation, and director of post-professional education. Covington’s association service includes terms on the APTA Board of Directors, being the president of APTA North Carolina, and being a delegate to the APTA House of Delegates. In 2021, he received APTA North Carolina’s Founders’ Lectureship Award, and he was recognized in 2011 with an APTA Emerging Leader Award.

Kendra L. Harrington, PT, DPT, MS, is the director of Residency and Fellowship Education at the American Physical Therapy Association. She leads efforts to advance residency and fellowship education nationwide, overseeing accreditation processes and supporting the growth of more than 800 programs. A board-certified clinical specialist in women’s health physical therapy, Harrington has more than 20 years of experience as a clinician, educator, and researcher. She is widely published, a frequent invited speaker, and a recognized leader in advancing post-professional physical therapist education.

Terrence McGee, PT, DScPT, is the chair of the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education. He is an assistant professor and director of strategic operations in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware. McGee is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists and a board-certified clinical specialist in orthopaedic physical therapy. He has extensive experience in residency and fellowship program accreditation, having served as an RFE program reviewer and RFE panel member.

Mary Romanello, PT, PhD, is the director of accreditation for APTA’s Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. She has a teaching career spanning K-12, undergraduate, and graduate education, and she has held leadership roles as associate to the academic dean and as the founding dean of a school of nursing and health professions. Romanello has guided the development and accreditation of multiple allied health programs and brings a deep focus on competence and critical reflection to advancing physical therapy education.

Kathryn Zalewski, PT, PhD, MPA, is chair of the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education and founding program director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. With more than three decades in higher education, she has advanced both PT and PTA programs with a focus on preparing the next generation of physical therapists. Outside of academics, Zalewski “keeps life in motion,” guided by the philosophy: Run before weaving.