Planning Committee
Thank you to the WHG planning committee:
A project the magnitude of the World Heart Games would not be possible without a group of dedicated
professionals serving on the organizing committee. Several of them have been on the committee and actively
involved since the inception of the games. Join me in thanking the organizing committee:
• F. Stuart Sanders, M.D., FACSM, FACP, MAACVPR, Chair
• Thomas A. Draper, MBA, MAACVPR
• Karen Lui, MS, MAACVPR
• Katie Feltman, Interim CEO, ACSM
• Carl N. King, Ed.D., MAACVPR
• Robert Nichols, Co-Coordinator
• Wyatt Nicholson, MS, ACSM-CEP, Co-Coordinator
• John P. Porcari, Ph.D., FACSM, MAACVPR
• Walt Thompson, Ph.D., FACSM, FAACVPR, FCEPA
• Eric Utterback, ACSM
• With special thanks to The Mended Hearts, Inc
