March is National Athletic Trainer Month. It is a time to celebrate athletic trainers and the positive impact they have on work, life, and sport. Read more about NYIT’s head athletic trainer, Dean Kamvakis. NEED A BAND-AID? Go to the athletic training room. Need post-practice ice? Go to the athletic training room. When Head #AthleticTrainer Dean Kamvakis began working at NYIT in 1993, the athletic training “room” was two offices with basic equipment. Since then, he has helped it grow into a robust facility with several treatment and taping tables, whirlpools, an ice machine, staff offices, and more. Kamvakis always wanted to work as a college athletic trainer. As the son of a volunteer firefighter and fire chief, he was inspired to help others at an early age. Later, mentors like Ron Waske, athletic trainer for St. Lawrence University and the New York Islanders, and Mike Matheny, head athletic trainer at Ithaca College, helped him get his start. After earning a bachelor’s degree in bio...