Christina M. Emrich, MS, LAT, ATC
Athletic Trainer and Assistant Athletic Director, Red Bank Regional High School
Christina M. Emrich, MS, LAT, ATC has been the athletic trainer at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver, NJ since 1995, as well as the assistant athletic director since 2006. She entered the profession in 1992.
She has been very active on the state level as a member of the Athletic Trainer’s Society of New Jersey (ATSNJ) Public Relations, ATs Cares NJ and Secondary School committees. She previously served as the Chair of the Secondary School Committee and has held several positions on the Executive Council including Central Region representative and Treasurer. Christina is a Past President of the Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jersey and a member of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, and currently serves as the ATSNJ Governmental Affairs Chair and the NATA State Association Advisory Committee Chair. In June 2024, Christina will be beginning her term as the District 2 Director-Elect. During her tenure as President, Christina participated in the Team up For Sports Safety NJ (TUFSS) together with KSI and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association developing strategies for policy implementation for secondary school athletics which resulted in the passing of legislation requiring policies for the Heat Participation Policy, Concussion Return to Play, and Emergency Action Plans.
In 2014, Christina was chosen as a Medical Manager for the USA Special Olympics hosted by New Jersey and continues to provide medical care coverage for the New Jersey Special Olympics, the New York City Marathon, and the Falmouth Road Race in Massachusetts as well as providing coverage for various state soccer tournaments.
Christina has presented at the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American College of Sports Medicine, the Adam Taliaferro Foundation Symposium, and the NATA Symposia. In 2009 she received the inaugural NATA/Secondary School Gatorade Award. In 2011 was inducted into the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Hall of Fame and the Red Bank Regional High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. In 2014 she received the ATSNJ Distinguished Service Award and in 2018 the NATA Athletic Trainer Service Award. In 2020, Christina was inducted into the Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jersey Hall of Fame and in 2022, received the EATA Excellence in Secondary School Award. In 2024, Christina received the KSI Lifesaving Education Award.
Christina Emrich received her bachelor’s degree in physical education/health with a concentration in Athletic Training from Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ and her master’s degree from Kean University, Union, NJ.
