Conway, Darryl

Darryl Conway

Darryl Conway serves as the Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director and Chief Health & Welfare Officer for University of Michigan Athletics. In that role, he oversees Athletic Medicine, Performance Science, Performance Nutrition, Athletic Counseling / Sports Psychology, Olympic Strength and Conditioning, and Equipment Operations personnel, as well as serving as a liaison to the Team Physicians from Michigan Medicine and the University of Michigan University Health Services, and serving as the Chief Infection Officer for the Athletic Department. Darryl came to the University of Michigan in 2013 from the University of Maryland, where he served as the Assistant Athletic Director‐ Sports Medicine. Darryl has also worked fulltime as an athletic trainer at the University of Central Florida, the University of Northern Iowa, Morgan State University, the University of Delaware, and the New York Jets Football Club. Darryl is the owner of Conway Ventures, LLC and a co‐Founder / Partner of Sports Medicine Emergency Management, LLC (SMEM). Darryl holds a Masters’ Degree from Adelphi University (’95) in Sports Medicine and Sports Management and a Bachelors’ Degree from the University of Delaware (’93) in Physical Education Studies and Athletic Training.

In addition to being a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), Darryl has worked with various SWAT Teams as their Tactical Medic and Athletic Trainer, and as a volunteer EMT, and has been an American Red Cross first aid, CPR, and AED instructor for 30+ years. Darryl serves as the Chair of the NATA’s Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee (EDAC), is a member of the NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Advocacy (DEIA) Task Force, Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee, Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) AT Cares Committee , NATA Research & Education Foundation (REF) Development Task Force, & the NATA’s Educationalist Community Diversity Recruitment & Retention Work Group. Darryl served as Co‐Chair of the NCAA’s Diverse Student‐Athlete Mental Health & Well‐Being Task Force, is a member of the State of Michigan Board of Athletic Trainers, the State of Michigan Board of Athletic Trainers Disciplinary Sub‐Committee & Rules Sub‐Committee, the Board of Certification of Athletic Trainers (BOC) Reinstatement Committee, and previously served on the NATA Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE). Darryl also serves as an Instructor Trainer & Instructor for American Red Cross CPR / AED / First Aid Courses, an Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Instructor, an Associate Expert with The Rehberg‐Konin Group, an Instructor & Ambassador with Stop the Bleed, and has worked as an Athletic Trainer at the Winter X Games and various Red Bull extreme events. Darryl also worked as a Senior Clinical Instructor with Sports Medicine Concepts, Inc., is a member of the Xenith Scientific Advisory Committee, and a consultant for RG Medical Diagnostics. Darryl has also been involved as a member of the Spine Injury in Sports Group (SISG), and is currently a member of the writing group for the NATA Emergency Action Planning in Athletics Position Statement and the US Lacrosse Facemask & Helmet Removal Position Statement.Darryl received the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Athletic Trainer Service Award in 2023, was named as a Distinguished Athletic Trainer by the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society (MATS) in 2022, Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) in 2019 and was recognized by the College Athletic Trainers’ Society (CATS) in 2018 with the prestigious Quality of Life Award. Darryl was also recognized by the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches Association (WCGA) as the Northeast Regional Administrator of the Year in 2021, as well as received the University of Delaware Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement in 2012.

Darryl’s professional interests lie in the fields of Emergency Planning, Catastrophic and Crisis Response; Athletics Risk Management; Advanced Wound Care; Opioid Overdose Management; Exertional Heat Injury Management, and On‐Field Management of Cervical Spine Injuries; and he is a frequent presenter at regional and national meetings on these topics. Darryl is the founder and owner of Conway Ventures, LLC, and founder & co‐owner / partner with Sports Medicine Emergency Management, LLC (SMEM) which provides comprehensive and elite level emergency management courses to sports medicine personnel nationwide. Darryl was a contributing author of the “Addressing Mental Health Needs of NCAA Student‐Athletes of Color: Foundational Concepts From the NCAA Summit on Diverse Student‐Athlete Mental Health and Wellbeing”, “Best Practices and Current Care Concepts in Prehospital Care of the Spine‐Injured Athlete in American Tackle Football” and “Consensus Recommendations on the Prehospital Care of the Injured Athlete with a Suspected Cervical Spine Injury”.

Darryl has a son (Michael‐ 20) and a daughter (Kiara‐ 5), and lives with his wife, Dr. Sheena Long, DPT, PT, AT (Clinical Education Coordinator‐ Concordia University‐ Ann Arbor Physical Therapy Program), and four (4) Rottweilers‐ Apollo, Titan, Louie, & Chase in Dundee, MI.