{"id":12447,"date":"2026-07-01T02:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T06:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=12447"},"modified":"2026-07-07T15:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:25:36","slug":"ace-announces-dr-antonio-s-williams-as-board-chair-and-appoints-two-new-members-to-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/suppliers\/ace-announces-dr-antonio-s-williams-as-board-chair-and-appoints-two-new-members-to-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"ACE Announces Dr. Antonio S. Williams as Board Chair and Appoints Two New Members to Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Council-On-Exercise-1-300x73.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"73\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2769\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Council-On-Exercise-1.png 300w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Council-On-Exercise-1-200x49.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>ACE<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAN DIEGO, CA<\/strong> &#8211; The American Council on Exercise (ACE) announces that Dr. Antonio S. Williams has assumed the role of Chair of its Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2026. ACE also announced the appointment of Jaclyn Byrer, MA, MA, and Ingrid Knight-Cohee, MSc, to its Board of Directors. <\/p>\n<p>Together, these leaders bring expertise in brand strategy, consumer engagement, healthy aging and cross-sector collaboration that will help advance the ACE mission of getting people moving and improving public health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAntonio has already made meaningful contributions as a member of the ACE Board of Directors, and I am delighted to welcome him into the role of Board Chair,\u201d said Cedric X. Bryant, PhD, FACSM, ACE chief executive officer. \u201cI am equally excited to welcome Jaclyn and Ingrid as the newest members of the Board. Their collective experience in brand leadership, community health, and fitness innovation will strengthen our ability to expand the impact of ACE and advance access to physical activity.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Byrer\u2019s expertise in global brand strategy and consumer engagement, combined with Knight-Cohee\u2019s leadership in healthy aging and community health, will provide valuable perspectives as ACE continues to evolve its role within the broader health and fitness ecosystem. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am honored to assume the role of Chair of the ACE Board of Directors,\u201d said Dr. Williams. \u201cACE plays an important role in advancing health and fitness through education, professional development, and advocacy. I look forward to working alongside my fellow board members and the ACE leadership team to build on the organization\u2019s strong foundation and help shape its future impact.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>ACE also extends its sincere gratitude to outgoing Board Chair John Lally for his leadership, service, and steadfast commitment to advancing the organization\u2019s mission during his tenure. <\/p>\n<p>The ACE Board of Directors plays a critical role in shaping the organization\u2019s future, providing strategic guidance and oversight to ensure ACE fulfills its mission with sound governance, financial responsibility, and ethical integrity. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SAN DIEGO, CA<\/strong> &#8211; The American Council on Exercise (ACE) announces that Dr. Antonio S. Williams has assumed the role of Chair of its Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2026. ACE also announced the appointment of Jaclyn Byrer, MA, MA, and Ingrid Knight-Cohee, MSc, to its Board of Directors. Together, these leaders bring expertise in brand strategy, consumer engagement, healthy aging and cross-sector collaboration that will help advance the ACE mission of getting people moving and improving public health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[45],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12447"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12447"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12448,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12447\/revisions\/12448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}