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As Chief Operating Officer (COO), Shane Kinkennon is responsible for ACE’s strategic and operating planning, operations management, human capital management, leadership development, and adherence to rigorous business-management practices. Kinkennon oversees the organization’s operations function as well as its issue advocacy, communications, public affairs, community engagement, and other areas of work. Hired as ACE Chief Strategy Officer in June 2017, Kinkennon became COO in July 2018. Before joining ACE, he served as project lead for the ACE-funded Prescription for Activity (PfA) Task Force—a national group of business, academic, philanthropic, and government experts spanning preventive-care, disease prevention, care delivery, public health, and fitness. 

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ACE works diligently to help ACE pros and candidates in tough moment

March 24, 2020 | by Shane Kinkennon in Thought Leadership
ACE works diligently to help ACE pros and candidates in tough moment

Learn how ACE is supporting exercise professionals and health coaches during COVID-19.

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ACE and The Cooper Institute partner up

February 18, 2020 | by Shane Kinkennon in Thought Leadership
ACE and The Cooper Institute partner up

Learn more about how ACE and The Cooper Institute are working together.

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ACE Mover Method: Every exercise professional can help set the stage for healthy behavior change

January 15, 2020 | by Shane Kinkennon in Thought Leadership
ACE Mover Method: Every exercise professional can help set the stage for healthy behavior change

ACE just put real structure to a philosophy that for years has been fundamental to our certification study programs. It represents the essence of who ACE is and where we’re going. Learn more about the ACE Mover Method.

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Fitness’ collaborator in chief: ACE sets a standard for working in high concert with those of shared values

November 15, 2019 | by Shane Kinkennon in Thought Leadership
Fitness’ collaborator in chief: ACE sets a standard for working in high concert with those of shared values

ACE collaborates with many organizations - find out who.

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Five steps to your club’s first health-coaching offering

November 13, 2019 | by Shane Kinkennon in Thought Leadership
Five steps to your club’s first health-coaching offering

Read more to identify steps you can do now to begin a health-coaching program.

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Advancing lifestyle medicine: ACE and ACLM

October 23, 2019 | by Shane Kinkennon in Thought Leadership
Advancing lifestyle medicine: ACE and ACLM

Read more about how ACE and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine are both committed to the practice of lifestyle medicine.

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A big step forward for health coaching, with a caveat

September 23, 2019 | by Shane Kinkennon in Thought Leadership
A big step forward for health coaching, with a caveat

Read about actions ACE is taking in response to a key development for the profession.

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