Michael Essa, MA, ATC, LAT, CSCS, NASM-PES

Michael Essa is beginning his fourth year as an assistant athletic trainer at North Carolina Central University, working primarily with the men's basketball, baseball, and tennis teams.

He oversees the athletic department's drug testing program, teaches classes in the CATTE accredited undergraduate athletic training program, and serves as an Approved Clinical Instructor (ACI).

Essa is a 2003 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a B.A. in Exercise and Sports Science with a specialization in Athletic Training. Following his undergraduate degree, Essa continued his education as a graduate assistant at North Carolina, where he received a M.A. in Exercise and Sport Science in 2005.

Essa has been a NATABOC / NCBATE licensed certified athletic trainer since 2003 and holds NSCA - certified strength and conditioning specialist and NASM - performance enhancement specialist certifications.

Essa and his lovely wife Kathy have two wonderful dogs, Maverick and Bella.