Jayne Greenberg, EdD, has served as director of the I Can Do It! program for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Prior to that position, Greenberg served as the district director of physical education and health literacy for Miami-Dade County Public Schools from 1995 to 2017. During her career in education, she has worked as an elementary, middle, and high school physical education teacher in both public and private schools; a region physical education coordinator; a high school and middle school administrator; and an adjunct professor teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in teaching methods, sport psychology, and research. Greenberg has served as president of the Florida Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and has chaired the Sport Development Committee for the United States Olympic Committee and USA Field Hockey. She assisted the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the development of the I Can Do It, You Can Do It! program, a national initiative to address the physical activity levels of youth with disabilities. Greenberg was named the 2005 National Physical Education Administrator of the Year by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education and received the 2005 Highest Recognition Award from the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Michael Leavitt. In 2009, she received the Points of Light Award from Florida Governor Charlie Crist and was appointed to the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness. In 2011, Greenberg was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. In 2015, she was named as the North America chair for the International Sport and Culture Association, and in 2016, she was named as an Aspen Institute Scholar and received the 2016 North American Society of HPERD Professionals Award. In 2017, she received the Lifetime of Giving Award from Delta Psi Kappa and was named as the education sector chair for the National Physical Activity Plan. Greenberg was inducted into the SHAPE America Hall of Fame in 2019 and received the Lifetime Impact Award from the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition in 2024. Joe Deutsch, PhD, is a full professor in the Education Department at North Dakota State University. He oversees a Home-School Physical Education program at the University, where his students focus lessons around the five components of fitness through Physical Best. While he has been a professor at the University level for the past 20 years, he was previously a K-12 Physical Education teacher, eventually specializing in elementary physical education. While at the elementary level, Deutsch routinely incorporated the Physical Best curriculum into his existing curriculum, as well as conducting Physical Best Specialists trainings across the nation. Dr. Deutsch is currently the SHAPE America President and previously served on SHAPE America's Board of Directors. His service in the field of physical education is extensive, including serving two different terms as North Dakota SHAPE President (NDSHAPE), as well as the Central District SHAPE President (CDSHAPE).
