Clay Sandefur

Chief Financial Officer

Clay, a graduate of Louisiana State University in Shreveport has over 30 years of experience with SportsCare beginning as an outside CPA before joining the management team and Board of Directors.

Clay currently serves as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Clay lives in Benton, Louisiana with his wife Ella and their children.

Chad Canterbury

President and CEO

I love that SportsCare is all about relationships. We started from the consumer point of view and maintain that position today. We strive to build connections by recognizing the needs of people we serve in the community. We look at our employees as family members and work to integrate fully with our client providers. Those connections allow us to remain flexible and deliver great service to our employees, clients and the community.

A graduate of Louisiana State University, Chad began his SportsCare career as an outreach liaison in Baton Rouge, LA. He currently serves as the company’s President and CEO.

Chad lives in Frisco, Texas with his wife Heather and their two daughters, Peyton and Campbell.

Jon Spurger

Chief Operating Officer

The best part of my job is helping people. Hospitals and Physician Offices have spent decades working on systems to help better navigate their patients through the system with little to no success. We believe that patient navigation is personal and different for every experience and something a call center can’t provide. We have developed proven strategies to increase patient satisfaction while driving new volumes to our partners and developing relationships for life.

A graduate of Dallas Baptist University, Jon has over 20 years of experience with SportsCare USA, beginning as an outreach liaison in Dallas, Texas. He currently serves as the company’s Chief Operating Officer.

Jon lives in Frisco, Texas with his wife Cortney and daughter Kennedy.

Tommy Canterbury

Founder and Chairman of the Board

The former Centenary College basketball coach founded SportsCare in Shreveport, Louisiana. Tommy was the company’s CEO from its inception in 1989 until retiring from that role in 2019.

He currently serves as SportsCare’s Chairman of the Board.

Craig Brooks

Vice President of Finance

Craig, a long-time banker, was an original member of the SportCare management team, serving as the company’s CFO from the date of incorporation in September 1986 until January 2017. He is currently a Senior Vice President.

Craig and his wife, Jeannine are the parents of Arden Turner and Adam Brooks, both of whom began their professional careers as employees of SportsCare.

Erin Fernandez

MS, LAT, ATC

Erin Fernandez is the Manager for Community Outreach for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Texas Children’s Hospital.

She completed her bachelors at the University of Evansville and during the senior year served as an Athletic Trainer in the Frontier Baseball League. She then attended Indiana State University receiving her masters in athletic training.

Erin transitioned to Texas working for 13 years at Pasadena ISD in the high school setting and providing medical support for various community events.

Michelle Knizner

MSEd, ATC

Michelle Knizner is the Sports Medicine Outreach Liaison for the Northwest Region at AMITA Health.

Michelle completed her undergraduate education at the University of Illinois, where she received a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology / athletic training.

Michelle went on to graduate school at Northern Illinois University, receiving her master’s degree in sport management. During this time she worked as the head athletic trainer for women’s basketball, women’s soccer and softball.

Scott Sheldon 

MS, LAT, ATC

Scott Sheldon has been the SportsCare Manager for Houston Physicians’ Hospital in Webster, TX si nce August, 2014. Scott is a former Major League Baseball player mostly with the Texas Rangers and was the third player in MLB history to play all nine positions in one game.

As a former major league baseball player Scott understands the benefits of immediate medical care for pain and injuries on or off the playing field and has been instrumental in the success of the program at Houston Physicians’ Hospital.

Scott also has a passion for data analytics and is active in a non-profit organization in the fight against Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Scott is married to his wife Carrie and they have four children, daughters Krista and Sophie and sons Max and Bryce.

Jeffrey Baggett

MS, LAT, ATC

Jeffrey Baggett serves as the Director of Sports Medicine Development and Community Engagement for Children’s Health Andrews Institute and oversees our concierge service, event medical coverage, outreach education, sports medicine lecture series and external marketing specific to orthopedics and sports medicine. Before assuming his current role, he was a clinical athletic trainer for the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze Florida for 9 years. While in his clinical role Mr. Baggett also was an adjunct professor for the University of West Florida.

Jeffrey earned his master’s degree from the University of Georgia where he worked as a graduate assistant for the football team. Prior to attending the University of Georgia, Jeffery completed a year internship with the Denver Broncos Football Club. Jeffrey completed his bachelor’s in science degree from Florida State University where he also worked as a student athletic trainer.

When not at work Jeffrey enjoys spending time with his wife and young son Will.

Katie Smith

MEd, LAT, ATC

Katie Smith is the Outreach Manager for SSM Health Sports Medicine.

She attended Southeast Missouri State University for her undergraduate education, where she received a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine / athletic training. She then worked for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at their spring training location in Tempe, AZ.

Katie went on to graduate school, where she received her master’s degree in education from Lindenwood University. While at Lindenwood, she was the head athletic trainer for the woman’s lacrosse and field hockey teams. Following graduate school, Katie was an athletic trainer at Saint Louis University, where she also taught classes in the athletic training education program.