Emeritus Faculty
Founder, Center for Performance Excellence
Dr. Vernacchia, founder and previous director of the CPE, was a professor in the department of Physical Education, Health and Recreation at WWU for nearly 40 years, where he directed undergraduate and graduate courses in sport psychology. He is a co-author/editor of two sport psychology books and has presented extensively on a variety of sport psychology topics throughout the nation. He has served as a performance consultant to coaches, parents, and numerous athletes on the youth sport, high school, university, professional and Olympic levels. He has also traveled internationally with USA track and field teams to several world championships.