Bonnie Edmondson » Board of Directors

Biographical Info

Dr. Edmondson is a Professor Emerita of School Health Education at Southern Connecticut State University, has served as an education administrator at the Connecticut State Department of Education, and was a classroom teacher at the k-12 level. She is a nationally renowned speaker on health and education policy, and athletic coaching and was appointed to expert panels for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Additionally, Dr. Edmondson has held numerous leadership positions with USA Track and Field (USATF) having twice been selected as the Head Women’s Coach of the World Athletic and IAAF Championships. Bonnie was the throwing events coach for the 2016 United States Olympic Team and coach for five additional World Athletic Championship teams. Dr. Edmondson is a member of the USATF Women’s Track and Field Executive Committee, Ex-officio and former Chair of the USATF Women’s Commission that is charged with promoting gender equity and leadership opportunities for women and girls in track and field. Athletically, Dr. Edmondson is the 1990 and 1991 United States champion and former world ranked hammer thrower. Bonnie placed 3rd at the 1992 Track and Field Olympic Trials, competed at the 1996 Olympic Trails, and was ranked among the top five in the United States in the women’s hammer throw from 1990-1996. Most recently, Bonnie won the gold medal in the hammer throw and silver medal in the weight throw in her age category at the 2024 World Master’s Athletics Championship in Sweden. Bonnie continues to advocate for and champion opportunities for women and girls in sport and inspires others to pursue their goals and dreams.

Dr. Edmondson has been recognized as an advocate and inspirational leader in her respective professional fields. Dr. Edmondson is currently the track and field throwing events coach at Trinity College in Hartford, CT.