Meet the Adaptive Sports EXPO Organizers and Founders
Donald Kasitinon, M.D., Adaptive Sports Coalition Director and Founding Member, Sports Medicine Physician, Head Team Physician of UTA Movin’ Mavs and Lady Movin’ Mavs
Dr. Kasitinon is a board-certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Sports Medicine physician. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Dallas in electrical engineering, where he also competed on the NCAA tennis team. He then earned his medical degree and completed a PM&R residency at UT Southwestern, where he served as Academic Chief Resident. He completed a non-operative sports medicine fellowship at Stanford University and, while there, served as a co-chair of the VA Palo Alto Adaptive Sports Program.
Dr. Kasitinon is the Head Team Physician for the UTA Movin’ Mavs and Lady Movin’ Mavs and provides medical coverage for other adaptive sports events in the metroplex such as wheelchair tennis. He has served in various leadership roles both locally and nationally and currently serves on the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Education Committee. Dr. Kasitinon’s primary clinical interests include adaptive sports, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and regenerative medicine/orthobiologics.
Shane Miller, M.D., Adaptive Sports Coalition Founding Member and Sports Medicine Physician
Dr. Miller is a pediatric sports medicine physician at Scottish Rite for Children's Sports Medicine Center and an Associate Professor in the Departments of Orthopaedics and Pediatrics at UT Southwestern. He believes the benefits of sports participation are numerous and include physical, psychosocial, and health-related benefits which positively impact lives. As a sports medicine physician, he encourages exercise and physical activity for everyone. "Adaptive sports invites participation from those who routinely overcome challenges in their daily lives. They benefit greatly from their participation, while demonstrating their incredible athletic talents. My goal for being involved in this coalition is to introduce new opportunities to those who may not be aware of what opportunities exist in the community for them," Dr. Miller says.
Doug Garner, Adaptive Sports Coalition Founding Member
Doug Garner has made a lasting impact on adaptive sports, particularly wheelchair basketball. His career includes roles as a coach, researcher, technical classifier, and advocate. He has worked at all levels of wheelchair basketball, from youth to intercollegiate, and was inducted into the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Hall of Fame.
As a technical classifier for both the NWBA and International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF), Mr. Garner helped ensure fair competition worldwide. He authored a book on speed training for wheelchair athletes and contributed to research in adaptive sports.
Mr. Garner has also coached in wheelchair track and field, table tennis, weightlifting, and tennis. At UT Arlington, he led key adaptive sports programs, including founding the Lady Movin' Mavs and initiating a wheelchair tennis team. His advocacy work includes co-founding the Adaptive Sports Coalition in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Darlene Hunter, Ph.D., Adaptive Sports Coalition Founding Member
Dr. Darlene Hunter is a trailblazing leader in adaptive sports and a powerful advocate for women and individuals with disabilities. A three-time Paralympian in wheelchair basketball, she won gold in 2016 and bronze in 2020. Before basketball, she was an elite track athlete, showcasing her athletic versatility and resilience after a spinal cord injury at age four.
Beyond competition, Dr. Hunter has held key leadership roles, including CEO of the NWBA and Chair of its Women’s Division, where she helped grow women’s teams nationwide. She also founded the only free women’s wheelchair basketball camp in the U.S. and serves as an athlete representative to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
Dr. Hunter is an academic and licensed social worker who teaches at UT Arlington and holds advanced degrees in public health, social work, and family studies.
