Alabama A&M Athletics

Jessie is entering her tenth year as Head Athletic Trainer at Alabama A&M University after being promoted to the position in May 2009, but her fifteenth year overall with the program. Prior to being promoted as Head Athletic Trainer she served as assistant athletic trainer, where her primary sport responsibilities included coverage of the men’s soccer and baseball teams.

Zucnick-Kimbugwe graduated from Stetson University in May 2003 with a B.S. in Athletic Training and a minor in Russian Studies. While at Stetson, she gained a majority of her student athletic training experience working with Men’s Soccer and Baseball, as well as gaining additional experience with the men’s basketball, men’s and women’s tennis, volleyball, crew, and cross country teams. In addition to her athletic training work, Jessie also took a semester to study abroad in Russia.

In Fall 2004, Jessie came to Alabama A&M to begin work as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer. She worked primarily with men’s soccer, baseball, softball, and women’s soccer. In May 2007 she received her M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling.

Jessie is a NATABOC certified athletic trainer and a member of the NATA and SEATA organizations. She is also licensed in the state of Alabama. For all her dedication to the A&M Sports Medicine Department Jessie was awarded the 2007 Employee of the Year award by Huntsville Hospital Sports Center. In 2014, she was awarded the Athletics Staff Employee of the Year by Alabama A&M University and the Alabama Athletic Trainer’s Association Collegiate Athletic Trainer of the Year.

Jessie is married to Brian Kimbugwe and they have 2 children, SarahAnn and StevenJames.