SPEAKERS Brandi MacDonald Brandi MacDonald and her husband run a busy family based, subluxation correction office in Edmonton, Canada. She left her leadership career when she was personally touched by the healing power of Chiropractic. She is the owner of True Concepts Inc., a consulting and professional speaking company that provides leadership training to Chiropractic teams. She is co-founder and developer of the online training program and community for Chiropractors called “The Vitality Shift” Co-author of 2 health promotion books highlighting her own healing journey through Chiropractic and bestselling author of the newly released “Sipping Brandi. Facebook Wisdom for Extraordinary Chiropractors and Teams.” Today, she spends her time instilling a message of hope and healing and is known as a “communication ninja.” Dr. Cathy Wendland-Colby Dr. Cathy Wendland-Colby graduated from Life University as a Doctor of Chiropractic in 1998. She is currently a Board Member of the Georgia Council of Chiropractic, the League of Chiropractic Women, and serves as a member of the ICA. Dr. Wendland-Colby is known for her work with pregnant women and young families. She has travelled around the world to lecture on the natural Chiropractic approach to health, pregnancy, birth and parenthood. Dr. Chuck Ribley Dr. Ribley graduated from the Palmer School of Chiropractic in September of 1960. He is an internationally renowned Chiropractor, speaker and seminar leader. He was a team speaker at the Life DE Meetings for over 35 years. For the past 45 years he has been a continuing educational teacher for postgraduate education for state Chiropractic associations. He was the founder of the Michigan Chiropractic Council, which grew to be the largest Chiropractic professional organization in Michigan. He served on the Michigan Board of Chiropractic Examiners for 10 years. He served as ICA Representative for Michigan for 6 years. He is one of the founders of Life University -Marietta GA and has served continuously on its Board of Trustees through January 2010. 20 Canadian Chiropractor April 2020 Dr. Dan Sullivan Dr. Dan Sullivan graduated from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in 2004. He is a principled Chiropractor with over 13 years of field experience in leading, educating, and mentoring the public, Chiropractic students, and Doctor of Chiropractic in human health and performance. Areas of expertise and ambitions include understanding and applying the philosophy of Chiropractic and Chiropractic lifestyle, and the science that validates it. He is highly passionate about studying, understanding, and communicating the science and evidence proving the deleterious effects of vertebral subluxation and its impact on human physiology. Dr. David Fletcher For over 25 years, Dr. Fletcher has owned and managed one of Canada’s leading practices. Based in Toronto, he is a compelling speaker who educates doctors on efficient and profitable practice models. He recently acquired a majority position in the Chiropractic Leadership Alliance (CLA) and assumed the role of Chairman and Chief Clinical Officer. Dr. Fletcher is a high-profile speaker, author and coach who has assisted hundreds of doctors around the globe to build stronger, more sustainable practices. His vision is to enhance CLA’s position in the marketplace by expanding its breath of solutions, educational services and technology innovation. Dr. Eric Plasker Dr. Plasker is a 1985 graduate of Life University and has been a practising chiropractor for over 30 years. He and his team have helped tens of thousands of patients from all over the world improve their health and quality of life through the chiropractic care and 100 Year Lifestyle information provided at Plasker Chiropractic. Dr. Plasker is the international bestselling author of The 100 Year Lifestyle, The 100 Year Lifestyle Workout and The 100 Year Lifestyle Second Edition. Dr. Plasker believes that “everyone deserves to be healthy from the time they are born through their last breath of life. This includes you!” Dr. Gilles LaMarche Dr. Gilles LaMarche is a leader, Chiropractor, educator, accomplished author, professional speaker, and inspiring certified personal development/executive coach. Dr. LaMarche found his calling as a healer when at the age of twelve he was taken to a Chiropractor after years spent as an “unwell” child. Little did he know that one meeting would change the course of his life and he would soon discover the science, art and philosophy of Chiropractic, which lead him to a vision for better health. This vision: to help the world discover the importance and value to taking personal responsibility for overall health and well-being naturally. Dr. LaMarche continues to live to this vision almost 50 years later. After 25 years of successful practice, and 6 years in higher education, in the fall of 2013 he joined the executive team at Life University and is currently Vice President of University Advancement. Dr. Guy Riekeman Guy F. Riekeman, D.C., was the fourth president of Life University in Marietta, Georgia and is currently Life University Chancellor. He brings to this critical leadership position in both higher education and the Chiropractic profession an uplifting vision, focused energy and a wealth of practical experience. In a dynamically changing world, glutted with information and roiling with uncertainty, Dr. Riekeman daily demonstrates a unique ability to articulate meaning and inspiring discipline for institutional, professional and personal success. Dr. Riekeman obtained his Chiropractic degree with honors in 1972 from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Iowa. He became a Chiropractic spokesman, extolling the Chiropractic message through award-winning television, video and audio productions. As a leader for the Chiropractic centennial celebration in 1995, he produced the nationally aired TV documentary “From Simple Beginnings,” helping the public appreciate Chiropractic’s contribution to health and wellness. Dr. Heidi Haavik Dr. Heidi Haavik is a Chiropractor who has also gained a PhD in human neurophysiology. She has recently released the book “The Reality Check: A quest to Understand Chiropractic from the inside out.” This book describes in easy to understand language what happens in the brain when a Chiropractor adjusts dysfunctional segments in the spine. The book is based on cutting edge neuroscience research performed over the past two decades. Dr Haavik has used her neurophysiology expertise to study the effects of adjusting subluxations on the function of the central nervous system. Specifically, she has utilized techniques such as somatosensory evoked electroencephalography and transcranial magnetic brain stimulation to investigate the effects of Chiropractic adjustments of vertebral subluxations on somatosensory processing, sensorimotor integration and motor cortical output. Dr. Haavik graduated from the New Zealand College of Chiropractic in 1999, and has practised chiropractic for over 17 years. Dr. James Chestnut Dr. Chestnut holds a Bachelor of Physical Education degree, a Master of Science degree in exercise physiology with a specialization in neuromuscular adaptation, is a Doctor of Chiropractic, holds a post-graduate Certification in Wellness Lifestyle, and has received numerous academic awards of distinction during his undergraduate and graduate studies. Dr. Chestnut recently developed the Evidence-Based Chiropractic and Lifestyle Clinical Protocols, which include evidence-based spinal health exams, reports, and patient education. Dr. Chestnut also developed, wrote the texts, and still teaches the evidence-based Chiropractic and wellness lifestyle provider post-graduate certification program accredited through the International Chiropractors Association (ICA). He presently holds the position of Chair of the ICA Council on Wellness Lifestyle Science and is a member of the ICA Committee on Chiropractic Postgraduate Education. He is also on the Clinical Advisory Panel of the Australian Spinal Research Foundation. www.canadianchiropractor.ca
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