20 | 20 VISION Dr. Jason Deitch Always ahead of the curve, Dr. Jason Deitch has been mentoring inspired Chiropractors and health professionals and helping them to share their health stories for decades. You probably already know him from the AmpLIFEied posts populating your Facebook newsfeed, but Deitch has been instrumental in getting our subluxation-based message heard long before social media was a household term. Putting his undergraduate Marketing degree to good use, his first Chiropractic book hit the market before he even attended Chiropractic school. From tools and technology to platforms and podcasts, Deitch knows how to connect Chiropractors to the world. Dr. Jenna Davis Dr. Jenna Davis owns a highly successful family wellness multidisciplinary clinic in Oakville, Ontario. Dr. Davis loves working with families in all stages and has a unique ability to educate her practice members so they feel heard, honoured and understand how Chiropractic can improve their function and life. She is an author, educator, and travels around the world sharing information on the power of communication, infertility, pediatrics, infant TMJD, TOTs (Tethered Oral Tissues), team approach to health and wellness, secrets to adjusting pediatrics and prenatal patients, women’s health, niche marketing, finding your true passion and work/life balance. Dr. Davis also created a technique in 2016, the PIPS Technique (Pediatric Intraoral Palate Specific Technique) specifically to assist with Infant TMJD, Tongue-tie, Lip-tie, Dural Tension and Oromotor Challenges. Dr. John Minardi Awarded Chiropractor of the Year in 2011 and 2018, Dr. John is the creator of Minardi Education, an innovative educational series which focuses on increasing certainty in the Power of the Chiropractic. For the past 19 years, Dr. Minardi’s primary interest has been to understand the Neurology of the Vertebral Subluxation Complex (VSC) and apply this information in a clinical setting for chiropractors and patients. Dr. John brings a unique blend of passion, intensity and excellent teaching skills in order to www.canadianchiropractor.ca explain, in a practical manner, the VSC’s segmental and global neurological effects that occur in the body. In addition to his busy lecture schedule, Dr. Minardi operates a full time practice in Oakville, Ontario. Dr. Kevin Jackson Dr. Kevin Jackson was born in St. Catherine’s, Ontario and grew up in the Niagara Falls area. He attended Niagara College for Business Administration then Brock University where he received a Bachelor of Science. After attending Brock, he earned a Doctorate of Chiropractic from Life University. During his time Life U, Dr. Jackson won the national graduate school championship. Dr. Kevin is the Vice President of his state organization, the Chiropractic Fellowship of Pennsylvania. He is also a fellow of the International Chiropractors Association. Dr. Liz Anderson-Peacock Dr. Liz Anderson-Peacock has a B.Sc. from the University of Winnipeg and in 1986 graduated Cum Laude from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. Her purpose is to “help, heal, empower and inspire the best version of you so you can meet and exceed your goals for the betterment of all.” Dr. Liz considers herself a “work in progress” as she discovers and unfolds a new journey and new point of view in life experiences after her recent below the knee amputation. Her passion for children led her to become a Diplomate from the first graduating class of the ICA Pediatric Diplomate program in 1996. Dr. Liz maintains an active family-based chiropractic office in Ontario. She has authored eight papers on various aspects of Chiropractic care in children and has presented at International Pediatric Conferences. Dr. Liz is a Fellow of the ICA, received “Chiropractor of the Year” from Canadian Chiropractor magazine in 1998 and the Ontario Chiropractic Association’s Heart and Hand award in 2005. Dr. Michael Longyear Dr. Michael Longyear is the director of Chiropractic Neurology at the NeuroLIFE Institute with Life University. A graduate of Parker University in Dallas, Texas, he has dedicated his professional life to researching and learning all he can about the brain and nervous system and to develop non-invasive ways to treat conditions associated with it. His passion lies in treating neurodevelopmental disorders as well as neuropsychological and sport related injuries. In their spare time, he and his wife Meaghan donate their time and efforts with multiple pet organizations as well seniors and homeless shelters. Having fought back from a month of paralysis, Dr. Longyear never accepted his new normal of being confined to a wheel chair and doesn’t believe that other patients should ever except their new normal either. Dr. Peter Amlinger Dr. Peter Amlinger graduated from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1985 and has maintained a family-oriented principle-based practice in Mississauga since that time. Dr. Amlinger has served as an instrumental piece for the Halton Peel Chiropractic, Barcelona College of Chiropractic, Collage of Chiropractors of Ontario and Dynamic Essentials. He has been the pillar of Wonders of Chiropractic, Chiropractic Pure and Powerful and Purposeful Living Inc. As a teacher in various seminars, he sees his role as that of facilitating personal growth in Chiropractors, their families and their staff so that they can fall in love with the principles of Chiropractic, integrate them into their lives, and develop their “ideal practices” from the inside out. He sees the principle as the uniting force in Chiropractic and is dedicated to enhancing the understanding and utilization of the principle around the world. Dr. Rob Scott Dr. Scott holds a Ph.D. in Applied Physiology from the University of Minnesota, a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Northwestern Health Sciences University and is also a Diplomate of Chiropractic Philosophical Standards. His master’s degrees include a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology and a Master of Education in Educational Administration. He attended the University of Guelph to earn his Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics. Dr. Scott came to Life University in 2005 as the Dean of the College of Chiropractic before moving to Vice Provost and executive leadership roles in Academic Affairs. He has also worked as the Dean of Chiropractic at Northwestern Health Sciences University and as the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Logan College of Chiropractic. In May 2017, Dr. Scott was named the fifth President of Life University, succeeding former President Dr. Guy Riekeman, who assumed the title of Chancellor of Life University at that same time. Dr. Stephanie Sullivan Dr. Stephanie Sullivan, Graduate of Life University’s College of Chiropractic 2008, serves as the Director of the Life University Dr. Sid E. Williams Center for Chiropractic Research (CCR). Dr. Sullivan’s responsibilities include mission driven leadership and advancement of the CCR, research compliance, and the conduct of chiropractic research. Utilizing her background in banking, marketing, and management Dr. Sullivan has worked to increase the number of research projects conducted at Life University as well as raise the rigor of studies to include high-impact clinical trials. Dr. Sullivan is also a neuroscience Ph.D. graduate of the Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute at the University of Georgia. Her research focus includes investigating attention, sensory gating, cognitive efficiency and the effect of chiropractic and applied clinical neuroscience care on brain-body neuroplasticity. Dr. Tom Preston Dr. Tom Preston is a highly sought-after trainer, advisor, consultant and coach who, for over 20 years has helped people “be” more so they can “do” more. One of the keys Tom has discovered in his many years of helping people perform at their peak is that getting more information isn’t usually what is inhibiting people from growing to their full potential in life and in business! Instead he has found that removing the blocks to applying the knowledge they already have is one of the main keys to personal and professional growth and transformation. Tom studied at the University of Toronto before receiving his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto in 1988. April 2020 Canadian Chiropractor 21
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