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■ LIFE CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE WEST
FOUNDED
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■ DR. GERRY CLUM
■ DR.RON OBERSTEIN
■ D R . B R I A N K E L LY ■ DRS. NELL AND SID WILLIAMS
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DR. GERRY CLUM WRITES ABOUT THE BEGINNINGS
A SNAPSHOT OF LIFE WEST MILESTONES
A LEARNING COMMONS FOR THE NEXT 40 YEARS
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FROM THE SPEAKERS
"When we talk about vitalistic chiropractic and salutogensis, we are talking about the true nature of the healing ability within the body. That's who we are as chiropractors.”
“You have to be able to negotiate changes in lifestyle with your patients. Never go all or nothing.” - Dr. Claudia Anrig
“The body that I am adjusting today is different from the day I graduated. What do I need to do to help my patients adapt?” - Dr. Mindy Pelz
- Dr. Ron Oberstein
“What if we could avoid birth trauma? Not just adjust the child after birth, but avoid birth trauma in the first place?” - Dr. Justin Ohm
"How can you take the tough stuff, the really tough stuff, and turn it into service to humanity?" - Dr. Devin Vrana
"Trust is the backbone, the spine, to having a great connection with someone." - Betsy Butterick
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THE FIRST PRESIDENT Dr. Gerry Clum takes us back to the beginning in this special issue on Life West's 40-year journey.
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Mark off Life West's biggest events in this timeline.
KICKING OFF AN ANNIVERSARY Life West's first staff members, students and faculty share memories of the early years.
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Life West at 40 years 18 ACADEMICS Clinically Inspired Learning at Life West 20 ADMISSIONS Rebecca Ellis, DC 22 GRADUATION Congrats to our recent graduates! 24 ATHLETICS Opening doors for club sports 25 ALUMNI NEWS Letter from your new director
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As we journey into 2021, we as a profession have a lot to be grateful for. One gift is certainly the opportunity to serve the public with the greatest natural healing profession, built on a strong foundation of science, art, and philosophy. I believe the powerful impact chiropractic has had on humanity is a result of one of the most profound health care discoveries in the past 125 years!! This New Year is also very special for Life West as we embark on celebrating our 40th anniversary. In 1981, Dr. Sid Williams helped a college in Northern California called Pacific States Chiropractic College, and after much conversation, it turned into Life Chiropractic College West. Dr. Gerry Clum became president, and the college became a thought-leader promoting a vitalistic message. During the past 40 years, Life West has helped to shape the direction of and encourage the
growth of our profession. Thousands of graduating chiropractors have gone on to serve worldwide. The story of Life West, from its inception to the present, is fascinating. As we celebrate our 40th anniversary this year, we plan to unfold not just the story of how Life West came to be but also to highlight the historical events and achievements that made Life West what it is today. No story would be complete without knowing the cast of characters, and by that I mean the people who helped to start and shape Life West, and to highlight the significant role the college has had and continues to have in our profession. Throughout 2021, there will be many activities for you to participate in, both virtual and live. Our annual WAVE conference will be the main occasion where all of us can celebrate our 40th anniversary milestone. It is my intention to have key people from the college’s
history with us at the WAVE, to share their stories firsthand. I believe that 2021 will be a phenomenal year for Life West, as well as for Chiropractic. The public is looking for fresh answers to their health questions. They are questioning the outside-in system, and they are eager for a much deeper understanding of where true health comes from. Let’s make 2021 a year that transforms the health care world, and join us as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Life West!! With gratitude,
Dr. Ron Oberstein President, Life Chiropractic College West #LIFEWEST | 3
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FROM DR. CLUM, FIRST LIFE WEST PRESIDENT I am grateful to have been asked to offer some thoughts on the approaching 40th anniversary of the transition of Pacific States Chiropractic College to Life Chiropractic College West. As hard as it is to wrap my head around the idea that 40 years have passed since that pivotal transition in the history of the college, it is equally as hard to think that 10 years have passed since my retirement as president of the college! In 1979-1980, I was approached by George Anderson, DC, then Chairman of the Board of Regents of Pacific States Chiropractic College, to visit San Lorenzo and to meet with the college’s Board of Regents as a potential candidate for the presidency of the college. At the time, I was a member of the faculty of Life Chiropractic College (now Life University) and had been a part of Life Chiropractic College faculty and administration since its founding in 1974. I had been an active participant in bringing Life Chiropractic College through its initial accreditation steps with the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), which had resulted in Life receiving its initial CCE recognition in late 1977. It was, in large measure, this 6 | LIFEWEST.EDU/MAGAZINE
experience that Dr. Anderson and the Board of Regents were interested in bringing to Pacific States in hopes of a similar outcome with the CCE. Cathy and I made the trip from Atlanta to San Francisco with our youngest, Lauren, who was a baby-in-arms at the time. The meetings with the Board of Regents went well and we were excited about the possibilities that a life in California might hold for us and our family. It wasn’t long before an offer was received from Dr. Anderson on behalf of the college. The presidency of Pacific States Chiropractic College was mine if I wanted it. This was a very flattering offer for a 28-year old. I was ambitious, a hard worker and had a reasonable degree of experience, having mentored under Life Chiropractic College’s founder, Dr. Sid Williams. I accepted the offer made by Dr. Anderson and met with Dr. Williams to let him know of my decision. Dr. Williams was very gracious and supportive. He likely knew way more about the offer and my conversations with Dr. Anderson than I understood, but he never let on in that regard!
A FRESH START Soon thereafter, Dr. Anderson did reach out to Dr. Williams and Life Chiropractic College. The discussions moved quickly, as Dr. Williams understood the urgency of the situation and the potential that the moment offered to Life Chiropractic College to extend its reach and influence. Terms were set, agreements were put in place, the Articles of Incorporation of Pacific States Chiropractic College were amended. The name of the institution was changed to Life Chiropractic College West. New members of the Board of Regents were appointed. The majority of the Pacific States Board of
Regents members resigned, leaving only Dr. Tom Turley of Burlingame and Dr. Louis Tiscareno of Antioch to continue on as Regents of Life Chiropractic College West. Throughout the negotiations, Dr. Anderson encouraged Dr. Williams to offer the presidency of Life Chiropractic College West to me. Apparently, Dr. Anderson and his colleagues on the Pacific States Board of Regents were not offended by my decision as I had feared, and they continued to feel that there was a good fit between me and their hopes and dreams for the college—regardless of the name of the college or of their roles in the process. Christmas 1980 in the Clum household saw me getting ready to move to California shortly after the New Year. The plans were simple. I would head to the Bay Area, get a handle on the circumstances of the college, scope out a place for Cathy and the kids to call home, and they would follow a few months down the road. Looking back on those transitional days, I cringe at the thought of what I put Cathy through. It was easy for the kids -- they were along for the ride! But Cathy held the family together for five months in Georgia, then packed up our home and headed to San Francisco and an initial residence at the Vagabond Inn Motel, then at the corner of A Street and Hesperian Boulevard in Hayward while we waited for the moving van to make it to us. There were a thousand ways the college could have failed, and we would have limped back to Marietta, Georgia, with our tails between our legs. Thankfully, things began to work out for the college, and what we thought would be a year or two adventure in California grew into a 30-year odyssey by the Bay! A DEAL BETWEEN TWO CHIROPRACTIC STARS As I look back on those early days, I think about the roles that Dr. Anderson and Dr. Williams played in making it possible for their dreams and visions to be realized— neither getting what they originally had hoped for but both getting a noteworthy return on their investment in cooperation and collaboration nonetheless. I also think about how different George and Sid were. George was quiet, calm, meek and mild. Sid was bold, brash, excitable, and outrageous. Somehow, they were able to make it work between them, and we all came to enjoy the good fortune their partnership created.
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RETHINKING THE PATH In the days and weeks that followed, the sobering reality of Pacific States’ financial resources began to wear on me. I knew that I had not been involved in fundraising at Life Chiropractic College and I certainly did not know my way around a financial report. These were essential skills, and ones that I was clearly lacking. After many sleepless nights, I finally decided to make a difficult telephone call to Dr. Anderson—to let him know that I would be withdrawing from my agreement to accept the presidency of the College. The call was made even more difficult because Dr. Anderson immediately began the conversation by talking about the preparations that were under way to welcome me and our family to the college and Northern California. George Anderson was one of the gentlest and kindest persons I ever met. The thought of letting him down or offending him made me ill. Nonetheless, the conversation came around to my decision to withdraw. I am sure George was upset, but he never showed it. I am sure I left him in a very precarious position with the Board, faculty, and student body, but he never showed that either. He was a gentleman and far more gracious than I deserved. I explained to Dr. Anderson that it was flattering to be offered the role as president of the college, but the reality was that the college didn’t need Gerry Clum, the college needed a support base and financial backing that I did not feel I could muster. I opined to Dr. Anderson that Pacific States needed to consider a partnership with an existing institution—Life Chiropractic College for example, to be able to survive. This was not a new or novel idea, as Dr. Anderson and the Board of Regents had had similar but unproductive discussions with Palmer College of Chiropractic.
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My life has been impacted beyond words by my years as President of Life Chiropractic College West. I am grateful to Drs. Anderson and Williams for the potential they saw in me and the trust they invested in me. They have both passed, but not before seeing Life Chiropractic College West mature into an institution in which they took personal and professional pride for having stood the test of time and paid the price to see a dream fulfilled. I am so grateful to have been a part of it all.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO LIFE WEST. MY THANKS TO ALL THOSE WITH WHOM I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO SHARE THE JOURNEY. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN, WORKED HARD, GOT INTO A SCRAPE OR TWO, BUT EMERGED FROM IT ALL WITH FRIENDSHIPS AND MEMORIES OF UNTOLD IMPORTANCE AND VALUE. HERE’S TO THE NEXT 40. Happy anniversary to Life West. My thanks to all those with whom I had the privilege to share the journey. We had a lot of fun, worked hard, got into a scrape or two, but emerged from it all with friendships and memories of untold importance and value. Here’s to the next 40. #LIFEWEST | 7
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TIMELINE
1976
1976
1978
April 1978
1981
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Dr. George Anderson and Dr. George Wentland begin the process of opening a chiropractic education institution
The first students begin attending Pacific States Chiropractic College.
Jan. 26, 1981
March 13, 1981
The Board of Regents of Pacific States holds a special meeting to consider a merger. Dr. Nell Williams calls to state that Life Chiropractic College in Georgia is ready to merge. The merger provides students with accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) through Life College to assure that they may attain a license in the state of California. It also provides assurance to faculty and staff that the college will continue.
Pacific States Chiropractic College board members resign, and the name changes to Life Chiropractic College-West. Dr. Gerard Clum is elected interim president. A $250,000 loan is authorized from Life College.
March 25, 1981 Dr. Clum is appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer.
July 27, 1983 The Board of Regents discusses the first Life West graduation. Enrollment: 372 students
1985
Aug. 23-24, 1985 The Board of Regents adopts the crest and Tree of Life as official symbols of Life West. Permission is granted to pursue accreditation status from the CCE.
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July 1987
1994
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2000
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2011
Life West’s Doctor of Chiropractic degree program receives Institutional and Programmatic Accreditation from the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE).
Life West reaches a peak enrollment of 811 students. The Bayview campus is added to accommodate the additional students.
Life West moves from its original campus in San Lorenzo to a new campus on Industrial Boulevard in nearby Hayward.
January 2011 Dr. Clum retires as the first president. Dr. Brian Kelly is appointed the second president of Life Chiropractic College West.
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2012 2013 2014 2015
August 2012 The first WAVE chiropractic conference is held.
November 2013 First Life West service trip to India.
Spring 2014 The Life West Chiropractic Museum opens.
June 14, 2015 Life West wins its first rugby championship when the Gladiators secure the USA National Championship title.
Sept. 3, 2015 A ground-breaking for the Standard Process Assembly Hall is held.
2016
April 2016 Renovation of the Monte H. Greenawalt Health Center is completed. The Standard Process Assembly Hall is also completed.
October 2016 The Board of Regents appoints the Board Chairman, Dr. Ron Oberstein, to serve as Interim President.
2017
Feb. 17, 2017 The college receives full accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
July 1, 2017 Dr. Oberstein is selected as the third President of Life West.
2018
July 2018 Life West receives accreditation for the master's of science in diagnostic imaging radiology residency program from WASC.
December 2018 First Life West service trip to Tonga.
2019
July 2019
2021
2021
Life West's India health center, the Oneness Chiropractic Clinic, opens.
Life West celebrates its 40th anniversary! Enrollment: 640 students #LIFEWEST | 9
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In the fall 2020, the world of chiropractic celebrated a milestone anniversary of 125 years. January 2021 kicks off a big anniversary for Life West as well. About 40 years ago, chiropractic giants Dr. George Anderson and Dr. Sid Williams reached a deal to keep Pacific States Chiropractic College from closing. In 1981, Life Chiropractic College West was born and President Dr. Gerry Clum stepped in as the new leader. As we continue to celebrate great moments in chiropractic and vitalistic history, we're sharing excerpts from interviews, emails and letters from those who were there at the beginning of Life West’s own history.
PRANKING THE PRESIDENT Former Life West President Gerry Clum In 1981 when the moving van from Georgia arrived with our worldly goods, one of the treasures aboard was our 1970 Ford Mustang. Dr. Sid Williams, founder and president of Life University and founder of Life Chiropractic College West, came to visit San Lorenzo from Marietta, Georgia. He had visited San Francisco many times before Life West was a twinkle in his eye, and he enjoyed the city very much. We eventually found a spot to park, but it was in one of those rush-hour tow-away zones. Sid was confident we could park there; I was confident we would end up with at least a pricey ticket. We emerged from an hour of relaxation, missing the Mustang. It had, in fact, been towed. We tracked it down at a garage on O’Farrell Street down toward Van Ness Avenue. When I got home later that evening and turned off the car, the key was stuck in the ignition. It stayed that way for months. It should tell you something about the state of the car that a car with the key in the ignition would not be stolen! Somehow people on campus became aware that my car was always unlocked, the key was always in the ignition, and it was
always in the same spot on campus. Until it wasn’t. I came out one late afternoon to head home for the evening and my car was gone. I started looking around and found it in another area of the parking lot. That was the start of the “Move the Mustang Era.” For weeks thereafter, usually once or twice a week, the Mustang would be repositioned over the course of the day and I would go through my “find the car” exercise at the end of the day! No harm, no foul was how I was looking at it—until I caught a glimpse of two students of the original class, Bob Stajonvich and Dan Jason, hiding behind the bushes waiting for the day’s entertainment. I was never sure what amazed them most — the idea that I wasn’t very concerned about the moving of the car, that it went on for so long, or that they could get away with it at all. HANGING IN THERE Dr. Jim Hawkins, retired teacher Dr. Jim Hawkins had no experience with chiropractic philosophy when he got a call about teaching anatomy in the mid-1970s. He was teaching anatomy at different colleges in the Bay Area when Pacific States Chiropractic College called. In 1979, Pacific States Chiropractic
College was a struggling new school founded by Dr. George Anderson and Dr. George Wentland. Students had just begun to attend classes in the months before. There weren’t a lot of resources. The college rented space. One day after a break, the money for paychecks didn’t get deposited. The founders asked the handful of teachers to take a pay cut, promising to pay them with interest once they got through the storm. “We all shrugged our shoulders and realized the alternative was for the college to fold,” Dr. Hawkins said. “We stuck in there, and 9 months later, Life College and Dr. Sid Williams came through with a proposal. The board of Pacific States Chiropractic College agreed to have it become Life West and got seed money to keep going.” Not only did Dr. Williams go through with his promise, he gave a raise to the teachers. Why does Dr. Hawkins think Life West is special? He says you can't walk around the halls of Life West as a stranger and go unnoticed. People will come up to you and ask if they can help. "The other thing is that you seldom see people at Life West who are unwilling to make eye contact. That’s one of my measures of people who are comfortable–if you are willing to make #LIFEWEST | 11
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eye contact,” Dr. Hawkins said. “That’s an important part of what creates a community, when people are willing to literally see each other. We can disagree pretty vehemently but still respect each other and not label each other with some kind of artificial label. I think that’s a really great part of the Life West culture.”
courage, conviction, law of attraction – that which you are seeking is seeking you.” Dr. Ball says she’s proud to see that the college has stood the test of time, calling it one of a few that holds to the principles that separate chiropractic and teach chiropractic philosophy about the body’s innate ability to heal itself.
A BOLD AND COURAGEOUS MOVE Dr. Carol Ball, first student class
A LABOR OF LOVE Former library director Annette Osenga
Dr. Carol Ball was in the first class at Pacific States and attended classes for 10 quarters with maybe a dozen other students in her class. “Every quarter, the school was on the brink of financial collapse,” she said. “It was always hanging on by a thread.” When Dr. Sid Williams stepped in to help save the school, he organized an agreement with students who had been attending so that they could get their degree at Life Chiropractic College in Georgia, which was an accredited school. Life accepted their credits so far but to graduate, Ball and her classmates would need to attend three more quarters at Life in Georgia. “Those of us who did do that were always given honorary alumni status at Life West because we spent so much time there,” Dr. Ball said. When she transferred to Georgia, she met Ron Oberstein, who was attending school there. “He took us under his wings and showed us the ropes,” she said about Life West's current president.. “It takes people willing to take a chance,” she said about attending Pacific States. “Why would you go to an unaccredited school? There always has to be somebody blazing the trail. We were each in some ways people who had some kind of vision or leadership or different qualities to blaze the trail, not having any idea how it’s going to pan out in the end.” What makes Life West special, in Dr. Ball’s eyes? There were no schools teaching upper cervical techniques then, Dr. Ball said. You could only learn about the technique in seminars. The school was founded on the premise that upper cervical techniques would be taught. Life West’s curriculum has always included an emphasis on chiropractic philosophy and the value of the chiropractic adjustment, Dr. Ball said. “I didn’t pick that college, it picked me – without really knowing on a spiritual level, we carried that torch. You have a strength,
The founding library director, Marda Woodbury, and our brand new president, Dr. Gerry Clum, hired me in 1981 as media librarian with some reference duties. At the time, there was no public Internet. Only librarians could have a Medline account via phone line. We had to build string searches under strict protocols and wait to get the results. The facility had sweet courtyards with small landscape plantings protected from the wind; but the low toilets in the bathrooms were always a surprise (I never learned), doors were coming off their hinges, and the library was housed in a hallway and several adjoining classrooms with no room for growth. The health center was off-campus, and so library staff maintained a minicollection of patient education materials there. It was such a pleasure (at the turn of the century!) to design a more functional, spacious library at an integrated campus where faculty and students had room to study privately or collaborate. Having this facility in San Lorenzo was thanks to a labor of love and commitment. Dr. George Anderson mortgaged his house at least once if not twice to establish Pacific States Chiropractic College. Life West was my first experience working closely with teachers who wanted to share their positive outlook on life, considered to be as impactful on health and health care as the facts about human biology and chiropractic. I have heard several alumni corroborate that Life West faculty discussed fatty acids and epigenetics way before their significance was popularized. These teachers understood that thoughts are powerful, and that conditions accepted as "normal" may not be natural. Teachers did not neglect physical fitness as preparation. They encouraged students to practice physical drills in order to gain the manual strength, speed and accuracy of their mentors. I recall one of Dr. Rita Schroeder’s lectures at the old campus. She explained that small things like dropping the house keys
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indicate a problem in the nervous system and chiropractic can help. And then she showed off her thumb muscle—she flexed it and it was truly very developed! When we librarians first began to build the collections, well-designed textbooks and high-quality anatomical models were priorities, and they are just as popular today. Other technologies went by the wayside, replaced by better digital tools: Goodbye opaque projector, audioviewer, interactive videodisc for studying radiographic cases, and a longer but inevitable farewell to various physical video formats. A SMALL AND INTIMATE LITTLE SCHOOL Dr. Larry Oberstein, former student In the early 1980s, Larry Oberstein began taking chiropractic classes. “It had just become Life West,” he said. “It had no accreditation, it was in an elementary school in San Lorenzo, just a little school with parking in the back and a big lot in a residential neighborhood.” Why Life West? Larry’s brother Ron, a student at Life Chiropractic College (yes, that Ron), suggested the school. Larry was looking for a career change and wanted to be on the West Coast. “What I really enjoyed was that the school was small, the classrooms were small, it was very intimate with students and faculty. Many of the faculty taught multiple classes, so we all got to know each other really well,” he said. He remembers students walking around the halls barefoot, and one guy who was living in a room in the school, working and going to school there. When students headed to an A’s game, President Gerry Clum might be out at the ballpark with them. Larry later transferred to “Life East” in Georgia, which was accredited and allowed him to get financial aid loans as well as graduate with a degree. But some of that intimacy was lost, so when Life West received full accreditation nine months later, he went back to California. “I didn’t skip a beat,” he said. “I ended up with the same class and graduated with them.” Larry and his two brothers, Bruce and Ron, all attendedLife Chiropractic College in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Bruce went into teaching health and physical sciences at Arizona State University in Phoenix, after he retired from private practice and Dr. Ron is now President of Life Chiropractic College West.
My best friend and roommate through chiropractic college was the late Don Harrison, DC. Don was a mathematician, and with his help I became interested in the mathematics of spinal mechanics in terms of both analysis and chiropractic. I became a chiropractor and began clinical practice as an associate doctor in 1978 in Oregon. In 1980 Don Harrison and I started a practice together in Sunnyvale, and he helped me secure my first teaching job at Palmer Chiropractic College West. At a function, I met the new president of Life Chiropractic College West, Gerry Clum, DC. In the fall of 1981, I received a call from Dr. Clum and interviewed with him about filling a part-time faculty position at Life West. The conversation ended with Dr. Clum saying, “You begin next summer.” I have been at Life West ever since, filling a number of teaching roles. In my self assessment, it is the most important thing I have done professionally and personally (other than family). Dr. Clum took a chance and risk by hiring me. I was largely untested with minimal teaching experience. I was in my fourth year of clinical practice but only 26 years old. Being hired by Dr. Clum at Life West was a life-defining opportunity for me. It was an event that changed the course of my career and paved the way to who I would become in our profession and as a person. I will always be grateful to Dr. Clum, and I remind myself how a single phone call can change one’s life. Most of my memories pertaining to Life Chiropractic College West center around the early years and the original San Lorenzo campus, including: ■ The small grade-school size desks ■ The very short urinals and sinks in the boys' bathrooms ■ The ground owls in the field behind the classrooms ■ Playing basketball in the gym/ auditorium ■ Teaching and taking continuing education classes on most weekends, and then walking past the smoking bingo people (bingo was a major source of revenue in the early years) on Sunday afternoon ■ The incredible team-work effort to achieve accreditation ■ Moving the school’s outpatient clinic from “B” Street in Hayward to Main
Street downtown (an old hospital) and to an industrial area for awhile ■ The effort and excitement of securing our new campus in 2000. I met so many talented and dedicated faculty that all helped me in many ways. Most important for me was the feeling of family, the Life West family. It is a feeling that I still have. I am grateful to Life West. I am proud of our college and the quality of chiropractors that graduate from our efforts.
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“YOU AND YOUR SNAKE HAVE TO LEAVE THE COMPUTER LAB!” Barbara Delli Gatti, Library Director Barbara Delli Gatti, Life West’s library director, has a long history with the college. She was hired to work at the San Lorenzo campus. “When I first walked up to the school for an interview, I thought, ‘Whoa, this is a college?’ “ Things have changed – Life West moved to a new campus 20 years ago – but her most memorable stories feature the people. One day, former Student Life director Jackie Biron was running around campus, trying to find a student named Seth. She had heard that he had a boa constrictor. Barbara said Amy, who worked in the library, was in back and not making sense, so Barbara went into the hallway to see what was happening. Jackie asked, “Have you seen Seth?” “I said no, then she says he brought his boa constrictor and she heard he was heading for the library!” Now Barbara was looking for Seth too. And she didn’t have to go far. She walked into the computer lab, and there’s Seth at the computer with a boa constrictor around his neck. “I didn’t get real close, but I said, ‘Seth, you and your snake have to leave the computer lab and the library because you’re scaring people!!” Barbara also recalls a visit from football great Jerry Rice. She was in the hallway when he walked by, and she had her timesheets in her hand. As he walked by, she blurted out, “Will you sign my timesheets?” She thrust the timesheets, the only paper at hand, toward him, which he signed. Those did not get turned into the boss later.
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ROD VANBUSKIRK, DC ‘87
Give.
Do.
Love.
Serve.
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I was in my early 20s studying pre-med classes at a local JC, thinking I would become a dentist or a chiropractor. I was influenced by my uncle Ed VanBuskirk, DC, to become a chiropractor. I continued at Cal State-Hayward to complete my prerequisites and entered LCCW in the Fall class of 1984. It was a little overwhelming at first with all the classes, but also inspiring as I learned what it would mean to be a chiropractor and met many amazing people who also wanted to become chiropractors. The cooperative style of learning at LCCW and the early philosophy and hands-on learning continued to inspire me as I looked forward to one day being able to help people with chiropractic care. Dr. Clum would speak to the student body on a regular basis, and his talks were always informative and inspiring. I remember “Lasting Purpose” as a great idea for how to live one’s life, dressing up in suits and a tie and sporting briefcases as we entered clinic, aspiring to be something more. LCCW was a great place to grow up. I wish LCCW a Happy 40th Birthday and hope the school will continue to grow and teach people what it means to aspire to be healthy and help others to be healthy by implementing the principles of health and chiropractic and serving others. For me, this was the right choice – I love being a chiropractor.
IT WAS A LITTLE OVERWHELMING AT FIRST WITH ALL THE CLASSES, BUT ALSO INSPIRING AS I LEARNED WHAT IT WOULD MEAN TO BE A CHIROPRACTOR AND MET MANY AMAZING PEOPLE WHO ALSO WANTED TO BECOME CHIROPRACTORS.
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A N KU R PRA KAS H , D C ‘04 If it is genes that determine our level of success or failure and health or disease, then I have no one to blame (or to thank) other than myself and my family. We know that is not the case. It is the environment we put our genes in that determines how well the attributes, traits and characteristics ultimately get expressed. The environment I was in while attending LCCW from 2000-2004 – and the relationships that extended beyond that – allowed me to thrive in the chiropractic and wellness industry for just shy of 20 years now. My clinical competency and certainty began with the seeds that were planted in me by faculty. My ability to communicate the principles of chiropractic and innate healing and have a strong conviction on A-D-I-O stemmed from my involvement with extra-curricular organizations available to me. My ongoing understanding and deep-dives of all things business were available to me through LCCW seminars and affiliations with local graduates. And finally, my LOVE for all things natural and that success comes from me (not to me) were evident in all the leadership LCCW has; a true topdown theme shown decade after decade. Happy Birthday to the greatest chiropractic school on the planet! I wish nothing more than an abundance of new students, an ongoing dedicated team, a superb faculty and administration and committed and supportive alumni.
MY ONGOING UNDERSTANDING AND DEEP-DIVES OF ALL THINGS BUSINESS WERE AVAILABLE TO ME THROUGH LCCW SEMINARS AND AFFILIATIONS WITH LOCAL GRADUATES. AND FINALLY, MY LOVE FOR ALL THINGS NATURAL AND THAT SUCCESS COMES FROM ME (NOT TO ME) WERE EVIDENT IN ALL THE LEADERSHIP LCCW HAS; A TRUE TOP-DOWN THEME SHOWN DECADE AFTER DECADE.
DRS. JEN AND MARK KORDONSKI '04 Our practice (Dr. Jen practices with her husband, Dr. Mark Kordonski) opened just shy of 15 years ago, and we've grown an awesome team of four CAs and an associate doctor. In spite of the circumstances of this past year, we continue to thrive and change lives every day through chiropractic care. We graduated from Life West in 2004, but we first met when we started our chiropractic education at Life University. We were very close to graduation when Life University began experiencing accreditation problems. Ultimately, we made the difficult decision to transfer to another school. It was very important to us to go somewhere that upheld the principles and philosophy of chiropractic. We chose Life West. Leaving the stressful situation at Life University, packing up and moving cross-country was difficult and expensive, but when we arrived at Life West we knew we had done the right thing. The staff, faculty and students welcomed the 30 or so “Life East” transfers with so much love. It was just a little over a year we were there, but looking back, I know it was that time that really propelled us to be the successful chiropractors we are today. The camaraderie amongst the students, the care and attention of the professors and clinic doctors, as well as the support of the staff was unparalleled. We absolutely loved the time we had at Life West, and our only regret was not having started there! We told my younger brother Joe Zingone just that, and of course, he’s now a proud alumni too! Our birthday wish for Life West is many more years of upholding the principles of chiropractic and nurturing students so they can be outstandingly successful. The future depends upon it!
LEAVING THE STRESSFUL SITUATION AT LIFE UNIVERSITY, PACKING UP AND MOVING CROSSCOUNTRY WAS DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE, BUT WHEN WE ARRIVED AT LIFE WEST WE KNEW WE HAD DONE THE RIGHT THING. #LIFEWEST | 15
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M YC HA L B EEB E, D C ‘1 0 The concept of becoming a chiropractor was introduced to me in my junior year of undergrad at an alumni weekend on the steps of my then boyfriend’s fraternity. After driving from New England with sweeping greens in front of pillared buildings as my ideal of higher education, I cried when confronted with the industrial buildings of Hayward. But I cried harder four years later, when it was time to move on. While at LCCW, I participated in Student ICA, ACA, and World Congress of Chiropractic Students. These organizations allowed me to meet chiropractors from all over the world and gain an international perspective of our profession. I learned intimately what our then-president Gerry Clum said often at Friday Seminars: “Our right over the adjusting table is won by showing up at the conference table.” While at LCCW I received the 2008 WCCS Leadership Award, the 2009 ACA Leadership Scholarship and the 2009 LCCW Commitment to Excellence Award. This involvement, coupled with the academic coursework at Life West, shaped me as a person and as a chiropractor, and I am forever grateful. On Life West’s 40th anniversary, my wish is that we stay grounded in the philosophy of the innate healing ability of the human body and that a precise chiropractic adjustment at the correct time is the most powerful offering we as chiropractors provide to this world, while also generating a huge endowment.
I LEARNED INTIMATELY WHAT OUR THEN-PRESIDENT GERRY CLUM SAID OFTEN AT FRIDAY SEMINARS: “OUR RIGHT OVER THE ADJUSTING TABLE IS WON BY SHOWING UP AT THE CONFERENCE TABLE.”
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RACHAE BE LL, DC ‘11 The most transformational education you will receive. Four years of undergrad and the University of Redlands has nothing on the leaps and bounds I made at LCCW. Being a bit older, a bit more focused and ready to take on the world through Chiropractic, LCCW rocked me to my core. It challenged my philosophy on life and health, the people I chose to hang around, the foods and drinks I chose and even my ideas on how we gather information from outward sources; research. My favorite memories at LCCW are based around Halloween – it was off-the-charts elaborate. The costume parties at the Square. Chantelle and I chose Wayne and Garth from Wayne’s World one year. I box-dyed my hair, cut my own bangs and we ROCKED that costume … the next day I wondered what the heck I had done. I paid for it for the next 5 years trying to fix my hair! The lessons learned from LCCW are endless. HA! My wish for LCCW is that it retains AMAZING teachers. Most of my teachers had been there for 20-30+ years. This stability, consistency, and rooted family feeling comes from the foundation of EXCELLENT faculty, and they are what made my experience SO incredible. My wish for LCCW is that it continues to grow and flourish on the foundation of PHILOSOPHY, ART and SCIENCE; ALL three pillars are imperative to a well-rounded Chiropractic education. The philosophy grounds me daily both personally and professionally. It keeps me going even in times like the wild year of 2020.
MY WISH FOR LCCW IS THAT IT RETAINS AMAZING TEACHERS. MOST OF MY TEACHERS HAD BEEN THERE FOR 20-30+ YEARS. THIS STABILITY, CONSISTENCY, AND ROOTED FAMILY FEELING COMES FROM THE FOUNDATION OF EXCELLENT FACULTY, AND THEY ARE WHAT MADE MY EXPERIENCE SO INCREDIBLE.
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DR. REBECCA ELLIS BY ANDRE W CHAMPAG NE
Rebecca Ellis, DC, graduated from Life Chiropractic College West four years ago, and she’s already making significant strides to advance chiropractic in the Pacific Northwest. A native of Anchorage, Alaska, Dr. Ellis was drawn to Life West’s atmosphere on campus and the opportunity to learn many different techniques. Morgan Oberstein, a daughter of Life West President. Ron Oberstein, served as tour guide during one of Dr. Ellis’ visits to campus. “As soon as I stepped inside Life West, the first thing I noticed was everyone wanted to talk to me and know what my story was,” Dr. Ellis said. “I was always greeted with a hug and treated like family, from the first time I stepped on campus as a prospective student. I fell in love with it right away.” She initially was interested in upper-cervical chiropractic and mostly practiced the knee-chest technique during her chiropractic education. However, she zeroed in on the Blair technique after scouting potential employers and visiting Life West graduate Rachae Bell, DC, who had opened CLEAR Chiropractic in Washington state. “I knew I wanted to work for someone who had been in practice for less than 10 years, who was seeing 150 visits or more a week and killing it right out of the gate,” Dr. Ellis said. “I wanted to learn from someone who was high-energy. I took the Blair elective my last quarter, and I’ve been practicing it ever since.” PROFESSIONAL LIFE Dr. Ellis moved to Washington after graduating from Life West in 2016 and has played a pivotal role in CLEAR Chiropractic’s expansion within the Spokane area. The company recently added state-of-the-art imaging devices that allow them to collaborate with other professionals across the health care spectrum. “Patients love it,” she said of the collaboration. “They’re getting better results, and we love working with other providers. They want to get their patients feeling better, too, and co-mingling is the best way to do it. We’re getting a lot more provider referrals from neurologists and different specialties within the medical field.” She said bolstering the presence of women in chiropractic is also a priority. For a time, CLEAR Chiropractic’s staff was all female, and Dr. Ellis says she’s seeing increased female representation in her current Diplomate in Chiropractic Craniocervical Junction Program as well. “It’s so cool to have that ‘girl power,’” Dr. Ellis said. “My class is at least half women, and it’s awesome to see more upper-cervical chiropractors who are female.” CLEAR maintains offices in Spokane and nearby Mead. Dr. Ellis says Life West’s business management classes proved vital in developing her ability to help run a chiropractic office, and that she and Dr. Bell have even bigger plans. “We share a really big vision of having five or six clinics in the area,” she said. “To be able to have a partner where we can do that together has been awesome.” 20 | LIFEWEST.EDU/MAGAZINE
STUDENT AMBASSADOR | QUARTER 6
DIEGO MONTES BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? I like to think of myself as being from Northern California. I grew up in Elk Grove, California, but I have considered the Bay Area my home for the past seven years. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH CHIROPRACTIC? I had never really known anything about chiropractic before a recruiter for Life West, Aaron Sanchez, came to my college classroom to talk about it. I decided to base my senior project on chiropractic, and after conducting the research became interested in becoming a doctor of chiropractic. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME A CHIROPRACTOR? My mom inspired me. She was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2014 and passed away in 2019, right before Aaron came to my class. Although my mom took so many medications, she never stopped telling me what made her feel better were the massages I would give her. I knew I wanted to work in a profession that could change people's lives for the better. When chiropractic came into my life, it was meant to be.
WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A STUDENT AMBASSADOR? When I see myself in the prospective students who come for Champions Discovery Weekend. I remember being so happy and intrigued that I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and realized that chiropractic was home for me. HOW DID THE DIGITAL DISCOVERY WEEKEND COMPARE WITH YOUR OWN CHAMPIONS DISCOVERY WEEKEND, AND WERE YOU STILL ABLE TO MAKE SOME PERSONAL CONNECTIONS? You know, it has been really tough with this pandemic. It was definitely not the same for me because of the lack of face-to-face interaction. However, I believe the message of chiropractic was still received. USE ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE YOUR LIFE WEST EXPERIENCE SO FAR:
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HOW DO YOU APPROACH BEING A PEER MENTOR? I believe one needs to be patient, caring and understanding of the individual or group they mentor. What I practice as a peer mentor is to always be willing to be a resource for others. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN YOUR OWN MENTOR? I look for someone with the same values as myself. They should be someone who is willing to be there for others and share from a sense of abundance. #LIFEWEST | 21
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GRADUATES! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU! Our graduates come to Life West from all over the world and are dedicated to spreading Lasting Purpose. We couldn't be more proud of these 148 new doctors of chiropractic. We are excited to see them spread their wings to create a brighter future for humanity.
SPRING 2020 Kyrah Bacote Jennifer Beisker Shivani Bhakta Zachary Bloom Amy Bonte* Zachary Bonte* Elizabeth Cairns Niccolo Caspani** Placido Castrejon Lincoln Clark Hunter Cosgrove*** Joseph Gonzalez Lindsay Hall** Jake Hart Hugo Jay** Rochelle Mae Johnson Vinson Johnson Elizabeth Jordan Hayden Klein Dana Koren**+ 22 | LIFEWEST.EDU/MAGAZINE
Allison Land** Cheyenne Lewis Jessica Lewis Nolan Lewis Carlos Leyva Amanda Maharaj* Patrick Martens Jill Metrunec***+ Michael Mighton Caitlin Montcrieffe Andrea Mosca Kyle Murray Daniel Otis Silvaray Rumedi Victoria Schwartz-Edmisten Nicholas Shannon Richard Sharma* Erica Simpson Sajan Singh Daniel Soto Nicolas Spagnuolo
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Patricia Kazimer Monica Keefe* Maxwell Kelly+ Alex Kha Jason Kiu Seohyun Kwon Andrew Koo Derek Larsen Sarah Li*** Tiara Littleton Yecenia Lopez Adam Makhoul Alondra Munoz-Miranda* Van Pham** Joshua Pickell* Anthony Ponce de Leon* Seth Rubio** Tommy Siu* Kadie Snaza* Diljot Virdi Alex Viveiros
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ATHLETICS BY ANDREW CHAMPAGNE
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Most sports teams at Life Chiropractic College West have been kept off the field for much of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but exciting changes will improve student access to athletics once events resume. As part of the new Club Sport program within the Life West athletic department, many sports teams at the college are now recognized as official school clubs. The moves allow for increased student participation and higher awareness of athletic events within the Life West community. The school has also formed the Life West Sports Council to assist with outreach to students. The Sports Council includes representatives from the school’s rugby, hockey, soccer, softball, and esports teams, all of which compete at different levels from local competitions all the way to national tournaments. “The Sports Council has been set up so we can grow, facilitate, and foster opportunities for athletes on campus,” Life West athletic director Adriaan Ferris said. “We’ve found we have some serious athletes who have a love of sport and chiropractic, and we’re pursuing the interests of students.” Ferris said continued collaboration between students and staff will be key to the growth of new and existing athletic programs. “Ultimately, it’s up to the students to decide how they want to participate,” he said. “The athletic department is here to help guide them through that process.” In an encouraging sign of what may be to come, the new structure has already led to new events for Life West students. A student-led video game tournament was held in early August. “Esports has a lot of popularity among the current student body and we’re excited about what that could mean for the future,” he said. “We feel there’s a new opportunity there.” Several of Life West’s teams have already made an impact on the sports scene. Life West’s nationally prominent rugby teams played abbreviated seasons prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Men’s elite side leading the Pacific Rugby Premiership and the Women’s D2 side breaking into the top four of the NorCal League before all sports came to an abrupt halt. The Life West hockey team also rolled through its regional league with a 20-2 overall record, and the school’s volleyball and basketball teams swept the Battle of the Bay against teams from Palmer West in 2020.
ALUMNINEWS
DEAR ALUMNI + FRIENDS FRO M DR . J O S EPH I B E '1 0 D I R E C T O R O F A L U M N I R E L AT I O N S
HI E VERYON E! I hope this letter finds you healthy and safe. Can you believe our alma mater has turned 40? Can you recall the feelings you had when you received your acceptance letter or your diploma?
Sure, I wish I learned more on any particular topic before I graduated in preparation for the outside world. But overall, I deemed myself a steadfast, philosophically driven chiropracTOR.
I remember having a phone interview with someone from the Admissions Office. I was sitting in my aged Mazda sedan and thinking to myself, “This is it.” I was sold at the end of the call on a profession and institution I had yet to see with my own two eyes (but that’s another story).
Now, in 2020, I find myself in front of an audience of my peers leading the charge of keeping us together, or rather, expanding our Life West bubble beyond the four walls of our campus. I call it “Life after Life West.” What a privilege!
Fast-forward 3+ years later, I graduated from Life West in a ceremony held at Chabot College. Back in 2010, we did not have our own auditorium. During my tenure that space was all storage. The four walls of our Hayward campus – despite its lack of architectural and visual appeal at the time – symbolized a warm embrace to me. Inside the Life West bubble, I developed a better sense of myself, my future as a health care provider and business professional, and I created a number of lifelong relationships along the way.
Our alma mater’s continued strength comes not just from the active students but from our alumni who give back – their time, their energy, their resources. I hope the year-long celebration reaches many outlying alumni and is the catalyst for bringing them back into the fold. If this letter speaks to you, reach out. Let’s connect about bringing you back into the Life West bubble. Best wishes, Life West, as we celebrate 40 years of giving, doing, loving and serving.
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A WHOLE NEW SPACE Transforming into the Learning Commons BY TOM HYLAND
CHALLENGE GRANT TO MATCH $1 FOR $1 IN MILLION-DOLLAR PROJECT
One of the largest and most exciting projects in the past decade at Life Chiropractic College West is taking off. We are transforming our traditional library space into a contemporary and technologyenhanced Learning Commons. This project will have a dramatic impact on the learning experience of generations of chiropractors as well as the countless number of chiropractic patients for whom they will provide care. Traditionally, libraries have been defined by a strict set of rules – silent 26 | LIFEWEST.EDU/MAGAZINE
environments that promote solitary study. Evolving technology and its emphasis on group and interactive learning require traditional libraries to adapt to innovative and dynamic forms of learning. The new Learning Commons is designed to embrace these emerging educational trends and practices. Renovations include the removal of almost all of the book stacks, installing new carpet, acquiring new furniture that better promotes group learning dynamics, increased wfi capability, integrating state-of-the-art
technology equipment to enhance individual, group and remote-learning opportunities, new ceiling and insulation paneling, and roof repairs. A digital dissection table by Anatomage will be among the most sophisticated technology included in the transformed space. The Learning Commons is at the heart of the educational mission of Life Chiropractic College West. We’re providing students and faculty with an enhanced learning environment and the technology to be successful in today’s academic culture.
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HOW TO GIVE: CHIROPRACTIC MUSEUM The history of chiropractic is filled with visionaries, pioneers and healers. This mural depicting historic figures in the chiropractic profession is one of thousands of artifacts, images, devices, and scholarly publications in the Life West Chiropractic Museum. Its new location in the Learning Commons reminds all that the profession’s history is an integral part of the academic and clinical preparation for chiropractors.
HARRIS FOUNDATION AWARDS $500,000 TO CAMPAIGN The William M. Harris Family Foundation, a long-time and steadfast supporter of chiropractic and of Life Chiropractic College West, has awarded $500,000 to the Learning Commons capital campaign over the next five years. This award challenges the Life West community to raise the remaining $500,000 for the project. It also ensures that every dollar donated to the campaign is automatically doubled.
Every member of the Life West Community is asked to be part of this historic transformation of the college's learning environment. There are many ways contributors can make a financial commitment. In addition to cash or credit card donations, consider other estate planning strategies: ■ Donate appreciated stock held for at least one year ■ Contribute from an existing Donor Advised Fund ■ Make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (for people 70½ and older) ■ Satisfy an IRA Required Minimum Distribution ■ Engage grateful patients interested in supporting chiropractic Underwriting for any of the naming opportunities can be redeemed with a one-time gift, a three-year pledge (preferred), a four-year pledge (extended) or any payment schedule you prefer. For more about the Learning Commons project and/or to donate, contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at (510) 780-4500, ext. 2060 or visit lifewest.edu/connect/learningcommons/ #LIFEWEST | 27
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The President’s Circle are individuals committed to seeing Life West flourish and spread the principles of this great profession. Every dollar donated goes directly to the student experience. Consider joining the President's Circle and making a difference for the next generation of chiropractors and the profession worldwide.
LEADERSHIP | $10,000+ David Amaral DC '88 and Mary Amaral Caren Cole DC '87 and Emil Gluekler Jay Dhaliwal Manjit Gauba, MS, DC and Reena Gauba Brad Glowaki DC Deed Harrison DC '96 David Marcarian Eric McKillican, DC, LCP FICPA, DPhCS '93 Patricia McLean DC and Michael McLean DC Ralph Ortiz DC Paul Reed DC
Walter Sanchez DC and Glenda Sanchez Aine Sweeney DC '94 Phil Tagami
EMERALD | $1,200 - $2,499 Daniel Abeckjerr DC David Acosta DC Steven Adams DC '99 George Ahn Darcy Andersen DC Cheryl Anderson DC Elizabeth Anderson-Peacock DC Claudia Anrig DC
Michelle Arietta DC '02 Kailey Armor DC Joseph Arvay DC Derek Atchley DC Sergio Azzolino DC '95 Nick Baker DC '07 Carol Ball DC and Jospeh Ball DC David Basista DC and Grace LauBasista DC
PLATINUM | $5K - $9,999 Irene Gold, RN, MA, DC Kerry Keiser DC Jonn McClellan DC Daniel Murphy DC and Michelle Schaer DC Hayden Power Steven Silk DC '91 and Raelynn Cancel DC '90
DIAMOND | $2,500 - $4,999 Rob Anderson DC Dean Depice DC Elizabeth Greene Paul Hodgson DC '10 and Gina M. Illia DC '10 Selina Sigfoose Jackson DC and Kevin Jackson DC Michael Moore DC Christopher Murphy DC '10 Ron Oberstein DC and Mary Oberstein DC Armand Rossi DC Reuben Sendejas DC '96 Mark Zeigler DC
Rachae Bell-Hamilton DC '11 Ronald Benson DC '86 Ken Bergquist DC Sean Beukelman DC Sundeep Bhasin DC '99 Lisa Bilodeau Anatole Bogatski PhD Waldemar Carrasquillo DC Frederick Carrick, PhD, DC
Lance Casazza DC George Casey DC Christopher Colgin DC and Sandra Rocco Lona Cook DC Edwin Cordero DC and Debra Cordero Melissa Crago DC '13 Ian Davis-Tremayne DC '08 Barry Decker DC Jason Deitch DC Adam Del Torto DC Danny Desaulniers DC Jeff Devine DC Philip Dieter DC '06 Scott Donaldson DC Richard Doss DC '16 Kerri Duggins-Rames DC '86 Raleigh Duncan DC '00 Sebastian Ewaldh DC and Clemence Hupays DC Kari Figone DC Gary Fish and Carolyn Fish DC David Fletcher DC and Nancy Fletcher Leah Garlan DC Skylar Gemmer DC '09 Kristen Giles DC and Paul C. Ruscica DC Aaron Gillespie DC
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Transformation Trust William M. Harris Family Foundation
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IN KIND DONORS Chirolux Clearlight Infrared Sauna (Raleigh Duncan DC '00) Mark Foullong DC Ryan French DC Deed E. Harrison DC David Hartz DC Dale Johnson PhD Vincent Su Mark Zeigler DC 28 | LIFEWEST.EDU/MAGAZINE
North Carolina Masonic Foundation, LLC Schillinger Chiropractic & Wellness Center SKED Inc. $100 - $999
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Life West is celebrating after delivering its annual conference, the WAVE, in an online environment for the first time. This year’s first-ever online conference included a powerful speaker lineup and opportunities for participants to earn up to 20 hours of Continuing Education, which are still available. “Life West couldn’t be more thrilled about the WAVE,” said Dr. Ron Oberstein, president of the college. “After having to pivot quickly to an online format, our internal and external community came together to hit a home run!” LIVE SESSIONS Nine live sessions took place Aug. 2123, 2020, with three speakers taking the virtual stage each day. Life West faculty member Dr. Dan Murphy spoke the first day of presentations, along with Dr. Selina Sigafoose-Jackson and Dr. Ryan Lazarus. Saturday’s schedule was capped off by a presentation from Dr. Ron Oberstein, president of Life West. In a discussion that also included updates on what’s happening at Life West, the college’s leader discussed chiropractic heroes and the responsibilities of vitalistic chiropractors. Earlier in the day, Betsy Butterick and Dr. Devin Vrana inspired the WAVE audience with presentations focusing on tough questions about communication and the responsibilities chiropractors have to the public. Saturday’s program also included an online alumni luncheon hosted by the Life West Alumni Association and the college’s Institutional Advancement office, featuring the announcement of annual awards, which were won by Student of the Year Maxwell Kelly, International Alumni of the Year Dr. Jake Hollowell and Alum of the Year Dr. Lauren Clum. 34 | LIFEWEST.EDU/MAGAZINE
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Sunday’s lineup included Dr. Claudia Anrig, who spoke about what she sees in her family practice, Dr. Justin Ohm on providing care for expectant mothers and babies, and Dr. Mindy Pelz on how she provides care to the modern body.
“Next year we will be holding the WAVE on campus, and it will be a momentous occasion as we celebrate Life West’s 40th birthday,” Dr. Oberstein said. “Make plans to be there. It will be historical!”
ON-DEMAND PRESENTATIONS In addition to the live offerings, several on-demand presentations analyzing the science, philosophy, and art of chiropractic are available. In total, chiropractors can earn up to 20 hours of online CE credit. WAVE registrants have access to these sessions through the end of the year. If you missed the live presentations as they happened, those are archived online, too. “The breadth and depth of the talks are truly wonderful,” Life West Director of Postgraduate and Continuing Education Laurie Isenberg said. “The WAVE has everything, from foundational chiropractic principles to COVID-19, and so much in between. Our speakers brought energy and grace to the virtual WAVE, and we are grateful to each and every one of them.”
Are you interested in sponsorship or exhibitor opportunities? Contact Tom Hyland at thyland@ lifewest.edu for information on exhibitor packages and more. Check wave.lifewest.edu for more information on speakers when the event gets closer or find the WAVE at ce.lifewest.edu.. GREAT NEWS! BOARD APPROVES ONLINE "LIVE" CE CREDITS The California Board of Chiropractic is now approving live online webinars in place of live on-site seminars. In conjunction with this ruling, Life Chiropractic College West is offering live online CE webinars every month to satisfy all California Board requirements. Visit ce.lifewest.edu to find out what’s on the calendar.
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