St. Luke's Adds Chiropractic Care
St. Luke's University Health Network, a nonprofit network of 12 hospitals and 300+ outpatient sites in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley (headquartered in Bethlehem), has added chiropractic to its back and spine care program.
According to Dr. Aldo Carmona, St. Luke's senior vice president for clinical integration, in a St. Luke's press release: "We already have an established comprehensive spine center that offers effective treatment for back pain. St. Luke's Chiropractic Care will provide another modality to complement current therapies."
Two initial sites in Bethlehem will offer chiropractic, with Paul Duffy, DC, at one location as of February and Sam Staula, DC, and Kristen Staula, DC, at a second location as of this month.
ACA: New Leadership Elected
The American Chiropractic Association's board of governors elected Michael R. Martin, DC, new ACA president and Marcus Nynas, DC, new vice president during the ACA's recent annual meeting. The board of delegates also elected Maithy Ta, DC, as a new board member. Continuing board service: Leo Bronston, DC, MAppSc; Eric Benson, DC, FIAMA, FICC; and Steven C. Roberts, JD, LLM.
NBCE Call for Nominations
The National Board has issued a call for nominations for district III director, district IV director, district V director, and two at-large directors. Currently up for re-election: Dr. Gary DiBenedetto (district III), Dr. Jason Jaeger (district IV), Dr. Danita Heagy (district V), Dr. Karlos Boghosian (at-large), and Dr. Donna Mannello (at-large).
To apply, send a letter of intent and CV by April 14 (for an at-large position) / April 28 (for a director position) to NBCE Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Norman Ouzts at nouzts@nbce.org; and copy NBCE President Dr. Karlos Boghosian (kboghosian@nbce.org). For complete details, visit www.nbce.org/nbce-annual-meeting/.
New Foot Levelers President
Jamie Greenawalt is the new president of Foot Levelers, replacing Kent Greenawalt, who continues as company chairman and CEO.
"This opportunity to lead Foot Levelers in sustainable growth for the years ahead aligns with my successful record of unifying diverse groups to achieve results on a global scale," she said in a press release announcing her appointment. "This invaluable perspective applies to the multitude of activities that will advance the many segments of our customer community."
Most recently, Greenawalt served as senior vice president of business development, and has decades of experience in customer support, technology, marketing, sales and educational development for the company. She also has international business experience, with prior service at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. (agriculture, food and nutrition security programs) and the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization (UNFAO) in Rome.
New Chiropractic Dean at Logan
Kristina Petrocco-Napuli, DC, MS, FICC, FACC, is the new dean of Logan University's College of Chiropractic following a six-month interim role and previous service as assistant dean. Dr. Petrocco-Napuli is also active in the profession beyond Logan, currently chairing the Council on Chiropractic Education and serving as president of the ACA Council on Women's Health.
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