The proposed merger of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards was approved by NBCE delegates and FCLB members at their respective annual meetings, held jointly in Atlanta, Ga., this year. Per the new bylaws, the new entity takes the NBCE name, with FCLB continuing as a department within NBCE. The federation will continue to enjoy Board of Directors representation on what will be a single, expanded board.
| Digital ExclusiveJohn Maltby, DC
Dr. John Maltby, former president of the World Federation of Chiropractic, is the current WFC interim secretary general (2026). He has also served as president of the International Chiropractors Association (ICA) and the ICA of California. Dr. Maltby graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1977 and has been in private practice in Blythe, Calif., since 1978.