2006/2007 Board Members

Dr. Heather McLeod, President
Year of initial registration: 1982
Chiropractic school: CMCC
Current city of practice: Richmond
Current Board positions: Membership Benefits
Past Board positions: Committee member for the BCCC Ethics and Discipline

Dr. Debbie Wright, Vice President
Year of initial registration: 2002
Chiropractic school: CMCC
Current city of practice: Vancouver
Current Board positions: BCCA Director and Chair, ICBC Committee

 

Dr. Chris Martin, Director

Year of initial registration: 1978 Chiropractic school: CMCC
Current Board positions:
Chair of Research Committee CCA; BC Chair for CMCC Capital Campaign
Past Board positions: Member BCCC/BCCA board 1984 -1990, Chair, Peer Review committee; President 1987 - 1989; CCA governor 1998-2004; CCA Research Committee Director 1999; Chair 2002 CCRF Fundraising Committee; President CCRF 2006; BCCA Worksafe Liaison Chair; BCCC Board 1990 -1998, Standards of Practice
chairman, CCA

Dr. Blake Cameron, Secretary/Treasurer
Year of initial registration: 1977
Chiropractic school: CMCC
Current city of practice: Courtenay
Current Board positions: BCCA, Vancouver Island director to Board; Member BCCC Ethics & Discipline Committee
Past Board positions: BCCA Peer Review; Office inspections Kootenays in the early 80's
Past CCA, CCEB, CMCC positions: Contributor and marker for the National Board Exams 1979 - 1987

 

 

Dr. Brian McLaughlin, Director/CCA Governor
Year of initial registration: 1970
Chiropractic School: CMCC
Current City of Practice: White Rock
Current Board positions: CCA Governor & Chair of Gov. Procedures
Past Board positions: Secretary-Treasurer, BCCA; Ethics & Discipline Committee; WCB Peer Review; BCCC Examining Board; President BCCA; President CCA
Past CCA, CCEB, CMCC positions: Peer Review; Professional Liability Insurance; Strategic Planning; Governors' Manual; President's Manual, By-law review; Policy Manual; Governance/Procedures; Past President
Current or past government committees: Chiropractic Special Committee member

 

Dr. Larry Merritt, Director/CCA Governor
Year of initial registration: 1973
Chiropractic School: CMCC
Current City of Practice: Prince George
Current Board positions: Director for the Interior

 

Dr. Danielle Morgan, Director

Year of initial registration: 2000
Chiropractic school: Graduate of Los Angeles College of Chiropractic
(Southern California University of Health Sciences)
Current Board positions:
Chair Membership BenefitsGovernor/ BCCA Director 1998 - 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Don Nixdorf, Executive Director
Year of initial registration: 1972
Chiropractic school: PCC
Current city of practice: Richmond

Experience/Activities:
Full time private practice, 1972 - 1996; Part time private practice, 1996 - present

Member, Board of Directors, B.C. Chiropractic; Association/B.C. College of Chiropractors 1978 - 1987; President, B.C. Chiropractic Association/B.C. College of
Chiropractors, 1982-1985; Staff consultant to B.C. Workers' Compensation Board 1982-1991; Executive Director to the B.C. College of Chiropractors and
B.C. Chiropractic Association, 1985 - present; Governor, Secretary-Treasurer, Canadian Chiropractic Association, 1986 - 1990

B.C. Chiropractic Association Workers Compensation Board Committee, Insurance Relations Committee, Economics/MSP Committee; Council on Chiropractic Education Canada, President, 1993 - 1995; Chair, Commission on Accreditation 1995 - 1998

Accrediting agency for institutions and university based programs teaching chiropractic; Health Information Standards Council 1996-1997, BC Ministry of Health; National Electronic Claims Standards 2000-2004
CIHI, NeCST CoChair Chiropractic/Physiotherapy SIG

Host of weekly Vancouver radio open line program, the "Doctor
is In", on radio station CKST AM1040 - August 1995 - July 1997; Host of weekly radio program "Health Care That Matters", Oldies CISL 650 AM August 2001 - December 2001

Related work experience: Participant in numerous radio and television programs, and
newspaper articles; Organized and facilitated annual College and Association Board strategic planning meetings; Drafted position papers including submission to the Seaton Royal Commission on Health Care and Costs; Drafting and editing of changes to the Chiropractors Act of B.C. and Rules Pursuant; Published in JCCA on topic of informed consent ; Presenter at public hearings including Health Professions
Council, Seaton Royal Commission, WCB Royal Commission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

BCCA Board Members
can be contacted via the BCCA office via telephone: 604-270-1332,
866-256-1474 (toll free); via fax:
604-278-0093; or email: info@bcchiro.com