Dr. Lisa Killinger presenting DSA to Dr. Baird 
Dr. Lisa Killinger presenting DSA to Dr. Baird
At the 132nd APHA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Nov. 6-10, 2004, which was attended by over 14,000 leaders in government and health, the Chiropractic Health Care Section announced its newly elected and appointed officers for 2005, and also presented a Distinguished Service Award.

The officers for 2005 will be:
  • Chair: John Hyland, DC, MPH

  • Chair-Elect: Andrew Isaacs, DC

  • Past-Chair: Lisa Killinger, DC

  • Secretary: Elaine Morschhauser, DC
Section Council:
  • Sharon Jaeger, DC, DACBR

  • Eric Hurwitz, DC, PhD

  • Ashley Cleveland, DC, MA

  • Karen Konarski-Hart, DC

  • Mitchell Haas, DC, MA

  • John Pammer, Jr., DC, DACBR
Governing Council:
  • Monica Smith, DC, PhD

  • Kurt Hegetschweiler, DC
Action Board Rep: Christine Goertz, DC, PhD

2005 Committee Chairs:
  • Awards: Sharon Jaeger, DC, DACBR

  • Membership: Andrew Isaacs,DC

  • Nominations: Ashley Cleveland, DC, MA

  • Program: Maria Hondras, DC, MPH

  • Publicity: John Pammer, Jr., DC, DACBR

  • Newsletter Editor: Michael Haneline, DC, MPH

  • Dynamic Chiropractic Column Editor: Rand Baird, DC,MPH


During a presentation attended by the respective CEOs of both the American Chiropractic Association and the International Chiropractors Association along with other dignitaries, the Distinguished Service Award for 2004 was presented to Rand Baird, DC, MPH in recognition of his 25 years of leading and coordinating the chiropractic profession’s involvement with APHA.

APHA is the oldest, largest, and most influential public health association in the United States and in the world. All doctors of chiropractic are urged to join this important multidisciplinary organization at <www.apha.org/membership>, and members wishing to volunteer to participate more actively can volunteer by contacting any of these officers listed above.