Biographies
Kent J. Erickson, DC
Dr. Kent Erickson, a graduate of Northwestern College of Chiropractic, has served as chair of the Board of Trustees since 2008. He is the owner of Brookdale Health in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. He is a member of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB), Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners (MBCE) and Minnesota Chiropractic Association (MCA). Dr. Erickson has served as chair of the MCA Legislative Committee, and chair of the MBCE Peer Review Development Committee. He has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern Health Sciences University since 2004 and served as vice-chair from 2006-2008.
Vivi-Ann R. Fischer, DC
Dr. Vivi-Ann Fischer, a graduate of Northwestern College of Chiropractic, currently owns Plymouth Grove Chiropractic in Plymouth, Minnesota. She serves on the board of ChiroCare of Minnesota, Inc. Dr. Fischer has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 2008.
N. Walter Graff, LLB
Walter Graff is of counsel with the law firm of Best & Flanagan in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is a chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota. Graff served on the Board of Trustees from 1999-2008, then was re-elected in 2009.
Kenneth B. Heithoff, MD
Dr. Kenneth Heithoff is chairman of CDI Management Corporation, and founder and medical director of CDI Institute. He has been on the Board of Trustees since 2007.
Lee S. Hudson, DC, DABCO, FICC
Dr. Lee Hudson is in private practice at the Integrative Medicine Clinic in Great Falls, Montana. Dr. Hudson is a diplomate of the American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedics, a fellow with the International College of Chiropractors and a certified chiropractic sports physician. He has been on the Board of Trustees since 2004. Dr. Hudson currently serves as vice-chair of the Board.
Christopher D. Jo, DC
Dr. Christopher Jo, a graduate of Northwestern College of Chiropractic, is in private practice in Edina, Minnesota. He has served as the president of the Minnesota Chiropractic Association since 2008. Dr. Jo was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2010.
Keith M. Johnson, DC
Dr. Keith Johnson is a 1982 graduate of Northwestern College of Chiropractic and has been in private practice in Maple Grove, Minnesota since 1988. Dr. Johnson has been active in the Minnesota Chiropractic Association (MCA) for 30 years serving in a wide range of positions, including president from 2001-2002. He was the point man in the successful multi-year dispute with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry for reimbursement equity for chiropractic physicians in the workers compensation arena. He has frequently testified before the Minnesota legislature regarding health care policy issues.
The MCA awarded Dr. Johnson Presidential Awards in 1994 and 1998, the Outstanding Leadership Award in 1999 and the Past Presidential Award in 2002, Chiropractor of the Year Award in 2002 and the Educator of the Year Award in 2011. Northwestern College of Chiropractic named Dr. Johnson the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year in 1997. He has been a community faculty member at the University of Minnesota since 1998. Dr. Johnson has served on the Board of Trustees since 2011.
Mary Legeros, BA
Mary Legeros is a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Journalism. She has spent her career in various marketing communications capacities in both in corporations and agencies. Legeros was a partner at ThinkDesign Group, LLC for ten years and she is currently on the Global Brand Marketing team for Medtronic, Inc. She was nominated to the Board of Trustees in 2012.
Susan Marty-Eldridge, DC
Dr. Susan Marty-Eldridge owns Edina Marty Chiropractic Clinic and is a proud member of the Marty family, which boasts 15 doctors of chiropractic in its ranks. She has served on the Board of Trustees since 2003.
Christopher Massoglia, DC
Dr. Christopher Massoglia is a graduate of Northwestern College of Chiropractic. He was the owner of Massoglia Chiropractic from 1989-1996 and the founder and president of Integrated Healthcare Services from 1996-2012. Dr. Massoglia is also the founder of US Health Coaches. Dr. Massoglia was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2013.
Scott D. Munsterman, DC, FICC
Dr. Scott Munsterman is a 1984 graduate of Northwestern College of Chiropractic. He established the group practice Brookings Chiropractic Center in Brookings, South Dakota; the Brookings Therapeutic and Surgery Center, an integrated health care facility; and Chiropractic Associates of South Dakota, a chiropractic IPA network. He has formerly served on the Governor’s Health Care Commission for South Dakota, two terms as mayor of the City of Brookings and was runner-up in a five candidate Republican Primary in 2010 for governor of the State of South Dakota. He is currently serving in the House of Representatives in the South Dakota Legislature. He joined the Board of Trustees in 2008.
Bonita R. Myhers, DC
Dr. Bonnie Myhers is a 1994 graduate of Northwestern College of Chiropractic and was in private practice in Wisconsin until 2012. Currently, she is a consultant providing professional chiropractic services for Minnesota and Wisconsin doctors. Dr. Myhers' service to the College of Chiropractic Alumni Association Board of Directors began in 2007 and continues through 2014, holding positions of Vice President from 2009-2011 and President from 2011-2013. She was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2013.
David E. Peterson, DC
Dr. David Peterson practices in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He served on the Board of Trustees from 1999-2008, then was re-elected in 2009. Dr. Peterson served as the chair of the Board of Trustees from 2006-2008.
Robert A. Servais, DC, DACAN, DABFE, DABCC, FIACN
Dr. Robert Servais owns Bay Area Chiropractic in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is chair of the Department of Integrative Health at Aurora Bay Care Hospital in Green Bay. He has been on the Board of Trustees since 1992. Dr. Servais served as chair of the Board from 1996-1998.
David V. Taylor, PhD
Dr. David Taylor is the provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, Dillard University, New Orleans, Louisiana. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for HealthEast Care Corporation, Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholars Foundation Advisory Board, and the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education. He has been on the Board of Trustees since 2005.
Tamara Timmons Taylor, MOm, LAc
Tamara Timmons Taylor is a 2001 graduate of the Minnesota College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Taylor worked as a practitioner in private practice for a number of years, and also founded and supervised the Acupuncture Clinic at Courage Center Residence in Golden Valley, Minnesota. She was president of the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Association of Minnesota from 2001-2003. Taylor is now working as a director of sales and marketing in the technology industry. She has served on the Board of Trustees since 2003.
David Valentini, JD
David Valentini is a criminal defense attorney and the owner of Valentini Law, P.A. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was formerly with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office as a criminal prosecutor. Valentini has repeatedly been named a Super Lawyer and was named by his peers as one of Minnesota’s Best Lawyers. He has been on the Board of Trustees since 2008.
