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 ExclusiveThree New Members Join Sherman College Board of Trustees
Three individuals were recently elected to the Sherman College of Chiropractic Board of Trustees to serve four-year terms: Marilee Keim, BS, Med, Todd Picou, BS, MBA, and Mary Ellen Rada, DC.
Marilee Keim is the Social Studies Department chair, a teacher at Fairfield Junior Senior High School in Goshen, Ind., and the wife of alumnus and Regent Richard Keim, DC, '77. She brings to the board a wealth of experience in education and is devoted to her students and promoting lifelong learning. She earned a bachelor's degree in education at Goshen College and a master's degree in education at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Todd Picou is an entrepreneur within the health care industry, having co-founded Hospice Care of South Carolina, the Hospice and Palliative Care Foundation, Executive Management Consultants, Allcare Medical and most recently, Senior Care Consultants. A native of Louisiana, he earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Louisiana State University and a master's degree in business administration from Gardner-Webb University. He has worked as comptroller for an offshore platform construction company in the oil industry and as a nursing home operator. His business and management expertise will be an asset to the board.
In addition to her private practice, Mary-Ellen Rada, DC, of Jackson, N.J., has served the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, State of New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety/Division of Consumer Affairs, and New Jersey State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. In 2007, she was presented the Distinguished Service Award from Sherman College. She is a 1988 graduate of Sherman and earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. She brings a wealth of practice and education experience to the board.
Source: Sherman College of Chiropractic