The Speakers

Dr. Jon Baker
​Be the Difference you Wish to see in Chiropractic
​Dr. Baker is known for his superior coaching efforts in teaching chiropractors the path to bringing highly successful incomes to their businesses and prosperity to their personal lives. He created the New Beginnings Chiropractic and Life Coaching in 1997 to help chiropractors who love serving their patients, but were barely getting by financially or failing miserably. Within a year of one on one coaching, he was already at his client capacity and had to accept very few clients until about 2009; when some of his best clients were prepared to pay it forward and start helping other DCs.

After 30 years of outstanding success in practice, it is believed his success was and is a trained behavior. In the early 90’s, he has opened nine satellite clinics serving thousands of patients which helped several DCs, their families and him prosper. His trained talent is taught, shared and replicated by most Chiropractors with a passion for what we do. “The joy of fellow Chiropractors achieving incredible success in their lives, marriages and practices has always been and still is priceless to me.”
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His inspiration of creating his New Beginnings Chiropractic and Life Coaching company came from over 30 years ago, when he saw there was not much “light at the end of the tunnel” for almost all the highly successful DCs he studied. He noticed they were always working with not much freedom and wanted to make a change by studying highly skilled professionals to apply their solutions to challenges Chiropractors face. Now, it is common for their group to grow Chiropractic office incomes by $16,000 - $30,000 per month within the first year and already successful practices continue seeing even more increases with the record growth being a $1,010,000 increase within his client’s second year.
Dr. Robert Brooks
​BJ Leading the Evolution of Chiropractic Techniques
After graduating Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1970 and receiving honorary degrees from Life Chiropractic College and Sherman College of Chiropractic, Dr. Brooks began conducting practices in Tulsa and Tahlequah, Oklahoma, from 1972 to 1987 before opening his very own practice in Tulsa in 1988. Fifty-four of his patients have become chiropractors and has personally cared for more than 25,000 patients from Oklahoma, each of the fifty states and a number of foreign countries combined.

Dr. Brooks has served the Chiropractic Association of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Chiropractic Research Foundation, the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations and the International Chiropractors Association. He was Chairman of the Board and a past president of the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA) and the Upper Cervical Research Foundation. Currently, he serves on the board of the Upper Cervical Council of the International Chiropractors Association as the Chair and has participated in creation of a diplomate program for Upper Cervical Chiropractic.

His seminar company, “Taking Care of People”, teaches chiropractors and chiropractic students how to build a non-toxic environment while helping them develop office procedures and successful business practices with the intent of creating and keeping lifetime patients. In his company, he provides influential chiropractic education based upon his 45+ years of experience of caring for patients.
Dr. Ray Drury
10x Your Practice, 10x Your Life
Author of the best-selling book The Best-Kept Secret in Healthcare and owner of The Upper Cervical Spine Center. Dr. Drury has opened his first office in February of 1994 in Mooresville, North Carolina, and opened nine more of his own Upper Cervical offices around the world. Dr. Drury is the founder and lead instructor of the Knee Chest Society.

Dr. Drury was instrumental in the development of the Upper Cervical Academy in conjunction with Sherman College of Chiropractic and has a strong reputation of helping the worst of the worst cases; specializing in helping those who have been told there is no hope. With over 24 years of experience, he continues to attract patients from all over the world and makes miracles happen each and every day.
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Throughout the years, he has developed a reputation as one of the most experienced upper cervical doctors in the world. He has received numerous awards and recognition for his continued devotion to the upper cervical profession and has been featured in short upper cervical documentaries and news. In his best-selling book, The Best-Kept Secret in Health Care, he continues to spread the word of upper cervical care and showcase its importance to the masses. 
Rev. Carl Gibbs
How Dr. Michael Kale Changed my Perspective on Health
Rev. Carl Gibbs is what you might call a firm believer in "upper cervical, specific chiropractic care." He was first treated by Dr. Michael U. Kale and having been under consistent care for 50 years, he understands the value of good, specific chiropractic adjustments.

His chiropractic journey has made a marked difference in his health and the health of many others he has introduced to it along the way. At 87 years young, he credits his continued physical stamina to God first, and also to the specific chiropractic care he has received through the years.
Dr. Drew Hall
Upper Cervical Chiropractic
Dr. Hall is president of the Blair Upper Cervical Chiropractic Society (2009-present) and has spoken on the Blair technique nationally and internationally. Back in 1995, Dr. Hall was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and was feeling hopeless until his own health was dramatically improved through the Blair Upper Cervical procedure. In 2004, and again in 2016, he was recognized as “Blair Chiropractor of the Year” and has instructed many seminars on the subject. He has been featured in a documentary short called The Power of Upper Cervical and continues to raise awareness.

He is known to specialize in helping those with chronic long standing health conditions that have not improved with mainstream medical treatments. His patients praise him for helping their ailments such as migraine headaches, tinnitus, lupus, neck and back pain, Meniere’s disease, vertigo and other chronic health conditions.
Dr. René Lafrenière
​"Miracles" in Practice, Where Have They Gone?
Dr. Lafrenière graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Laval University of Quebec in 1979 and, in 1983, became a Doctor of Chiropractic at Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, CMCC, in Toronto. He became Secretary of the philosophical group B.B.’s of Quebec in 1987, Vice President in 1988, and made President of the group in 1989.

In 1990, he received his certification for Kale Specific Upper Cervical Chiropractic and was part of the mission trip to Moldova in 1994 in treating patients. Later in the same year, Dr. Lafrenière went on another trip to teach Kale Specific Upper Cervical Chiropractic in Moscou, Russia. He has rich experience in sharing his practice around the world and continues to make huge impacts in his profession.

He has taught at The Gathering for 12 years with Dr. Jim Sigafoose himself, who is remembered by the International Chiropractors Association as a master and “Chiropractic Warrior”. As of now, Dr. Lafrenière is a member of The Academy of Chiropractic Philosophers at Sherman College.
Dr. Steven Simmons
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Dr. Simmons is a 1999 class graduate from the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, who was voted by his Palmer Class to be “most likely to build a shrine to B.J. Palmer,” the Developer of Chiropractic. In 2000, he and his wife opened up their own office in Midland, Michigan, as an upper cervical, Knee Chest Chiropractor.

Currently, he serves as one of the Board of Directors for the Michigan Association of Chiropractors where he is active on several committees, is a President Club member of the Michigan Association of Chiropractors (one of the strongest associations in the country), and serves as the President of the Alumni Association of Palmer College of Chiropractic for the State of Michigan. In addition, he has been featured in the MAC Journal, History Journal and in local newspapers.
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Dr. Simmons has a large historical collection that includes books written by historical chiropractic warriors, Palmer College Alumni yearbooks dating back to 1922, four complete sets of the original green books and rare artifacts of the chiropractic history to help preserve and educate our sacred and grand profession.
Dr. Clayton Sullwold
Putting into Practice Palmer's Law of Life
Dr. Clayton Sullwold is living proof that it is possible to switch from a full spine practice to Upper Cervical Practice.  He practiced 6 years full spine before taking a leap of faith in 2013 and starting over with upper cervical care. 

He studied knee chest work under Dr. Ray Drury and the Knee Chest Society.  He is passionate about “The Principle” that B.J. laid down and watching it work every day in his patients’ lives.  Now well into his 5th year as a knee chest doctor he witnesses healings from M.S. to epilepsy, Trigeminal neuralgia and many other “difficult” neurological conditions. 

Dr. Sullwold's message is one of setting your own personal bar high and striving for you believe is possible. He is the founder of Atlas Specific: Upper Cervical Care and currently practices in Durango, Colorado with his amazing wife Petra.
Dr. Christopher Tabick
Servant Leadership
Dr. Tabick is known for his unwavering commitment and dedication to the Upper Cervical Specific Knee Chest Brainstem procedure. He has been serving on chiropractic mission trips since 1994 and is currently planning continued trips to The City of Refuge in Medellin, Colombia, to help their impoverished community and a maiden trip to India to serve women rescued from human trafficking. Dr. Tabick has graduated from Life University in 1997, where he received his Kale Network Certification, founded the “Palmer Room” at Life University, was awarded an Ambassador of Foreign Missions, Outstanding Leadership Award and Unending Commitment in Service award from the Kale Network and Foundation.

As founder of World Care Specific Chiropractic (WCSC), he has utilized his 20 years of experience in mission trips to transform thousands of lives to those in need using B.J. Palmer’s “One Cause, One Cure” approach. Recently, Dr. Tabick has been published in a peer reviewed journal for his outstanding work with multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. He has been privileged to serve the local, tri-state and international Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York, where he has received many awards for his outstanding service and dedication; including the prestigious 2010 Doctor of the Year - Rivkah Laufer Bikur Cholim Award.

In addition, Dr. Tabick has been a mentor and strict tutor to many doctors studying the Upper Cervical Specific Knee Chest procedure: implementing all aspects of specific X-ray examination, the importance of analog thermocouple instrumentation, and the execution of the specific upper cervical adjustment. Ever since 2004, he has been a New York State Chiropractic council member and in 2010 became a council member for the Association of New Jersey Chiropractors.
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Dr. Kyle Troyer
B.J. Palmer Birthday Celebration
Dr. Kyle Troyer has been helping people get their life back for over 15 years in the Cedar Valley with his Knee Chest Upper Cervical Specific Chiropractic practice. He graduated from the world-known Palmer College of Chiropractic and completed his specific Upper Cervical training through the Kale Chiropractic Research Center in Spartanburg, SC.

It was an immense honor to him to attend his first Kale seminar, which coincided with Dr. Kale's last seminar he taught before he passed. He also just completed Beginner and Advanced training through the Knee Chest Society. Dr. Troyer achieved the Academy of Chiropractic Philosophers (ACP) program and has taught his colleagues through the Upper Cervical Academy (through Sherman College of Chiropractic) on Chiropractic Philosophy. Dr. Troyer considers BJ Palmer a mentor, even though he never met him, and is amazed at the power of the human body and the Innate within.
Dr. Christopher Wolff
Being Humble While You Hustle
Dr. Wolff graduated from Sherman College of Chiropractic in 1997 and opened his first Vitality Specific Chiropractic office in 1998. Vitality Specific is an Upper Cervical Chiropractic chain in western Washington and is a marketing savvy, business innovative chiropractic chain that has a vision for expansion to 20 offices in the next 8 years.

Dr. Wolff is proud to say that he has taken 40 associate doctors through his intensive training program. Many of who are now very successful practicing in the career of their dreams. Having opened 6 offices in Western Washington in his 20 years of practice, Dr. Wolff will be sharing his wealth of knowledge and the driving force behind his super success as an Upper Cervical Chiropractor.
Dr. Will Youngblood
Practicing With Certainty Using Instrumentation
Dr. Will Youngblood opened his practice in Charleston, SC shortly after graduated from Life Chiropractic College in 1996. Since then he has been at the forefront of bringing the importance of instrumentation back to the Chiropractic profession. His years of work with video fluoroscopy has allow him a unique perspective and expertise in Upper Cervical biomechanics.

In 2011, he obtained a first post graduate degree as part of the inaugural class of the Upper Cervical Academy through Sherman College of Chiropractic. Shortly after, Dr. Youngblood completed his certification in Knee Chest technique through the International Upper Cervical Institute and the Knee Chest Society. He is now a certified Knee Chest Instructor with the Knee Chest Society.

​Dr. Youngblood has traveled the country teaching thermography, video fluoroscopy, and Knee Chest Upper Cervical at chiropractic schools and seminars. With a passion for teaching, his mission is to bring specific Upper Cervical Care to the forefront of healthcare through education, sound philosophy, and solid clinical results.
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