Donald M. Petersen, Jr. is the editor/publisher of Dynamic Chiropractic,
the profession's most widely circulated publication with a readership
exceeding 70,000. While not a chiropractor himself, his father and grandfather
were both DCs. Mr. Petersen's goal is to operate Dynamic Chiropractic
and its website, chiroweb.com, as effective tools stimulating growth
and communication within the chiropractic profession.
Mr. Petersen has served as Secretary for the Council on Chiropractic
Guidelines and Practice Parameters since 1993 and was a member of the
steering committee for the Mercy Center Conference on Guidelines for Chiropractic
Quality Assurance and Practice Parameters (1993). His business expertise
in the chiropractic community adds an important dimension to developing
health care systems in the changing health care marketplace.
Mr. Petersen received the Humanitarian of the Year award from the American
Chiropractic Association in 1990 and 1996. Other awards and honors include
the Excellence in Service award by the Congress of Chiropractic State
Associations and the Doctor of Chiropractic Humanities designation from
Cleveland Chiropractic College.