Emeritus Council

Louis Crivelli II, D.C., M.S., F.I.C.C. received his doctor of chiropractic degree from the National University of Health Sciences. His practice is located in Greenbelt, Maryland, and he is also the owner of C3 Chiropractic Consultants, which provides evidence-based, innovative solutions for a variety of issues related to owning and operating a chiropractic practice. Dr. Crivelli is a past president of the Maryland Chiropractic Association and was named their Chiropractor of the Year in 2018 and 2019. He first became a member of the Clinical Compass board as the ChiroCongress District 1 Representative in 2015 and moved up the ranks, eventually serving as Chair from 2019-2022.  

Dr Whalen graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic-West in 1986 and is board-certified in chiropractic neurology and a Fellow of the International College of Chiropractors. He is a past president of the California Chiropractic Association and currently serves as Vice President and Education Chair of the California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery. He is a Past Chair of the Clinical Compass and currently serves as Chair of the Clinical Compass Emeritus Council. Dr. Whalen has co-authored Best Practice guidelines for neck pain, back pain, chronic pain, and other papers published in the peer-reviewed literature and has served continuously on the Clinical Compass board since 1999. He practices in Santee, California.  

Dr Leonard Suiter graduated in 1977 from Logan College of Chiropractic after having experienced the life-changing benefits of Chiropractic as a teenager. He has been in private practice in Ellisville, Missouri, since graduation and actively supports the profession. He has been active on both the state and national level, having served as President of the Missouri State Chiropractors Association (MSCA), President of the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations (COCSA, now ChiroCongress), and Chairman of the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP, now Clinical Compass). He has served as a guest lecturer for Logan College, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the National Association of Manipulation under Anesthesia, the Association for the History of Chiropractic, as well as many local civic organizations, and he was the keynote speaker for the 1991 graduating class of Cleveland Chiropractic College. Dr. Suiter was named Chiropractor of the Year by MSCA in 1997, voted an Honorary Member of COCSA in 1998, and given the Lifetime Achievement Award by MSCA in 2020. He has co-authored several published papers in the peer-reviewed literature and is the longest-serving member of the Clinical Compass board, having represented COCSA District 2 on the formation committee for CCGPP from 1993 to 1995. He currently serves as a member of the Clinical Compass Emeritus Council.    

Thomas J. Augat, DC, MS, DACRB, CCSP, FASA, FICC, is a past chairman of the Clinical Compass and has been part of its board since 2004. He has contributed to several articles and studies. He is past president of the Northeast Chiropractic Council and the Maine Chiropractic Association and serves as the Maine delegate to the American Chiropractic Association.