David Paris DC, MS, DACRB
President
Service since: 2015
Affiliation: VA Northern California Health Care System
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DAVID PARIS DC, MS, DACRB
David Paris, DC, MS, DACRB, is a 2001 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic West and received his MS degree from Parker University. He currently serves as the Chiropractic Section Chief at VA Northern California Healthcare System and as VISN 21 Network-Wide Education Coordinator for VA’s Whole Health System. His past experience includes the VA Chiropractic Field Advisory Committee and the VA Professional Standards Board. He currently serves on the ACA House of Delegates as the Northern CA delegate and as Vice Chair for Clinical Compass. He has served many years on the California Chiropractic Association executive committee and as Chair of Governmental Affairs.
ron wilcox dc
Vice President
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Dr Wilcox has been in private practice since 1990. He is a member of both the Washington State Chiropractic Association (WSCA) and ACA. District 10 representative on the board of directors for the WSCA for over ten years. This has allowed Dr Wilcox to help create two different annual conventions and participate with the Washington Healthcare Alliance dealing with state wide policies for healthcare plans on low back pain. He had participated on two different committees for the Department of Labor and Industries dealing with occupational health policies and best practices as subcommittee chair or chair. He has moderated and/or presented at multiple LNI educational opportunities throughout the state for over 14 years. While it appears that Dr. Wilcox has his fingers in a lot of professional activities, he has time to be the District 5 Representative for ChiroCongress to the Clinical Compass. But the grandkids trump all this!!
Nick Karapasas dc, ms
SECRETARY
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Read BioNICK KARAPASAS DC, DICCP
Dr. Nick Karapasas received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from New York Chiropractic College and practices in Manchester, Connecticut. He is a member of the Connecticut Chiropractic Association and the American Chiropractic Association and joined the Clinical Compass board in 2021 as the ChiroCongress District 1 Representative.
Jeffery J. Askew DC
Treasurer
Years of Service: 16
Practice Location: Bismarck, ND
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Dr. Jeff Askew graduated from North Dakota State University in 1975 with a BS in Zoology and then from Palmer College in 1980. He has spent his career in Bismarck, ND, first in private practice and since 2010 with the Sanford Health Occupational Medicine Clinic. He is past president of the ND Chiropractic Association and served on policy development and peer review committees for Blue Cross Blue Shield of ND. He currently performs pre-authorization recommendations for North Dakota’s worker’s compensation program, sits on the Quality Committee of Fulcrum Health (MN), and serves on the ND State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. He has served on the Clinical Compass since 2006.
Scott Mooring DC, CCSP, FICC
Past President
Service since: 2015
Affiliation: St. Paul, MN
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SCOTT MOORING DC, DACBSP ICSC, FICC
Dr. Scott Mooring is a sports chiropractor, clinical educator, researcher, and healthcare leader with more than two decades of experience in private practice. He has served on the Clinical Compass Board of Directors since 2015, including leadership roles as Secretary, Vice Chair, and Chair. His work with Clinical Compass focuses on advancing evidence-informed chiropractic care through research, clinical practice guidelines, governance, and professional collaboration.
Dr. Mooring is the owner and clinic director of Back in Balance Chiropractic in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has served as a clinical educator with Northwestern Health Sciences University for nearly two decades and has trained more than 100 chiropractic interns, emphasizing evidence-informed practice, sports medicine, and interdisciplinary patient care.
He has authored or co-authored three peer-reviewed publications, with additional manuscripts in development. His scholarly work includes clinical practice guidelines, systematic reviews, and consensus-based research aimed at translating evidence into practical clinical care.
Since 2014, Dr. Mooring has served as a Team Chiropractor with the University of Minnesota Athletic Medicine Department, providing care for NCAA Division I athletes as part of a multidisciplinary sports medicine team. His experience includes Big Ten and NCAA championship events and Team USA Olympic and World Team Trials.
Internationally, Dr. Mooring serves as Chair of the International Sports Federation Commission for the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic (FICS) and has provided care at major international sporting events, including The World Games and World Sports Games.
Dr. Mooring has also held extensive leadership roles within the Minnesota Chiropractic Association and American Chiropractic Association. His professional interests include evidence-informed musculoskeletal care, sports medicine, clinical research, healthcare policy, and advancing chiropractic integration within multidisciplinary healthcare systems.
Suzi Anderson
ADMINISTRATOR
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Suzi Anderson