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DR. SHEILA WELLS APPOINTED STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC
EXAMINERS
SACRAMENTO, Calif., November 14, 2003
California Governor Gray Davis recently appointed Sheila
Wells, D.C. as a member of the California State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
Dr.
Wells’ private practice (Wellsville) is in Oakland, CA. Previously,
she practiced chiropractic for Watson Wellness Center and at Doyle Chiropractic,
both offices also located in Oakland.
Prior to her career in chiropractic, Dr.
Wells served as an investment banker analyst for Grigsby and Branford
and as an assistant controller for Lillick
and Charles Law firm, both headquartered in San Francisco. From 1995 to 1999,
she
owned an insurance company in Oakland.
Dr. Wells earned her Doctorate of Chiropractic
(D.C.) in 1995 at Life Chiropractic College West, in Hayward, CA. Along
with her D.C., Dr. Wells possesses a
Bachelor of Science degree from Golden Gate University, in San Francisco.
She is the
first Life West alum to be appointed to the California State Board of Chiropractic
Examiners. Dr. Wells is an active member of the Institute for Community
Leadership, the California Chiropractic Association, and the True Vine Missionary
Baptist
Church Auxiliary.
The Board of Chiropractic Examiners' primary responsibility
is to assure the consumers of California that providers of chiropractic
services are
adequately trained and meet recognized standards of performance for treatment
and practice.
The Board regulates and licenses chiropractors in California. The seven-member
Board, five licensed chiropractors and two public members, are all appointed
by the Governor. Each member is appointed to a four-year term and may
be re-appointed
to a second term. The Board was created on December 21, 1922, as the
result of an initiative measure approved by the voters of California on November
7, 1922.
To date, more than 27,000 licenses have been issued.
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