WCA Board member is New York 'Chiropractor of the Year'

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On Dec. 13, 2003, at the New York Chiropractic Council's Annual Convention, Brian Stenzler, D.C., became the second consecutive member of the World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA) Board of Governors to receive the coveted Beacon Award.

Presented by Dr. John Przybylak ‑‑ the past Beacon Award recipient ‑‑ the 13th Beacon Award was presented to Dr. Stenzler as the Chiropractor of the Year for his outstanding and unselfish service to chiropractic, the New York Chiropractic Council and fellow chiropractors.

Stenzler, a 1998 Life College graduate, was selected from the more than 6,000 licensed doctors of chiropractic in New York State and became the youngest recipient of this honor.

For the past several years, Stenzler has worked diligently to better the practice of chiropractic on a local and national level. He is the past president for the Nassau County District and currently an executive officer on the New York Chiropractic Council's Board.

In 2001, Stenzler was recognized by the American Red Cross for assisting in the relief efforts at New York's Ground Zero. Not only did he provide chiropractic services to thousands of relief workers at the site, but he also assisted the New York Chiropractic Council with the coordination of schedules for other chiropractors around the country to serve chiropractic at the respite sites.

On a national level, Stenzler currently serves on the International Board of Governors for the WCA. Stenzler is the co‑chairman of the WCA Chiropractic Postage Stamp Campaign, which was formed to have the U.S. government produce a Chiropractic postage stamp.

Stenzler has met with several of his local and national legislators to help shape the chiropractic profession and to protect and promote the integrity of his profession at the past three WCA International Summits.

He is currently the co‑chairman of the Legislative Committee for the WCA, where he acts as a liaison between chiropractors and legislators to prepare for the WCA International Summit in Washington, D.C. this April.

Stenzler is currently working with ICA and the FSCO leaders to assist chiropractors meet effectively and efficiently with their respective legislators prior to and at the "Coalition Pep Rally" during the National Legislative Workday which kicks off the 2004 WCA International Summit.

In addition, Stenzler is on the program as a scheduled speaker during the WCA Summit this year.

Stenzler, who has a family practice in Great Neck, NY with his partner Daniel Matzer, D.C., recently opened a second practice in Lake Grove with Gregg Baron, D.C.

Close friend and former chiropractic school roommate Steven Lindner, D.C., remarked, "Brian's quick success in chiropractic is no surprise to me. Even as a student, Brian worked hard to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to become the chiropractor he is today. Since being a student at Life College, he has taken a more active role in chiropractic than many do in a lifetime."

Stenzler credits four chiropractors in particular for helping mold him into the chiropractor he is today. Pasquale Cerasoli, D.C., has been his philosophical and spiritual mentor since 1994; Patrick Gentempo, D.C., trained Stenzler how to demonstrate and communicate chiropractic principles succinctly and with all certainty; Bob Hoffman, D.C., (then through Dynamic Essentials, now through the Masters Circle) taught him invaluable success principles and leadership skills, both through seminars and through Dr. Hoffman's own personal actions and successes; and Terry Rondberg, D.C., who showed Stenzler that, "you can have your cake and eat it too."

"When it comes to certain issues, there is a line that should not be crossed and compromises that should not be made" says Stenzler. It is that level of leadership and what Dr. Stenzler refers to as "chiropractic integrity that is rarely found."

Stenzler takes that attitude and brings it with him everywhere he goes, especially in the New York Chiropractic Council boardroom. "It is there that my incredible fellow Board members and I help set policy and legislation for the entire State of New York and for chiropractors to provide and the public to receive true chiropractic care," says Stenzler.