Resume
      Patricia A. Sheppard, D.C.
      140 Domincan Drive
      San Rafael, CA 94901
      Phone: (415) 457-7495
      FAX: (415) 460-6473
    Education & Licenses
     
      1980-1982: Pre-Med Studies, New College of California, San Francisco, CA
      1982-1983: Liberal Arts Studies, Freshman and Sophomore Year, Butte College, Oroville, CA
      1983-1987: Doctor of Chiropractic Degree, Palmer College of Chiropractic West, San Jose, CA
      1989: Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic, State of New Mexico
      1990: Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic, State of Arizona
      1997: Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic, State of California
    Abilities
     
  • 6 years owning and running a private chiropractic practice, building up a small business to over 5,000 clients ranging over twenty states. Skilled Applied Kinesiologist; completed over 200 hours in AK diplomate coursework.
    Experienced in the following modalities: AK, Neuro-Organization Technique, Total Body Modification, Neuro-Emotional Technique. Highly accurate X-Ray film analysis skills.
  • Chiropractic practice management skills; extremely capable at conflict resolution, patient retention, hiring and firing, personnel management.
  • Financial management; managed an office with substantial financial records; able to reconcile accounts, maintain books, and work closely with financial institutions.
  • Fluent at a literary level in both English and Spanish; experience with high-level business negotiation tactics with Spanish speakers .
  • Skilled negotiator, capable of detailed financial analysis. Experienced with lease arrangements, loans, evaluating credit worthiness, recovering bad debts.
  • Detailed knowledge of office procedures, filing systems, working with suppliers, and designing systems for handling high client volume.
  • Basic working knowledge of Windows 95, Microsoft Word, and Quicken. Basic Internet knowledge; can send and receive eMail and surf the Web. Own a portable.

    •       Experience
      Aug 1997-Present: President and Chief Practitioner, Angel Chiropractic. Created a single-practitioner office, currently with 200 clients in a two-room suite in San Rafael. Two massage therapists on call. Focus on nutritional and allergy therapy, and healing patients with chronic pain from automobile and on-the-job accidents. Offer holistic chiropractic care and physical therapy, consisting of HVG, ultrasound, and hotpacks. Fully computerized office (based on Medisoft for Windows) allows rapid claims processing; website can be found at www.angelchiro.com. 140 Dominican Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901.   Jan 1990-Nov 1996: President and Chief Practitioner, Sangre de Cristo Chiropractic Health Center. Created a single-practitioner office which grew to 5000 clients, two massage therapists, and an acupunturist, in the extremely competitive holistic healing market of Santa Fe, New Mexico (60,000 population, over 150 registered chiropractors). Offered gentle chiropractic for families, with a focus on holistic practices such as homeopathic and chinese herbal medicine, nutrition, and physical therapy. Worked with every major insurance company in the United States. Grew from a one-room office to a four-room suite with office manager and up to seventy patients per week, each receiving a minimum half-hour treatment. 1301 Luisa Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505.   Apr 1989-Jan 1990: Chiropractor, Dr. Ted Anderson Clinic. Worked for Dr. Ted Anderson and Govindha McRostie as an associate chiropractic doctor. Treated 25-30 patients per week. 210 Paseo de Peralta, Suite F, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Phone: (505) 988-4210   Aug 1987-Jun 1988: Chiropractic Intern, Burack Health Clinic. Patient preparation, X-ray examinations, and physiotherapy. Dr. Berry Burack, Miami, FL.

    Jan 1975-Feb 1976: Bilingual Teacher’s Aide, Pescadero Elementary School. Taught English to thirty Spanish-speaking students. Handled the bilungual curriculum for elementary grades four through six. Pescadero, CA.
     

     Publications
      Three-Part Lecture Series given from November 1997 to March 1998 (with repeats): "Candida and Yeast Infections", "Allergies", and "Stress Management". Whole Foods Market, Mill Valley, CA.

    Five-Part Lecture Series given from September 1993 to October 1995: "Proper Excercide: Learn how to Burn Fat", "Arthritis: Causes and Cures", "Detecting and Curing Food Allergies", "Chronic Back Pain", and "Applied Kinesiology: A Muscle-Testing Diagnostic Technique". Wild Oats Community Center, Santa Fe, NM, and Alfalfa’s Health Food Store, Santa Fe, NM
     

     Notable Postgraduate Coursework
      1992:   Neural Organization Technique, Dr. Carl Ferrari, 12 hours
    1994:   100 Hour Repeat Course in Applied Kinesiology (Basic)
    1996:   100 Hour Repeat Course in Applied Kinesiology (Advanced), Dr. Timothy Francis
                  State Board Examination Refresher Coursework
                  NET Seminar with Dr. Scott Walker, two sessions, 32 hours
    1997:   TBM Seminar with Dr. Viktor Franks, Modules 1 and 2, 48 hours
                  NAET Seminar with Dr. Nambudripad, 16 Hours
    1998:   Enzyme Replacement Therapy, Dr. Howard F. Loomis, Dr. Ellen Cutler, 12 hours
                  NAET Seminar Phase II with Dr. Nambudripad, 16 Hours