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The Weekly ProfileGus Comstock

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City SpotlightsA look at what is happening in cities near you

“Let’s get fired up about economic development!” said Gus Comstock when asked what he would say to the residents of Marion, Ohio. That is not a phrase that many spout off with just a moment’s thought, but not many see the progress at CAN DO!

Gus accepted the position as the director of CAN DO in January of 2015. CAN DO is a non-profit economic development organization within the Marion community. This position requires great passion for the city and the people that reside in it. In the words of the executive assistant, Denny Ferguson, “Gus loves people and he is a great networker”.

As a graduate of The Ohio State University and Ohio University, a former intelligence officer for the U.S. Navy, an executive assistant for former

Governor Dick Celeste, and one of the few certified economic developers in the region, Gus is more than qualified to handle corporate company

acquisitions for Marion, Ohio.

His experience in Delaware, Ohio with being named the key player in one of the top developments of the year, B&P and Sky climber, has prepared Gus for the challenges that Marion faces going forward.

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Climate change plateau

Senate Leader Urges States against Obama Admin

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) recently issued an op-ed statement urging governors across the nation to ignore the environmental mandates to be set forth by the Obama Administration. The EPA estimates that the mandates will be released by the end of this summer. The mandates will require individual states to develop plans for transitioning from coal to cleaner forms of energy. McConnell's home state of Kentucky is

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one of the largest coal-producing states in the country and he argues that the mandates will cost thousands of jobs. He has threatened to take legal action against the administration should they force states to comply. The EPA has asked for additional congressional funding to hire a set of defense lawyers should a lawsuit occur.

United Nations Combats Climate Change

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in damage-control mode again. Despite a well-documented plateau in temperatures, chair Raj Pachauri denied the plateau by saying, “I don’t think there is a slowdown (in the rate of temperature increase)” in a BBC News interview. This is after his previous admission of acknowledgement of the 17 year plateau in an interview with the Australian earlier this year. In addition, a summary report to policymakers was leaked by IPCC to journalists that confirmed that the actual climate change was advancing at a slower rate than they thought, as well as the fact that they are having a hard time explaining the plateau. The issue here is one of damage control after the report leak and Patchauri’s testimony.

Oil and Fracking on California Beach

Hermosa Beach residents will be voting this week on whether to move forward with a contract to allow oil and gas drilling within their community.  The heated debate has been ongoing since 1992.  If it is finally approved it could bring $500 million to the community over 34 years along with depreciation of home values, pollution, and noise.  If the city breaks the contract they will owe $17.5 million to the contracted oil and gas company.

Park Development in Marion

News Release for Immediate Release from Marion, Ohio City Council

Are your children playing on ancient Indian mounds? The state has recently awarded a $35,000 grant to the city of Marion, Ohio for a project at Sawyer Ludwig Park. However, as of February 23rd, 2015, the state is requiring an archeological study before any digging or disruption can occur to the grounds. City council members are concerned about this because this could cost the city several thousand dollars. Also, this has never been requested in the history of grants to Marion before, so the question is why now? According to Ken Lengieza, the regional planning director, if there is an issue found they will simply select another site.

City Council 222 W. Center Street Marion, OH 43302Contact: Lisa Mendoza Day/Night Phone: 740-###-####

Backgrounder

STATE REQUIRING EXPENSIVE TESTING PRIOR TO PARK PROJECT BEGINNING

A renovation and expansion project is set to begin at Sawyer Ludwig Park in April of 2015 thanks to a $35,000 grant that the city received. However, as of February 23, 2015, the state is requiring an archaeological study on the intended site. This has never been requested in the history of Marion projects according to Ken Lengieza, the regional planning director, who informed the city council of the issue.This study could cost the state $3,000-$7,000 on average. This is something that is required in order to maintain the grant. If the site is found to be an ancient Indian mound or is found to have such historical significance, the city will then choose a new site for the project.

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Huber Heights City Council discusses the finer points of entertainment complex development.

Huber Heights, OH- Huber Heights City Manager Rob Schommer provided a presentation to the city council during its March 3rd meeting summarizing details on the development of the much-anticipated entertainment complex located adjacent to I-70.

This particular session was scheduled in response to some questions and concerns from Mayor Tom McMasters, other council members, and the community at large about the music center project management.

During the presentation, Schommer highlighted each of the six distinct projects associated with the entertainment complex including the Rose Music Center, utility extensions, an access road, a shovel ready dirt pad to allow for further development, TJ Chumps restaurant, and a digital sight sign visible from I-70.

Schommer also outlined the legislation associated with each portion of the project including due diligence resolutions, bidding processes, and final resolutions. In an effort to reassure the council and community on the soundness of the investment in the complex, he included a detailed payback analysis of the project which revealed promising numbers. Based on current sponsorship trends, $419,000 in sponsorships has been predicted for the center nearly doubling the $240,000 originally predicted by Convention Sports and Leisure who was contracted by the city to conduct a validation study for the project prior to its initiation. Schommer credits the community for the success of the project.

“The true spirit of the community, the interest and support of the community, the buzz, the excitement, the investment of the community, our business partners, and community leaders…that validates what we are doing.”

$25,000 in season tickets and VIP box tickets have already been sold. Individual show tickets went on sale

Community CheckLet’s see how cities nationwide are improving and growing…

on March 6th and will continue to be sold over the spring and summer.

Background Information on Heights complexIn an effort to spur economic activity in the city of Huber Heights, the city council approved commencement for the planning of a comprehensive multi-use destination which it dubbed The Heights in August of 2011. The council envisioned The Heights as a space for retail shopping, dining, entertainment, and office space. Convention Sports and Leisure (CS&L) was then hired by the city to conduct a validation study for a 4,500 seat music center to be included in the overall plan for The Heights. The resulting 135-page study showed promising results and on December 10, 2012, the city council approved a resolution to allow for research and development to begin for the music center (Feasibility, 2013).

The ultimate decision to move forward with the music center was made official in March of 2013 as the city council passed various resolutions allowing for the construction process to begin. Much to the council’s surprise, the bids for the project came in lower than expected and construction of the music center was ultimately contracted out to Messer Construction with a bid of $11.8 million and in September of 2013 and construction began (Matthews, 2013). Construction continued throughout 2014 and the music center was completed in January of 2015.

Huber FactsLocation:The music center is located on Executive Blvd in the northern portion of Huber Heights, Ohio. Executive Blvd runs adjacent to interstate 70 and places the music center minutes from I-75, I-675, and Dayton International Airport.Construction Timeline:September 2013 – February 2015, approximately 18 months

Cost:$18 millionFunding Methods:Naming rights: $200,000 annuallySponsorships: $184,000 annuallySeason Ticket/VIP sales: $25,000 for 2015 aloneIndividual show sales: to be determinedNORWICH TOWNSHIP TO RECEIVE RENOVATIONS TO SAFETY SERVICE BUILDING

With a cooperative agreement, adopted in 2007, Hilliard’s police department gained access to a joint safety service building in Norwich Township, a municipality in a Columbus, Ohio suburb. This arrangement allows Hilliard’s police department and the Norwich Township fire department access a joint safety services building located at “5171 and 5181 Northwest Parkway in Hilliard” (Fasone, 2015). The building is mutually beneficial for both of the cities safety departments as the arrangement allows each department the gain access to a municipal headquarters located in a strategic position in the city.

The city of Hilliard, Ohio resolved an issue to renovate the safety services building as a part of the town’s public safety and legal affairs committee legislation. According to Hilliard’s February 23, 2015 City Council proceedings, the renovations and improvements to the safety building will provide “better operations and efficiencies” for the Township’s safety and law enforcement staff (Fasone, 2015). Hilliard’s Deputy Chief of Police, Robert Fisher, stated the following at the February City Council meeting regarding the issue: “renovations are for work-flow improvements” (Fasone, 2015).

Accordingly, the resolution 15-R-12 will grant Norwich Township the necessary expenditures to complete renovations to the joint safety services building. Hilliard’s city council unanimously approved the issue with a positive recommendation. The agreement will allow Hilliard’s Chief of Police to engage with Norwich Township regarding the plans. The Township has been identified as the directorial party to complete the project. The budgeted amount for improvements is set at “$250,000” (Fasone, 2015). No date has been specified for completion of the improvements.

Norwich Background Information

Norwich Township services Hilliard, Ohio as a sector of the municipality’s essential public services. The Township is associated with several community organizations including the town’s many facets of safety and law enforcement. According to the Township, Hilliard’s “fire, rescue, and EMS services are provided by the Norwich Township Fire Department” (Norwich Township, 2015). The Hilliard Police Department works in accordance with the Township as the primary law enforcement for Hilliard residents.

A joint safety services building, established in 2009, provided a

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Norwich Service Building

$250,000 of Hilliard’s City Capital

Improvement Budget was awarded for the Joint Safety Services Building. $320,000 was the estimated

total budget amount for the project in

January 2015, according to Norwich Township administer

Kate Cavanaugh (Corvo, 2015)

Advantages

The renovations will improve work conditions and

efficiency of safety and law enforcement

staff so that the city of Hilliard can be better

served.

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City update for Dublin, Ohio

An opportunity exists for a new business in the city of Dublin, Ohio.  Areser is expanding their business to develop a shared services operation (sharedservices.us) that would cover the service side of marketing, payroll, accounting, and purchasing operations.  Areser would initially serve their subsidiary companies, but once they are established plan to bring in other companies as investments or to provide services for.  This would create 20 new jobs in Dublin, growing to 24 over time.  There is an opportunity for the city of Dublin to capitalize on this growth so they are extending certain incentives to sway Areser and shareservices.us to locate the new operation within the city of Dublin.  They offered Areser a $10,000 location grant and a 10-year, 10% performance incentive tied to Areser purchasing a facility in Dublin.  Ross Youngs is the CEO for Areser and accepted this incentive.  He is currently in the process of inspections on the building and working on plans for development for a planned opening of mid-summer.  

Areser, a New Start-Up For a Serial Entrepreneur Areser announced the launch of their shared services operation, Sharedservices.us.  The operation will be located in a new building off of Toller Road and is set to open mid-summer.  They will provide marketing, payroll, accounting and purchasing services to their subsidiary companies as well as investment or services driven businesses.  Ross Youngs, CEO of Biosortia Pharmaceuticals and CEO for Areser said, “As a long-term resident of Dublin I am excited about this opportunity.”  

Shareservices.us is a news business that will be launched to support a variety of Ross Young’s companies to include Univenture, Inc., Biosortia Pharmaceuticals, UniKeep LLC, EnvyPak, PackZen, and Biobent Plastics.  

Background on AreserThe city of Dublin will see a new business launch mid-summer.  Areser will be launching Sharedservices.us, which is a marketing, payroll, accounting, and purchasing operation.  They will be providing services to Areser subsidiary companies and other small businesses, but plan to expand to investment companies in the near future. Ross Youngs is the CEO of Biosortia Pharmaceuticals and CEO for Areser was looking for a place to establish this new business.  As a serial entrepreneur, he has businesses throughout Ohio.  As a longtime resident of Dublin, he liked the idea of contributing to his community.  And Dublin liked the idea of Youngs growing his business in their city.  

City of Dublin Incentives 

As an incentive to sway Ross Youngs to Dublin the city authorized the provision of certain incentives and execution of an economic development agreement.  They offered him $10,000 location grant and a 10-year,

10% performance incentive tied to his new facility in Dublin.  Youngs graciously accepted the offer and signed a lease on a new office off Toller road.   In the city council meeting on February 23rd Youngs expressed his gratitude and excitement for this opportunity.  

Sharedservices.us   Employment  

With the new Sharedservices.us organization, this will provide employment for 20 employees with the potential for more as time goes on.  This is more employees than what they initially planned to start with, but the need is there.  

As a long-term Dublin resident who moved there in 1986 Ross Youngs is thrilled to contribute to the community. 

 Fact Sheet Sharedservices.us is a service organization that provides marketing, payroll, accounting, and purchasing services for small and investment businesses.   Future Location: Sharedservices.us will open its new doors to the city of Dublin mid-summer.  The new office is located off Toller road in Dublin, Ohio.  

Construction Timeline: Currently in progress, working on site permits and inspections.  Move-in scheduled for 1 July 2015 with opening slotted for 1 August 2015 

Cost:   $500,000 estimated total. Sale cost $400,000 with construction cost estimated at $100,000 

Funding Sources:   $10,000 from the city of Dublin for a location grant along with a 10-year, 10% performance incentive tied to the new facility. Additional funding from strategic investments from subsidiary companies to include Univenture, Inc., Biosortia Pharmaceuticals, UniKeep LLC, EnvyPak, PackZen, and Biobent Plastics  

Square Feet: 10,000 square feet with additional 4,000 square feet for expansion if needed 

Special Features:   Natural light, energy efficient, utilizes renewable energy to reduce carbon footprint  

Advantages: Improved, yet secure access for employees, extensive parking for employees  

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According to Yeliseynko“Knowledge is powerful,

but it isUseless unless it is

shared.”

Once Yeliseyenko receives manager status in his IT department, based on his team leader position as one of the ten-year members on the team, he will have achieved a long time goal of securing an upper management position. Yeliseyenko is working towards this role as a 2015 end of year goal. In order to accomplish his goals, Yeliseyenko is making himself visible to the upper management by delivering strategic reports, leading crucial projects to increase operational efficiently, and taking various technical and leadership training for the remainder of the year.

Yeliseyenko was born in Riga, Latvia but moved to the United States in 1995 at the age of 13 years old. His drive to become a successful member of a large corporation began shortly after moving to the United States in order to provide for his family at a young age. Yeliseyenko attended college in order to obtain the necessary skills and broaden his horizons to become successful in the technical field. His career in supporting mobile communications began in 2003. Yeliseyenko started as a customer service representative where he worked his way up in the company to where he is today, a senior analyst of technical operations. Yeliseyenko’s aspirations to become a leader are supported by his

Achieving goals in the Technology Career Field

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The Career of a Professional Government Recruiter

A linguist helps a military soldier communicate with a local national in Afghanistan

YMCA where he was responsible for the operational budget, training staff, and producing schedules for all employees

Phil has worked predominately on linguist contracts within Afghanistan, but has also assisted in filing stateside staffing and intelligence positions when needed. In May 2012, Phil was promoted to Recruiting Specialist II after proving to be an invaluable asset to the mission in Afghanistan. In order to be promoted, Phil met and exceeded goals set by management consistently for two years. He was awarded the prestigious award of “Recruiter of the Year” for his enduring efforts.

Phil’s character is unparalleled. He is a consistent professional, team player, and his unwavering positive attitude sets an example for recruiting team and the organization. Phil pointed out that recruiting is a direct link to filling the customer’s need, adding “It is easy to see that what we do on a daily basis directly impacts the mission in Afghanistan.” From speaking with Phil, it was easy for me to see that after five years, Phil’s enthusiasm for supporting the mission in Afghanistan has not diminished the slightest.

It was just over five years ago when Phil Yergin began his career with Mission Essential. Phil was hired as a Recruiting Specialist in March of 2010. Phil’s addition to the recruiting family has proven to be a wise one. According to his manager Phil has been “a constant

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Spotlight: Matt Hoerr of Apple, Inc.

It was just over five years ago when Phil Yergin began his career with Mission Essential. Phil was hired as a Recruiting Specialist in March of 2010. Phil’s addition to the recruiting family has proven to be a wise one. According to his manager Phil has been “a constant

When Matt Hoerr completed his most recent project at Apple, Inc., there was cause to celebrate. 12-16 hour days, 7 days a week are commonplace in the midst of a project. His time and dedication, and the efforts of his coworkers, do not go unnoticed, however. The higher-ups at Apple rewarded their employees with a cart of booze. This time, 3 types of tequila and 2 types of whiskey waited amongst a sea of shot glasses for Hoerr and his crew to end their 2-month long endeavor.Apple, Inc., by market capitalization, is the biggest company in the world. “Working at apple…is exciting. In some ways it’s challenging. Challenging and exciting are the same for me.” Hoerr is fairly new to the company. He has only been with Apple for 8 months, and is very excited about the projects he has completed and is looking forward to the future. He comments, “It’s an exciting time right now, because the company has good momentum. There are good products in the pipeline and marketplace. There are good things to come.” He has worked with other companies that were past their prime, so working with a company that is doing very well (to say the least) is amazing. It feels like he is on the winning team, that he is making a difference in one of the largest companies in the world. Hoerr’s official title is Manager, Online Publishing Operations, Apple Store, Worldwide. He manages a team of people who are responsible for Apple’s ecommerce (online store). He has always been more mechanically than technologically inclined, but has learned the

“Everything is driving in a very digital direction now. I probably would have been happy with print, but I’d probably be designing somebody’s business cards somewhere. Coming from a print design guy, to a web design guy, then the guy that manages a team of web design people, I had to learn HTML, JavaScript, etc. I always wanted to be a designer, never wanted to be a coder, but I made sure I understood the technology and understood the boundaries of the medium.” He needs to be technical enough to speak the language, so that people can understand him, and so he can understand on a coding level what needs to be done. There is also the benefit of being able to quote an ETA of a project because he understands the effort and time needed to complete it. He also lists some very viable benefits to his self-education, “I can tell the team that I need something done by the end of the day, and I know I won’t be asking the world. I can help monitor work that has to be done. I can push the team and offer encouragement. I can actually roll up my sleeves and do work as well.” He mentions that his colleagues are as much to blame for his success. He has been surrounded by smart people. “Chances for success are dramatically increased when surrounded by good people,” says Hoerr. His typical day at work starts with the sun. Silicon Valley traffic is notoriously terrible, so he takes the hour-long shuttle ride to Cupertino, CA. That hour affords him the important luxury of familiarizing himself with whatever he missed overnight. Apple never sleeps. The

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When Matt Hoerr completed his most recent project at Apple, Inc., there was cause to celebrate. 12-16 hour days, 7 days a week are commonplace in the midst of a project. His time and dedication, and the efforts of his coworkers, do not go unnoticed, however. The higher-ups at Apple rewarded their employees with a cart of booze. This time, 3 types of tequila and 2 types of whiskey waited amongst a sea of shot glasses for Hoerr and his crew to end their 2-month long endeavor.Apple, Inc., by market capitalization, is the biggest company in the world. “Working at apple…is exciting. In some ways it’s challenging. Challenging and exciting are the same for me.” Hoerr is fairly new to the company. He has only been with Apple for 8 months, and is very excited about the projects he has completed and is looking forward to the future. He comments, “It’s an exciting time right now, because the company has good momentum. There are good products in the pipeline and marketplace. There are good things to come.” He has worked with other companies that were past their prime, so working with a company that is doing very well (to say the least) is amazing. It feels like he is on the winning team, that he is making a difference in one of the largest companies in the world. Hoerr’s official title is Manager, Online Publishing Operations, Apple Store, Worldwide. He manages a team of people who are responsible for Apple’s ecommerce (online store). He has always been more mechanically than technologically inclined, but has learned the

“Everything is driving in a very digital direction now. I probably would have been happy with print, but I’d probably be designing somebody’s business cards somewhere. Coming from a print design guy, to a web design guy, then the guy that manages a team of web design people, I had to learn HTML, JavaScript, etc. I always wanted to be a designer, never wanted to be a coder, but I made sure I understood the technology and understood the boundaries of the medium.” He needs to be technical enough to speak the language, so that people can understand him, and so he can understand on a coding level what needs to be done. There is also the benefit of being able to quote an ETA of a project because he understands the effort and time needed to complete it. He also lists some very viable benefits to his self-education, “I can tell the team that I need something done by the end of the day, and I know I won’t be asking the world. I can help monitor work that has to be done. I can push the team and offer encouragement. I can actually roll up my sleeves and do work as well.” He mentions that his colleagues are as much to blame for his success. He has been surrounded by smart people. “Chances for success are dramatically increased when surrounded by good people,” says Hoerr. His typical day at work starts with the sun. Silicon Valley traffic is notoriously terrible, so he takes the hour-long shuttle ride to Cupertino, CA. That hour affords him the important luxury of familiarizing himself with whatever he missed overnight. Apple never sleeps. The

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given time, something may need to be taken down, a new policy may arise, or new products can come to market every week. It’s largely maintenance, but there is an occasional bug like a broken link, or misbehaving technology. We can triage it for customers in a ticketing system.” It requires a certain commitment, so the long hours, he says, comes with the territory. The sheer volume of people that see their work is pretty staggering. “As a single company that sells their own products, it’s a big ecommerce engine.” This creates a sort of ebb and flow of activity, and in turn, time commitment. “. Hoerr says, “We are always busy, but there are times of the year when we are extra busy. It is somewhat cyclical: Apple has product announcements at around the same time per year, times where people tend to expect something new or for something to be refreshed.” In some ways it’s painful, in other ways there’s certain amount of camaraderie. “We bring in a lot of food. We feed everyone every day, and people find time to get to know each other. Often they spend more time with their people than their family.” Hoerr mentioned that he has associates he barely knew in the past that he has become very familiar with in the last two weeks alone. “Either you can be miserable…or you can make the most of it, and say let’s do a kickass job, and let’s be a really strong team.” He is in the midst of hiring new members of his team currently, and he is sure to be transparent about the time

Matt also spoke about the sacrifices he’s made for the job. Sacrifice is a key word in his life, currently. His wife and two children live six hours away in San Diego while he is up north providing for their future. He says, “I’m sacrificing a lot of family time for the career right now. At times I ask, Is it worth it? Am I being a good dad, a good husband? I struggle with that.” Just the same, he felt like it was one of those things he had to risk. “I didn’t want to think ten years from now, What if? I didn’t want to be on the sidelines watching this big company I could have been a part of catch momentum.” He tries to make the time he does spend with his family very quality time. In his previous job, he traveled internationally very often, about 6 or 7 times a year, for weeks at a time. This is, in a way, more productive time spent because he believes he can provide for his wife and children better now. He does his best for now: they FaceTime every night, try to maintain connectivity, but it is a sacrifice. He hopes to bring his family up to Cupertino eventually, or to provide for a better life down south. Only the future will tell. In the meantime, he puts in long hours and sacrifices everything for a chance at future happiness.

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Impressive Youth Involvement by Local SeniorsSachin and Sonia Reguram, members of San Jose’s Youth Commission, are giving a

strong voice to the youth of San Jose. Their mission is to involve and connect youth, and

to lend an empowered voice to those who want to be civically involved.

Sonia and Sachin act as spokespeople for the youth of San Jose. They hope to lend a

young person’s perspective to youth concerns. They have come up with many ideas to

serve local youth. First, they want suggest the installation of low flush toilets, which will

substantially lower water consumption. Second, they want to expand their B.E.S.T.

program to include gang impacted youths from 8th grade to high school level. They have

also started planning a summer education program to help with school year costs. Lastly,

they want to create a program that recognizes signs of suicide in youths, and education

about how to effectively intervene. Their most impressive endeavor, however, is their

Teen Resources Department idea, which is to keep youth out of the prison pipeline by

providing youths with a constructive way to spend free time. This would include a tax

credit for businesses who hire students from the program.

These girls are a credit to the youth of America. Their ideas and goals are so advanced,

and one hopes that other youths can be inspired to make a difference in their community

as well.

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News from the Medical WorldPersonality Profile:Patrick Prikkel, DC

When people all over the Dayton area complain to a friend, family member, or coworker about a nagging pain

in their sciatic nerve or a “crick” in their neck that just won’t go away, it is very likely that their complaint will

be met with a simple answer: “Go see Dr. Pat!”

Dr. Patrick Prikkel has been practicing chiropractic medicine in Dayton since 1998 after graduating

from The National College of Chiropractic in Lombard Illinois. His quaint little office sits at the corner of Far

Hills Avenue and Peach Orchard Drive in the Dayton Suburb of Oakwood. Each day, approximately forty

patients enter the doors of The Chiropractic Health and Wellness Center of Dayton for aches and pains of every

nature. Dr Prikkel’s scope of chiropractic practice extends far beyond necks and backs. His patients include

everyone from a new grandfather who lifted his grandson a little too high to Olympic level runners with

recurring soft tissue injuries to highland gamers who spend their weekends throwing massive logs at

competitions or even a world champion Irish dancer with a calf muscle tear. Dr. Prikkel has seen nearly every

type of injury in his time in practice and if he can’t fix it; he always knows someone who can. It is exactly this

can-do attitude that keeps patients coming back to him and his associates, Dr. Kacey Herman and Dr. Mark

Williams. It is also what brought The Chiropractic Health and Wellness Center of Dayton (CHWCD) to the

2014 Better Business Bureau awards ceremony in May of 2014 where Dr. Prikkel accepted the coveted Eclipse

Integrity Award on behalf of the entire staff. His office was also given the award in 2009 making CHWCD the

only chiropractic office in the region to receive the award but also one of very few businesses to receive it

twice.

When he isn’t busy fixing his patients, Dr. Prikkel enjoys time with his wife and three children. He

wears many hats throughout the year as a Cub Scout troop leader, volleyball coach, and band parent. He also

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enjoys distance running boasting eight marathons and several other small races. Once a year, Dr. Prikkel

has the privilege of working with the U.S. Olympic Bobsled and Skeleton team during their world

championships. He even served the team as an alternate doctor during the 2014 winter Olympic Games. As with

his patients at the office, Dr. Prikkel works tirelessly to keep the sledders in top shape as they compete.

His passion for taking care of patients is what allows Dr. Prikkel’s practice to continue to grow on an

entirely word of mouth basis. Dr. Prikkel will do whatever it takes to help people feel better.

“There's no better feeling than when we hear from a new patient after a first evaluation and treatment... "I feel better right now than I have in the last 4 weeks!" What a great privilege it is to help those in need!”

His continued service to his patients will keep them returning to the office for many years to come.

How “Treatments” May Cause More Harm than Good

The problem here is the heightened use of medical care by patients who expect only the

benefits from treatment. When in reality, medical care in some cases may cause more

harm than good. Affected parties include patients who have undergone extensive

treatments and patients who are considering treatment. Doctors who perform

treatments are also affected as patients look to professionals for consultation. Some

treatments include mastectomies and CT scans when scanning for cancerous cells. The

timing of the issue is current as it revolves around past and future treatments plans. The

strong point to this issue is that it calls attention to oversights that patients have

regarding their care. The weakness to this problem is that it may deter patients from

getting care when it is crucial to their health.